Hardware Reviews

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

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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Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA1155, Intel Motherboards

Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 Intel LGA1155 Motherboard Review

Gigabyte offers with the GA-Z68XP-UD3 an Intel LGA1155 Sandy Bridge motherboard with some interesting characteristics and a lot of OC features. The Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 is based on the Intel Z68 chipset for current LGA1155 processors like e.g. the Intel Core i7-2700K, Intel Core i3-2100, or the Intel Core i5-2500K processor which is used for the overclocking tests. We test, overclock and benchmark the Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD3 with different video cards and compare the current consumption in this review.

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

Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review

Today we have tested the new Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard with an AMD Phenom II CPU and an AMD Bulldozer processor. The AM3+ board is based on the AMD 990FX chipset with SB950 southbridge and offers a total of six PCI Express slots, up to four USB3.0 ports, up to fourteen USB2.0 ports, six SATA3 ports, two eSATA3 port, one Gigabit LAN port and 7.1 sound over six analog sound connectors or digital sound over an optical SPDIF output connector. The … Continue reading Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review →

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Hardware Reviews, Intel LGA1155, Intel Motherboards

ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Intel LGA 1155 Motherboard Review

Today, the ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Intel LGA1155 Sandy Bridge motherboard is tested at ocinside.de. A few months ago, we reviewed the ASRock Z68 Pro3 motherboard and its result was excellent, but ASRock was able to top it once again. The ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 is based on Intel’s Z68 chipset and offers an inexpensive solution for current LGA1155 processors like e.g. the Intel Core i7-2600K, or the very popular Intel Core i5-2500K processor which we have used to test … Continue reading ASRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 Intel LGA 1155 Motherboard Review →

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

ASRock 970 Extreme4 AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review

Today we are looking at the new ASRock 970 Extreme4 motherboard. The AM3+ board is based on the AMD 970 chipset with SB950 southbridge and offers five PCI Express slots, up to four USB3.0 ports, five SATA3 ports, one eSATA3 port, one Gigabit LAN port and 7.1 sound over six analog sound connectors or digital sound over optical SPDIF and coaxial SPDIF output connectors. The current AMD 970 motherboard supports the new AMD FX 4-, 6-, or 8-Core Bulldozer processors … Continue reading ASRock 970 Extreme4 AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review →

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Cases, Hardware Reviews

Cooler Master Silencio 550 Review

A noiseless PC or at least a very silent PC is a dream for many users. For this reason Cooler Master developed the Silencio 550 Mid-Tower PC enclosure with sound adsorption, which has a polished front panel surface and offers an integrated SD-Card reader in addition to many more useful features. In our current review we test in detail the sound insulated Cooler Master Silencio 550. Thanks for the support … Many thanks for the support with the Cooler Master … Continue reading Cooler Master Silencio 550 Review →

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Cases, Hardware Reviews

Cooler Master Elite 430 Black Review

After the recently tested computer case in the upper price segment, the inexpensive Cooler Master Elite 430 black Mid Tower PC enclosure is tested. Cooler Master integrated a transparent side window and a 120mm front blue LED fan, so the design looks great. Let us take a look at the other criteria in our current review of the Cooler Master Elite 430 chassis. Thanks for the support … Many thanks for the support with the Cooler Master Elite 430 Black … Continue reading Cooler Master Elite 430 Black Review →

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Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Samsung 470 Series 128GB MZ-5PA128 SSD Review

In this review at ocinside.de the Samsung 470 Series 128GB SSD is compared against some SSDs of ADATA, Crucial, Mach Extreme Technology and OCZ. Since it is a SATA II SSD, it surely will not be able to keep up with the top 6 Gb/s drives, but let us take a look at some benchmark results, to see what Samsung can get out of the 30nm memory in combination with their Samsung controller. Thanks for the support … Many thanks … Continue reading Samsung 470 Series 128GB MZ-5PA128 SSD Review →

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

ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review

The new ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional AM3+ motherboard is based on the AMD 990FX chipset with SB950 southbridge and offers five PCI Express slots, up to six USB3.0 ports, whereby two of them can be connected with the enclosed USB3.0 front panel/back panel, six SATA3 ports, two eSATA3 ports, two teaming capable Gigabit LAN ports, six analog sound connectors, digital optical SPDIF and coaxial SPDIF sound output. In this review we examine the features of this motherboard and test how … Continue reading ASRock Fatal1ty 990FX Professional AMD Socket AM3+ Motherboard Review →

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Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Mach Xtreme Technology MX-DS Turbo 120GB MXSSD3MDST-120G SSD Review

Mach Xtreme Technology shows with this MX-DS Turbo 120GB SATA III SSD, what SSDs can reach with the SF-2281 Controller. The brand-new SandForce SSD is tested with some benchmark tools in AHCI and Legacy IDE mode at SATA3 port and all values are compared to all SSDs tested at ocinside.de so far. We will see the strengths and the weaknesses of this SSD, which even received the Redaktion ocinside.de Overclocking Dream Award 09/2011 in this review. Thanks for the support … Continue reading Mach Xtreme Technology MX-DS Turbo 120GB MXSSD3MDST-120G SSD Review →

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