Max Black unveils AMD AthlonTM MP Dual Processor-based Workstations
Munich, Germany. (June 5th, 2001) – Max Black Limited today introduced their next-generation Storm K7MP Dual AMD Athlon™
MP processor-based workstations designed to deliver unparalleled system performance to creative and technical professionals running
either Windows® 2000 or Linux® operating systems. The Storm K7MP workstations are specifically optimised for leading 3D Animation and Content Creation software such as Maya, 3DS Max, Combustion, Photoshop, Shake and Houdini. Architecture The Storm K7MP developed in conjunction with AMD is one of the world’s first workstations based on the AMD -760™ MP chipset and the AMD Athlon™
MP processor. The Storm K7MP’s architecture delivers outstanding Multi processing performance with Dual Point to Point Busses at 266 MHz delivering up to 4.2 GB/s of bus bandwidth, whilst using cost effective DDR SDRAM Memory. Smart MP and the specifically tuned 3DNow! Professional technology also improves performance in computation-intensive applications such as content creation and media streaming. This core architecture combined with the latest ATI Fire GL 4 and 3D Labs, Wildcat™
5110 DDR SGRAM and Ultra 160 SCSI storage the Storm K7MP provides a highly optimised 3D platform.
Customer testimonial Alan Marques, Visual Effects Director at No Strings Attached Limited said of the Storm K7 “The Storm K7MP workstation provides the best interactive graphics and rendering performance that I have seen from any 3D workstation to date”
Sheila Dunn Animator at Double Negative Limited in London says “With Complex animation sequences this is by far the most responsive workstation I have worked with”. “Instant feed back is critical to workflow in this environment and this workstation provides it. It’s going to be very hard to go back to my existing dual processor-based workstation”
Operating Systems.
Max Black will ship the Storm K7MP range pre-loaded with Windows 2000 from June 6th 2001 and launch systems with hardware accelerated open GL SUSE Linux shortly afterwards. Pricing and Availability ** The entry level Storm K7MP Workstations with 512 Mb of RAM IDE storage and FIRE GL 2 optimised graphics will start at £3300. With the top of the range system with 1Gb RAM, Ultra 160 SCSI storage and the FIRE GL 4 optimised graphics will cost £4700 . For further information contact Max Black Sales on +44 1763 245757
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Max Black Launches AMD AthlonTM MP Dual Processor low profile Servers
Munich, Germany. (June 5th, 2001) – Max Black Limited today introduced their next-generation Storm RSK7 Dual AMD Athlon ™ MP processor-based Servers and Rendering modules Architecture The Storm RSK7 developed in conjunction with AMD is one of the world’s first platforms based on the AMD -760™MP chipset and the AMD Athlon™MP processor.
The Storm RSK7’s architecture delivers outstanding Multi processing performance with Dual Point to Point Busses at 266 MHz delivering up to 4.2 GB/s of bus bandwidth, whilst using cost effective DDR SDRAM Memory. Transaction based processing, Smart MP and High Memory bandwidth means up to 33% more server-based transactions per second in the Application Server Environment in Dual processor mode when compared with its X86 competition* Whilst the specifically tuned 3DNow! Professional technology also improves performance in computation-intensive applications such as content creation and media web streaming. Minimum Footprint, Maximum Performance The Storm RSK7 server provides the new benchmark for compute performance per rack U space. Packing maximum performance in minimal space, the 1U Storm RS is specifically designed for application environments requiring compute power in a space-constrained area. The Storm RSK7 server combines Dual 1.2 Ghz AMD Athlon™ MP processors, as much as 4GB of Registered 2100 DDR SDRAM, up to 4 hot swap SCA bays, and a 64-bit, 66 MHz, full-length PCI slot in an ultra compact 1U chassis.
Ideal as a diskless render node for today’s content creation applications, a cluster node or as a departmental / internet server the Storm RSK7 also features two integrated ethernet 10/100 Mb LAN controllers for adaptive load balancing or failover. The Storm RSK7 can also be configured with optional gigabit ethernet. As a server platform the Storm RS can be configured with up to 220 Gb of Ultra 160 SCSI RAID 5 storage.
Operating Systems
Max Black will ship the Storm RSK7 range pre-loaded with Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server and shortly after launch, systems will be available with SUSE linux.
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