Hardware Reviews

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

Crucial m4 128GB CT128M4SSD2 SSD RAID Review

Today, two fast Crucial m4 128GB SSDs were tested in RAID0 to get more performance. Regarding TRIM there are still weak points for a SSD RAID, but the ocinside.de review will show if this is really important. The team of 2x Crucial m4 128GB in RAID0 is compared against 1x 256GB Crucial m4 and against 1x 128GB Crucial m4. We will see who keeps one step ahead and if it is better to buy one large SSD or two smaller … Continue reading Crucial m4 128GB CT128M4SSD2 SSD RAID Review

CM Storm Alcor and CM Storm Mizar Review

Surely everyone wonders what it is about the star constellation. A few days ago Cooler Master has introduced the two computer mice CM Storm Mizar and Alcor. It is becoming harder to find good sounding names for computer hardware. In this case, however, Cooler Master managed to choose two names for their latest creation, arising not from imagination, because at Mizar and Alcor are two stars that are located in the constellation Big Mouse uh Ursa Major. But instead of … Continue reading CM Storm Alcor and CM Storm Mizar Review

Cooler Master CM 690 III Review

Almost 4 years ago, we tested the Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced chassis and after some variations of the award winning Mid-Tower, the new CM 690 III is now published by Cooler Master, which we tested in this review. However it quickly became clear that this CM 690 III offers in comparison to the CM 690 II predecessor not only improvements. That is why we have decided to integrate a CM 690 III casemod guide in this review to … Continue reading Cooler Master CM 690 III Review

MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GeForce GTX 780 Ti OC Edition Video Card Review

MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GeForce GTX 780 Ti OC Edition Video Card Review Before starting with the review of the MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GTX 780 Ti OC lets make a little time travel … A small company called 3dfx presented the Voodoo 3d accelerator card in October 1996. In addition to the introductory price of around 600 Dollar you still need to buy a standard graphic card that costs 200-300 Dollar. What has then begun holds to be persistent: … Continue reading MSI Twin Frozr Gaming GeForce GTX 780 Ti OC Edition Video Card Review

Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler Reader Review

A new reader review is published today at OCinside.de. This time the current Phanteks PH-TC14PE tower cooler is tested and the cooler made a very good impression. If you are looking for a new CPU cooler, you will literally overwhelmed by the wide selection that is available on the market. Was it in times of 386 processors still safe to use the boxed cooler, so a current CPU generates about 80-120 watts heat output, which can not be easily discharged. … Continue reading Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler Reader Review

CM Storm Stryker Review

Today, OCinside.de presents a test of the CM Storm Stryker Big Tower from Cooler Master. Who associates the word Stryker with a 8×8 multifunction armored vehicle from the U.S. Army is not so wrong. But until we get one of those to make a test, we present you a much more interesting product from Cooler Master – the CM Storm Stryker Big Tower – which received our Overclocking Dream Award 01/2014. Together with his brother CMStorm Trooper Cooler Master wants … Continue reading CM Storm Stryker Review

Xigmatek Prime SD1484 Reader Review

Today, we present a new reader review at OCinside.de. This time, the reader Hattiro tested the Xigmatek Prime SD1484 CPU cooler. So let us take a look at the results of the Xigmatek Prime SD1484. And in the interactive fit for fan guide, you can listen to the sound of this cooler with one or two fans and you can virtually measure its size on different motherboards. Here is the Xigmatek Prime SD1484 reader review.

ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+ AMD Socket FM2+ Motherboard Review

Today, we test the first motherboard with the new Socket FM2+ for AMD Kaveri processors at OCinside.de that is also backward compatible with Socket FM2 Richland and Trinity processors. The AMD FM2+ motherboard based on the AMD A88X Bolton-D4 chipset and has a total of five PCI Express slots, two PCI slots, four memory slots with AMP and XMP support, seven SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, Gigabit LAN, HDMI-In, HDMI output, D-Sub VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, 7.1 purity sound and lots … Continue reading ASRock FM2A88X Extreme6+ AMD Socket FM2+ Motherboard Review

Seagate ST2000DX001 2TB SSHD Review

SSD, HDD or SSHD ? We have already published some SSD and HDD reviews on OCinside.de and for quite some time we are also testing the combination of solid state drive and hard disk drive in one drive – the so-called SSHD. The advantages of the SSHD are obvious: The price is several times below a SSD with identical capacity. Now we like to answer the question if the SSHD can keep at least partially with a SSD, or if … Continue reading Seagate ST2000DX001 2TB SSHD Review

Logitech G13 Advance USB Gameboard Reader Review

You like to do a thousand things at the same time while playing online games. Jump and reload while overrunning the enemy hordes and post the teammate in the group the number of today’s victories. For a standard keyboard these functions are usually far apart and can not be assigned that easily. Here Logitech offers a solution with their G13 Gameboard. It is a little extra keyboard which is supposed to find its place next to the normal keyboard. Full … Continue reading Logitech G13 Advance USB Gameboard Reader Review

Metadot DasKeyboard Model S Professional Clicky MX Blue Reader Review

Today, the first official reader review at OCinside.de is published. Everyone, who like to test hardware or software, can now apply to the reader review in the OCinside.de Forum. In the first review of a reader, the Metadot DasKeyboard Model S Professional Clicky MX Blue is tested. Who often plays or writes long letters on the home PC, knows the following Problem. The plastic keyboard squeaks at all corners and edges, buttons falling out or are not correctly recognized when … Continue reading Metadot DasKeyboard Model S Professional Clicky MX Blue Reader Review

Cooler Master V700 PSU Review

The Cooler Master V700 is a fully modular power supply and enables an optimal adjustment of all internal PC cables. The 80PLUS Gold power supply and the connecting cables are supplied each in a bag to have all necessary cables ready to hand for the next PC upgrade. The first impression of the new 700 watt power supply is already excellent. In the following review, we look at the modular Cooler Master V700 high-end PSU and compare the results with … Continue reading Cooler Master V700 PSU Review