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HP Z8 Tower Dual Xeon CPU, Dual Quadro GPU - $2,100 (Gentry)
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This was my primary system for design, engineering, and media production. It handled anything i put it through — Massive SolidWorks assemblies and building-sized 3D scanned point cloud models, City Block size Revit BIM models, 4K video editing in DaVinci Resolve, Engineering simulations, FEA analysis, etc.
This rig will truly power through just about anything.
These systems are designed and engineered to perform and not quit. Stability is at the heart of workstation computers and this is one of the most stable systems I've had the joy of running.
Specs:
CPU: Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6150 (36 cores / 72 threads total, 3.70 GHz turbo)
GPU: Dual NVIDIA Quadro P5000, 16 GB VRAM each (SLI supported for compute pooling) up to 8 4K 60Hz video ports
RAM: 256 GB DDR4 ECC installed (supports up to 1.5 TB)
Storage: Supports up to 4× NVMe M.2 and 6× SATA drives
Includes one HP Turbo Drive PCIe card with an open M.2 slot
Includes caddies for 2.5" SSDs
PSU: HP 1125 Watt PSU
Expansion: Add-in USB 3.1 Gen 2 card with 4× USB-C ports
Networking: Onboard 1 GbE RJ45 NIC
OS: Windows 11 Pro (clean install, reset before sale — ready to set up)
Wired keyboard available if you want it. No other peripherals - tower only for sale
Pick up in Gentry, AR - Not Shipping as it weighs about 60 pounds.
What it isn't great for - not ideal for gaming, you're not going to max out 4K games at 500FPS or anything crazy. It will game, but it is not a gaming rig at heart. I will attest that it is super stable in Solitaire, and Age of Empires
Engineering, Solidworks, Inventor, AutoCAD, Fusion, Revit, 3D Scanning, Nvidia, 3D Printing, Davinci Resolve, After Effects, Premier Pro, Final Cut Pro, Adobe, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, Drafting, Designing, Editing, Server, NAS, Linux, Ubuntu, HomeLab, Content Creation