AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Review

After the recently published AMD Ryzen 5 7600X review, we take a look at the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processor on OCinside.de today. We are curious to see how the power of 16 cores and 32 threads compares to the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and how well the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X can be overclocked. We also show an interesting AMD Ryzen thermal image video in the OCinside YouTube Channel.

Thermal Paste Roundup

Thermal paste comparison! Today we test a rather inconspicuous component on OCinside.de, without which an adequate cooling would not be possible. Various thermal pastes are tested today and we will find out if it is worth investing in them or if the supplementary paste of the newly purchased cooler is actually sufficient. We tested the Arctic MX-4, Cooler Master Cryofuze, Noctua NH-H1, Noctua NH-H2, Endorfy Pactum PT-4, Streacom TX13, Thermal Grizzly Aeronaut, Hydronaut and Kryonaut extreme as well as the … Continue reading Thermal Paste Roundup

Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL360 Flux Review

Large radiator surface, new Flux fans and a lot of ARGB including its own controller! Today we are testing the new MasterLiquid PL360 Flux AIO water cooling from Cooler Master. A high-quality dual-chamber pump, redesigned Flux series fans and the 360mm radiator promise superior heat exchange. We are curious and take a close look at the AIO in the following review on OCinside.de. In addition, there are new videos of the RGB effects on our OCinside YouTube channel and a … Continue reading Cooler Master MasterLiquid PL360 Flux Review

Arctic Liquid Freezer II Service Kit Installation Guide

Mistakes can happen! It is important that they are detected and fixed in time. Unfortunately, a certain batch of Liquid Freezer II water coolers from Arctic had faulty gaskets installed under the cold plates. Water leakage in the PC would of course be the last thing you want when running a water cooling system, as this may cause damage to the PC. Today we show on OCinside.de how to replace the gasket under the cold plate of the AIO water … Continue reading Arctic Liquid Freezer II Service Kit Installation Guide

Arctic P14 Slim PWM PST Review

Flat 140mm fans from Arctic! After the slim 12cm fans, Arctic now releases the larger P14 Slim PWM PST fans. The new super-thin, pressure-optimized 14cm fans have a thickness of just 16mm, making them only 1mm thicker than the thin 12cm Arctic P12 Slim PWM PST fans. When space is ever limited in the SFF PC case, these fans can be the solution. Our following test reveals whether they are also good besides being thin.

Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 A-RGB Review

At the release of the first water cooler with RGB lighting, Arctic only offered models with 12cm fans. In the meantime, Arctic has expanded its range and offers the full spectrum of CPU water coolers with two or three 12 or 14cm, RGB or A-RGB illuminated fans. Arctic is now also including an LGA 1700 mounting kit for the latest 12th generation Intel Core CPUs with all Liquid Freezer II series coolers. Time for us to run the more powerful … Continue reading Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 A-RGB Review

Sapphire Nitro+ S360-A Review

The first AIO water cooling from Sapphire! We are testing the Nitro+ S360-A, the very first all in one water cooling from Sapphire introduced today. A standout feature is the aRGB illuminated pump head, which is made in the style of the Nitro+ series. Sapphire calls it the Organic Spider Pump Cap design. In the review, we’ll see how good the cooling performance is on an AMD Ryzen 9 5900X system and show a video of the fancy aRGB effects … Continue reading Sapphire Nitro+ S360-A Review

22 Years OCinside.de Contest Winners

Ho, ho, hoo, today the lucky winners were drawn from our 22 Years OCinside.de Contest! We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our readers, reviewers, webmasters, news posters and of course our cooperation partners Merry Xmas and a prosperous New Year 2022! The daily Hardware News will also be published during holidays without Xmas break on OCinside.de and Hardwarespot.de and for sure we will also publish some reviews as well.

Cooler Master MasterBox NR200P Review

Small but powerful! That’s the slogan when you look at the MasterBox NR200P case from Cooler Master, which is now also available in the colors Caribbean Blue, Flamingo Pink, Nightshade Purple and Sunset Orange in addition to black and white. What an eye-catcher the small ITX case can be with its new colors, we show today on OCinside.de in the Cooler Master NR200P Caribbean Blue review.

Lian Li Q58 Review

ITX case at its best! Today we test the Lian Li Q58X4 PCIe 4.0 Edition, the new mini-ITX case from Lian Li, which wants to convince with low dimensions and great modularity. Whether this succeeds, we show with a Biostar ITX motherboard in the following Lian Li Q58X4 review.

Thermaltake Toughliquid 360 ARGB Sync Review

Large radiator surface and a different ARGB control! Today we are testing the new 360mm AIO water cooling system from Thermaltake. The Toughliquid 360 ARGB Sync combines the ToughFan fans already tested by us with a chic ARGB lighting and a large radiator. We are excited and take a closer look at the AIO on OCinside.de in the following review. In addition, there are again new videos of the RGB effects on our OCinside YouTube channel and a video of … Continue reading Thermaltake Toughliquid 360 ARGB Sync Review

Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 A-RGB Review

Today we are testing the first AIO water cooler with A-RGB lighting from Arctic! At the same time, the cooler specialists from Switzerland have also launched a variant with RGB, which is identical to the A-RGB version we tested except for the lighting. Both variants are available as 240mm version with two 120mm fans and as 360mm edition with three 120mm fans. Thus, they cover the most commonly installed sizes with both lighting options. There are also updates to the … Continue reading Arctic Liquid Freezer II 240 A-RGB Review

CPU Cooler Comparison 2021

Large CPU cooler comparison with buying advice! At OCinside.de we have tested over 200 CPU coolers in the last 21 years, ranging from air coolers, custom water coolers or AIO to compressor coolers. Today we would like to present a CPU cooler overview with selected coolers from Alphacool, Arctic, Asus, Cooler Master, Deepcool, Enermax, NZXT, Noctua, PCCooler, Scythe, SilentiumPC and SilverStone in the current CPU cooler chart 2021. So you can quickly find a suitable air cooling or AIO water … Continue reading CPU Cooler Comparison 2021

DIY Nickel Plating Guide

This is how to nickel plate. Nickel-plated surfaces are frequently encountered in everyday life. Furniture fittings, tools and even CPU coolers are often coated with a thin layer of nickel. It protects objects from corrosion and makes them resistant to environmental influences. In the computer area, high-performance CPU coolers are often nickel-plated, as bare copper would otherwise oxidize quickly. In the following nickel plating tutorial on OCinside.de we nickel plate a coldplate and test the nickel plated AIO with liquid … Continue reading DIY Nickel Plating Guide