Safe Harbor's ALL NEW, completely redesigned Riptide system maximizes the performance of Adobe's CS5.5 Production Premium!
NVIDIA Quadro by PNY Delivers the Ultimate Adobe CS5.5 Experience
The Mercury Playback Engine at the heart of Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 Production Premium is NVIDIA GPU-accelerated, 64-bit native, architected for the future -- enabling users to work more fluidly on projects in SD, HD, 2K, 4K, and beyond. Open complex projects faster, add effects, and work on multiple high-resolution layers in real-time with no rendering.
NVIDIA Quadro graphics cards by PNY are the driving force of the Mercury Playback Engine, with GPU-accelerated effects taking the load off the system processors to deliver a feature-rich editing experience like never before. Maximize productivity with the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine, built using the NVIDIA® CUDA™ parallel processing architecture. Take advantage of all the benefits of the Mercury Playback performance by upgrading to an Adobe-Certified NVIDIA Quadro by PNY graphics board and transform your computer into a high-end production system, delivering blazing fast performance and accelerating your complete production workflow.
Refine and apply multiple color corrections and effects, in HD and higher-resolution sequences, with smooth scrubbing and playback – all in real-time!
Double the performance when previewing RED 4K footage and experience up to 20 times faster playback with HDV videos – enabling fast iterations for real-time editing decisions.
Work in real-time on complex timelines and large projects with thousands of clips – whether your source is SD, HD, 2K, 4K or beyond.
Easily integrate project files from After Effects and Photoshop into Premiere Pro and edit in real-time, even while applying more than three layers.
Easily span across multiple high resolution displays, including SDI monitors and projectors, with Quadro solutions.
Which Adobe-certified NVIDIA Quadro by PNY graphics board is right for you?
Model Number
PNY Part Numbers
Video Memory
Max. Power
Max. # of Displays
DP
DVI
HDMI
NVIDIA Quadro 6000
VCQ6000-PB
6.0GB
204W
2
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•
NVIDIA Quadro 5000
VCQ5000-PB
2.5GB
152W
2
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•
NVIDIA Quadro 4000
VCQ4000-PB
2.0GB
142W
2
•
•
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580
VCGGTX580XPB
1536MB
244W
2
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NEW WORKSTATION DESIGN
Coated in black from the inside to the outside, the new TSUNAMI adds overall quality and neat looks, and the rugged construction in combination with SECC material increase the durability and reliability.
Easy access front I/O ports!
Three preinstalled fans, meshed front panel and the support for up to 7 fans ensure excellent system cooling for superior stability and minimized slowdown. Rich in features such as cable management, retaining holes for water cooling, SSD support, bottom-mounted PSU with removable PSU filter, 90° rotated cage for easy installation and tool-free mounting for 5.25" drive, the new TSUNAMI leaves behind the competitors, making it a great choice. In addition, the built-in SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and eSATA connectors on the front panel offer easy connection to USB 3.0 and SATA devices for lightning fast transfer speeds!
Super expandable, grow with your budget!
Looking for even MORE performance than the TSUNAMI Surf? Try our TSUNAMI Riptide Machine!
Top reasons to buy Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium
Native 64-bit operating system support—Work fluidly on HD and higher resolution projects using all the RAM on your system thanks to native 64-bit operating system support in After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Photoshop Extended.
Breakthrough performance with the Adobe Mercury Playback Engine—Experience fast effects processing and rendering on both laptop and desktop computers with the native 64-bit, multicore, GPU-accelerated Adobe Mercury Playback Engine in Adobe Premiere Pro.
Broad format support in Adobe Premiere Pro—Maximize the efficiency of your file-based workflow and edit virtually any format, including DV, HDV, RED, DPX, Sony XDCAM, XDCAM 50, XDCAM EX and XDCAM HD, Panasonic P2, DVCPRO HD, AVCHD, AVC-Intra, and footage from DSLR cameras.
Groundbreaking motion graphics with After Effects—Create motion graphics and visual effects with industry-standard After Effects. Rotoscope quickly with Roto Brush, reduce unwanted camera movement with Warp Stabilizer, and create photo-realistic lens blurs using Camera Lens Blur. Deliver to broadcast, film, online, and to mobile devices.
