Inside is full fledged 1050 Ti.

• exist as barebones system - best to get such and get memory and SSD separately
• 4 HDMI outputs
• M.2 support, DDR4 memory slots
• 6 core - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33032387155.html
• 4 core - https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000087596524.html

To begin talking about voltage regulators, and since this article is aimed at those without strong engineering backgrounds, we first will need to define certain terms which pertain to this article. The terms and definitions explain every part of the VRM and really will help, so please glance over them, because you will be wondering what the difference between the high-side and low-side MOSFETs are, and you need to read the definition of each term for things to make sense. You are basically getting a crash course in power supply design at a level that anyone who is interested can understand. So before the definitions I will give a quick analogy of how a motherboard VRM works.

The water faucet analogy is slightly imperfect, however valid in many ways. Think about the process it takes for getting water out of your facet; the water has to be clean, at a decent pressure, and it needs to come in any amount you need it to. The power will be the water in this analogy. To produce the water in your faucet, water has to be controlled from a large source, cleaned, and then put into pipes and pressurized to reach your home. A CPU needs power like we need water, and the source for us might be a large lake, but from the CPU the source is your computer’s main AC/DC PSU(power supply). The water for us is then routed to a water treatment center, and that is basically what a VRM does. The water then needs to be pressurized and cleaned, that is basically what the phases do. The MOSFETs act like pumps, and the drivers are their controlling the pumps (MOSFETs) like valves (drivers). The inductors then store and clean the water like a purification tank, then all the purification tanks (inductors) send their water straight to the holding tank(capacitors) or straight to the city to people’s faucets. The PWM is the main control and the drivers (valves) are controlled by the PWM.

VRM: Voltage regulator module, this term refers to anything from a linear regulator to a synchronous multiphase buck converter, which is a switch mode power supply, which is what your motherboard's CPU VRM is. People also call the VRM the PWM, which isn't correct, PWM refers to a modulation scheme or a chip, not the entire circuit, however since PWM has a catchy ring to it people still refer to the VRM as the PWM. Some others may also call the VRM a VR or a VRC(voltage regulator circuit).

PWM: Pulse Width Modulation or Modulator, this is a scheme where phases are turned on and off in a pulse like manner, it can also refer to the control chip of the VRM. The PWM control chip does everything from turn on phases to monitoring different characteristics of the VRM, the PWM is the only part of a VRM that could be considered digital in nature, however it is possible to design the PWM with analog mechanisms(which is quite easy and popular).

Duty Cycle: The duty cycle is a ratio of Vout divided by Vin, so if there is a 12v input and a 1.2v output then the duty cycle is 0.1 or 10%, the duty cycle determines how long the high-side MOSFET needs to be on, and in this case it is 10% of the time to get 1.2v output. The duty cycle determines how often the high-side switches while the switching frequency determines how often it switches.

Switching frequency: This is the frequency at which the VRM switches or pulses. Increased switching frequency means that the current will move more quickly throughout the VRM, however while increased switching frequency helps with transient response and helps to decrease ripple, it also reduces efficiency and increases temperature. With a low duty cycle the switching frequency is also limited. The switching frequency determines how often the phases switch or pulse. So if the switching frequency is 300khz then the phases pulse 300,000 times per second or pulses once every 3.33 microseconds(usec) or 3.33e-6 seconds. Switching frequency also needs to be constant along phases, so if you double the phase count you should also cut the frequency in half for each of the doubled phases, if you don't do this, then the entire effective switching frequency of the entire VRM can double and lead to issues unless already accounted for.  

MOSFET: Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor, basically a simple switch which can turn on (connect the source and drain) if a voltage is supplied to the gate. There are usually 3 points to a MOSFET, the gate which is used to control the MOSFET, the drain which is where the current flows to, and the source which is connected to the source of the current. A MOSFET is basically a switch/electronic valve. This is easy to think about, when a certain voltage is supplied to the gate, the source and drain are then connected for current to flow freely. By the way FET is MOSFET for short.

High-Side MOSFET: This MOSFET has its source connected to an input, usually 12v in modern VRMs, and its drain is connected to the inductor / source of the low-side MOSFET. The driver controls its gate. The high-side MOSFET's switching losses are very high as it will be pulsed very quickly. When a phase is ON, then the high-side MOSFET is also on. The duty cycle determines how long the high-side MOSFET stays on. The high-side MOSFET limits the current output of the phase. High-side MOSFET is also called the Control MOSFET.

