Rain Recording Element X2 Octo-Core Desktop Audio Computer

Introducing the next generation of Element, the awarding winning flagship of Rain's digital media workstation line. Engineered as a platform for industry-standard digital audio and video software like Pro Tools, Adobe Premier and Native Instruments, Element now comes standard with 8 Cores courtesy of Intel's "Nehalem" Xeon processors. Rain has redefined pro audio/video with a system that gives you up to 12 terabytes of RAID storage and an unbelievable 48 gigabytes of memory. And when it's time to edit your next movie, you can choose the NVIDIA Quadro FX3800 Workstation Graphics Accelerator certified by Avid and Adobe for non-linear editing.

Features
- Designed and tested for use with software like Pro Tools, Adobe Premier and Native Instruments

- Quiet Cool(TM) System Design prevents drop-outs, keeps system cool and virtualy silent

- 8-Cores: Two Intel "Nehalem" Xeon Quad Core Processors

- Expandable up to 12 Terabytes of RAID storage and 48GB of memory.

- Laser Etched, aluminum, full size chassis ready for huge expansion

Element's beautiful, laser etched, aluminum body gives you tons of room to add additional RAID storage, low latency memory and an array of PCI Express cards for Pro Tools HD, DSP processing and high definition video capture. Intelligent cooling and a balanced component architecture are part of the Quiet Cool(TM) Design that ensures bone crushing power to add all your tracks, layers and plugins while preventing bottlenecks, heat buildup or excess noise. Element is the ultimate tool for professional audio/video production backed by world class creative computing support from Rain. Element gives you the power to set your creativity free.

Technical Info

Specifications
Processor: Two 2.26GHz Intel "Nehalem" Xeon Quad Core Processors (up to 3.3GHz)

Memory: 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM (up to 48GB)

Hard Drive: 500GB SATA II 7200RPM High Performance Drive [32MB Cache]

Total Storage: Up to 12 Terabytes (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10)

Video: ATI Radeon HD 4650 [512MB]

Video Connection: 2 x DVI, 1 x TV Out

Optical Drive: StormDrive Dual Layer CD/DVD Writer

USB 2.0: 8 x USB 2.0 Ports

FireWire: 3 x FireWire Ports [TI Chipset]

eSata: 1 x eSata Port [3Gb/s]

PCI Express: 4 x PCI Express Slots

PCI: 1 x PCI Slot (Legacy)

LAN: Gigabit Ethernet

Audio: 8 Channel Audio Subsystem

Input: USB Keyboard & Optical Mouse

Construction and Color: Silver, Laser Etched Aluminum Full Tower

Software
Windows Vista Business (x32, x64) tuned by Rain for audio/video, Free XP Pro & Windows 7 Upgrade

RainZone(TM) Internet Safe Zone

RainCare Restore(TM) Recovery and Backup Solution

Support
RainCare Support (1yr) w/ 30-day Free Audio/Video Support Trial

One Year Limited Hardware Warranty

Available RainCare Encompass(TM) Audio/Video Integration Support and Extended

Warranty

Additional Information
UPC: 858328001236

Boxed Weight: 44 lbs

Box Dimensions: 30 x 28 x 16