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Re:HP Updates Z8 Workstations: Up to 56 Cores, 3 TB RAM, 9 P... by PascLeRasc on Sunday September 17, 2017 @01:00AM (#15268306)
Can you explain the 3x Nvidia 710s? The only reasoning I can think of is running ~6 monitors silently, but the heatsink-only cards aren't usually used in prebuilts so I'm a little confused.
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Re:HP Updates Z8 Workstations: Up to 56 Cores, 3 TB RAM, 9 P... by oso2k on Sunday September 17, 2017 @01:47AM (#15268402)
Exactly. 6 monitors in 3x2, they're super cost effective at $40-$45, and silent as you mentioned.
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