Low-Side MOSFET: This MOSFET has its source at the inductor / the high-side's drain, the low-side's drain is connected to the ground. This MOSFET is in charge of turning on when the phase is off, and it completes the circuit and allows the inductor to discharge all of its current. The conduction losses of the low-side MOSFET are very important as this MOSFET will stay on longer than the high-side. The low-side MOSFET is also sometimes called the synchronous (or sync) MOSFET.

Inductor: Also known as choke, this is an energy storage/filter component. It is made up of a thick coiled wire either surrounding and/or surrounded by some metal casing. This is probably the most recognizable part of a VRM, as it is the metal cube each phase has. The inductor stores energy in a magnetic field. The inductor is the ultimate limiter of the output current of each phase, the saturation current is the maximum current that the inductor can sustain. 

Capacitor: Most people know what a capacitor is; it is a sheet of thin metal put up right next to another sheet with a di-electric in between, then the sheets are wound into a circle and they are cased in metal. The capacitor stores energy in an electric field opposed to the magnetic field the inductor uses. Electric and magnetic fields are related by the way.

Driver: In a VRM a driver isn't the dude who drives you around in a limo, but instead it is a chip which controls the MOSFETs in each phase. The driver is controlled by the PWM and is an integral part of the system.

Doubler: We will talk about the doubler a little as they are commonly used today in the phase wars. They basically are like a multiplexer which takes a single PWM signal and divides that signal into two, however it also reduces the maximum switching frequency by half. There are also some quadrouplers, these are interesting as I have only seen one which is in production(IR3599) and it takes a single input and basically divides it into 4 by dividing into 2 twice, and you get an output which is ¼ the switching frequency of the input. Nowadays we see single doubler chips, or we see them integrated into the driver, however in the past sometimes motherboard makers used analog switches, which would take in 4 PWM signals and output 8. The only place you see this done now is with some X58/Z77/Z68 MSI motherboards.

• Monolithic die ~22.4mm by ~14.1mm custom LSI with Zen 2 CPU + Navi GPU (weakest part of all!)
• 32GB GRRD6 - 16 Samsung K4ZAF325BM-HC18 in clamshell configuration
• 6GB DDR4 for cache and such - 3 Samsung K4AAG085WB-MCRC, 2 of those close to the NAND acting as DRAM cache (unusual 2GB DRAM per 1 TB NAND)
• 4 NAND packages soldered to the PCB which are TH58LJT2T24BAEG from Toshiba
• 2TB SSD that uses PCIe 4.0 controller PS5016-E16 from Phison

Focused on video editor needs

I'll be adding systematic info post by post.

Ideal modern video editor motherboard must allow:

• Work with overclocked 8 core CPUs fine without VRM issues, preferably be ready for upcoming 16 core chips
• Have ability to install pair of NVMe x4 SSD drives (one can be using PCIe 2.0), M.2 slot not located under GPU hot air is big plus!
• Have pair of USB 3.1 Gen2 10Mbit ports so you can transfer data from/to your fast SSD quick - check more . Front panel connector is also big plus.
• Have or allow to install 10Gbit Ethernet/56Gbit Infiniband network adapter to quickly use directly or dump large amount of footage at NAS/Server.
• Have proper slots alignment taking in account that some good GPUs have 2.5 slot sized cooling.
• Installing 2nd GPU always leads to lot of compromises on this platform, but if this is performance bottleneck - go for it.

Best CPU info

We are searching board for 8-16 core CPUs, it is not much reason to look for other CPUs.

• Ryzen 3950X
• Ryzen 3900X $499 at NewEgg
• Ryzen 3700X $299 at Amazon
• Ryzen 2700 $198 at Amazon
• Ryzen 2700X $251 at Amazon
• Ryzen 1700 $143 shipped, 8 cores / 16 threads, overclockable to around 3.9-4.1Ghz on air with good cooler
• Ryzen 1700X $163 at Amazon

Ryzen is gaming/consumer CPU with serious IO shortcomings by design (but less serious compared to Intel consumer line).

