Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Linux Benchmarks: 27-Way CPU Comparison On Ubuntu
AOC Agon AG251FZ Review
ASRock X299 Taichi
ASUS ROG STRIX Magnus Review
Building a PC remote starter from scratch
Gigabyte Aorus AX370 Gaming K5 Review
HP S700 Pro SSD Review
Intel Kaby Lake-X Review: Core i7-7740X & Core i5-7640X
Plantronics RIG 800HS Headphones Review
Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ in CrossFire

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Linux Benchmarks: 27-Way CPU Comparison On Ubuntu

If you are looking to get an AMD Zen CPU on a budget, the cheapest Ryzen 5 CPU in the current line-up is the 1400 model, which for $160 USD will get you a quad-core processor plus Hyper Threading and clocks up to 3.4GHz. Here are some benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 5 1400 on Ubuntu 17.04 compared to various other Intel and AMD CPUs over the years.

Read full article @ Phoronix

AOC Agon AG251FZ Review

Supreme gaming performance, at a cost. AOC has made significant strides in transitioning from a low-budget producer of computer screens to one that has an enviable range of cutting-edge, premium monitors. We know this after looking at the new offshoot, Agon series, recently.

Said Agon range is designed with gamers in mind, the company says, and that makes sense as the review screen had AMD FreeSync support from 30Hz through to 144Hz. However, upping its game, quite literally, AOC has jumped on the even higher refresh-rate bandwagon and released two 1080p monitors touting 240Hz capabilities, the Nvidia G-Sync AG251FG and AMD FreeSync-equipped AG251FZ, and we have the latter in for review.

Read full article @ Hexus

ASRock X299 Taichi

The ASRock X299 Taichi comes with a fresh look that's still familiar. Boasting support for Intel's latest Skylake-X processors, the board features dual LAN, integrated Wifi, three M.2 ports and outstanding audio performance. Yet again ASRock manages to impress!

Read full article @ techPowerUp

ASUS ROG STRIX Magnus Review

The Magnus is a USB microphone, meaning it doesn't require any additional audio interfaces for high quality recording, and features 3x 14mm condenser capsules that are described as 'studio grade', along with various onboard controls, an additional USB port, as well as featuring customisable RGB lighting that is positioned in a way specifically to be seen by your
viewers.

Read full article @ Vortez

Building a PC remote starter from scratch

Commercially-available remote power switches make turning a PC on and off from a distance a simple task, but our resident microcontroller enthusiast thought of a few ways such a product might be improved. Join us as we see whether those ideas could be implemented for about $10 in parts.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Gigabyte Aorus AX370 Gaming K5 Review

In this review we check out the Aorus AX370 Gaming K5 from Gigabyte. This motherboard is the slightly more affordable one over the K5 nice and has dark looks. I might be a lovely match for any Ryzen series 5 or 7 processor. The X370 motherboard is seated in the high-end Ryzen motherboard spectrum. A motherboard with a dark design with gorgeous looks and some extras.

Read full article @ Guru3D

HP S700 Pro SSD Review

HP is a name we know and trust. The company's Z Turbo SSD series gained the most recognition, but HP also has more traditional 2.5" SSDs.

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Intel Kaby Lake-X Review: Core i7-7740X & Core i5-7640X

Along with preparing a series of Skylake-X processors, Intel's counter to Ryzen includes a Kaby Lake-X lineup consisting of the Core i5-7640X, which is basically a renamed 7600K, and the Core i7-7740X, a 7700K in disguise. Or are they?

Read full article @ TechSpot

Plantronics RIG 800HS Headphones Review

Plantronics has been developing headsets for over 50 years and is considered one of the best headset manufacturers in the world. Recently, Plantronics sent us a pair of their RIG 800HS wireless headphones to take a look at. Plantronics says these headphones are designed to work with the Sony PlayStation 4, and utilize a USB dongle to transmit the audio signal from the source to the headphones...

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ in CrossFire

Is multi-GPU CrossFire still relevant to today's gamers? Multiple-GPU configurations are a wonderful idea. Buy a graphics card today and, when it starts to show its age further down the line, pick up a second on the cheap and double your performance potential. Or heck, if you're feeling particularly flush, bag a couple of GeForce GTX 1080 Tis for some ultra-high-end thrills.

There's no shortage of ATX motherboards supporting CrossFire or SLI, even a modest PSU can cope with the demands of today's increasingly efficient graphics cards, and with the latest developer APIs there's hope for asymmetric multi-GPU, meaning graphics cards from different vendors may one day work in unison.

The theory is sound, yet in practise multi-GPU configurations thus far struggled to live up to their potential. Scaling performance tends to vary from one title to another, Nvidia has dropped SLI support from a number of its latest graphics cards, and with DX12 shifting the onus to developers to optimise for multiple graphics cards, we're left wondering if the days of two-, three- or four-way graphics configurations are numbered.

Read full article @ Hexus