Rain Nimbus Lynnfeild Quad Core AV PC

The Nimbus A/V PC designed for advance audio visual editing…

Nimbus is designed for advanced multimedia content creation. Based on the new Intel “Lynnfield” Core processors, Nimbus gives you the tools you need for graphic design, video and audio production so you can create the complete picture whenever inspiration strikes

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Rain Nimbus Key Features

Strangely beautiful design.

The all aluminum construction comes to a sleek finish at the front of Nimbus as the scissor doors open to reveal your optical drive, media panel and optional removable hard drives.

Take it to the limit.

Nimbus is ready to go as far as you need. Load it up with 16GB of 1333MHz DDR3 memory, 8 terabytes of high-speed RAID storage and multiple graphics or video capture cards. Want to take it to the next level? All you need to do is ask.

Audio/Video-centric.

Nimbus is a power, stable and reliable platform for industry standard creative software. From Avid Media Composer to Nuendo, it’s tested and certified to run fast and smooth so you can concentrate on the good stuff.

Audio + Video = Nimbus

Nimbus by Rain is a digital multimedia workstation designed to give you breathtaking performance for both audio and video production. Powered by Intel’s new Core i5 and Core i7 “Lynnfield” quad core processors and an industry standard, workstation graphics accelerator, Nimbus tears into your projects with up to 16GB of 1333MHz DDR3 RAM and 6 terabytes of high-performance, RAID storage for unbelievable A/V production. All this in a sleek, all-aluminum enclosure engineered to keep the heat low and the noise even lower.

Imagine what’s possible

Nimbus has been painstakingly refined to become a powerful, stable and platform for industry-standard digital audio and video software like Cubase, Avid Media Composer and Native Instruments. With an incredible array of FireWire, USB, PCI Express and eSATA ports, your options are limitless and compatibility is guaranteed. Connect your hardware, stream media to and from your high performance RAID drives up to 6Gb/second, and experience what it’s like when your computer is finally able to keep up with your creativity. All that and a bag of chips starting at just $2199.

New Kid On The Block.

Nimbus is powered by the new Intel “Lynnfield” Core i5 and Core i7 processors. It’s a quad core brain ready to think at breakneck speeds. Give your projects super computing power.

No Bottlenecks.

Configure Nimbus with up to 8 terabytes of high performance RAID storage. Each 7200RPM drive uses an advanced 32MB or 64MB buffer to prevent bottlenecks, dropouts and lost frames.

Faster Memory.

Nimbus can use up to 16GB of 1333MHz, low latency, DDR3 memory providing instant access to vital data. That means better performance for all your plugins, effects and virtual instruments.

Professional Strength Video.

Nimbus comes configured with your choice of NVIDIA Quadro FX workstation-class graphics accelerators certified for use with Avid Media Composer, Adobe premier and more.

Ready To Expand.

Nimbus comes ready to handle your video capture cards as well as DSP expansion like the UAD2 and Pro Tools HD systems. Extra room to grow means translates to protecting your investment.

Plug it in.

An I/O panel on the top gives you easy access to FireWire and USB ports. Also included, 8 USB 2.0, 5 FireWire on a TI chipset and an eSATA port so you can stream data to your external drive at up to 3Gb/s.

Ultra Compatible.

Through tireless testing and certification, Nimbus is engineered as a powerful and stable platform for industry standard creative software like Pro Tools, Adobe CS and Native Instruments.

Rain Ensemble Pro Integration.

Let Rain install, setup and test all your software and hardware, optimizing the complete system for plug & play. A custom recovery solution is created to get you back to work fast.

Tuned OS.

Rain tunes the operating system specially for audio and video production. Combined with a custom BIOS, the result is optimized performance, high stability and maximum compatibility with your creative software and audio/video hardware.

True Audio/Video Support.

Nimbus is available with an industry leading support program called RainCare Encompass. Get 3 years of world class support for your complete solution (not just the computer). Rain helps you stay in the creative zone.

Rain Nimbus Technical Specifications

• Processor: Up to 2.93GHz Intel “Lynnfield” Core i7 Quad Core
• Memory: Up to 16GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM
• Video: NVIDIA Quadro FX380, FX1700 or FX3800 Workstation Graphics Accelerator
• Hard Drives: Up to 2TB SATA II 7200RPM High Performance Drive [64MB Cache]
• Total Storage: Up to 8 Terabytes [RAID 0, 1, 5]
• Optical Drive: StormDrive Dual Layer CD/DVD Writer (Optional Blu-Ray)
• USB Ports: 10 USB 2.0 Ports
• FireWire: 5 x FireWire Ports [TI Chipset]
• eSata: 1 x eSATA Port [3Gb/s]
• PCI Express: 3 x PCIe Slots
• PCI: 1 x PCI [Legacy]
• LAN: Gigabit Ethernet
• Audio: 8-channel HD Audio
• PSU: 500W, 650W, 750W or 850W Silent PSU
• Input: USB Keyboard and Optical Mouse
• Software: Windows 7 or Vista (32-bit or 64-bit) tuned by Rain for Audio + Video Production, RainZone Internet Safe Zone, RainCare Restore Recovery and Backup Solution
• Support: RainCare Support (1yr) w/ 30-day Free Audio + Video Support Trial, One Year Limited Hardware Warranty, Available RainCare Encompass Extended Warranty and Audio + Video Support

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