Rich 2D and 3D images with Photoshop Extended—Magically remove objects with Content-Aware Fill in Photoshop Extended. Paint with lifelike brush strokes and use creative 3D tools. Roundtrip images and motion-based content to Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Encore.
Advanced audio-for-video editing in Adobe Audition—Record, edit, mix, master, and sweeten audio with Adobe Audition CS5.5—now available for both Mac OS and Windows®. Roundtrip edit with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5, or use OMF and XML to speed up project exchange with Avid Pro Tools and other NLEs.
Fast, reliable encoding for the multiscreen environment—Output your work for computers, smartphones, tablets, and television with Adobe Media Encoder CS5.5. Use intuitive presets and contextual menus to set up sequences once for multiple formats, and batch encode while you keep editing.
Timesaving integration—Save time on every project thanks to deep integration, roundtrip editing, and Dynamic Link, which eliminates intermediate rendering as you refine assets between After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Encore.
Compatibility with large-scale workflows—Work with multiple NLEs thanks to roundtrip editing between Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro or Avid. Leverage industry-standard formats, such as AAF, EDL, OMF, and XML, to integrate with a variety of systems.
Adobe Integration with CS Live online services—Collaborate with Adobe Story a powerful scriptwriting tool. Initiate reviews and collect feedback on dailies, storyboards, and edited works in progress with Adobe CS Review and Acrobat.com.
Already own a previous version of Adobe software? GREAT! Choose from one of the listed upgrades.
Standard Features
Key Features - CS5.5 and PNY
Native 64-bit, GPU-accelerated Mercury Playback Engine. Open projects faster, scrub through HD and higher-resolution footage more fluidly, and play back complex long-format and effects-heavy projects more reliably.
Many more real-time layers of video and graphics in SD, HD, 2K and 4K projects.
Edit video natively in the latest tapeless formats, including RED, AVCCAM, XDCAM HD 50, DPX, P2, XDCAM, and DSLR cameras, without transcoding or rewrapping.
Produce content in virtually any format, including DPX, FLV, F4V, H.264, MPEG-2, QT, WM, and more.
Import and export Final Cut Pro and Avid projects.
Choose new Solid State Drives for increased performance!
Intel® Socket 1155 for Intel® 2ndGeneration Core™ i7 Processor/Core™ i5 Processor/Core™ i3 Processor/ Support Intel® 32nm CPU Supports Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 * The Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0 support depends on the CPU types. * Refer to www.asus.com for Intel CPU support list
Chipset
Intel® P67(B3) Express Chipset
Memory
4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB, DDR3 2200(O.C.)*/2133(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333/1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory Dual Channel memory architecture Supports Intel® Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) * According to Intel® SPEC, the Max. 32GB memory capacity can be supported with DIMMs of 8GB (or above). ASUS will update QVL once the DIMMs are available on the market. * Hyper DIMM support is subject to the physical characteristics of individual CPUs. Some hyper DIMMs only support one DIMM per channel. Please refer to Memory QVL for details. * Due to CPU behavior, DDR3 2200/2000/1800 MHz memory module will run at DDR3 2133/1866/1600 MHz frequency as default. * Please refer to www.asus.com or user manual for Memory QVL.
Expansion Slots
2 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (single at x16 or dual at x8/x8 mode) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 * [Black] (max. at x4 mode, compatible with PCIe x1 and x4 devices) 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 2 x PCI *The PCIe x16_3 slot shares bandwith with the PCIe x1_1 slot, PCIe x1_2 slot, ESATA3G and PESATA3G and USB3_34. The PCIe x16_3 runs at x1 mode by default for system resource optimization. (PCIe x1_2 will be disabled.)
Intel® P67(B3) Express Chipset 2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (gray) 4 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports (blue) Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 Marvell® 9120 controller 2 xSATA 6.0 Gb/s ports (navy blue)* JMicron® JMB362 SATA controller 2 xExternal SATA 3.0 Gb/s ports* * These SATA ports are for data hard drives only. ATAPI devices are not supported.
