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MAINGEAR Computers' Quantum SHIFT Workstation, front quarter view. Photo provided by MAINGEAR Inc. PRESS RELEASE: MAINGEAR Debuts Quantum SHIFT Workstation PC for Creative Professionals


The ultimate PC for Adobe CS5 employs up to 3 Quadro FX cards, Intel i7 Processors, and up to 24GB RAM

Union, New Jersey – April 12, 2010 - MAINGEAR Computers, award-winning builders of custom computers for PC gamers, enthusiasts, and creative professionals, unveils the Quantum SHIFT Workstation, an everyday super computer that exceeds the demands of the most power hungry graphics professionals. Fully optimized for Adobe CS5, the SHIFT employs up to three NVIDIA Quadro FX graphics cards to enable a GPU accelerated Adobe Creative Suite that allows you to design with creative precision. SHIFT’s unique vertical heat-stack design ensures that your Quadro equipment remains cool and quiet no matter how intense your tasks may be.

With Adobe CS5 powered by MAINGEAR, you can navigate images like never before with GPU-accelerated scrubby zoom, bird's eye zoom, and 3D modeling. Also, GPU-accelerated color picker, color dropper and real time brush resizing give you immersive interaction with your canvas. The CUDA-accelerated Mercury Engine in Premiere Pro gives post-production houses the power to edit more than 3 layers and multiple effects in real-time. With Quadro’s GPU acceleration in Premiere Pro, playback of two layers HDV and effects can be accelerated in real time on the GPU. At nearly 30 frames per second. Compare that to 2.2 frames per second on the CPU only.

MAINGEAR Computers' Quantum SHIFT Workstation, side view. Photo provided by MAINGEAR Inc.


MAINGEAR Computers' Quantum SHIFT Workstation, side view.
Photo provided by MAINGEAR Inc.

“Adobe CS5 fully leverages the advantages of NVIDIA’s Quadro FX GPU accelerated technology,” said Wallace Santos, CEO and Founder of MAINGEAR. “Quantum SHIFT optimizes both technologies with enhanced performance and airflow, providing creative professionals with the most advanced workstation PC ever created.”

In addition, the new GeForce GTX 480 brings an unprecedented amount of professional power to the table. If you're looking for the ability to playback three layers of HD, and twice the performance of a GTX 285 in CS5, the SHIFT with GeForce GTX 480 is a powerhouse editing product.

MAINGEAR Computers' Quantum SHIFT Workstation, front quarter view. Photo provided by MAINGEAR Inc.


MAINGEAR Computers' Quantum SHIFT Workstation, front quarter view.
Photo provided by MAINGEAR Inc.

"Adobe CS5 powered by GeForce GTX 480 hardware has enabled us to achieve same-day edits with our in-house video production," said Chris Morley, CTO of MAINGEAR. "In seven years of designing and selling high definition post production workstations, I've never seen so much get done in so little time and for so little money. The ROI with SHIFT powered by NVIDIA running Adobe CS5 is amazing."

Consumers can purchase the Quantum SHIFT at MAINGEAR's Web site www.maingear.com/quadro-adobecs5 or order by phone at (888-MAINGEAR). The base price is $3,399 and comes with MAINGEAR’s premium Lifetime Labor and Phone Support with a 1 year hardware warranty and is backed by the best in-house support team in the country.

MAINGEAR Quantum Shift

Chipset

Intel X58 Express

Intel 5000 Series

OS

Windows 7 Professional

Windows 7 Professional

CPU

Intel Core i7

2010 Intel Xeon 32nm

Cooling

120mm Maintenance Free Radiator

240mm Maintenance Free Folded Rad

Graphics

NVIDIA GeForce and Quadro FX

NVIDIA GeForce and Quadro FX

Memory

Premium Triple-channel DDR3

Up to 96GB DDR3 ECC

Storage

High performance mechanical and SSD storage

High performance mechanical and SSD storage

Optical Drive

DVD and Blu-ray burners

DVD and Blu-ray burners

About MAINGEAR
MAINGEAR is the premier high performance systems integrator in North America. MAINGEAR custom builds gaming, home office, mobile, multimedia, small business and 3D workstation solutions of the highest quality, which have won them many editors’ choice awards in every major computer publication such as C-Net, [H]ard|OCP, Maximum PC, CPU Magazine, etc. For more information on MAINGEAR, please visit http://www.maingear.com or call, toll-free, (888)624-6432.


(First posted on Monday, April 12, 2010 at 21:48 EDT)

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