Here a roundup of today's reviews and articles:

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor Review
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Review
ASUS PRIME X370 PRO Review
ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero (X370) Motherboard Review
Cryorig R1 Ultimate Cooler Review
G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB DDR4-3200 (F4-3200C16Q-32GTZR) Review
Hard disk failure recovery - This is how you do it
Intel gives hard drives a boost with Optane Memory
Intel Optane Memory Arrives With Crazy Low Queue Depth Performance
Intel Optane Memory With 3D XPoint Technology Caches Slower Drives For A Performance Boost
Konica Minolta Unveils the Future of Work, Or At Least Its Version
Midwest RepRap Festival
Netgear Orbi
OS/2 Warp returns from dead
Scythe Mugen 5 CPU Cooler Review

AMD Ryzen 7 1700 Processor Review

I have been covering the tech scene for a long time, over 10 years now.  I cannot remember a time where there was so much hype for a product like we saw for AMD's Ryzen CPUs.  Let's face it, for quite a while now AMD was not able to compete with Intel when it came to desktop processors.  This inability to compete, especially in the enthusiast market, prompted AMD to completely redesign a new processor.  This is not something that could just happen overnight, Ryzen has actually been in development for 4 years.  AMD had a goal in mind, which was to bring AMD back into the minds of enthusiasts and system builders.  I would say for the past 5+ years if you asked my advice on building a new PC I would have suggested an Intel processor.  Can Ryzen change my opinion on that?  Well today we get our first look at Ryzen, starting with the Ryzen 7 1700 processor.  This is the 8-core, 16-thread processor which runs at 3.0 GHz and boosts up to 3.7 GHz with a TDP of only 65W.  You get all of this for a very nice price of $329.99.  Let's get this chip in a system and see what it can do!

Read full article @ ThinkComputers.org

AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Review

AMD's entire Ryzen 7 series features unlocked multipliers, so we're eager to match the 1800X's performance using the less expensive 1700X. Is this the way to go for value-seekers, or is there a reason to spend an extra $100 on the flagship?

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

ASUS PRIME X370 PRO Review

The PRIME X370 PRO comes in as amongst the cheapest X370 motherboards available and misses out some of the perks of the platform, such as SATA express, or an NVMe port, which aren't yet commonly used standards, but it does feature an M.2 socket and a front panel USB 3.1 Gen 2 header, technology that is undoubtedly becoming much more mainstream.

Read full article @ Vortez

ASUS ROG Crosshair VI Hero (X370) Motherboard Review

ASUS’ Crosshair VI Hero is currently flying the flag for the Republic of Gamers (ROG) range on AMD’s new AM4 platform. Sporting the X370 chipset and a healthy power delivery system to feed thirsty Ryzen CPUs, ASUS’ premium ATX motherboard also comes equipped with RGB lighting, onboard M.2, and an internal 10Gbps USB 3.1 header.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Cryorig R1 Ultimate Cooler Review

Hot on the heels of our Cryorig H7 review we are looking today at the R1 Ultimate. A monster of an air cooler, the R1 Ultimate features twin 140mm fans, along with 7 copper heatpipes, while it measures nearly 170mm tall. If you want the best performance without buying a liquid cooler, could this be the answer?

Read full article @ KitGuru

G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB DDR4-3200 (F4-3200C16Q-32GTZR) Review

All the colours under the sun. RGB lighting: do you love or loathe it? Whatever your inclination, everyone seems to be wanting a piece of this lighting pie. We've seen coolers, motherboards and graphics cards all go under the RGB umbrella so it was only a matter of time until memory was also suitably laden.

Guess what? RGB RAM is coming thick and fast. Corsair has updated its Vengeance series with multi-colour lighting, Kingston already has some out on the market, so it's now the turn of DRAM veteran G.Skill to have a go.

Building on its premium Trident Z line, G.Skill has released no fewer than 25 RGB-equipped kits into the wild. Capacities range from 16GB to 64GB - though 128GB is available as two packs of four modules - and speeds run from 2,400MHz to a lofty 4,266MHz.

