Hardware Reviews

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

Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Samsung SSD 860 Pro vs Samsung SSD 860 Evo Review

The new Samsung SSD 860 Pro and Samsung SSD 860 Evo 2.5-inch SSDs which are available from 250GB over 500GB, 1TB, 2TB up to 4TB total capacity are being tested on OCinside.de. The EVO and PRO are looking almost identical and they are fast at first glance, but why are their prices so different? We also take a second look at the two brand-new Samsung SSDs and show the differences between the Samsung SSD 860 PRO and Samsung SSD 860 … Continue reading Samsung SSD 860 Pro vs Samsung SSD 860 Evo Review →

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Hardware Reviews, Peripherals, Speakers

Aukey SK-S1 Bluetooth Speaker Review

Smartphones and tablets are nowadays an integral part of everyday life. In addition to the usual activities such as writing and reading e-mails and maintaining social media, they are also increasingly taking on the task of a modern jukebox. Powered by the local media library or web radio, the mobile devices usually lack the sound needed to create the right atmosphere. Aukey would like to change this with the SK-S1 Bluetooth loudspeaker and brings a loudspeaker to the market, which … Continue reading Aukey SK-S1 Bluetooth Speaker Review →

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Gadgets, Hardware Reviews, Smartwatches

Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Review

We are living in a smart world. Refrigerators that order food on their own, televisions that are better connected than some PCs and Home automation which can relieve the user of even the simplest tasks. Today, we want to take a closer look at an area that makes things easier for the user and at the same time contributes to physical exercise. We are talking about intelligent wristwatches, also known as smartwatches. Our well-informed users are likely to have followed … Continue reading Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Review →

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Gadgets, Hardware Reviews, Peripherals

Aukey CB-C55 Multiport USB-C Hub Review

Notebook manufacturers are following the trend of new USB-C ports, while other hardware manufacturers are still sleeping. Nevertheless, there are already Ultrabooks that do not have previous USB 2.0 or 3.0 ports. Like with the Acer Swift 7, there are only three USB-C ports left! But we wouldn’t be OCinside if we don’t have a pragmatic solution: The Multiport USB-C Hub from Aukey. What it provides and much more can be found on OCinside.de!

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Air Coolers, Cooling, Hardware Reviews, Unboxing and Video Reviews

Cooler Master MasterAir MA410P Review

At Cooler Master, the sails have been set on RGB course for a while now. With the MA410P, Cooler Master combines a heat pipe tower cooler with their proven RGB fans. Today, we are checking whether the Cooler Master MasterAir MA410P can convince both with its cooling performance and its optics. Additionally there is a new video in the Cooler Master MasterAir review and another video with all RGB effects in our OCinside YouTube channel.

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Hardware Reviews, Monitors, Peripherals

AOC Agon AG271QX Monitor Review

After testing the AOC AG241QG nVidia G-Sync monitor we are testing today on OCinside.de the 27-inch AOC AG271QX FreeSync monitor with 2560×1440 16:9 WQHD resolution and up to 144 Hz frame rate. In the detailed review we also give some tips on buying a monitor, on display settings and a comparison of the current monitor resolutions.

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Air Coolers, Cooling, Hardware Reviews

Arctic Freezer 33 eSports One Review

Today we are testing the brand new Arctic Freezer 33 eSports One cooler, which Arctic offers in red, white, green and yellow. Of course the cooler is eSports compatible, but the price is even more sporty, because at the moment the new Arctic Freezer 33 eSports One CPU cooler is even significantly lower than the recently tested Arctic Freezer 33 Plus. We test the air cooler with an Intel Core i9-7900X system in different scenarios and show what to consider.

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Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA2066, Intel Motherboards

ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review

Today we test with the ASRock X299E-ITX/ac on OCinside.de the first ITX sized motherboard for the Intel LGA 2066 socket. When you look at the mainboard layout, it quickly becomes clear that ASRock had to use every millimetre of the board to accommodate this excellent basic equipment. The Intel X299 ITX motherboard even offers room for four DDR4 SODIMM modules with quad channel support, three fast Ultra M.2 32Gb/s slots, six SATA3 ports, 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth v4.0, 7.1 Purity 4 … Continue reading ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review →

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Air Coolers, Cooling, Hardware Reviews

Arctic Freezer 12 Review

For the slim purse and/or slim case, Arctic offers the Freezer 12, a compact heat pipe cooler with 92mm fan tower design. We test the cooling performance and will check today on OCinside.de with the new AM4 test system, whether reserves for overclocking remain.

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Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA2066, Intel Motherboards

ASRock X299 Taichi Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review

Today we tested and overclocked the ASRock X299 Taichi motherboard. After the AMD Ryzen Threadripper ASRock X399 Taichi motherboard we now have the pleasure to test an Intel Core i9-7900X Skylake-X CPU on the ASRock X299 Taichi motherboard. As previously reported in the Intel OC Community, we were able to overclock the Core i9-7900X from 3.3 GHz to almost 5.2 GHz and this is an awesome result in this high-end range. Also great is the basic configuration of the ASRock … Continue reading ASRock X299 Taichi Intel LGA 2066 Motherboard Review →

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Cooling, Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA2066, Intel Motherboards, Unboxing and Video Reviews, Water Coolers

ASRock X299E-ITX/ac w/ Bitspower Leviathan Xtreme AIO 240 Video

Today we released a video in German with English subtitles about the ASRock X299E-ITX/ac motherboard with a Bitspower Leviathan Xtreme All In One 240 water cooling on OCinside.de. The water cooling has been specially adapted to the ASRock motherboard and cools not only the Intel Core i9 LGA2066 processor, but also the motherboards voltage regulators and power chokes. The detailed review of the new ASRock ITX motherboard and the water cooling review will follow soon.

Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Crucial BX300 480 GB SSD Review

Today we are testing the latest development from Micron and this is the Crucial BX300 480GB SSD, which with the next generation 3D MLC NAND will become a price breaker with high performance in the entry-level segment and will even be offered as a small 120GB as well as a BX300 240GB SSD. So much in advance: It was a success!

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Cooling, Hardware Reviews, Water Coolers

Antec Mercury 120 Review

All-in-one coolers have found their way into domestic PCs for several years and we were already able to test dozens of them. Most AIO designs are very similar. Antec is trying to set some accents in the Mercury series with some eye-catching attachments and a very special lighting. We tested the model with the 120mm radiator and show in the current Antec Mercury M120 review how the new CPU cooler performs.

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