Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Core i5-11600K Review

Intel Core i processors are now in their 11th generation and despite difficulties with 10nm or smaller chip production, Intel still wants to improve performance and sends the Intel Core i5-11600K and the Intel Core i9-11900K from the Intel Rocket Lake-S series into the race today on OCinside.de! As a platform, we have chosen the brand new ASRock Z590 Steel Legend LGA1200 high-end motherboard with Z590 chipset. RAM and NVMe SSD are also pretty fast and come from Crucial, so … Continue reading Intel Core i9-11900K and Intel Core i5-11600K Review

ASRock Z590 Extreme Motherboard Review

Extreme good LGA 1200 motherboard! Today we test the brand new ASRock Z590 Extreme motherboard on OCinside.de for Intel LGA1200 processors of the 11th and 10th generation. Besides Hyper M.2 and Ultra M.2 slots it offers 2.5 Gigabit LAN and 1 Gigabit LAN, USB 3.2 Gen2, ALC1220 audio codec and 14 phases for latest Intel processors. How the motherboard compares to previous Z490, H470 and B460 motherboards and if it can convince, we will now show in the following review.

ASRock B550 Taichi Razer Edition AMD Motherboard Review

Today we are testing the ASRock B550 Taichi Razer Edition, a powerful ATX motherboard for current AMD Ryzen 3000 Matisse, 4000 Renoir and 5000 Vermeer processors. We have overclocked the AMD Ryzen motherboard extensively in the test. In the following motherboard review we will show the features and in an additional video the extensive aRGB effects of the ASRock B550 Taichi Razer Edition and will see how it compares to the previous AMD motherboards.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo V2 Review

Compact and affordable! Today on OCinside.de we are testing the brand new Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo V2 cooler, which is designed for AMD Socket AM4, Intel LGA 1200 and many more sockets. Among others, we test the latest Hyper 212 Evo with an Intel Core i5-10500 CPU on the ASRock Z490 Steel Legend motherboard and show thermal images, 360 degree view and of course all results in the following review.

Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Review

Today we test on OCinside.de the elegant Arctic Freezer 34 eSports cooler in grey/white, which is designed for current AMD AM4, as well as for current Intel 1200 and Intel 2066 sockets and can also be used for some older sockets. We have tested the grey/white version with 120mm BioniX P-Series PWM fan on a current ASRock Steel Legend LGA 1200 motherboard and show all results in the following review including 360 degree view and interesting thermal images.

Arctic Freezer 7 X Review

Today we test on OCinside.de the new Arctic Freezer 7 X cooler, which is very compact and designed for AMD as well as for current Intel sockets. Of course you can’t expect miracles from a 92mm fan on such a small heatsink and although it is multi-compatible, there may be space problems on some motherboards. How we solved this on the brand new Intel LGA1200 ASRock Steel Legend motherboards and if the extremely affordable Freezer 7 X cooler from Arctic … Continue reading Arctic Freezer 7 X Review

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.

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

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!

Asus ROG Ryujin 360 VRM Review and Loop Guide

After we already looked at the CPU cooling performance, RGB effects and the OLED display in the Asus Ryujin 360 review, today the VRM cooling is on the test bench. We take the AIO apart, build a new loop out of it and cool a previously delidded Intel Core i9-7900X without heatspreader with liquid metal. As always including new videos, whereby you shouldn’t miss the extensive video with the water cooling loop tutorial!

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.

gamescom 2019 Coverage

From August 20 to 24, 2019 one of the most important gaming fairs in Europe took place in Cologne, Germany. The OCinside.de team has of course immediately made its way to gamescom to publish the gamescom 2019 report with over 500 gamescom pictures and videos of new gaming hardware, current games, gaming seats, cosplayer, virtual reality, casemods, merchandise articles, retro consoles and crazy vehicles. You should not miss this!

ASRock B365 Pro4 Motherboard Review

Today we test on OCinside.de with the ASRock B365 Pro4 an extraordinary motherboard for Intel LGA1151 v2 processors. The ASRock B365 Pro4 offers a great basic equipment and a lot of features. However, the low Intel B365 price also has a big disadvantage regarding overclocking. In this review we show all details about the features and test the ASRock motherboard with an Intel Core i9-9900K CPU. And after this test you can even win the ASRock B365 Pro4 motherboard with … Continue reading ASRock B365 Pro4 Motherboard Review