Read full article @ Hexus

Hard disk failure recovery - This is how you do it

This is how we do it do it. Here's a short but useful article about an actual operating system hard disk corruption and a quick, effective method of recovery, including up-to-date backups, system imaging, partitioning from a Linux live session, bootloader setup, filesystem checks, other tips and tricks, and more. Less than one hour downtime, read on.

Read full article @ Dedoimedo

Intel gives hard drives a boost with Optane Memory

Intel's Optane Memory is the company's latest attempt to boost the pokey performance of systems that rely on a hard drive alone for their storage space. We explore why Optane might prove to be a success in storage caching where the company's past efforts have fallen short.

Read full article @ The Tech Report

Intel Optane Memory Arrives With Crazy Low Queue Depth Performance

Intel Optane technology is something that we've been talking about and waiting on for years to reach the client market and it appears that we are finally just weeks away from that important milestone! Intel Optane technology is a unique combination of 3D XPoint memory media, Intel Memory and Storage Controllers, Intel Interconnect IP and Intel software. Intel Optane technology is coming to market in consumer Solid-State Drives, Data Center solutions and even as add-in M.2 system accelerator cards! Today, we'll be focusing on Intel Optane Memory, which would be the add-in M.2 add-in accelerator card.

Read full article @ Legit Reviews

Intel Optane Memory With 3D XPoint Technology Caches Slower Drives For A Performance Boost

Early last week, Intel revealed its Optane SSD DC P4800X featuring 3D Xpoint memory technology. The Optane SSD DC P4800X is an enterprise-class product, targeted at data centers and mission-critical applications where reliable, ultra-low-latency access to large amounts of data is paramount. Today, Intel is introducing another new product featuring 3D Xpoint memory, but this is one quite literally at the other end of the spectrum. The Intel Optane Memory devices we’ll be discussing here looks like other current generation 80mm M.2 “gumstick” type solid state drives. However, Intel Optane Memory is meant to be used as an accelerator for systems featuring relatively low-speed storage devices, like hard drives...

Read full article @ HotHardware

Konica Minolta Unveils the Future of Work, Or At Least Its Version

When Konica Minolta invited us to an event called Spotlight Live about the “rise of the cognitive company and the evolution of employment” we were intrigued, but also a little nonplussed. Konica Minolta is historically known for its optical devices – cameras, lenses, photocopies and printers – and KitGuru doesn’t particularly focus on any of these. But with the legendary author Douglas Coupland as keynote speaker, Spotlight Live piqued our interest, so off we went to Berlin. This is what we learned on our travels.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Midwest RepRap Festival

Well, this weekend I took a break from playing Ghost Recon Wildlands and made the trip over to Indiana to check out Midwest RepRap Festival. While the name most likely isn’t obvious to most people, but RepRap is the community around 3d printing. So unlike Maker Fairs where 3d printing is also very popular, this time the entire event is exclusively focused on it. This event started off as a small get together of friends in a garage and is quickly growing out of control. A few of the big names in 3d printing were there and we have the chance to stop and talk with a few people. We also brought the camera along so I figured I would make a quick post to share what we saw.

Read full article @ LanOC Reviews

Netgear Orbi

We’ve been using the Orbi for two months now, replacing a 2.4Ghz Draytek router + access point combo that worked well for several years. The previous setup had good range, but speeds were very limiting once you approached difficult to reach parts of the house. The reason we upgraded to Orbi was to avoid wiring in an Ethernet cable between the ground floor and 2nd floor of our house. The Orbi backhaul has a theoretical maximum throughput of 1733 Mbps, and although this won’t be reached, it could at least go some way toward to competing with a hard wired 1000Mbps connection (and it’s much, much easier to install).

Read full article @ PC Review

OS/2 Warp returns from dead

Blue Lion claims to be all modernAn outfit called Arca Noae is working on a new release of the X86 OS/2 operating system code named "Blue Lion".

Read full article @ Fudzilla

Scythe Mugen 5 CPU Cooler Review

The Scythe Mugen 5 is a well-designed, well-built, and well-balanced CPU cooler that can deliver a good overall experience that matches its price of $52 USD.

Read full article @ APH Networks