http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/ Engadget Comments for Digital Storm's Davinci workstation gets down with Core i7-980X, Quadro graphics http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
I'd settle for either.


/sobs on mediocre dual 2.8Ghz core desktop]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/this]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
Beat that.]]>Mar 21st 2010 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/and i laugh away cause i have 2.2Ghz dual core laptop thats 5 years old and still beats some desktops]]>Mar 21st 2010 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
Me too! ASUS G1s]]>Mar 21st 2010 7:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
You can't get a NVIDIA Quadro FX 1800 in a Mac]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
Actually, it is because Steve want us to buy all of our content from iTunes and the appstore, not create our own.

Pretty soon he'll have a homemovie store, where you can upload your raw footage and buy developer editted home movies of your family at the beach. . that is if they pass the approval process. And maybe he'll just use the inbedded cameras in his apple devices so he can bypass all of our creative control and then patent the rights to our life, so we can buy them back at a hefty profit.]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mac Pro's are better since they all use Xeons...they are better "workstation" CPUs because alot of the video editing \ color corretion \ etc applications are specifically designed for multiple CPUs.]]>Mar 21st 2010 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
They are only better at Final Cut. If you use Premier or Avid, The Quadro FX option makes a huge difference.]]>Mar 21st 2010 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/But so is 3D rendering, and Mac Pros have ass graphics cards, so sort of a moot point for workstation purposes. Only Final Cut Pro would be able to take full advantage of Mac Pro's speed, rest of the rendering and editing programs are fully multi-core optimized, so a non-Xenon, core i7-980X would absolutely rock on a PC platform. ]]>Mar 21st 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
Also in other news the mac pro can sport a NVIDIA Quatro fx 4800.
I don't honestly know if its better or worse than the 1500 (I would think higher numbers would indicate so, but you never know) but it is a worksation graphics card.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/TW386LL/A?n=graphic_cards&fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MTA4MzU2Nzg&s=topSellers]]>Mar 21st 2010 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/I'd guess it's too late for you man!
;)]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
no and yes]]>Mar 21st 2010 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Awesome work though!]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/4K is a resolution]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
DOH!!! ;)]]>Mar 22nd 2010 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/ I will Edit the HD video meant for the iPad to keep all of Steve's minions happy.]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
It. . . .excuse my typo ]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
Yeah. . .science is for nerds.]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
True... but Flash will still cripple a Core i7-980X]]>Mar 21st 2010 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 10:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
Besides, this is a very nice rig, however, I'd build the same for almost half the price (skipping the water cooling). Besides, if you can afford DaVinci, you'd definitely NOT buy this "gamers' wet dream machine", but settle for a dual Xeon system with very, very fast harddrive setup, possibly SSDs and perhaps upgrade the GPU to something like 3800 at least with a GenLock card.

This is nonsense, imho...]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
Anyone doubting the use of this thing would do well to go to NVidia's site, or google 'CUDA'. It's not much use until CS5 is released - and I'd rather remove my own testicles than edit on Premiere Pro...]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/I purchased a high-end CAD workstation from them last year and it has been a great buying experience with no problems with my computer.

http://www.xicomputer.com/products/Configure_prof.asp?model=mtowersp4&configid=
]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
Yeah, good find! Lot's of customizable features.]]>Mar 21st 2010 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
It's the Wedding Edition.]]>Mar 21st 2010 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Day after day, they provide us with updates on tech stuff and they make ONE mistake....Get over it?]]>Mar 21st 2010 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 3:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 3:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
Go back to your games!!! Quadros are optimized and make most 3-D rendering and video editting programs scream. ]]>Mar 21st 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 5:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
You CLEARLY have no clue what you are talking about.
Any professional that has even a remote knowledge about computer hardware knows that "gaming" (for lack of a better word) cards will work just as well - or better - in any CAD, 3D modeling, or video application. These "pro" cards are (for the most part) rebranded gaming cards with slightly tweaked drivers and maybe a little bit more cooling - however none of this even remotely warrants the absence prices that ATi and Nvidia charge for them. They also tend to be at least one generation behind their gaming-card cousins which in term give them less advanced features... and yet still usually cost 2X (or more) than a high-end gaming card.

Only idiots that equate a high price to performance think that Quadro cards are worth a damn. These cards are specifically aimed at the clueless IT people that don't know jack about graphics and order these over-priced cards so they can label a computer a "workstation."]]>Mar 21st 2010 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 7:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/Mar 21st 2010 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/21/digital-storms-davinci-workstation-gets-down-with-core-i7-980x/
It gets a little old trying to explain to people that don't have the foggiest idea about this stuff that a $300 "gaming" card is going to be as fast or faster than a $3000 "pro" card.

In years past, there was a MUCH bigger performance different between pro and gaming cards - the drivers that pro cards had gave you real, honest to goodness performance gains. I remember getting like 2X the viewport performance with an old-school FX1100 card while running MAXtreme drivers. 2 or 3 releases later, and the performance difference was negligible... today, there is essentially no performance difference.]]>Mar 21st 2010 7:35PM