Matrox-validated computers and motherboards for RT.X2 (Mx.tools 3.x and Adobe Premiere Pro CS3)

Matrox has validated a number of desktop- and workstation-class computers and motherboards for use with Matrox RT.X2. All validated computers and motherboards provide excellent realtime editing capability in SD and some level of realtime editing capability in HD. We have these systems in-house and can troubleshoot them as needed. For each system and motherboard, we provide performance results for the GPUs we have tested, as well as validation recipes that tell you how to configure the system.

Note: Quad-core processor configurations are valid in computers and motherboards that support this technology.

Using the table:

• Click the highlighted model name for detailed information.
• To compare the performance of tested GPUs for validated systems/motherboards, select the corresponding check boxes, and then click Compare GPUs below the table.

Workstation class – Intel CPU			Compare GPU performance
	Manufacturer	Model
	Dell	Precision Workstation 690
	HP	Workstation xw4400
	HP	Workstation xw4600
	HP	Workstation xw6400
	HP	Workstation xw6600
	HP	Workstation xw8200
	HP	Workstation xw8400
	HP	Workstation xw8600	Data not available
	Tyan	Tempest i5000XT (S2696WA2NRF)
	Tyan	Tempest i5400XT (S5396)
Workstation class – AMD CPU
	Manufacturer	Model
	HP	Workstation xw9300
	HP	Workstation xw9400
	Supermicro	H8DA8-2
	Tyan	Thunder K8WE (S2895)
Desktop class – Intel CPU
	Manufacturer	Model
	ASUS	P5B Deluxe
	ASUS	P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP
	ASUS	P5K3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP
	ASUS	Striker Extreme
	Dell	Precision Workstation T3400
	Dell	XPS 710
	Intel	D975XBX2
	Intel	DG33FB
	Intel	DP965LT
Desktop class – AMD CPU
	Manufacturer	Model
	ASUS	Crosshair
	ASUS	M2A-VM
	ASUS	M2N-E
	ASUS	M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi-AP
	MSI	K9N SLI Platinum
	Tyan	Tomcat n3400B (S2925A2NRF)

Validated computers and motherboards:

Matrox-validated for RT.X2 SD (Mx.tools 3.x and Premiere Pro CS3)

Previously validated for RT.X2 (Mx.tools 2.0 and 1.0)

Previously validated for RT.X2 SD (Mx.tools 2.5)

Matrox Dealer-validated for RT.X2

Incompatible computers and motherboards

Performance example

Tests performed using a Dual AMD Opteron 270 dual-core processor in a Tyan Thunder K8WE S2895 motherboard with 2 GB of system RAM and an ATI Radeon X1800 XL 256 MB display card provided realtime performance in HDV and DV as indicated in the following table. This information is provided for comparison purposes only. Many variables can affect individual system performance.

Processor	Realtime HDV performance	Realtime DV performance
Dual AMD Opteron 270 (dual-core)	1 HDV video layer with color correction (background) ' 1 HDV video layer with move and scale 2 static titles 1 title with move and scale OR 1 HDV video layer with color correction (background) 1 HDV video layer with color correction and a move and scale 1 static title 1 title with move and scale	6 DV video layers (4 with move and scale, and 2 with color correction) 3 titles (1 with move and scale) OR 5 DV video layers (4 with move and scale, and 3 with color correction) 4 titles (2 with move and scale)