Graphics Workstations

Scan 3XS produces a huge range of workstations at a variety of price points, each optimised for different applications and workloads. This guide explains what sort of workstation you’ll need for optimum efficiency, enabling your artists and engineers to be more productive.

When it comes to a professional graphics workstation nothing is more important than knowing that what appears on-screen is accurate and colour correct. We recommend using a professional graphics card from the NVIDIA professional range. This guide explains which card is most suited to your applications.

Although it plays a secondary role to the graphics card, it’s still important to choose the right CPU for your graphics workstation. Faster more capable CPUs will help with frame rates and data processing. This guide explains the differences between Intel CPUs.

Although it plays a secondary role to the graphics card, it’s still important to choose the right CPU for your graphics workstation. Faster more capable CPUs will help with frame rates and data processing. This guide explains the differences between AMD CPUs.

Fast storage is essential in a graphics workstations PC as applications, models and data are getting larger every year and taking longer to load. If you have an unlimited budget then a pure SSD configuration is the way to go, but HDDs still a role to play for storing less frequently used data. This guide explores the different ways to configure the storage in your graphics workstation.

A high quality monitor is essential so you can view your current project and everyday Windows applications clearly and accurately. Consider adding more than one monitors to your workstation, as this can boost productivity by as much as 50%. This guide explains the pros and cons of different monitor types.

Tasks that involve CAD, CAE, BIM, photo editing, games design or rendering, there may be a considerable amount of mouse work involved - much of it quite intricate. Although the standard mouse supplied with a graphics workstation will allow you to use Digital Content Creation (DCC) software packages, there are a range of advanced controllers that offer far greater precision and can improve productivity immeasurably.

Pro graphic workstations are professionally assembled in our state of the art factory in Bolton and are protected by a three year warranty with the first year providing onsite cover. All three years of the warranty include both parts and labour, so if your PC does develop a fault we'll repair or replace it free of charge.