Hardware Reviews

Here you’ll see tests and overclocking suitability of the following hardware components …

Cooler Master MasterAir MA410P Review

At Cooler Master, the sails have been set on RGB course for a while now. With the MA410P, Cooler Master combines a heat pipe tower cooler with their proven RGB fans. Today, we are checking whether the Cooler Master MasterAir MA410P can convince both with its cooling performance and its optics. Additionally there is a new video in the Cooler Master MasterAir review and another video with all RGB effects in our OCinside YouTube channel.

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.

Arctic Freezer 33 eSports One Review

Today we are testing the brand new Arctic Freezer 33 eSports One cooler, which Arctic offers in red, white, green and yellow. Of course the cooler is eSports compatible, but the price is even more sporty, because at the moment the new Arctic Freezer 33 eSports One CPU cooler is even significantly lower than the recently tested Arctic Freezer 33 Plus. We test the air cooler with an Intel Core i9-7900X system in different scenarios and show what to consider.

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

Arctic Freezer 12 Review

For the slim purse and/or slim case, Arctic offers the Freezer 12, a compact heat pipe cooler with 92mm fan tower design. We test the cooling performance and will check today on OCinside.de with the new AM4 test system, whether reserves for overclocking remain.

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

ASRock X299E-ITX/ac w/ Bitspower Leviathan Xtreme AIO 240 Video

Today we released a video in German with English subtitles about the ASRock X299E-ITX/ac motherboard with a Bitspower Leviathan Xtreme All In One 240 water cooling on OCinside.de. The water cooling has been specially adapted to the ASRock motherboard and cools not only the Intel Core i9 LGA2066 processor, but also the motherboards voltage regulators and power chokes. The detailed review of the new ASRock ITX motherboard and the water cooling review will follow soon.

Crucial BX300 480 GB SSD Review

Today we are testing the latest development from Micron and this is the Crucial BX300 480GB SSD, which with the next generation 3D MLC NAND will become a price breaker with high performance in the entry-level segment and will even be offered as a small 120GB as well as a BX300 240GB SSD. So much in advance: It was a success!

Antec Mercury 120 Review

All-in-one coolers have found their way into domestic PCs for several years and we were already able to test dozens of them. Most AIO designs are very similar. Antec is trying to set some accents in the Mercury series with some eye-catching attachments and a very special lighting. We tested the model with the 120mm radiator and show in the current Antec Mercury M120 review how the new CPU cooler performs.

Aukey 1080P Dash Cam Review

Today we are testing an Aukey DR01 1080P Dashcam and show not only the technical details with some pictures of the dash cam, but also a video with different dash cam requirements in our OCinside YouTube Channel.

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

AeroCool DS 230 Reader Review

Today a new reader test is published. This time, Blade1972 is testing the AeroCool DS 230 midi tower in his first OCinside.de reader review. Deadsilence remastered – In 2014, Aerocool landed a big hit with its predecessor DS200, which impressed with its innovative design and high quality. Today we look at the successor of the almost legendary DS 200 and see what Aerocool has come up with something new.