Intel's New Carrot: HD Graphics for Entry-level Workstations

摘要

For years, price-conscious buyers have been creating their own unauthorized workhorses. Often, they do it by purchasing a high-end home or business machine, adding a GPU, and bolstering its RAM. The downside of that, of course, is that they end up with configurations that aren't supported by professional software makers, particularly those who publish 3D design and engineering software. Hardware makers like HP and Dell have been taking note-and they have decided to enable what they couldn't stop, by creating the entry-level workstation category. The new machines coming out this season will most likely be powered by Intel Xeon E3-1200, the chipset series.