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What does Intel’s new ‘Ivy Bridge’ Xeon E5-2600 v2 mean for CAD/CAM/CAE?

Posted by Greg Corke - September 12, 2013

The new 12 core Intel Xeon E5-2697 v2 should slash render times in ray tracing software like Luxion KeyShot. Model…

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HP adds touch to its Z1 G2 all-in-one workstation

Posted by Greg Corke - January 8, 2014

The new HP Z1 G2 features a touch screen but make sure your 3D software makes the most of the…

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Intel Core i7-4790K promises big performance boost for CAD

Posted by Greg Corke - June 3, 2014

Intel’s new unlocked 4th gen Intel Core processor codenamed ‘Devil’s Canyon’ Intel’s new ‘Haswell’-based Core i7 desktop processor has broken…

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XYZprinting’s 3D scanner concept offers Intel inside

Posted by Stephen Holmes - June 8, 2015

Accurate to 1mm, the XYZprinting 3D Scanner utilises Intel’s RealSense technology Intel’s RealSense technology looks to have found a home…

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Intel sets sights on 3D CAD with new integrated Iris Pro Graphics

Posted by Greg Corke - July 8, 2015

Intel will be targeting users of 3D CAD applications, such as DS SolidWorks Intel is starting to take professional graphics…

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Intel launches 6th gen Core (Skylake) CPUs

Posted by Greg Corke - August 5, 2015

Intel has officially launched Skylake, its 6th generation Core CPU and successor to Broadwell. The chip giant kicked things off…

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Intel to bring Xeon to mobile workstations

Posted by Greg Corke - August 11, 2015

Historically, if you wanted an Intel Xeon in your mobile workstation you needed to buy a specialist machine from the…

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Eurocom launches ‘most powerful mobile workstation ever’

Posted by Greg Corke - February 4, 2016

It’s a bold claim but Eurocom says its new Sky X9W mobile workstation is the most powerful mobile workstation ever…

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Intel boosts 3D graphics performance for data centre workstations running CAD

Posted by Greg Corke - May 31, 2016

‘Virtualised’ Intel Iris Pro graphics (GVT-g) is now supported on Citrix XenServer 7.0 Intel has again boosted the 3D performance…

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Intel targets design viz with new high GHz, 10 core CPU

Posted by Greg Corke - May 31, 2016

The new Extreme Edition CPUs are likely to appeal to users of CAD-integrated renderers, plus standalone tools like Luxion KeyShot…

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