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Hardware Reviews, Video Cards

MSI Twin Frozr Gaming Radeon R9 280 OC Edition Video Card Review

MSI Twin Frozr Gaming Radeon R9 280 OC Edition Video Card ReviewIf you found one or more awesome games on the last gamescom gaming fair, you might want to or must upgrade your PC hardware. Here comes the fast MSI Twin Frozr Gaming R9 280 OC Edition graphics card just at the right time, because in addition to the motherboard, CPU, memory and hard drive or SSD, the graphics card performance is very important for current games. But not only … Continue reading MSI Twin Frozr Gaming Radeon R9 280 OC Edition Video Card Review →

Cooling, Hardware Reviews, Water Coolers

Antec Kuhler H2O 1250 Review

The company Antec is mainly known for their high-performance power supplies. Antec recently published this AIO water cooling, which is remarkable for its design. Can the cooling performance satisfy and are all other results of the Antec H2O 1250 Liquid CPU cooler optimally solved ? We will see in this Antec Kuhler H2O 1250 review and even listen to sound examples. Whether the cooling can prevail despite or perhaps because of the design against the competition be clarified in the … Continue reading Antec Kuhler H2O 1250 Review →

Cooling, Hardware Reviews, Water Coolers

Cooler Master Nepton 140XL Review

As an established manufacturer Cooler Master has already proved several times their experience in many product areas. For some time now, Cooler Master produces AIO water cooling systems and we have already tested their powerful Eisberg Prestige 240L cooler. The latest water cooler model is the Cooler Master Nepton 140XL, at which we will take a closer look today. The analogy to the Greek god of the sea can not be a coincidence. Whether Cooler Master’s latest creation will chase … Continue reading Cooler Master Nepton 140XL Review →

Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA1150, Intel Motherboards

ASRock Z97 Extreme6 Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review

Today, a very special review of the ASRock Z97 Extreme6 motherboard is published here at OCinside.de, which brings tears of joy to the eyes of enthusiasts. The motherboard is based on the Z97 chipset, which already has many features and ASRock has perfected these features again at this new Z97 flagship. The ASRock Z97 Extreme6 offers e.g. a HDD saver function, an Ultra M.2 slot with up to 32 GB/s, a M.2 with 6 GB/s, a mini PCIe slot, SATA … Continue reading ASRock Z97 Extreme6 Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review →

Air Coolers, Cooling, Hardware Reviews

X2 Products Eclipse IV Review

A relatively new brand on the PC market is the company X2 Products, with their headquarter in the Netherlands. The more interesting it will be for all readers, that we are taking a closer look at their first CPU cooler, today. Here at OCinside.de we test today the brand new X2 Products Eclipse IV CPU cooler. If the cooler leaves the competiton behind and even obscure the sun, we like to find out for you in this review. Thanks for … Continue reading X2 Products Eclipse IV Review →

Air Coolers, Cooling, Hardware Reviews

Titan Fenrir Siberia Review

Titan is a known brand in the pc hardware and accessories scene. Not only because of their massive aluminum frame fans and various accessories. Meanwhile, the Taiwanese company also produces a wide range of CPU coolers. One of them is the Titan Fenrir Siberia Edition. We will find out in this review, if it remains just as cool as the eponymous Fenris Wolf in the far north. Thanks for the support … Many thanks for the review to Marauder25 and … Continue reading Titan Fenrir Siberia Review →

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket 754, AMD Socket 939, AMD Socket AM2 and AM2+, AMD Socket AM3 and AM3+, AMD Socket FM1, AMD Socket FM2 and FM2+, Hardware Reviews

AMD Motherboard Reviews – Socket AM3+, AM2, FM2+, FM2, FM1, 939, 754 and AM3 Roundup

In order to view a summary before purchasing a AMD motherboard, a new chart comparing all the Socket AM3+, AM3, FM2+, FM2, FM1, AM2+, AM2, 939 and 754 motherboards previously tested on ocinside.de is now online. This overview is a summary of all results and also contains the most important overclocking options like e.g. multiplier, Vcore, etc.

