Today we test on OCinside.de the Antec High Current Gamer Gold Modular power supply with 750 Watt total power. The Antec HCG 750W 80PLUS Gold power supply is fully modular and offers a button with a very special function. In the review we will look at the cable management, power supply design, energy efficiency and of course the special feature. There is even again an interactive 360 degree view and thermal images of the power supply in this review.
Today we have published something very special on OCinside.de: A guide how to build an arcade machine or a worklog to do so. Daniel, one of our longtime PC forum members built a fully fledged 24-inch arcade machine construction using Raspberry Pi 3. As always, we wish you a lot of fun reading this new arcade machine diy guide and of course to copy the Retro arcade machine.
It is time to solder again on OCinside.de today. With an IR repeater you can place your HiFi equipment and the TV receiver in a cabinet or even control the PC or HTPC with IR receiver via the infrared remote control in another room. This new IR-Repeater is designed as an USB Edition, so that you don’t need a battery as power source, but can use it directly on an USB port. All components for soldering the new IR-extender are … Continue reading IR Repeater USB DIY Guide
After the Hoverboard Video review there is now a detailed review of the Alienboard Batwings Hoverboard from the Summer Special. For all OCinside.de readers there is also a coupon code, with which you can buy the self-balancing board at a cheaper price. Whether the purchase is really worthwhile and how quickly you learn to ride a hoverboard, we show today in this Self Balance Board review.
We continue with a new power supply review. This time Enermax is launching a small power plant that not only excels with its high power output of 750 watts, but also has a few more finesses. How well the Revolution X’t II power supply performs in the test, and whether a metal bracket can really change our IT life, everything and much more can be found on OCinside.de!
Only power helps in the long run! A sentence, which should be known in the car tuning scene, can also be used in the hardware area. It is true that manufacturers have been struggling to reduce the energy consumption of their products steadily for some years, but someone who has high performance gaming hardware, should know power consumption around 500 watts. More than a small plug-in power supply is necessary to guide our heroes in a safe and secure manner … Continue reading Enermax Platimax D.F. 600W Power Supply Review
The energy transition is coming. No matter whether our electricity comes from wind farms, solar parks or hamster wheels in the future … it should be uninterrupted! Exactly that could be a problem. Due to the environmental conditions, it is not always possible to ensure the same energy generation over a certain amount of time. For such cases, companies like Schneider Electric have been manufacturing uninterruptible power supplies under the brand APC for many years. After all we are pleased … Continue reading APC Back-UPS Pro 900 UPS Review
Dedicated sound card or onboard sound chip? Sparkling wine or sparkling water? This question should have been asked by every user from time to time. About 20 years ago this was not an issue. The sound cards of the company Creative Labs were beyond any doubt and no one dared to question their right to exist. Nowadays, the situation is somewhat different. The sound chips that are installed on the motherboards are becoming more powerful and the decision for a … Continue reading Asus Xonar Essence STX II 7.1 Review
In the old days there were the 5.1 sound systems from Cambridge Soundworks that brought the surround sound to the gamers. Later Logitech published i.a. the legendary Z5500 Digital System and so not only taught the postman to fear. For the past 36 years, there is also the manufacturer Teufel (devil) who has brought this new 5.1 speaker system to the market. Whether the Teufel Concept E450 Digital 5.1 speaker set can be described justifiably as devilish and scare neighbors … Continue reading Teufel Concept E 450 Digital 5.1 Review
To continue our gaming keyboard series we want to introduce a new keyboard from Cooler Master – the MasterKeys Pro S. Mechanical keys, intelligent RGB lighting, narrow design … that sounds like a true gaming keyboard. Whether the Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro keyboard can separate from most other models and if it can convince in practical use, we show in the following review. In the MasterKeys Pro S review, there are also two new videos of lighting effects.
USB Ultra Infrared Receiver to remote control PC, remote power on PC and remote power off PC ! Today, another interesting infrared receiver solder guide for the PC is finished. Who like to control the PC or HTPC comfortable from the sofa, can solder different IR receiver types for commercially available universal remote controls. There are some self building guides in the ocinside.de modding section for several years and today a new special infrared receiver soldering guide for the PC … Continue reading USB Ultra IR-Receiver v2.0 to PC remote control and PC power On / Off
The manufacturer Asus has always attracted attention with their graphics cards performance cooling solutions. The latest model, the ASUS Strix GeForce GTX 980 Ti OC Edition Gaming graphics card has the famous DirectCU III cooling system. If the video card keeps a cool head, we will determine in the following review.
Infrarot Repeater DIY Guide – self-made IR-Repeater Remote control HiFi equipment with the remote control through wall and cupboard The new IR-Repeater solder guide makes it possible for you to accommodate your HiFi equipment and the TV receiver in a cupboard or even remotely control a PC, Media Player, etc. with a remote control unit from another room. Infrared signals from a remote control do not transmit through a wall or in a HiFi cabinet, so this IR extender receives … Continue reading IR-Repeater DIY Guide
Many gamers are using the so called Claw Grip to navigate their mouse around the pad. Therefore Cooler Master sends the Xornet II from the CM Storm series into race. This mouse is specifically optimized for the Claw Grip, providing comfort and control, to survive the most heated battles. Whether the CM Storm Xornet II can extend its claws, or is only a brave little mouse … we will find out in the following review.
The discovery of the year! Scotch tape as a storage medium was discovered a few years ago, but today certainly even the Fraunhofer Institute is amazed, because on OCinside.de published a guide, how to use plastic wrap, salt and pencil to build an energy-efficient, highly flexible display with extreme versatility! You should not miss the sodium chloride crystal display guide – short SCD. Edit 02.04.2015 – Yes, it was just an April Fools joke, but may be it is possible … Continue reading Plastic wrap display discovered – SCD Guide !