Right Tool, Right Job

A high‑end GPU ready to take on demanding encode workloads. A dual‑GPU configuration that delivers the performance the board was built for. Headroom that’s fully accounted for and built into every system. When you want an engineer to confirm the right setup from the start, there’s G2 Digital.

26 June 2026

Case Study: The Spec That Nearly Cost More Than It Needed To

Chris is a systems engineer at a broadcast technology company deploying private networks for live broadcast. The systems running at the edge of those networks need to handle real-time video processing: ingesting high-bandwidth video from multiple cameras, encoding on the fly, with no tolerance for dropped frames or thermal throttle mid-broadcast.

She’d done the spec herself, but she’d reached for a high-end professional GPU more headroom than the workload needed wasn’t confident that the chassis she’d chosen would fit in her flight case.

Peter, one of our engineers, went through it with her. The GPU was capable of more than the encode workload would be needed. A mid-range alternative handled the same task, ran cooler, drew less power and saved several hundred pounds per unit. That meant a smaller chassis, one that fit the flight case she’d been worried about.

She ordered the build her workload needed, not the one she’d been about to buy.

Chris is on her third order, saving every time.

When the Spec Needs a Second Opinion

Large corporate suppliers build for volume. That works when your requirements fit the range. When they don’t, most suppliers expect you to bend. Adjust the enclosure, redesign around their gaps or buy more than you need because nobody checked.

Justin came to us after being sold a dual-GPU build where nobody had noticed the motherboard could only run one. Our engineers specced a board that supported both GPUs and housed it in a purpose-built 3U chassis. The system they got was the system they paid for.

We ask the questions big manufacturers don’t make time for then we build whta’s needed.