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Boston are a company indistinguishable
reputation within the I.T. Sector as the
supplier of high-end workstations,
render boxes and servers to system
integrators and directly out to
specialist companies of the 3D Industry
et al. Around since 1992 and we first
got to know them properly in 1994 so
there is a bonded history between us
all. Over the years Boston has strived
to lead the way in providing the latest
high performance power optimised
technologies into the ISP, HPC,
Enterprise and Broadcast marketplace
with their award winning ranges of
servers, storage solutions, specialised
workstations and clustered solutions.
Boston’s growth over the years is quite
enviable by others, with offices and
supply routes around the world and
future growth of the company is
planned. The U.K. head office is
currently under expansion of their
current facilities which is an
exceptional sign in these current
economic climates. It offers as many
bespoke builds, onsite support and a lab
to which end-users can utilise to test
and evaluate in their project builds
ensure that they get the best output for
their monies. Todays specialised
workstations, servers and render boxes
are extremely expensive and down time is
ill afforded, therefore this is a good
offering to current and future client’s.
Predominately over the years they have
produced exceptional systems based
around Supermicro solutions though in
order for Boston to reach further into
the more sophisticated marketplaces a
major deal manufacturing deal was struck
direct with
BOXX
a US Integrator
of some of the most sophisticated
overclocked 3D workstations in the world
that give the Tier 1 builders a race for
their monies. This lucrative deal
therefore means that Boston now fully
constructs the systems under licence
from BOXX in the UK for direct supply
into the UK, Europe and beyond.
When we got the call of “would you like
to review a system” the answer was a
swift yes as these systems from BOXX are
quite something else. Therefore with
the aid of Boston’s public relations
department we look at the official line
of their description of the BOXX 3DBOXX
8550 Xtreme |
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The 3DBOXX 8550 Xtreme Edition delivers
amazing performance you won’t find
anywhere else. Powered by the
revolutionary technology of a dual six
or quad core performance-enhanced,
Intel® Xeon® 5600 processor (up to 4.2
GHz), the 3DBOXX 8550 Xtreme features
the most powerful single processor, 4
GPU workstations ever designed.
Built for Speed. The 3DBOXX 8550
Xtreme rivals the speed of our
competitors' standard dual processor
workstations and are capable of reaching
core speeds of up to 4.2 GHz with liquid
cooling.
Run Multiple Applications.
Designed to accommodate multi-threading,
multiple applications, and complex
production pipelines, the 3DBOXX 8550
Xtreme workstations deliver
high-powered, multitasking performance
for 3D and 2D design, animation,
advanced visualization, desktop
rendering, VFX compositing, video
editing (compressed and uncompressed HD
and DPX), and digital intermediate (DI).
Intel Xeon Processor Options.
Choose from six core or quad core,
standard or over clocked, Intel Xeon
5600 Series processor options essential
for multiple, professional applications
and complex workflows.
Turbo-Charged. The Intel
Xeon 5520 chipset supports a 12 core system for up
to 4.2 GHz, providing outstanding
support for all professional creative
applications.
Options The 3DBOXX 8550 Xtreme is
tested by BOXX labs for stability with
professional software applications and
feature:
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HyperThreading providing up to 8 virtual
cores for multitasking with
single-threaded applications
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Support for NVIDIA® Quadro Fermi®,
Quadro FX®, GeForce®, Tesla® or ATI
FirePro® and FireStream®
professional graphics
cards
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64-bit scalability, extra memory
bandwidth and next generation PCI
Express 2
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Chassis designed for quiet operation in
creative environments
The 3DBOXX 8550 Xtreme features a range
of available performance level options
delivering astounding dual processor
power for professional software
applications.
Key Features
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Intel Xeon 5600 Series Six or Quad-Core
Processors
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Up to 192 GB DDR3 memory based on 16GB
technology
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Seven PCI-E x16 2.0 Single Width and
Double Width GPU Slots
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Liquid Cooling
As a further important point of note.
BOXX is a recognised hardware vendor
under the Autodesk Media & Entertainment
certification program. BOXX machines
have been tested and certified by
Autodesk to run at optimal performance
on Autodesk products, including
Maya,
3ds Max,
MotionBuilder,
Mudbox
and
Softimage. |