• Ryzen chips have 24 PCIe v3.0 lines.
• 4x goes to NVMe slot of board (Intel lacks this).
• 16x go to GPU - and this one on A320 and B350/450 can't be split (aka bifurcation), to force MB makers to buy more expensive chipsets for SLI.
• 4x is left for the chipset (on Intel it is same). Chipset uses them for lot of things, including making multiple PCIe 2.0 (or PCI 4.0 for X570) lines.

Note Actual Ryzen 1xxx or 2xxx die has full 32 PCIe 3.0 lines, but it had been decided that it will be too nice to allow consumer PCs to use them all. References that somehow AMD does not have free pins in socket is absolute bullshit.

Note! Ryzen 2200G or 2400G are designed such way that they provide only 8 PCIe 3.0 lines to GPU instead of 16x and they can't be split.
So, forget about idea of using them for any advanced tasks.

Chipset difference

If you look carefully you understand that you must avoid B350/B450 chipsets at all cost, not mentioning A320.

• First reason - they do not allow to split x16 into two PCIe x8 slots, this is very bad for us* (see note below).
• Second reason - they have less general purpose PCIe 2.0 lines, 2 less sounds like not much, but it is very important on our limited consumer CPU IO budget.

Note about bifurcation/split. As usual in capitalism - it is artificially removed and disabled feature. On Asrock ITX B350/B450 boards such options is present and works. It had been done due to large request from users/buyers and some other companies do this (keeping silence so it won't become open knowledge among too many, yet you still need to modify BIOS to enable SLI). But even with such options it is horrible life as you need custom impossible to find riser and turning GPU card into vertical state or such.

SSD performance limits on Ryzen

Second M.2 slot on almost all boards where it is present will be using PCIe 2.0 x2 or x4 mode (except x570 chipset!).

PCIe 2.0 per-lane throughput is 5GT/s or 500MB/s of actual data transfer per lane. x2 will be capped at 1GB/sec recording/reading and x4 at 2GB/sec recording/reading, no matter if the limit of SSD you put in it is higher.

First M.2 slot uses four dedicated v3.0 lines. Single PCIe 3.0 lane at 8GT/s, can send 985MB/s. This limit is close to 4GB/sec.

For x570 chipset all lines will be PCI 4.0 lines, double the bandwidth of PCI 3.0.

Network stuff

Ideally we want 10Gbit adapter, but most probably you will need free x4 slot for one - check https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/21364/making-10gbit-network-using-sfp-adapters-for-cheap#Item_11

Among 1Gbit always aim for Intel, it is not much difference but saves little CPU load and lot of your nerves.

• Snapdragon 8cx LSI
• IPS 13.3" FullHD panel
• 8GB LPDDR4X RAM
• 256GB and 512GB SSD versions
• MicroSD reader
• Only single USB-C port, nothing else
• 43Wh battery
• Quick Charge 2.0
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, LTE modem
• Windows 10 (ARM version)

Apple devices will be similar, but will have better LSI.

Price will start from same $999, and will include 8-16 core ARM CPUs with integrated GPU and video accelerators. All computers will be fully non-upgradable and non-repairable, with T2 chips and special unique firmware in each LSI so it will work only on one board.
Each computer will have also individually coded battery without possibility to replace it in any service center.
Apple talks about forming big legal team to hunt down all unofficial service centers.

Apple also thinks about starting charging $9,99 per month for their OS and software package (FCP X also will be included) in 2 years time. Without payment you will have access only to special partition and special OS version (allows to access your data from local and cloud backups), all other local partitions will be locked until payment.

Data from my old source inside Apple.

The Ice Lake processor family is a successor to the 8th generation Intel® Core™ processor family. These processors utilize Intel’s industry-leading 10 nm+ process technology.

This appeared on Intel site. Means that Cannon Lake will remain mobile only line with small amount produced.

And actual 10nm desktop chips will be available most probably around 2019.

PR

Apple updated MacBook Pro with faster performance and new pro features, making it the most advanced Mac notebook ever. The new MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar feature 8th-generation Intel Core processors, with 6-core on the 15-inch model for up to 70 percent faster performance and quad-core on the 13-inch model for up to two times faster performance — ideal for manipulating large data sets, performing complex simulations, creating multi-track audio projects, or doing advanced image processing or film editing. Already the most popular notebook for developers around the world, the new MacBook Pro can compile code faster and run multiple virtual machines and test environments easier than before. Additional updates include support for up to 32GB of memory, a True Tone display and an improved third-generation keyboard for quieter typing. And with its powerful Radeon Pro graphics, large Force Touch trackpad, revolutionary Touch Bar and Touch ID, dynamic stereo speakers, quiet Apple-designed cooling system, and Thunderbolt 3 for data transfer, charging and connecting up to two 5K displays or four external GPUs, it’s the ultimate pro notebook.

