The HP Z230 has power to spare - and share Enjoy the latest in performance and energy efficiency from Intel's next generation processor architecture. The latest Intel® Xeon® processor E3-1200 v3 family1 and the 4th generation Intel® Core™ processors, as well as rich graphics are designed to keep up with your workload. Keep your work front-and-center with support for up to six monitors2,3 and easily connect your peripherals and devices using four PCIe slots4, one PCI input/output slot,† ten external USB ports and the fast charging USB port.† With HP Remote Graphics Software you can take your graphics intensive workstation applications with you and collaborate with colleagues in real time. And thanks to Thunderbolt™ technology, you'll transfer data at lightning-fast speeds with the ability to connect to high-resolution displays and high-performance data devices over a single Thunderbolt™ cable. Professional works demand professional graphics 100,000 hours of testing per year are spent simulating real-world customer workloads, as well as stress-testing that far exceeds typical usage, translate into higher quality drivers that customers trust. Strong relationships with NVIDIA, ® AMD, and Intel ® help us quickly resolve any issues. That's how HP Workstations are equipped with graphics cards featuring optimized thermal and power design, wide-ranging application certification, and a full three-year limited warranty. NVIDIA Get the power to realize your vision with the new family of NVIDIA ® Quadro ® K-series professional graphics featuring the innovative NVIDIA ® Kepler ™ architecture. Offering robust OpenGL as well as DirectX support, NVIDIA ® graphics are fully certified and optimized, with industry-leading applications from AutoDesk, Solidworks, Adobe, and many others for enhanced performance and reliability. The HP Z230 currently supports a wide variety of NVIDIA ® cards, so matching the card with your workflow becomes a lot easier. AMD Firepro Boost productivity with the serious power and performance of AMD FirePro™ professional graphics cards for the HP Z230 Workstation. Featuring AMD Catalyst ™ Pro professional graphics drivers and full OpenGL and DirectX support, AMD FirePro™ cards are specifically built for outstanding performance. The HP Z230 Tower supports the AMD FirePro™ W7000 PCIe Gen3 high-end graphics card with the new GCN GPU architecture that provides superb graphics performance for medium to large design workloads.