Crucial M550 512GB SSD Review

Crucial has developed the new M550 SSD, which not only has a significantly better performance, but also provides more usable capacity. Fortunately, we tested all Crucial SSD generations since the first Crucial RealSSD C300 on OCinside.de and see again significant improvements at the current Crucial M550 compared to its predecessors. The Crucial M550 is available as 2.5-inch SATA, mSATA and M.2 SSD with a capacity range between 64 GB and 1 TB. The detailed review will show how fast the […] Continue reading

Crucial M500 480GB SSD Review

Since this week the new M500 SSD from Crucial is available is in the stores and this SSD has not only an enormously high performance, but now also offers a capacity close to the 1TB at a price where some other fast SSD starts with the half size. Today we have the smaller Crucial M500 480 GB SSD CT480M500SSD1 with integrated 256-bit AES encryption tested and extensively benchmarked. Crucial declares both the M500 480 GB SSD and the Crucial M500 […] Continue reading

Icy Dock MB204MP-B ExpressSlot Slide Review

Impressive PCIe 5.0 x16 plug-in card for 4x M.2 NVMe SSD! The new Icy Dock MB204MP-B PCIe plug-in card can accommodate four NVMe SSDs in M.2 format and can be swapped as required. It is called Icy Dock MB204MP-B 4-Slot M.2 NVMe SSD to PCIe x16 adapter card with removable trays and has been equipped with four completely different Crucial M.2 SSDs on OCinside.de and tested on an AMD AM5 ITX motherboard from ASRock with an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X […] Continue reading

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

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 X99 WS-E/10G Intel LGA 2011-3 Motherboard Review

With the latest X99 WS-E/10G motherboard ASRock shows very impressively the way in the future. Because the abbreviation 10G of the ASRock X99 WS-E/10G stands for one or more specifically two Intel X540 network connectors with up to 10 Gigabit per second transfer rate. We have tested two of these high-end motherboards with Intel Core i5-5930K processors and RAID0 arrays consisting of two Crucial MX200 SSDs to compare the very high 10G LAN speed with the current Gigabit LAN standard. […] Continue reading

ASRock Steel Legend 360 LCD Review

New CPU water coolers from ASRock! With its Pro, Challenger, Steel Legend, Phantom Gaming, and WS series, ASRock is launching five water cooler models at once, some of which are also available in different sizes. From affordable entry-level models to fully equipped high-end models with LCD screens and high-performance fans, ASRock offers the full spectrum of CPU water coolers. The Steel Legend 360mm water cooler, featuring an integrated display and high-performance LCP fans, is aimed at users with high expectations […] Continue reading

NZXT N7 B850 AMD AM5 Motherboard Review

It looks fantastic even without RGB! With its new N7 B850 motherboards for AMD processors, NZXT offers well-equipped motherboards with a strong focus on visual elegance. These models completely avoid the integration of RGB LEDs. Instead, NZXT uses sleek plastic covers over large sections of the motherboard to conceal the electronic components as much as possible. The following NZXT N7 B850 Black review on OCinside.de reveals what all of this looks like in detail and how it affects the motherboard’s […] Continue reading

ASRock B850 Rock WiFi 7 AMD AM5 Motherboard Review

ASRock recently announced new AM5 motherboards at CES. Among them is the B850 Rock WiFi 7, which we’ll have a closer look at on OCinside.de this time. The B850 Rock WiFi 7 represents ASRock’s new entry-level offering in the B850 segment. It aims to deliver full functionality, including overclocking capabilities, with practical features at a reasonable price. Our following review will reveal whether ASRock has succeeded in this balancing act.

ASRock X870E Taichi OCF AMD AM5 Motherboard Review

Today, we are testing a very special motherboard. The new X870E Taichi OC Formula AM5 motherboard from ASRock offers the very best features and has also been tuned for maximum overclocking. For the best signal quality, the motherboard has only 2 DIMM slots, but offers space for up to six M.2 SSDs and has two USB4 ports and Wi-Fi 7. In addition, the X870E Taichi OCF has been optimized for operation on a bench table, which is why it has […] Continue reading

AMD Ryzen 7000/9000 DDR5 RAM OC Guide

Today we are focusing once again on the initial core topic of OCinside.de and show how you can significantly increase the speed of DDR5 RAM on AMD Ryzen 7000/9000 systems with just a few simple steps and without having to buy expensive RAM. We reveal how to do this step by step in the following DDR5 Ryzen 7000/9000 RAM OC guide!

Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 A-RGB Review

Boosted water cooling from Arctic! Arctic water coolers have always been among the most powerful complete water coolers for CPUs. With their efficient fans, they are always at the very top despite their low noise level, but the cooler throne is contested by competitors with significantly more powerful fans that don’t care about noise. With the new Liquid Freezer III Pro, Arctic relies on the proven technology of the Liquid Freezer III and now equips the radiator with new high-performance […] Continue reading

Acasis EC-3901 Review

Up to 40 Gbit/s fast Acasis M.2 NVMe 4-Bay RAID SSD Thunderbolt 4 enclosure! Some time ago, we already tested a 4-Bay SSD enclosure, which is connected to the computer via a fast 40 Gbit/s Thunderbolt 4 port. Today we take a closer look at the Acasis EC-3901 4-Bay NVMe SSD Thunderbolt 4 enclosure. It promises very high data rates for an external NVMe SSD enclosure with a fast Thunderbolt 4 connection.

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi 16GB OC Review

Today on OCinside.de we take a close look at the new ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi 16GB OC RDNA 4 graphics card. The AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi is ASRock’s top model and aims to offer customers only the best in every respect. Our following test report reveals the card’s real performance, volume and temperature!