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Dell Precision R5500 lets four graphics pros work on one PC, we wish it did gaming
Workstations aren't normally our focus, but when Dell shows off a new Precision system that lets four media pros share its graphics hardware at once, you can be sure the company has our attention. If your IT chief springs for a Precision R5500 with four Quadro 2000 cards, each of those cards can take advantage of a graphics pass-through in Citrix's virtualization to render 3D models at speeds much more like what you'd get if the Quadro were sitting in your own PC. Before you have visions of four-player Modern Warfare parties after-hours at work, the inherent barriers of distance and the virtual machine itself will likely rule out any game sessions.
NVIDIA brings Fermi to the entry-level professionals with Quadro 600 and 2000 GPUs
NVIDIA's Fermi architecture has been around the block or two in the consumer universe, but it's touching the company's pro line today with the introduction of the entry-level Quadro 600 and mid-range Quadro 2000. Boasting 96 and 192 CUDA processor cores, respectively, these guys utilize the new Scalable Geometry Engine technology to "deliver dramatically higher performance across leading CAD and DCC applications such as SolidWorks and Autodesk 3ds Max." More interesting still, however, is the design of the Quadro 600 -- it touts a half-height form factor that can be crammed into just about anything. Oh, and both of these boards have 1GB of graphics memory and are compatible with 3D Vision Pro -- you know, in case you need a round of Avatar between research projects. The pair is available now in North America for $199 and $599 in order of mention, with plenty more of the nitty-gritty awaiting you beyond the break.