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket AM1, Hardware Reviews

ASRock AM1H-ITX Socket AM1 Mini-ITX Motherboard Review

Not for overclockers, but instead a great choice to save power with high standards, this is how you could shortly describe the latest OCinside.de review of the current AMD Socket AM1 Mini-ITX motherboard. The ASRock AM1H-ITX motherboard has one PCI Express slot, two DDR3-1600 slots, four SATA3 ports, Gigabit LAN, 7.1 sound with optical S/PDIF output, and graphics output via D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, or DisplayPort 1.2 and offers even 4K resolution. The power connection is optimally solved, because the ASRock … Continue reading ASRock AM1H-ITX Socket AM1 Mini-ITX Motherboard Review →

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket FM2 and FM2+, Hardware Reviews

ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Socket FM2+ Motherboard Review

Today, here at OCinside.de we test the ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer – a brand new Socket FM2+ motherboard with special gaming features, or rather killer features. The Socket FM2+ motherboard is backward compatible with Socket FM2, so we have tested it with an AMD Richland and AMD Trinity in addition to the latest AMD Kaveri processor. Not only the compatibility has been tested, but also the performance and the overclocking options with an AMD A10-7850K, A10-6800K and A10-5800K APU on … Continue reading ASRock Fatal1ty FM2A88X+ Killer Socket FM2+ Motherboard Review →

Cases, Hardware Reviews

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 →

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket FM2 and FM2+, Hardware Reviews

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 →

Cases, Hardware Reviews

Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Review

The Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 PC case does not only caught the eye by its special simplicity, but due to the large mesh surfaces on the top and the front, which have an extremely high airflow and thanks to the integrated dust filters they can be cleaned very easily as well. Fractal Design delivers the Arc R2 mid-tower PC case with an acrylic window, USB 3.0 ports, three silent 140 mm R2 fans with 3-step fan control and the … Continue reading Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 Review →

Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA1150, Intel Motherboards

ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review

Today we test the new ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Intel LGA 1150 motherboard at OCinside.de. It is based on the Intel Z87 chipset and offers a high-quality solution for current 1150-pin Haswell processors like the Intel Core i7-4770K, Intel Core i5-4570 or the Intel Core i5-4670K, which we have used to test and overclock this motherboard. Surely only a few motherboards can compete with the recently tested ASRock Z87M OC Formula when overclocking, but the basic equipment of the ASRock Extreme … Continue reading ASRock Z87 Extreme4 Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review →

Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA1150, Intel Motherboards

ASRock Z87M OC Formula Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review

Awesome This is how we could describe the brand-new ASRock Z87M OC Formula motherboard for Intel Haswell CPUs in the shortest mainboard review with just one word. We were also amazed about the plenty of features which can be integrated in such a small micro-ATX 8-layer PCB Z87 motherboard layout. ASRock offers especially very powerful options for overclockers with this LGA1150 motherboard. Overclock enthusiasts will have tears of joy in their eyes when looking in the UEFI Setup, so it … Continue reading ASRock Z87M OC Formula Intel LGA1150 Motherboard Review →

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket FM2 and FM2+, Hardware Reviews

ASRock FM2A85X-ITX AMD Socket FM2 ITX Motherboard Review

Today we test a tiny AMD Trinity Socket FM2 motherboard on OCinside.de, which is ideal to build a fast HTPC or even a small gaming PC with its Mini-ITX form factor and AMD A85X chipset. Just 17x17cm in size, the ITX motherboard offers many amazing features of the recently tested ASRock FM2A85X Extreme6 ATX mainboard, which received our OverClocking Dream award. The ASRock FM2A85X-ITX motherboard has one PCI Express slot, seven SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, Gigabit LAN, 7.1 sound … Continue reading ASRock FM2A85X-ITX AMD Socket FM2 ITX Motherboard Review →