“The latest generation MacBook Pro is the fastest and most powerful notebook we’ve ever made,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Now with 8th-generation 6-core processors, up to 32GB of system memory, up to 4TB of super fast SSD storage, new True Tone technology in its Retina display and Touch Bar, the Apple T2 chip for enhanced security and a third-generation quieter keyboard packed into its thin and light aluminium design with all-day battery life, it’s the best notebook for pro users.”

Faster, More Powerful Pro Notebook Computing

The new MacBook Pro is now faster and more powerful, with 8th-generation 6-core Intel Core processors on the 15-inch MacBook Pro for up to 70 percent faster performance and 8th-generation quad-core Intel Core processors on the 13-inch model for performance that’s up to twice as fast.* With the option to add up to 32GB of memory on the 15-inch MacBook Pro, users can run more apps simultaneously or load larger files into memory. And with up to a 2TB SSD on the 13-inch model and up to a 4TB SSD on the 15-inch, MacBook Pro gives customers the flexibility to work with large asset libraries and projects wherever they go.

Retina Display with True Tone Delivers Ultimate Viewing Experience

With 500 nits of brightness and support for the P3 wide colour gamut, the Retina display on MacBook Pro is the best Mac notebook display ever. Now with True Tone technology, the display and Touch Bar deliver a more natural viewing experience for design and editing workflows, as well as everyday tasks like browsing the web and writing email.

Apple T2 Chip Delivers Enhanced Security and “Hey Siri” on Mac

Also new to MacBook Pro is the Apple T2 chip, first introduced in iMac Pro. With the Apple T2 chip, MacBook Pro now delivers enhanced system security with support for secure boot and on-the-fly encrypted storage, and also brings “Hey Siri” to the Mac for the first time.

15-Inch MacBook Pro Highlights:

• 6-core Intel Core i7 and Core i9 processors up to 2.9 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.8 GHz
• Up to 32GB of DDR4 memory
• Powerful Radeon Pro discrete graphics with 4GB of video memory in every configuration
• Up to 4TB of SSD storage2
• True Tone display technology
• Apple T2 chip
• Touch Bar and Touch ID

13-Inch MacBook Pro Highlights:

• Quad-core Intel Core i5 and i7 processors up to 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz and double the eDRAM
• Intel Iris Plus integrated graphics 655 with 128MB of eDRAM
• Up to 2TB of SSD storage2
• True Tone display technology
• Apple T2 chip
• Touch Bar and Touch ID

Back to School with MacBook Pro

The new MacBook Pro is also part of Apple’s Back to School promotion starting today and available to college students, their parents, faculty and staff through the Apple Education Store. The promotion includes a pair of qualifying Beats headphones with the purchase of any eligible Mac or iPad Pro for college, as well as education pricing on Mac, iPad Pro, AppleCare, select accessories and more.

New Leather Sleeves for MacBook Pro

First introduced with MacBook, Apple leather sleeves are now available for the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro in Saddle Brown, Midnight Blue and, for the first time, Black. Designed with high-quality leather and a soft microfiber lining for extra protection, the sleeves are a perfect complement to MacBook Pro for users on the go.

macOS Mojave Coming this Fall

This fall, MacBook Pro can be updated with macOS Mojave, the latest version of the world’s most advanced desktop operating system, with new features inspired by pros but designed for everyone. In macOS Mojave, a new Dark Mode transforms the desktop with a dramatic new look that puts the focus on user content. The new Stacks feature organises messy desktops by automatically stacking files into neat groups. Familiar iOS apps, including News, Stocks, Voice Memos and Home, are now available on the Mac for the first time. FaceTime now adds support for group calling, and the Mac App Store gets a full redesign featuring rich editorial content and the addition of apps from top developers, including Microsoft and Adobe.

Availability

Starting at £1,749 and £2,349 respectively, the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar and 15-inch MacBook Pro models with Touch Bar are available today through Apple.com and in select Apple retail stores and Apple Authorised Resellers later this week. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options and accessories are available online at www.apple.com/mac.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s6hx5sipepiace5/perccx0723.rar?dl=0

It'll have cheap 3072×1920 IPS panel, with 100% sRGB coverage main mode and more wide gamut second mode, but very far from P3.

