Air Coolers, Cooling, Hardware Reviews, Water Coolers

CPU Cooler Roundup

AMD and Intel CPU Cooler Roundup Cooler for Socket FM1, AM3+, AM2+, 939, 754, LGA 775, 1155, 1156, 1366 and 2011 CPUs OCinside.de already tested several CPU coolers and today we published a large cooler comparison chart with HSFs from Alpenfoehn, Antec, Arctic Cooling, Cooler Master, Prolimatech, Revoltec and Xigmatek. The new comparison contains some heatsinks with different fans and varied fan speeds. So you can easily compare dozens of cooling results to find the right CPU cooler for your … Continue reading CPU Cooler Roundup →

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 →

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Computer Tradeshow Reports, Links and Downloads

gamescom 2012 Coverage

The gamescom 2012 is one of the most important gaming fairs in Europe and took place again in Cologne, Germany. Of course also the ocinside.de online magazine visited gamescom and shows on 6 pages with more than 130 pictures new games, hardware and casemods. It is only available in German language, but it is worth watching the pictures with or without a translation tool to discover the latest gaming trends. Continue reading the gamescom 2012 coverage …

Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Crucial m4 128GB SSD Review

Today the Crucial m4 128 GB SSD CT128M4SSD2 with the latest firmware 000F is tested at ocinside.de and is compared against the bigger Crucial m4 256 GB SSD and a lot of more SSDs from other manufacturers. We have also tested the SSD copy software and the USB-to-SATA cable from the Crucial CT128M4SSD2CCA data transfer kit in this review for copying a hard drive or SSD partial or complete to the SSD. In this review we also check if it … Continue reading Crucial m4 128GB SSD Review →

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Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA1155, Intel Motherboards

ASRock H77 Pro4 MVP Intel LGA 1155 Motherboard Review

Who like to buy a current Ivy Bridge LGA 1155 CPU or would like to acquire a new motherboard for an existing Sandy Bridge CPU can select between some new chipsets like e.g. the Intel Z77, H77 and Q77 chipset. Today we have chosen a more inexpensive ASRock H77 Pro 4/MVP Intel LGA1155 board with H77 chipset for review. The layout and the basic equipment of the ASRock Z77 Pro4 is nearly identical with the approx. 30 Euros cheaper ASRock … Continue reading ASRock H77 Pro4 MVP Intel LGA 1155 Motherboard Review →

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Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Mach Xtreme Technology MX-DS Fusion 60GB SSD RAID Review

SSD too slow ? Today we test two 60GB SSDs in a RAID 0 array. Recently we tested one Mach Xtreme Technology MX-DS Fusion 60GB SATA3 SSD, which could not reach the top performance of the so far on ocinside.de tested SSDs. Now we will test two of these SSDs in RAID 0 at a SATA3 controller to compare the Solid State Drive Striping against the previously tested SSDs. Thanks for the support … Many thanks to Caseking.de for the … Continue reading Mach Xtreme Technology MX-DS Fusion 60GB SSD RAID Review →

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DDR3 RAM, Hardware Reviews, Memory

Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB Kit DDR3-1866 BLE2CP8G3D1869DE1TX0CEU Memory Review

DDR3 memory modules are getting faster, bigger and more inexpensive. This is especially very interesting, when these three factors are included in one DDR3 RAM kit, to meet also the highest requirements. We are talking about the brand-new Crucial Ballistix Elite PC3-14900 CL9 16GB DDR3 kit, which consists of 2x 8GB modules and which should reach the DDR3-1866 of the XMP profile with low 1.5V. Of course we have tested this with an Intel system from ASRock and additionally we … Continue reading Crucial Ballistix Elite 16GB Kit DDR3-1866 BLE2CP8G3D1869DE1TX0CEU Memory Review →

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DDR3 RAM, Hardware Reviews, Memory

Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer DDR3-1600/PC3-12800 4GB Kit BL2KIT25664ST1608RG Memory Review

Today, ocinside.de published again an interesting DDR3 memory review. This time the new Crucial Ballistix Smart tracer DDR3-1600 modules are tested, which offers fast timings, high frequencies and a special highlight, in the truest sense of the word. We already know activity LEDs in different colors on the top of the modules and near the pins from several Crucial Ballistix Tracer reviews. But these new Smart Tracer RAM LEDs can be programmed with a special BallistixUtility and additionally the software … Continue reading Crucial Ballistix Smart Tracer DDR3-1600/PC3-12800 4GB Kit BL2KIT25664ST1608RG Memory Review →

