BOXX Technologies announced the new renderBOXX "Render Farm" Series. With these series, studios that find that space is at a premium can now get the rendering power they need in a compact format fitting in a standard rack. renderBOXX 10,100 modules are compact render farm building blocks which leverage the Quad Core Intel Xeon architecture to provide superior rendering power coupled with unprecedented power-saving efficiency and scalability. A single renderBOXX 10,100 module delivers the rendering power of four Quad Core Intel Xeon processors in a configuration that easily scales to meet the needs of VFX studios. Twenty Quad Core Intel Xeon processors fit in just 4 Us, while a full rack of renderBOXXes features 200 Quad Core Intel Xeon Processors â?? a total of 800 cores.


"Powerful, incredibly compact, and energy efficient, renderBOXX 10,100 is a flexible option for building render farms that allow VFX studios and architectural visualization firms to accelerate their time-to-market and drive both output quality and profitability," said Francois Wolf, director of marketing at BOXX Technologies. "The new renderBOXX 10,100 derives its exceptional rendering power from Intel’s new Core Microarchitecture which has changed the definition of rendering performance. Intel’s Quad Core Xeon 5300 Series processors provide the features and performance required to take not just rendering but also modeling and animation to an incomparable level".

The renderBOXX Render Farm Series also features advanced IPMI 2.0 technology for worry-free render farm monitoring and control, and a front-accessible design that enables easy connections and efficient networking.

"The Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5300 series gives the renderBOXX the performance to enable VFX artists to experiment as they create and quickly produce breathtaking final renders of 3D scenes demanded by film and television, game development and design visualization Industries," said Thor Sewell, Intel’s director of Enterprise Segment Marketing for the Digital Enterprise Group.

The new renderBOXX "Render Farm" Series features:

• Superior Density: more processing power in less space.
• Incomparable Rendering Performance: with four Quad Core Intel processors per module.
• Powerful Render Farm control: Advanced IPMI 2.0 technology for worry-free monitoring and control.
• Power-Saving Efficiency: driven by best-in-class power design, an optimal cooling solution, and high efficiency power supplies.

Pricing and Availability

The new renderBOXX "Render Farm" Series will be available through BOXX and its worldwide network of resellers on standard delivery. Base pricing for a renderBOXX â??Render Farmâ? Series node with four Quad Core Intel processors starts at USD $5,410. BOXX offers flexible financing options, and all renderBOXX nodes are backed by the company’s renowned technical support, which ensures that VFX artists and architects always get the most out of their investment.

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