Cheapest low power CPU model with base 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD will cost $2999.

More or less video edit fitting configs will start from $4999.

Top 8 core model with 2TB SSD can reach $6999.

Rumors are that Apple further simplified cooling for this model to keep weight low, so even 4 core configs will throttle.

X399 chipset diagram

If you look at this you will see how mighty is CPU, but how shitty is ASMedia made chipset.

In reality it is same features and restrictions chipset as consumer X370 one.

In reality we can have exactly same die used for A320/B350/X370/X399 chipsets.

Comparison of TR2 platform to consumer, Ryzen one

• 13.3" IPS LCD Full HD panel, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protected
• i3 processor 4 core CPU, special advanced two fans, two heatpipes cooling allowing CPU to work at max always
• 8-16GB of DDR4 RAM
• from 128GB SSD
• Fingerprint unlock
• Windows 10 Home Edition
• Wi-Fi 802.11ac / Bluetooth 4.1
• USB Type-C, USB 2.0 ×2, HDMI
• 40Wh battery with fast USB-C charge (30 min to 50%)
• 9.5 hours on single charge.
• 9.6 x 210.9 x 14.8 mm
• 1.3 kg
• ~$579 price ($549 on preorder)

• Initial announcement will happen at GPU Technology Conference at 26 to 29 March.
• GPU will be based on simplified Volta architecture
• Will have around 30% performance boost, mostly due to memory and more cores
• It'll be variants with GDDR6 and GDDR5 RAM, staring with 4GB (due to RAM shortages)
• Recommended price will be around 10% more than Pascal upon introduction
• Actual price will be around 35-40% more for at least half a year

They have two versions - QM2-2S10G1TA and QM2-2P10G1TA, one can work with only SATA SSDs.

Will use PCIe Gen2 x4 slot.

Only issue is high price at $260–270 (retail 10Gbe adapter is around $60-80).

Specs

• 8x3.5"(can mount 2.5") hot swap HDD/SSD trays
• 4 places for internal 2.5" HDDs or SSDs
• Micro-ATX, Mini-DTX and Mini-ITX mainboard supported, and it is cool as mATX is much cheaper
• 400 × 225 × 232mm size
• SFX power supply required
• 7kg

Idea behind this displays is to use quantum dot effect making very sharp spectrum peaks for red, green and blue. Such approach allow to improve color gamut while keeping energy efficiency.

Sony’s approach uses an uncoated LED inside a thin glass tube packed with red and green quantum dots supplied by Massachussetts company QD Vision. When the dots get blasted with electricity, they only emit light at their characteristic wavelengths, which, combined with the blue light from the LED, form a white light that’s more intense at those three points.

It is used in their TV, Monitors, tablets and phones.

Like:

HiSense introduced a 4K quantum-dot “Wide Gamut TV,” which uses QDEF film rather than the QD Vision rail. It will enter the Chinese market in March; U.S. in the summer. Maximum size is 85 inches, and there is an H.265 decoder built in.

See more at:

• http://dot-color.com/2011/10/18/quantum-dots-unleash-high-color-gamut-performance-in-led-backlit-displays/
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_dot_display
• http://www.nanosysinc.com/s/QDEF-InformationDisplay-8z4n.pdf
• http://www.nanosysinc.com/s/High-efficiency-LCDs-using-Quantum-Dot-Films.pdf
• http://www.nanosysinc.com/what-we-do/quantum-dots/
• http://www.cnet.com/news/what-are-quantum-dots-and-how-could-they-help-your-next-tv/

Make sure to drop more at https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/21997/new-aliexpress-coupons#Item_9

Extremely good for video editing. I'll soon make big topic on proper mouse models for editors and how it all work and how it seed up work.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Rocketek-USB-RGB-wired-Gaming-Mouse-24000-DPI-16-buttons-laser-programmable-game-mice-backlight-ergonomic/33017156503.html

All the current leaks for 2019 also proves Q4 release for Threadripper 3, so seems probable.

Top CPU will keep 64 cores/128 threads config, but price is expected to fall around 30% per generation.

