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All systems come with our standard 9x5 one year cross-ship return to depot warranty. Upgraded warranty options including multiple years, 24x7, and on-site service are available. Read more information about our warranties.
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Pinnacle 1X5GPU1 - 1U GPU server
Starting at $2,300.00
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1X5GPU1 Presentation
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Features and Benefits
Advanced Clustering | GPU Servers | Products
The Pinnacle 1U 1X5GPU1 server demonstrates Advanced Clustering's commitment to product innovation. This server has been designed with maximum density in mind. Not only do you have two of Intel's proven Xeon processors, but also the power of a high performance GPU or graphics card. It's flexible, and will fit perfectly into a computationally intensive environment as well as a demanding visualization setting. Designed with only the best in class components means you'll get a reliable machine customized to your needs.
Our knowledgeable sales and technical staff will walk you through the process of determining if this system is right for you. This includes: understanding your application, heating and cooling challenges, space requirements, software and management needs. Knowledge of your application and requirements will help us serve you better, and ensure that you get the perfect Pinnacle server.
Need pricing? Go to our configuration tab for all of your options and we'll get you pricing right away, and don't hesitate to give us a call or email. We are always glad to help!
Features
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Advanced Clustering | GPU Servers | Products
High-end Nvidia based GPU/compute cards
- All cards support single precision floating point
- Select models support double precision floating point
- Intel Xeon Quad-Core 5400 series processors
- 1600MHz FSB and 12MB cache per processor
- Up to 16GB of 800MHz FBDIMMS
- 2x SATA hard drives
- 16x PCI-Express Gen 2.0
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Benefits
- Thermally tested and validated
- 1.5 volt 800MHz FBDIMMs for reduced thermal and power envelope without sacrificing speed
- Shock mounted hard drives and fans for reduced component failures and utility expenditures
- Low power hard drive options
- "Green" power supply with greater than 80% efficiency
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The 1X5GPU1 is a Perfect Fit For:
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Computationaly intensive tasks
- Use the massivley parallel GPU to offload processing and decrease compute time
- Host CPU are the current top of the line Intel Xeon processors for non-offload tasks
- Easily programmable using Nvidia's CUDA developer toolkit
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Visualization
- The densely packed 1XGPU1 saves costly rack real-estate
- Non-proprietary design allows you to select the perfect video card for your application - support for both consumer and professional series cards
- Latest system chipsets to support PCI Gen 2.0 expansion at full 16x speed
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Technical Specifications
- In the box
- Server system
- Rackmounting hardware
- 110V power cord
- Documentation
- Processor
- Two Intel Xeon 5400 Series processors
- Supports 1333MHz or 1600MHz front-side bus
- Up to 12MB of L2 cache
- 45nm process technology
- Chipset
- Intel 5400 memory controller hub
- Intel 6321ESB I/O controller hub
- Memory
- 667MHz or 800MHz FBDIMMS
- Four DIMM sockets for support up to 16GB of memory
- Storage
- Two 3.5" SATA2 drive bays
- Support RAID level 0-1 with Linux software RAID
- Drives shock mounted into enclosure to prevent vibration related failures
- One slim-line external drive bay for CD/DVD drive
- Management
- Serial console redirection support
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- I/O connections
- One open PCI-Express 2.0 expansion slot running at 16x
- Two independent 10/100/1000Base-T (Gigabit) RJ-45 Ethernet interfaces
- Four USB 2.0 ports, 2 on rear panel, 2 on front panel
- One DB-9 serial port (RS-232)
- One VGA port with 32MB memory, Optional DVI/Dual DVI ports with add-on video card
- Optional CX4 DDR InfiniBand 4x port
- Electrical Requirements
- High-efficency power supply (greater than 80%)
- Output Power: 560W
- Univerial input voltage 100V to 240V
- Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
- Size and weight
- Height: 1.75 inches (1U)
- Width: Standard 19" rackmount
- Depth: 27 inches
- Weight: Base config 30lbs, varies based on configuration
- Operating System Software
- RedHat Linux 4 and newer (most other distributions supported, call for details)
- Windows 2003 and newer
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Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5400 Series Features
Multi-core processing
- 45nm technology boosts performance on a range of workloads.
- Increased headroom for multi-threaded applications and heavy multi-tasking scenarios.
- Helps boost system utilization through virtualization and application responsiveness.
Enhanced Intel® CoreTM microarchitecture
- Boosts performance on multiple applications, user environments and data-demanding workloads, while enabling denser data center deployments through improved performance per watt.
- The new 45nm Enhanced Intel Core microarchitecture delivers up to 38 percent more performance per watt in the same platforms and at the same system power level.6
- Reduced idle processor power lowers average server power consumption.
Up to 12 MB of on-die L2 cache (2 x 6MB)
- Increases efficiency of L2 cache-to-core data transfers, maximizing main memory to processor bandwidth.
- Reduces latency by storing larger data sets closer to the processor, reducing the number of trips to main memory.
- Up to 6 MB of L2 cache can be allocated to one core.
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)
- A suite of processor enhancements that assists virtualization software to deliver more efficient virtualization solutions and greater capabilities including 64-bit guest OS support.
Fully buffered DIMM (FBDIMM)
- Flexibility to optimize system for performance and capacity or cost effectiveness and power efficiency.
Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel® I/OAT) with next generation improvements
- Next-generation improvements designed to significantly accelerate data processing across the entire platform through CPU utilization and latency improvements.
Enhanced Front-Side Bus (FSB)
- New dedicated high-speed bus design enables increased throughput and bandwidth between each of the processors and the chipset.
- Supporting from 1066 up to 1333 or 1600 MHz.
Intel® 64 architecture
- Flexibility for 64-bit and 32-bit applications and operating systems.
Design Gallery

Rear view of the 1X5GPU1

Inside design of the 1X5GPU1

Fully tested and validated thermal design.

Fans are rubber mounted to help with vibration, and are designed for tooless removal and replacement.

Rubber mounted hard drives to prevent vibration, and reduce failures.
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