Hardware Reviews

Here you’ll see tests and overclocking suitability of the following hardware components …

Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 Review

For a while it was pretty quiet around the Arctic water coolers, but now the Swiss company is starting to conquer the PC cases of the water cooler fans again. Our detailed review on OCinside.de will show whether the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 AIO water cooler introduced today will be able to do this. This special AIO was not only developed for CPU cooling and so there were some surprises during the tests. Enjoy reading!

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!

Masterkleer Tube Review

The 80s are back! Almost, because today on OCinside.de we are testing an extremely flexible UV tube for water cooling from the company Masterkleer. In the following review we show how this tube can be used and whether it lives up to Masterkleer’s promises.

Arctic Z2-3D Gen3 Review

On OCinside.de we test today the Arctic Z2-3D Gen3 Monitor Arm. To stand out from the crowd, it promises excellent ergonomics and an almost limitless adjustability of the monitors. It also has a few additional features on board. In the following review, we’ll show you what these are and whether it’s convincing and hope you enjoy reading it.

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.

Ballistix Elite 16GB DDR4 2x 8GB DDR4-4000 RAM Review

We are testing the brand new Ballistix Elite memory modules on OCinside.de that have just been introduced. The brand new 16GB DDR4-4000 Ballistix Elite Gaming Memory Kit consists of two 8GB DDR4 modules which are designed for DDR4-4000 at 18-19-19-39. We tested on an AMD Ryzen 3000 and on an Intel 9th Gen system to see if this really works and if these modules can even be overclocked. Of course there is also again a thermal image as well as … Continue reading Ballistix Elite 16GB DDR4 2x 8GB DDR4-4000 RAM Review

Cooler Master MH710 Review

After the well-rated MH703, Cooler Master has added another in-ear headset specially designed for gamers, the MH710. In addition to the 10mm Neodymium HiFi drivers, the MH710 gaming earbuds shine above all with the FocusFX 2.0 technology and good features.

Martrea Acute Angle AA-B4 Mini PC Review

Today on OCinside.de we have a look at a very inexpensive Martrea Acute Angle AA B4 Mini PC with Intel N3450 Quad-Core processor, 8GB RAM, 64GB Flash, 128GB SSD, WiFi and Bluetooth. In Martrea Acute Angle Unboxing Video we have already explained the unusual design and the current review will show whether the Acute Angle AA B4 is convincing in daily use. We also have written a small tool to overclock Apollo Lake and will see what the Intel N3450 … Continue reading Martrea Acute Angle AA-B4 Mini PC Review

Orico PCM2-C3-GY USB 3.1 Review and Crucial P1 1TB M.2 SSD Review

On OCinside.de we tested an external Orico PCM2-C3-GY USB 3.1 Gen2 case together with a Crucial P1 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD. The external NVMe case supports USB 3.1 Gen2 with up to 10 Gb/s transfer speed and takes full advantage of the USB interfaces of current motherboards. The corresponding USB 3.1 Type-C cable and a USB-C to USB 3.1 Type-A cable are included. Equipped with a new Crucial P1 1TB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD this results in a really fast … Continue reading Orico PCM2-C3-GY USB 3.1 Review and Crucial P1 1TB M.2 SSD Review

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Review

Since AMD has supplied the market with new processors and graphics cards in 7nm on 07.07.2019 as promised, we took this opportunity to test an AMD Ryzen 7 3700X on OCinside.de. We also took a look at the included AMD Wraith Prism cooler and explain the new features of the AMD Ryzen 3000 processor series. Whether the smallest 8-core processor of the third Ryzen generation can convince us, if an upgrade is worthwhile in comparison to the first Ryzen generation … Continue reading AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Review

Cooler Master MasterKeys MK730 Review

Today we have a review with video of the little brother of the strong Cooler Master MK750 Gaming Keyboard. The Cooler Master MK730 Tenkeyless Gaming Keyboard doesn’t use a numeric keypad, media and macro keys in favour of a compact and easily transportable format, but has a lot to offer with brilliant RGB lighting, hybrid key rollover, noble brushed aluminium, on-the-fly control and Cherry MX switches.