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

Thermaltake Toughair 510 Review

Slim tower cooler with two 120 fans and thermal compound dispensing tool! Today, we at OCinside.de take a look at the compact Toughair 510 tower cooler from Thermaltake. Whether it can convince and which features it offers, we will show in the following review.

Icy Dock MB834MK-B V2 ToughArmor Review

Extremely rugged SFF-8654 4i removable frame for two M.2 NVMe PCIe SSDs! We recently tested the Icy Dock MB021VP-B, a removable frame for an U.2 NVMe SSD, and today we are taking a look at the MB834MK-B V2 removable frame from the ToughArmor series, the perfect counterpart for two M.2 NVMe SSDs. Whether you place the removable frame in a server rack, a 3.5-inch housing slot or simply on the enclosure is up to you. In any case, the two … Continue reading Icy Dock MB834MK-B V2 ToughArmor Review

Icy Dock MB021VP-B FlexiDock Review

Robust U.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD mobile rack enclosure with SFF-8654 connector! The MB021VP-B removable frame from the FlexiDock series enables the comfortable installation of an U.2 NVMe SSD in a 3.5-inch bay. Icy Dock promises a quick replacement of the U.2 SSD without tools. Using the EZConvert adapter, we were even able to operate a fast Crucial T700 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD in it, which can even be switched on and off as required.

Icy Dock MB604SPO-B and MB411SPO-1B ToughArmor Review

Full metal removable frames, a specialty of Icy Dock! Today on OCinside.de we take a look at a 5.25-inch Icy Dock ToughArmor MB604SPO-B removable frame, which can be equipped with a SlimLine ODD and up to four 2.5-inch SSDs as a hot-swap. We also test the Icy Dock ToughArmor MB411SPO-1B, which converts a standard SlimLine ODD slot into a 2.5-inch SATA SSD frame. In the following test, we will see whether both Icy Dock products deliver what they promise!

Icy Dock ExpressCage MB038SP-B Review

Icy Dock has recently launched another interesting product from its ExpressCage series, which is suitable for SoHo, server and industrial applications. Today on OCinside.de we present a test of the ExpressCage MB038SP-B full metal removable rack with eight 2.5-inch bays for SAS or SATA SSDs.

Arctic Freezer 36 A-RGB Review

Cooler update from Arctic! The cooler specialists Arctic have today updated the popular Freezer 35 single-tower cooler and optimized it for the latest processors from Intel and AMD. There should be something for every preference among the five different versions of the new Freezer 36 and Arctic has included a very special accessory for Intel processors. The following review here on OCinside.de reveals what it is and how the Freezer 36 performs in terms of cooling performance, ease of installation, … Continue reading Arctic Freezer 36 A-RGB Review

Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280 A-RGB Review

New water cooling system from Arctic presented today and already tested on OCinside.de! In order to meet the requirements of the latest CPU generations, the cooling specialists at Arctic have given their successful product of recent years a makeover and released the Liquid Freezer III, an optimized water cooler for AMD AM4/AM5 and Intel Socket 1700. On top of this, the visual aspects have even been taken to the next level with enhanced RGB functions, which can of course also … Continue reading Arctic Liquid Freezer III 280 A-RGB Review

Cooler Master GA241 Monitor Review

Affordable Full HD monitor with VA panel! Today on OCinside.de we are testing the latest Cooler Master GA241 FHD gaming monitor with AMD FreeSync and VA panel. In the following Cooler Master GA241 review, we show the strengths and weaknesses of this affordable monitor.

ASRock Z790 Riptide WiFi Motherboard Review

Powerful Intel Raptor Lake refresh motherboard! After the Unboxing Video and the Intel Core i9-14900K Review we test today on OCinside.de the ASRock Z790 Riptide WiFi motherboard from the Phantom Gaming series in detail. The ASRock Z790 Riptide WiFi is a high-end Z790 refresh motherboard with DDR5 and socket LGA1700 for Intel 12/13/14th Gen processors as well as numerous features at a reasonable price!

DeepCool Assassin IV Review

High-end air cooler from DeepCool! Today we are testing the new premium air cooler Assassin IV from the current DeepCool product portfolio for the latest Intel and AMD sockets, which is the direct successor to the already very successful Assassin III. The Assassin IV is supposed to combine the best cooling performance, low noise development and elegant design at a reasonable price. Our following review here on OCinside.de reveals what the air cooler is capable of and what other highlights … Continue reading DeepCool Assassin IV Review

ASRock B650E Taichi Lite AMD AM5 Motherboard Review

Today on OCinside.de we are testing the price-reduced but still top equipped ASRock B650E Taichi Lite motherboard. ASRock promises maximum features without compromises and at a lower price than the normal B650E Taichi motherboard. Whether this is true, or maybe too much has been saved somewhere, is revealed in our following test report including a video of the review!

Arctic Freezer 4U-M Review

When it comes to cooling server CPUs, you don’t necessarily have to use an OEM cooler. With the Freezer 4U-M, Arctic now presents a multi-compatible high-performance air cooler for professional workstations and servers in 4U format. The following review reveals what the 1.2 kg heavy cooler has to offer in detail.