Here a roundup of the latest reviews and articles:

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Review
AMD Ryzen powered QNAP NAS spotted at Computex
ECS Durathon 2 Z270H4-I Motherboard Review
HyperX Fury S Mousing Surface Review
Intel to launch 18-core Core i9-7980XE CPU
Intel's OC friendly Core i3-7350K gets a price cut to $149
MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X Plus 8GB Review
Rig of the Month - May 2017

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 3.2 GHz Review

The most affordable Ryzen part at the moment, the $170 Ryzen 5 1400 quad-core processor is endowed with features you find only on Intel processors twice its price. We're interested to see where that leaves competing Intel parts within its price-range.

Read full article @ techPowerUp

AMD Ryzen powered QNAP NAS spotted at Computex

Computex 2017 - As we were walking the hall of Nangang today, I spotted an AMD Ryzen logo in the QNAP booth and had to run over and check it out. QNAP's upcoming TS-1277 NAS comes in 3 different Ryzen processors: Ryzen 7 1700, Ryzen 5 1600 and Ryzen 5 1400. This means we QNAP will be offering an 8C/16T, 6C/12T, and 4C/8T NAS courtesy of Ryzen.

Read full article @ TweakTown

ECS Durathon 2 Z270H4-I Motherboard Review

If you look at the overall history of computing development, efficiency and miniaturization go hand-in-hand. This applies not just to the individual components involved but on the overall system as well. As parts shrink, more of it can be crammed on the same space a less efficient set of components occupied.

Read full article @ Modders-Inc

HyperX Fury S Mousing Surface Review

The Kingston HyperX Fury S is a down-to-earth mousing surface, meeting my expectations in both build and performance.

Read full article @ APH Networks

Intel to launch 18-core Core i9-7980XE CPU

AMD’s Threadripper will face more powerful competition that we first thought. A 18-core processor called Core i9-7980XE will be Intel’s flagship model of Core-X series.

Read full article @ VideoCardz

Intel's OC friendly Core i3-7350K gets a price cut to $149

Down from a $184 January launch price. But it's still just a non-Turbo 2C/4T chip.

Read full article @ Hexus

MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X Plus 8GB Review

The GTX 1080 has been out since mid-2016 and in the wake of a number of high-end releases, including the GTX 1080 Ti and the Titan Xp, Nvidia has refreshed the GTX 1080 to keep it competitive and in the minds of consumers. MSI’s Gaming X Plus is the first of the refreshed GTX 1080s KitGuru has had a chance to assess.

Read full article @ KitGuru

Rig of the Month - May 2017

The May edition of the Guru3D Rig of the April 2017 is here. The turn goes to Mike Norbert who built his own customized PC. The end-result is a nice looking rig of the month April 2017

Read full article @ Guru3D