In 2020 Lowest end Threadripper with 16 cores can enter $299 territory and 32 core part to be at $499-599.

Note - ali prices include typical current easy to get coupons, like $5/50.

• Ryzen 3 1200, 4 core, 2017 start price was $109, current aliexpress OEM price $47, Newegg box price is $70
  OEM drop is 56%
• Ryzen 5 1600, 6 core, 2017 start price was $219, current aliexpress OEM price $99, Newegg box price is $110
  OEM drop is 55%
• Ryzen 7 1700, 8 core, 2017 start price was $329, current aliexpress OEM price $144, Newegg box price for 1700X is $174
  OEM drop is 56%

Second generation

• Ryzen 5 2600, 6 core, 2018 start price was $199, current aliexpress OEM price $134, Newegg box price is $150
  OEM drop is 33%
• Ryzen 7 2700, 8 core, 2018 start price was $299, current aliexpress OEM price $229, Newegg box price is $139
  OEM drop is 23%

Third generation prices, for reference

• Ryzen 5 3600, 6 core, 2019 start price is $199
• Ryzen 7 3700X, 8 core, 2019 start price is $329

Small predictions for early 2020

• Ryzen 1600 OEM used price will reach $69
• Ryzen 1700 OEM used price will reach $99
• Ryzen 2600 OEM used price will reach $79
• Ryzen 2700 OEM used price will reach $119

1. The IPC of Zen is on-par or better than Broadwell.
2. Zen will scale higher than 3.0 GHz in 8-core configurations.

Up to 8 cores / 16 threads (Rumored $300-$400 price vs. Broadwell-E at $1000-$1700). AMD will unify all CPUs on one socket (AM4). To be released in Qty early 2017.

• 32 customizable keys: instantly trigger unlimited actions with a tap.
• Powerful integrations: elgato game capture, obs, stream labs, Twitch, YouTube, Twitter, mixer, Spotify, Philips HUE, vmix, voice mod, and more.
• One-touch operation: change, scenes, launch media, switch cameras, Tweak lighting, adjust Audio, post tweets – anything.
• Visual feedback: know that your command has been executed.

Such thing can be handy for running apps and some rare commands, otherwise ergonomics is very poor.

$249 at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RL8H55Z

X-RITE ANNOUNCES COLORCHECKER PASSPORT PHOTO 2 AND COLORCHECKER CAMERA CALIBRATION SOFTWARE 2.0 FOR ICC PROFILES 

Now includes 18% grey target and updated software to create custom ICC Camera Profiles for Capture One Pro users; plus, added support of ColorChecker Digital SG target

Birmingham, UK, 11 April 2019 -- X-Rite Incorporated, the world leader in colour management and measurement technologies, aannounces ColorChecker Passport Photo 2, an improved solution that helps professional and enthusiast photographers alike to reduce image processing time and maintain colour control and consistency from capture to edit. Quickly and easily set white balance and exposure, create custom DNG or ICC camera profiles, and instantly enhance portraits and landscapes.

X-Rite created the industry-standard ColorChecker Passport Photo 10 years ago, which included three photographic targets plus DNG camera calibration software. Passport Photo 2 now combines four photographic targets, featuring a new 18% Grey Balance target, plus upgraded ColorChecker Camera Calibration software that adds ICC camera profile creation, especially useful for Capture One users, or anyone working in an ICC compatible workflow.

"Our original ColorChecker Passport quickly became an industry standard for managing colour at capture," says Liz Quinlisk, Global Business Unit Manager, Photo & Video at X-Rite Incorporated. "Now, with the added functionality of a grey balance target and ICC camera profiling, it's more powerful than ever. Not only have we broadened our ability to serve Capture One and other ICC workflow users, but every photographer will have all the targets they need in a very portable, protective case."

ColorChecker Passport Photo 2 includes:

NEW Camera Calibration Software v2.0

Now create a custom DNG or ICC camera profile utilising an X-Rite ColorChecker Classic or Digital SG target. Camera profiling ensures accurate colour at capture based on specific lighting, camera and lens combination during any given shoot, saving valuable time in edit. The newly supported ColorChecker Digital SG target offers an extended gamut to create a more accurate ICC profile.

NEW Grey Balance Target

Often referred to as middle grey, the 18% Grey Balance target is the de facto industry standard reference used to set proper camera exposure or check lighting ratios and light distribution, which is especially important for portrait photography. It can be used with either a reflective handheld light meter, or in-camera meter for determining exposure and can also be used to set neutral balance and remove colour casts.

