The End of Dual Socket Workstations?
High-End Computers and Workstations I have always been a fan of top end computer systems. Truth be told, the reason I originally got involved with digital video production back in… Read more »
Category Archives: Hardware News
Hardware Accelerated HEVC in Premiere Pro
The High Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC) or H.265 is a very processing intensive codec for both encode and decode, but leads to higher video quality at lower data rates. There… Read more »
Reviewing BOXX’s Apexx Matterhorn
BOXX’s APEXX Matterhorn system is based on Intel’s Xeon W-3300 CPU architecture, and C621A chipset, and it represents the pinnacle of Intel’s single socket system performance, with up to 38… Read more »
Networking for Post-Switches and N-BaseT
My last two articles covered 10GbE networking, and how to set up a direct network connection between two computers without using a switch. Using a switch is actually much simpler,… Read more »
SIGGRAPH 2021
SIGGRAPH 2021 is entirely online this year, and having attended in person in the past, this seems like one of the hardest experiences to translate into an online virtual event. … Read more »
NVidia’s GTC 2021 Conference
NVidia is hosting the third online iteration of their “GTC” GPU Technology Conference. The first one was hurriedly implemented last March, as we were just beginning to realize the implications… Read more »
A First Look at AMD’s Threadripper Pro in Lenovo’s ThinkStation P620
AMD’s Threadripper line of processors has been available for High-End Desktop users since August 2017. They compete with Intel’s Core-X lineup, for users who want higher performance, quad channel memory,… Read more »
Testing Dell’s Newest HDR1000 Monitor
Dell sent me their newest top-end HDR monitor to test out. The UP3221Q is an HDR1000 certified 31.5 inch UHD display, with 1000 nits of Brightness, displaying images from HDMI,… Read more »
KB Covers Overlays for the Loupedeck+ Console
It has been a year since I posted my in-depth review of the Loupedeck+ Console. One of my main issues with the unit, was that it was too difficult to… Read more »
Canon HDR Reference Displays
I was recently given the opportunity to review Canon’s DP-V3120 4K HDR display. This model is a significant step up from the HP Z31x Dreamcolor and Dell UP3218K monitors I… Read more »