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Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Crucial m4 256 GB SSD Firmware 000F Review

Most readers already know our review of the Crucial m4 SSD with the first firmware version, which we provided several months ago. In the meantime Crucial and Micron worked hard to publish some firmware updates for their m4/C400 series, which is at present available with a capacity of 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, up to 512 GB. Today we have tested the latest Crucial SSD firmware more detailed, in order to evaluate the Crucial m4 SSD again with at … Continue reading Crucial m4 256 GB SSD Firmware 000F Review →

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Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Mach Xtreme Technology MX-DS Fusion 60GB SSD Review

Today, we have for review the Mach Xtreme Technology MX-DS Fusion 60GB SATA3 SSD. We already know the Sandforce SF-2281 controller inside of this MX-DS Fusion 60GB from some previously tested SSDs. Of course for our review we updated the MX-DS Fusion SSD to the most current firmware, then we tested it with some benchmark tools in AHCI and Legacy IDE mode at the SATA3 controller. Thanks for the support … Many thanks to Caseking.de for the support with the … Continue reading Mach Xtreme Technology MX-DS Fusion 60GB SSD Review →

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Links and Downloads, Recommendable Pages

Mainboard manufacturer and BIOS upgrades

ABIT Computer BIOS Downloads Albatron BIOS Downloads AOpen BIOS Downloads ASRock BIOS Downloads ASUS BIOS Downloads Biostar BIOS Downloads Chaintech BIOS Downloads DFI BIOS Downloads ECS Elitegroup BIOS Downloads ENMIC (NMC) BIOS Downloads Epox BIOS Downloads FIC BIOS Downloads GigaByte BIOS Downloads Legend QDI BIOS Downloads MSI BIOS Downloads Shuttle BIOS Downloads Soltek BIOS Downloads Soyo BIOS Downloads Tekram BIOS Downloads Tyan BIOS Downloads Discuss in our forum … Back to the Links & Downloads Page …

Links and Downloads, Recommendable Pages

German overclock sites

3D Center – Great graphiccard overclocking site Hardwareoc.at – Daily News and reviews Hardware-Labs.de – Have to see this overclocking site Hardware-Mag – oc page with pricewatch and files Hartware.de – OC news and price comparsions OCinside.de – OC and PC Hardware reviews Overclockers.at – Hardware related site from austria PC-Extreme – Games and Hardware news Planet 3DNow! – Daily news Technic3D – Hardware Seite rund ums Übertakten, Kühlungen, Reviews Tobitech – news page Tomshardware – Excellent german page with … Continue reading German overclock sites →

Overclocking Results, Workshop

Benchmark Database to compare PC performance

The Benchmark Database got an extensive update. Most overclockers like to compare their computer performance with other results after successful PC overclocking. For this reason, the Redaktion ocinside.de Benchmark Database is available additionally to the OC-Database, which contains already more than 11000 entries. You can compare the results of the well-known benchmarking tools: Futuremark 3DMark11, 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark06, 3DMark05, 3DMark03, 3DMark01, Aquamark and Super PI. The benchmark database is updated like the oc-database each night, so the profile entry is … Continue reading Benchmark Database to compare PC performance →

Computer Tradeshow Reports, Links and Downloads

CeBIT 2012 Coverage

The CeBIT 2012 computer fair in Hanover showed also in this year a lot of new products. On the following 10 pages of our CeBIT 2012 report you will see approx. 150 pictures with new IT products. This ocinside.de CeBIT 2012 report is hardware related and contains new video cards, motherboards, Mini-PCs, chassis, cooler, PSUs, SSDs and memory modules. It is only available in German language, but it is worth watching the pictures or use a translation tool to discover … Continue reading CeBIT 2012 Coverage →

Links and Downloads, Recommendable Pages

Online Shops

Online shops and special overclocking shops Amazon – Hardware, software and more Avitos AG – Hardware, software and telekommunication Caseking – Modding, cases, cooler, PSU, etc. Com-Tra.de – Insulation, design and tuning Dell – Computer, laptops, printer, monitors and more Druckerzubehoer.de – Huge store with inexpensive ink cartridges EA Store – Electronic Arts games download FortKnox – Hardware Frozen-Silicon – Cooler and peltier elements Hardware4u.net – PCs, and lot of hardware Home of Hardware – Very big Hardwarestore IcyDock – … Continue reading Online Shops →