Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

A Look At How The Linux Performance Has Evolved Since The AMD EPYC Launch
ASUS ROG Strix Scar III (G531GW) Review
Corsair Hydro X Preview
Corsair RM650 Modular Gold Power Supply Review
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro AM4 Motherboard: Mid Range at $249
HP Spectre Folio Review
Kingmax KE31 480GB Portable SSD Review
Quake II RTX is Released For Free (Mostly)
The Pie goes forth - Moto G6 road test
TPLink Deco M4 Mesh Wi-Fi Review
Western Digital Blue SN500 NVMe SSD 500GB Solid State Drive Review

A Look At How The Linux Performance Has Evolved Since The AMD EPYC Launch

With next-generation EPYC processors expected to be released next quarter, it's a good time to see how the performance of the original EPYC 7601 32-core / 64-thread processor's performance has evolved on Linux since its 2017 launch. This article is looking at the performance of an AMD EPYC 7601 Tyan server when running Ubuntu 17.04 as the newest stable Ubuntu release when EPYC was originally introduced in June 2017 compared to the performance when running the new Ubuntu 19.04 as well as jumping ahead to running the in-development Linux 5.2 kernel release. Additionally, the Ubuntu 19.04 + Linux 5.2 kernel configuration when also disabling Spectre mitigations.

Read full article @ Phoronix

ASUS ROG Strix Scar III (G531GW) Review

RTX 2070 8-core i9-9880H alongside a 240Hz screen! ASUS' ROG Strix SCAR III G531GW is a beast

Read full article @ KitGuru

Corsair Hydro X Preview

Leo takes a look at Corsair's new Hydro X custom loop hardware

Read full article @ KitGuru

Corsair RM650 Modular Gold Power Supply Review

You can find it for £83 in the UK. Is this new Corsair RM power supply worthy of a shortlist?

Read full article @ KitGuru

GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro AM4 Motherboard: Mid Range at $249

Since AMD announced its intention to release the Ryzen 3000 series processors during Computex, GIGABYTE unveiled a number of X570 motherboards to complement its release. The GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro is offered with and without Wi-Fi, a Realtek ALC1220-VB audio codec, Intel Gigabit LAN, and an HDMI 2.0 output.

The GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro and Pro Wi-Fi both share the same PCB, aesthetics and overall circuitry, with the only difference coming in the wireless connectivity; users can sacrifice Wi-Fi 6 and BT 5.0 for a small $10 price difference between both models. The positioning in GIGABYTEs X570 product stack slots it between the more premium X570 Aorus Ultra ($299), and the highly cost-effective X570 Aorus Elite ($199). The GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro benefits from a 14-phase power delivery which is suitable for enthusiasts looking to squeeze out some extra performance from the new Ryzen 3000 series processors, but support is backwards compatible for the 2000 series too should users wish to use them; without Ryzen 3000 however, the PCIe 4.0 lanes will revert to PCIe 3.0.

Read full article @ Anandtech

HP Spectre Folio Review

When HP announced the new Spectre Folio last October, it caused a stir. HP has been steadily providing some of the most stylish and exciting laptops on the market over the last couple of years, but the Spectre Folio takes the styling in an entirely new direction. For the first time ever, HP chose leather as a material for the entire laptop’s exterior. The Folio also offers a somewhat unique take on the convertible as well, with a display that pivots to lie on top of the keyboard, and this, combined with the leather exterior, means HP’s Spectre Folio stands apart from all other PCs on the market today.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Kingmax KE31 480GB Portable SSD Review

Kingmax brings us the KE31. This ominous-sounding item is an unbelievably small portable SSD that comes in a tiny package weighing just 35 grams as well as utilising full speed USB3.1 speeds!

Read full article @ Play3r

Quake II RTX is Released For Free (Mostly)

Last year Nvidia surprisingly announced that they were working on a new version of Quake II that would support the ray tracing technology offered in their most recent 20XX series of graphics cards. While the idea was essentially taken (and ran with) following an independent technical demonstration the concept in itself was quite novel. – Could ray tracing work in a game that was over 20 years old?

Read full article @ eTeknix

The Pie goes forth - Moto G6 road test

So, here comes a review of hands-on, away-from-home usage of Motorola Moto G6 smartphone with Android 9.0 Pie in real-life conditions while using hardened privacy settings, including navigation, various applications, performance, improved battery life, Wireless connectivity niggles, nudges and annoyances, some usability inconsistencies, and more. Take a look.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

TPLink Deco M4 Mesh Wi-Fi Review

I early April, TPLink launched alongside its new Archer products, a new Deco platform with the same intention; lowering the cost of multiple node mesh platforms. The Deco M4 is the latest mesh platform to be added to TPLink' growing portfolio.

Read full article @ TweakTown

Western Digital Blue SN500 NVMe SSD 500GB Solid State Drive Review

With the WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD 500GB, Western Digital completes its NVMe SSD portfolio without many compromises.

Read full article @ APH Networks