Search Results for: M.2

Drive Cages, Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD

Icy Dock MB840M2P-B ToughArmor Review

Icy Dock has just released another new product from the ToughArmor series, which we are already testing on OCinside.de. Just recently we had a look at the Icy Dock ToughArmor MB839SP-B PCIe card for use with 2.5-inch SATA drives and now there is an interesting solution with the Icy Dock MB840M2P-B PCIe slot card to install an M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD in a PCIe 3.0 x4 slot. We have tested this extraordinary PCIe card with removable M.2 NVMe frame extensively … Continue reading Icy Dock MB840M2P-B ToughArmor Review →

Hardware Reviews, Misc Reviews

devolo Magic 2 WiFi next Multiroom Kit Review

Today we are testing the Magic 2 WiFi next Multiroom Kit, a very special powerline set from devolo. Surely everyone has had bad WLAN reception at some location in their apartment, house, basement or garden and has been looking for a simple solution to improve their WLAN performance. Often WLAN repeaters are used, but they usually halve the WLAN bandwidth. In the following devolo Magic 2 WiFi next review on OCinside.de, we will show you how this works more elegantly … Continue reading devolo Magic 2 WiFi next Multiroom Kit Review →

Hardware Reviews, Misc Reviews, PC Systems

HP Omen 15 Gaming Laptop Review

Today we are testing the brand new HP Omen 15 2020 gaming laptop with the extremely powerful AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor, GeForce GTX 1650 TI graphics card and 144Hz IPS display at OCinside. With Full-HD resolution and 4GB GDDR6 VRAM, HP tries to create the balancing act between smooth gaming experience and low purchase price. If this is possible with the HP Omen 15 laptop, we will show in the following review.

Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA1200, Intel Motherboards

ASRock H470 Steel Legend Motherboard Review

After the previous ASRock B460 Steel Legend review we are testing today on OCinside.de the current ASRock H470 Steel Legend motherboard for Intel LGA1200 processors. How the H470 motherboard performed in comparison to its counterpart with Intel B460 chipset and if you can better overclock an Intel Core i5-10500 CPU with it, we show in the following review.

Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA1200, Intel Motherboards

ASRock B460 Steel Legend Motherboard Review

Today we test on OCinside.de with the ASRock B460 Steel Legend a brand new motherboard for current Intel LGA1200 processors. The ASRock B460 Steel Legend offers a solid basic equipment including 2.5 Gigabit LAN and some features like the addressable RGB lighting at the chipset cooler and even under the motherboard. However, the inexpensive Intel B460 chipset also has disadvantages in overclocking. In the following review we will nevertheless try to get the highest performance out of an Intel Core … Continue reading ASRock B460 Steel Legend Motherboard Review →

Drive Cages, Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD

Icy Dock MB795SP-B and MB703M2P-B Review

Today we take a look at a 5.25-inch Icy Dock flexiDOCK MB795SP-B removable frame on OCinside.de, which can be equipped with a 3.5-inch HDD and a 2.5-inch SSD as hot-swap. We also test the Icy Dock EZConvert MB703M2P-B, with which you can convert a standard M.2 SATA SSD into a 2.5-inch SSD. In the following test we’ll see if both products from Icy Dock deliver what they promise.

Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA2066, Intel Motherboards

ASRock X299 Creator Motherboard Review

Today we test the ASRock X299 Creator High-End motherboard on OCinside.de. The latest X299 Creator motherboard supports Skylake-X and Skylake-X Refresh, as well as the current Cascade Lake-X processor series. ASRock has raised the bar even higher with their new Creator series and impressed us with a phenomenal basic equipment. From 10 Gigabit LAN up to Mini DisplayPort inputs, everything is included!

Hardware Reviews, Monitors, Peripherals

AOC Agon AG273QX Monitor Review

More is better, this is definitely true for the specifications of the AOC Agon AG273QX gaming monitor. The AG273QX comes with an impressive 27 inch screen diagonal, 165 Hz and 1 ms response time. It also offers a few more features, which we of course take a close look at in this review.

Cases, Hardware Reviews, Unboxing and Video Reviews

Zalman Z7 Neo Review

The Korean manufacturer Zalman has been producing various PC accessories for 20 years now. They became known for their powerful CPU cooling solutions and now they offer a wide range of external USB cases, power supplies, keyboards, coolers and many other components. This time we will focus on the low-priced midi tower case Z7 Neo, which offers two real glass panels and four RGB fans including the corresponding controller despite its low price. What other clever features are hidden in … Continue reading Zalman Z7 Neo Review →

Drive Cages, Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Icy Dock MB601VK-B and MB705M2P-B and ASRock U.2 Review

Today we are looking at a very special combination of different U.2 products on OCinside.de. To be more precise, we test a Crucial P1 1TB M.2 NVMe Gen3 x4 SSD in the Icy Dock EZConvert MB705M2P-B U.2 frame, which was connected in the Icy Dock ToughArmor MB601VK-B U.2 hot-swap removable frame with a Delock SFF 8643 U.2 miniSAS HD cable via the ASRock U.2 Kit on the ASRock X299 Taichi XE Intel LGA 2066 motherboard. Sounds complicated, but is despite … Continue reading Icy Dock MB601VK-B and MB705M2P-B and ASRock U.2 Review →

Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Crucial MX500 2TB SSD Review

Today we test on OCinside.de the big Crucial MX500 SSD with 2TB capacity! Already some months ago we tested the Crucial MX500 with 1TB, which performed well. However, since some users don’t get along with 1TB total size, we now take a close look at Crucial’s largest MX500 SSD to date and compare it with dozens of other SSDs. Can the big MX500 2TB SSD keep up with the fast MX500 1TB SSD? We show this in the following review!

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket AM4, Hardware Reviews, Unboxing and Video Reviews

ASRock X570 Extreme4 AMD AM4 Motherboard Review

Today we test on OCinside.de with the ASRock X570 Extreme4 a powerful ATX motherboard for current AMD Ryzen 3000 processors. We overclocked the AMD Ryzen 3000 motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 7 3800X processor and tested it extensively. In the following motherboard review we show the impressive features of the ASRock X570 Extreme4 and will see how it compares to the previous AMD motherboards.