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Hardware Reviews, PC Systems

Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi PiCam Review

Raspberry Pi und Raspberry Pi PiCam Review Raspberry cake at OCinside.de – of course overclocked. In the German kitchen the Raspberry Pie is rather less common. However, a device is becoming increasingly popular, which owes its name to this very sweet fruit cake. The Raspberry Pi single board computer. In this test, we will look more closely at the shooting star of the single-board computers and clarify who could use it. Furthermore, we will also test the PICAM – a … Continue reading Raspberry Pi and Raspberry Pi PiCam Review →

Cooling, Fan Controllers, Hardware Reviews

Lamptron CM615 Review

We do a lot to make your small rotating noisemakers in the PC case more silent. In addition to sound insulation and decoupling, there are more ways to achieve this. Or just install a fan controller to pulse the fan voltage or reduce the fan voltage. The air flow is then usually still enough for a good cooling, but the volume of the fan is massively reduced. The offer on the PC market is manageable, and controller starts with simple … Continue reading Lamptron CM615 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 →

Hardware Reviews, Intel Motherboards

ASRock Q1900M Mainboard with Intel J1900 Celeron Processor Review

Today, we test another awesome power saving motherboard in the low-budget price segment here at OCinside.de, which could find a place in a small media player PC, NAS or office PC. Let us see how fast the approx. 60 EUR inexpensive ASRock Q1900M Bay Trail-D Micro-ATX motherboard with integrated Intel Celeron J1900 APU is and if it is as good as an AMD Socket AM1 Kabini or some other PC systems.

Hardware Reviews, Mice, Peripherals

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 →

Hardware Reviews, Power Supplies - PSU

Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050 PSU Review

In this review, we take a look at the first fully modular power supply from Cooler Master. The Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050W power supply offers not only a gigantic high performance, but also a fan control for three more fans in the PC system and the internal 135 mm fan. In auto mode, the power supply is passively cooled up to an overall load of approx. 200 watts. Additionally, the Cooler Master 1050W power supply has a special … Continue reading Cooler Master Silent Pro Hybrid 1050 PSU Review →

IR Receiver Serial, IR Receiver USB, Modding

PC remote control in Linux guide

How to remotely control PC in Linux with LIRC Step by step instructions on setting up an infrared remote control in Linux … Anyone who has dealt with the topic of a living-room PC or HTPC, will have already done some thinking about the media player software and operating system. It should load quickly, be easy to use and also be cheap or even free. Well, everything you create with a Linux based media player software such as MythTV on … Continue reading PC remote control in Linux guide →

IR Receiver USB, Modding

USB infrared receiver driver download and installation

USB infrared receiver drivers – download and installation First we need the Igor USB drivers, which can be !!! downloaded here !!! Unpack the files e.g. with Winzip in any folder of your hard drive, in my case I put it into C:IgorPlugUSB. Now in this folder there is the needed .inf file for Win 9x, Win 2000, Win XP and so on, the original firmware and a little test program. Now the time is right to plug in your … Continue reading USB infrared receiver driver download and installation →

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket AM3 and AM3+, Hardware Reviews

Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

The new Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P motherboard is build with the AMD 770 chipset and the SB710 southbridge and it is the first AMD DDR3 board on ocinside.de It is in the lower price segment, but it has awesome settings and a nice overclocking result. The review will show how high the performance and the overclocking result of the Gigabyte MA770T-UD3P is in comparison to the previous Socket AM3 DDR2 board.

Cooling, Fan Controllers, Hardware Reviews

Aerocool Modern-V Double Bay Panel Fan Controller Review

More than 7 years ago, the first fan controller review was published on the ocinside.de hardware portal. When you compare the older Digital Doc 5 fan controller with the current Aerocool Modern-V, it’s easy to see one big difference, because especially the design of the new LCD panel is much more beautiful. Let us see if the operation, technology and price of the Aerocool Modern-V fan controller is also recommendable. Thanks for the support … Many thanks for the support … Continue reading Aerocool Modern-V Double Bay Panel Fan Controller Review →

Display Solder Guides, Modding

GLCD and LCD Software Download to control Displays

LCD and GLCD Software Download and Overview to control Graphic or Text Displays … This LCD and GLCD software overview is written to arrange the life somewhat simpler, as all supported controller ICs, all program homepage links, Download sources and a small evaluation are given below. Besides here’re again all installation and configuration guidances of the Redaktion ocinside.de specified, so that the config will be more simply. Of course further guidances will follow in addition (and in english), because there’re … Continue reading GLCD and LCD Software Download to control Displays →

IR Receiver USB, Modding

IR Box Construction Guide

IR Box construction guide Integrate the PC infrared receiver into a plastic box IR Box introduction … The infrared receiver kits had to go without a enclosure so far and it is time to change this. Now there is the new IR box available, where one can insert for example the PCB of the brand-new USB Ultra infrared receiver v2.0, in order to protect the electronic devices and to get a more beautiful construction for the PC or HTPC. Of … Continue reading IR Box Construction Guide →

IR Receiver USB, Modding

USB Ultra IR-Receiver to PC remote control and power ON – OFF v1.1

USB Ultra Infrared Receiver to remote control and power on/off the PC UPDATE: This Version 1.1 is now replaced by the new USB Ultra IR Version 2.0, to ensure the operation also on newer PCs with more recent motherboards. The extended guide for the infrared receiver with hardware side function to remotely switch the PC on and off as full USB variant is now available and got the name “USB Ultra infrared receiver” or briefly “USB Ultra IR”. Where is … Continue reading USB Ultra IR-Receiver to PC remote control and power ON – OFF v1.1 →

HTPC Guides, Modding

HTPC Howto guide to build a home cinema computer

HTPC Howto – Beginners guide how to build a home cinema computer. Step by step HTPC guide to build a Home Theater PC … For the recently published Silverstone La Scala SST LC02B HTPC enclosure review, it is now time for a HTPC guide, which explains step by step how to build a living room PC. This beginners guide shows how easy it can be to build a PC for the living room. If you have a few hardware components, … Continue reading HTPC Howto guide to build a home cinema computer →

AMD Motherboards, AMD Socket AM2 and AM2+, Hardware Reviews

ASRock A780FullDisplayPort AMD Socket AM2 Motherboard Review

The ASRock A780FullDisplayPort Socket AM2+ Micro ATX motherboard is based on the AMD 780G chipset and offers especially fantastic connection options for the graphics output. VGA, DVI-D, HDMI and also the latest DisplayPort graphics output is possible with this brand-new ASRock board. The review will show, if this reasonably priced board is suitable for a HTPC living room PC and if it can be overclocked for High-End PCs and underclocked for low power consumption PCs.