ASRock H370 Pro4 Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

After some Intel X299 and AMD X399 tests there is an ASRock H370 Pro4 motherboard test on OCinside.de with LGA1151 socket for the 8th generation Intel Coffee Lake processor. We tested it with an Intel Core i7-8700K processor and tried to overclock the Intel H370 motherboard – the emphasis is on trying. Of course you will see also interesting thermal images and a 360 degree view as well as several benchmarks. Let’s take a look at where the strengths and … Continue reading ASRock H370 Pro4 Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

ASRock X299M Extreme4 Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review

Today, we have published an Intel X299 Micro ATX motherboard review with a sweepstake on OCinside.de! After the recently released AMD Threadripper Micro ATX motherboard from ASRock we have the Intel X299 Micro ATX board tested today. The new ASRock X299M Extreme4 not only offers great features like three PCI Express slots, two Ultra M.2 32Gb/s slots, eight SATA3 ports, etc. but even has some more unusual features like the OC header. What this means and how the X299 Micro … Continue reading ASRock X299M Extreme4 Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review

ASRock X399M Taichi AMD TR4 Motherboard Review

We have tested another AMD Threadripper motherboard for you on OCinside.de and are excited! This time we test with the ASRock X399M Taichi a small Micro ATX motherboard for AMD Ryzen Threadripper processors. The tiny Socket TR4 motherboard is tested and overclocked in the OC test with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X CPU. Looking at the features of the X399M Taichi motherboard, one can hardly believe that this is a Micro ATX motherboard. Because three PCI Express slots, four DDR4 … Continue reading ASRock X399M Taichi AMD TR4 Motherboard Review

Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB 32GB DDR4 4x 8GB DDR4-2666 Review

We test the brand new Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB memory modules on OCinside.de, which were officially introduced at review date! The brand new 32GB DDR4-2666 Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB Gaming Memory Kit from Micron, consists of four 8GB DDR4 modules or two 16GB DDR4 kits of two 8GB modules each. The four DDR4 modules are suitable for Intel X299 or AMD X399 PCs in Quad Channel Mode, as well as for Z370, X370 or X470 systems in Dual Channel Mode. … Continue reading Ballistix Tactical Tracer RGB 32GB DDR4 4x 8GB DDR4-2666 Review

Antec HCG 750W Gold Power Supply Review

Today we test on OCinside.de the Antec High Current Gamer Gold Modular power supply with 750 Watt total power. The Antec HCG 750W 80PLUS Gold power supply is fully modular and offers a button with a very special function. In the review we will look at the cable management, power supply design, energy efficiency and of course the special feature. There is even again an interactive 360 degree view and thermal images of the power supply in this review.

AOC Agon AG271QX Monitor Review

After testing the AOC AG241QG nVidia G-Sync monitor we are testing today on OCinside.de the 27-inch AOC AG271QX FreeSync monitor with 2560×1440 16:9 WQHD resolution and up to 144 Hz frame rate. In the detailed review we also give some tips on buying a monitor, on display settings and a comparison of the current monitor resolutions.

ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review

Today we test with the ASRock X299E-ITX/ac on OCinside.de the first ITX sized motherboard for the Intel LGA 2066 socket. When you look at the mainboard layout, it quickly becomes clear that ASRock had to use every millimetre of the board to accommodate this excellent basic equipment. The Intel X299 ITX motherboard even offers room for four DDR4 SODIMM modules with quad channel support, three fast Ultra M.2 32Gb/s slots, six SATA3 ports, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth v4.0, 7.1 Purity 4 … Continue reading ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review

ASRock X299 Taichi Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review

Today we tested and overclocked the ASRock X299 Taichi motherboard. After the AMD Ryzen Threadripper ASRock X399 Taichi motherboard we now have the pleasure to test an Intel Core i9-7900X Skylake-X CPU on the ASRock X299 Taichi motherboard. As previously reported in the Intel OC Community, we were able to overclock the Core i9-7900X from 3.3 GHz to almost 5.2 GHz and this is an awesome result in this high-end range. Also great is the basic configuration of the ASRock … Continue reading ASRock X299 Taichi Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review

18 Year OCinside.de Anniversary Contest

OCinside.de has its 18 year online anniversary and this is celebrated with a big giveaway! In the last few months, the team at ocinside.de has published numerous reviews and guides, as well as optimizations from the current CMS to the new server and SSL upgrade. OCinside.de is now grown up and of course the celebration gets bigger. That is why we have published a big contest up to and including 3rd January 2018 with great prizes from headset over SSDs … Continue reading 18 Year OCinside.de Anniversary Contest

ASRock X370 Gaming-ITX/ac AMD AM4 Motherboard Review

Today we are testing the ASRock X370 Gaming-ITX/ac, the first AMD Ryzen motherboard in ITX format on OCinside. The AMD AM4 ITX motherboard has been tested and overclocked with an AMD Ryzen 5 1600 and an AMD Ryzen 7 1800X CPU. The ITX motherboard results and the features almost match the large ATX AM4 motherboards. How high the ASRock X370 Gaming-ITX motherboard could be overclocked and what great features it has to offer on the smallest space we show in … Continue reading ASRock X370 Gaming-ITX/ac AMD AM4 Motherboard Review

ASRock X399 Taichi AMD TR4 Motherboard Review

After the ASRock X399 Taichi video, we have reviewed the AMD Ryzen Threadripper motherboard on OCinside today. The high-end Socket TR4 motherboard was tested in our OC test with an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X CPU and overclocked to the limit. The X399 motherboard offers an extremely good basic equipment with five PCI Express slots, eight DDR4 slots, three fast Ultra M.2 32Gb/s slots as well as 32Gb/s U.2 ports, eight SATA3 ports, ASRock BIOS flashback function for BIOS updates without … Continue reading ASRock X399 Taichi AMD TR4 Motherboard Review

Streacom FC8 Alpha ITX Case Review

Today we test on OCinside.de the new Streacom FC8 Alpha Mini-ITX case and the Streacom Nano160 PSU 160 Watt power supply. The Streacom FC8 is an upper-class passive cooled aluminum ITX case, with which you can build an excellent fanless Office PC or even gaming system without any fan. But of course, the most sensible application would be a silent HTPC for the living room. However, there are also downsides you should know before you buy. We have tested the … Continue reading Streacom FC8 Alpha ITX Case Review

How to build a Fanless PC Tutorial

Step by step to a silent living room HTPC without any fan noise. For the soon coming review of the Streacom FC8 Alpha ITX case, we have written a new HTPC construction guide. This time we have build even a completely silent PC for the living room.

ASRock Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

Today we test a nice, tiny Mini ITX motherboard for Intel LGA 1151 processors with the ASRock Fatal1ty Z270 Gaming-ITX/ac. In the previous video on YouTube, we have already shown an overview of the ITX motherboard and today following the review with all the details, OC results, benchmarks and infrared thermal images. Soon, we will also publish an ITX case review where we have installed this awesome gaming ITX motherboard. One thing in advance: We are excited!