White Balance Target 

Create custom in-camera white balance for a consistent white point across a set of images with no need to correct each individual image later.

Classic Target 

For more than forty years, the Classic 24-patch target has been the industry standard colour reference used for visual colour assessment and for creating custom camera profiles.

Creative Enhancement Target 

Neutralise and create a look with single click enhancement patches; check and evaluate shadow details and highlight clipping; control colour shifts.

Lightroom® Plug-In 

Create custom DNG camera profiles directly in Adobe® Lightroom® Classic and Lightroom® Classic CC.

Portable Protective Case 

Adjusts to accommodate multiple positions to easily incorporate into any scene. Also includes a new handy lanyard.

"Since colours fade with age and light exposure, replacing a target that is several years old ensures complete colour accuracy when building camera profiles," adds Liz Quinlisk. "Now is the perfect time for photographers to upgrade their toolkit with a Passport Photo 2 and take full advantage of the power and versatility that the updated hardware and software deliver together to save valuable time and achieve the ultimate in colour accuracy."

X-Rite recommends replacement of colour reference targets every 18-24 months.

ColorChecker Passport Photo 2 is currently available through X-Rite Photo Europe. ColorChecker Camera Calibration software is available as a free download here.

With more colour science experience than anyone in the industry, X-Rite ColorChecker Passport Photo 2 was truly created by Colour Perfectionists for Colour Perfectionists.

Chipset diagrams and PCie lines limits

Z170

Z270

Almost no change, but now it is 24 PCIe 3.0 lines go from chipset. 4 more than previous.

Z370

All same as Z270, just support for newer CPUs.

Z390

Only significant changes are USB 3.1 Gen2 ports supported by chipset and also support for additional WiFi and Bluetooth.

DMI 3.0, released in August 2015, allows the 8 GT/s transfer rate per lane, for a total of four lanes and 3.93 GB/s for the CPU–PCH link.

In August 2007, PCI-SIG announced that PCI Express 3.0 would carry a bit rate of 8 gigatransfers per second (GT/s)

So DMI 3.0 is PCIe 3.0 4x. And all this nice looking premium MB's share same actual 20x PCIe 3.0 lines.

• Core i3-8300H: 4-core/4-thread with 8MB cache
• Core i5-8400H: 6-core/6-thread with 9MB cache
• Core i7-8750H: 6-core/12-thread with 12MB cache
• Core i7-8850H: 6-core/12-thread with 12MB cache
• Core i9-8950H: 6-core/12-thread with 12MB cache

Present rumors are that Intel will drop single cores frequency (around 5-10%) and also will require you to buy new motherboard.

Specs

• Six fisheye lenses with F2.4 aperture
• Photo resolution 7680 x 7680 (3D) and 12000 x 6000 (2D)
• Video resolution
  • (2D) 11520 x 5760 @ 30fps or 3840 x 1920 @ 30fps (with realtime stitching)
  • (3D) 6400 x 6400 @ 30fps or 3840 x 3840 @ 30fps (realtime stitching)
• Live streaming at 3840 x 3840 @ 24fps (3D) or 3840 x 1920 @ 30fps (2D)
• Recor video in mp4 (H.264 or H.265) and photo at jpg and raw
• Six microphones for audio
• One 3.5mm microphone input
• SATA3 SSD support for storage
• Waterproof and Dustproof
• HDMI 2.0 output
• RJ45 ethernet
• Wi-Fi (AP hotspot wireless connection)
• Operating temperature -10C to 45C
• Battery 10200 mAh (75.48 Wh)
• 140 mins battery life
• 12.6V 6A power adapter
• 200mm diameter
• Weight 2.4kg
• US$5340

There are some 4k 10 bit monitor from Samsung, Asus, and so on...

So the question is: what Nvidia GPU will offer 10 bit support for editing 4k 10 bit 422 in premiere cuda aceleration? Will the GeForce GPU be good enough? Or there is a need for highend Quadro nvidia gpu?

Has 5,120 x 2,880 pixel display
From i5 CPU
8GB RAM
AMD M290X GPU

Available at:

• http://www.amazon.com/Apple-iMac-Retina-5K-display/dp/B00746WZHE/
• http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/imac-retina