LAN
Dual Gigabit LAN controllers- 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) appliance Intel® 82579 Gigabit LAN- Dual interconnect between the Integrated LAN controller and Physical Layer (PHY) Realtek® 8110SC Gigabit LAN
Bluetooth
Bluetooth v2.1 + EDR ASUS BT GO! Utility
Audio
Realtek® ALC892 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Absolute Pitch 192khz/24bit True BD Lossless Sound - BD Audio Layer Content Protection - DTS Surround Sensation UltraPC - Supports Jack-Detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-Retasking - Coaxial / Optical S/PDIF out ports at back I/O
IEEE 1394
VIA® 6308P controller supports 2 x 1394a port(s) (one at mid-board; one at back panel)
USB
NEC USB 3.0 controllers - 4 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports (2 at mid-board for front panel support, 2 at back panel (blue)) Intel® P67(B3) Express Chipset - 12 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (6 ports at mid-board, 6 ports at back panel)
ASUS Unique Features
ASUS Dual Intelligent Processors 2 with DIGI+ VRM: ASUS EPU - EPU, EPU switch ASUS TPU - Auto Tuning, TurboV, TPU switch ASUS Digital Power Design - Industry leading Digital 12+2 Phase Power Design - ASUS DIGI+ VRM Utility ASUS BT GO! (Bluetooth) - Folder Sync, BT Transfer, Shot and Send, BT to Net, Music Player, Personal Manager, BT Turbo Remote ASUS Exclusive Features - MemOK! - AI Suite II - AI Charger - Anti Surge - ASUS EFI BIOS EZ Mode featuring friendly graphics user interface ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution - ASUS Fanless Design: Heat-pipe solution - ASUS Fan Xpert ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS Q-Shield - ASUS Q-Connector - ASUS O.C. Tuner - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 2 ASUS Q-Design - ASUS Q-LED (CPU, DRAM, VGA, Boot Device LED) - ASUS Q-Slot - ASUS Q-DIMM
Overclocking Features
Precision Tweaker2 - vCore: Adjustable CPU voltage at 0.005V increment - vCCIO: Adjustable I/O voltage at 0.00625V increment - vCCSA: 144-step system agent voltage control - vDRAM Bus: 160-step Memory voltage control - vPCH: 90-step Chipset voltage control - vCPU_PLL: 160-step CPU and PCH PLL voltage control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) - BCLK/PEG frequency tuning from 80MHz up to 300MHz at 0.1MHz increment Overclocking Protection - ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)
Back Panel I/O Ports
1 x Bluetooth module 1 x PS/2 Mouse (green) 1 x PS/2 Keyboard (purple) 2 x External SATA (1 x Power eSATA) 1 x IEEE 1394a 2 x LAN(RJ45) port(s) (1 x Intel® LAN) 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 (blue) 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 2 x S/PDIF Out (1 for Coaxial, 1 for Optical) 8 -Channel Audio I/O 1 x Clr CMOS switch
Internal I/O Connectors
1 x USB 3.0/2.0 connector(s) supports additional 2 USB ports (19-pin) 3 x USB 2.0/1.1 connector(s) support additional 6 USB ports 1 x MemOK! Button 4 x SATA 6.0Gb/s connectors (2 x gray; 2 x navy blue) 4 x SATA 3.0Gb/s connectors (blue) 1 x IEEE 1394a connector 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (4-pin) 2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (1 x 4-pin; 1 x 3-pin) 1 x Power Fan connector(s) (1 x 3-pin) 1 x TPU switch 1 x EPU switch 1 x Power-on switch 1 x Reset switch 1 x S/PDIF Out connector 24-pin EATX Power connector 8-pin EATX 12V Power connector 1 x System Panel (Q-Connector) Front panel audio connector
BIOS
32 Mb Flash ROM , EFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI 2.0a, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 2, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
Manageability
WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Accessories
User's manual 2 x SATA 3.0Gb/s cables 2 x SATA 6.0Gb/s cables 1 x Q-Shield 2 in 1 Q-connector 1 x ASUS USB 3.0 Bracket 1 x ASUS SLI bridge connector
Support Disc
Drivers Anti-virus software (OEM version) ASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Form Factor
ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
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