Linux Hardware & Software Reviews

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Synology DiskStation DS920+ NAS Review

Synology DiskStation DS920+ NAS Review

Synology DiskStation DS920+ is a feature-rich Network Attached Storage (NAS) device offering a strong balance of performance, storage scalability and cache acceleration.

Driven by a Linux…

ASUS ProArt X570 CREATOR WIFI Motherboard Linux Review

ASUS ProArt X570 CREATOR WIFI Motherboard Review

The ASUS ProArt X570 CREATOR WIFI Motherboard falls under their ProArt product stack as a high-end model targeted towards creative professionals, offering robust performance, a diverse mixture of…

GIGABYTE X570S AORUS MASTER Motherboard Linux Review

GIGABYTE X570S AORUS MASTER Motherboard Review

The GIGABYTE X570S AORUS MASTER Motherboard falls under their gaming product stack as a flagship model targeted towards enthusiasts, offering high performance alongside advanced feature sets.…

GIGABYTE X570S AERO G Motherboard Linux Review

GIGABYTE X570S AERO G Motherboard Review

The GIGABYTE X570S AERO G Motherboard falls under their Ultra Durable product stack as a performance-oriented motherboard marketed towards content creators.

Offering an extensive list of…

SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT OC Linux Review

SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT OC Review

The SAPPHIRE PULSE AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT OC is a factory overclocked GPU based on the newest AMD RDNA 2 architecture, code named Navi 23.

Taking aim at the mid-range segment, AMD positions…

Crucial P5 Plus 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD Linux Review

Crucial P5 Plus 1TB NVMe M.2 SSD Review

Last year we reviewed the Crucial P5 Series which pushed the capabilities of PCIe Gen3 NVMe. Fast forward to summer 2021, Micron, the parent company to consumer division Crucial has recently…

Seagate FireCuda 530 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD Linux Review

Seagate FireCuda 530 2TB NVMe M.2 SSD Review

The Seagate FireCuda 530 is currently the best performance segment SSD available to consumers right now. Leveraging an NVMe interface, a new second-generation Phison E18 controller, Micron 176-…

Viper VP4300 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Linux Review

Patriot Viper VP4300 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD Review

The Viper Gaming VP4300 is the latest Solid State Drive (SSD) from Patriot Memory. Featuring a new PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe controller with some great Read and Write performance figures, this second…

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Linux Benchmarks Review

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Linux Benchmarks Review

The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X is an 8 core, 16 thread desktop processor that operates at a 3.8GHz base frequency with 4.7GHz maximum boost and default 105W TDP.

Unsurprisingly, the AMD Ryzen 5000…

Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black Linux Review

Noctua NH-D15 chromax.black Review

Noctua CPU coolers have earned a reputation amongst enthusiasts as being the upper echelon of air coolers, despite the tan and beige colour scheme of years past.

The Noctua NH-D15 chromax.…