ShantanuJoshi

Yeah the dell 5k you could probably run just fine with two DP cables but this display just destroys the dell 5k in my opinion.

Not exactly. I basically hook up the monitor to a TB3 add in card and have the GPU plugged in 2 dispalyport cables into that add in card. The card then passes the signals through TB3.

So basically the AIC Requires your motherboard to have a thunderbolt 3 header. It looks like a 5 pin peripheral connector and I believe the implementation looks similar across Mobo manufacturers. If the mobo doesn't have the header it can't actively support the add in card. I believe there's some really intense standards that intel pushes for which require the thunderbolt header on the mobo to communicate w the card. EDIT: This is not true you indeed CAN short the header cable it's literally just two pins there's guides around this online. Unfortunately I have yet to test the AIC with a non ASRock motherboard that has a TB header. I can assure you that without the thunderbolt header the AIC won't work. Part of the process is actually enabling TB3 in bios.

I've got the enthoo evolv mATX TG and its quite stunning relative to other options in the market. Really stands out and is sort of s340 size but its def used IMO more efficiently. Also I've heard inwin 301 has issues with airflow for some ppl so keep that in mind

Isn't the MSI 1080 red as balls?

I'm hoping for price drops doe

The SSD performance is insane. I've had raid NVME drives can't get that fast hahaha. If you can appreciate the build quality and screen the MBP is a no brainer but its def not for everyone (e.g. half of PCMR)

The new form factor is dope af I know the MBP2015 has better value but the 2016 models are tightttttttt. There's rumored to be a refresh legit tomorrow I think (WWDC tomorrow yeah?) so prolly a good idea to wait it out

True true W10 bootcamp has always been a great experience for me

So for long term use I recommend the MBP as @DrMacintosh just said. Given that you're not doing workstation type debauchery I highly recommend the MBP over the xps13. My OG xps13 from launch started feeling old after the first couple years. Also if you aren't installing linux on the xps13, I think osx is way better than w10 for unix work in general (even though w10 has the bash subsystem now it just doesn't feel the same) but you're in IT so I feel like if you're working at all on any windows servers you may need to run powershell so YMMV with that.

Is this the new MBP Late 2016?

Make sure your GPU power cables are plugged in not just the 4pin on the mobo

thanks fam lmk if y'all want pics

I see posts on the forums and around on reddit etc with mixed info on the LG Ultrafine 5k and thunderbolt 3 and windows support etc etc etc.... so first of all it CAN be done but I did this thought I'd dispel a few common myths I find online: You can't: -Run a thunderbolt to dual display port cable adapter to power this guy they aren't bidirectional -Use DisplayPort to usb c cables all over on amazon and stuff because they again only convert one way from thunderbolt 3-->DisplayPort and not the other way -Use the thunderbolt or USBc headers on most motherboards because often times they DON'T support TB3 or they aren't able to send the display signal correctly using iGPU As I was desperately attempting to get my monitor to work I discovered the following AIC from ASRock: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815548003 I found an Asus card claiming similar spec but reviews and lack of supporting info on their website led me to believe it wouldn't work at all... After researching the specifications on the ASRock website I found this line in the manual (manual pdf): So at this point I'm thinking whaaaasaaaaaaaa after watching the LTT video on the 5k Ultrafine display techquickie Linus noted that apple does funky proprietary stuff to pass through two DisplayPort signals through the single cable.... BUT ASRock out here claiming they can do the same thing??? I HAD TO TEST THIS... So after looking through the manual for compatible z270 motherboards that had a thunderbolt header I went ahead and picked up the AsRock Z270 Extreme4 and ASRock AIC from newegg. I threw in my 960 pro, a titan XP, single dim, and a 6700k on the board. Plugged in the AIC with the special cable that plugs the AIC into the thunderbolt header on the mono. Booted into windows and installed the thunderbolt 3 driver from the ASRock website. I shutdown the computer, plugged in the TWO included DP and DP-mDP cables into the GPU and then back into the AIC... booted and plugged in the LG 5k AND BOOM FULL RESOLUTION 60HZ NO TINKERING It just worked seamlessly and I've had no issues. Unfortunately the speakers aren't working correctly (which is weird because my macbook running bootcamp can drive the monitor at 4k with speakers etc...) but it works! I've got a hefty OC on the titan XP and was able to run GTA V at 5k with an average 65 frames very high to ultra settings. The colors look fantastic and the screens way better than the dell 5k IMO. TL;DR You can drive the 5k ultrafine with an ASRock AIC and a Compatible asrock board its got 10bit color and looks gorgeous

Second the HHKB its been my daily for 5 years and I've had around 20 or so mechs