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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 Broadwell EP processor to debut on new generation workstations

Posted by Greg Corke - April 4, 2016

Lenovo ThinkStation P910 Dell, HP and Lenovo have all announced new or enhanced workstations based on the forthcoming Intel Broadwell…

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Intel unveils Skylake Xeon E3-1200 v5 CPUs for entry-level CAD workstations

Posted by Greg Corke - October 20, 2015

Intel has released details of its new ‘Skylake’ Xeon E3-1200 v5 processors that will soon appear in entry-level workstations such…

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MSI launches 17-inch ‘Skylake’ mobile workstation with RAID 0 NVMe PCIe SSDs

Posted by Greg Corke - October 5, 2015

MSI is the latest manufacturer to unveil a mobile workstation based on Intel’s 6th Generation (Skylake) Core-i7 and Xeon processors.…

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Dell slims down Precision mobile workstations for Intel Skylake

Posted by Greg Corke - October 1, 2015

The new slimline Dell Precision 15 5510, a replacement for the Precision M3800 Dell has completely re-designed its entire family…

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HP launches Skylake-based HP Z240 entry-level workstation

Posted by Greg Corke - September 29, 2015

The entry-level HP Z240 is available in two form factors HP has unveiled its first Intel ‘Skylake’ workstation, the Z240,…

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Hardware

Rendering: Hardware

Posted by Greg Corke - August 20, 2015

From laptop to desktop, render node to render farm, Greg Corke gives a back to basics guide to buying hardware…

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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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WS turns to desktop Core i7 and Xeon CPUs to boost performance in mobile workstations

Posted by Greg Corke - July 9, 2015

The WS-M150 can host the Intel Core i7-4790K CPU which runs at 4.0GHz (turbo 4.4GHz) Workstation Specialists is turning to…

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Workstation Specialists unveils Intel Xeon E5 2600 v3 render node

Posted by Greg Corke - February 27, 2015

Derby-based Workstation Specialists has updated its RS-R render node, a scalable, dedicated rack mounted rendering system. The 1U machine can…

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