Hardware Reviews

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

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

ASRock 890GX Extreme4 AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

ASRock tops their own excellent 890GX Extreme3 with the brandnew ASRock 890GX Extreme4 motherboard. With this board overclocking is fun and makes overclockers hearts beating faster. The overclocking result became once again better, there are more voltage adjustments and also the equipment was extended. Thanks to the enclosed front USB3.0 panel it is now possible to insert USB 3.0 devices like for example USB3.0 memory sticks finally into the PC front. In this review, the new 890GX motherboard with onBoard … Continue reading ASRock 890GX Extreme4 AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review →

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Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA3 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 SSD Review

With the 256GB RealSSD C300 Crucial developed an enormously fast SATA3 SSD, which can clearly eclipse usual SATA2 Solid State Drives. In this test report, the Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA3 SSD was practically tested and benchmarked on a SATA3 interface and on a SATA2 controller. The Redaktion ocinside.de review will show, if the at present largest and fastest 256GB RealSSD from Crucial is a great choice. Thanks for the support … Many thanks for the support with the Crucial … Continue reading Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB SATA3 CTFDDAC256MAG-1G1 SSD Review →

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

ASRock 890GM Pro3 AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

A few weeks ago, the ASRock 890GX Extreme3 motherboard was tested at ocinside.de and the result was excellent with the updated BIOS version. In this review, an equivalent Micro ATX board with 890GX chipset is overclocked to the limit. This mATX motherboard has also integrated USB3.0, SATA3 and eSATA3, as well as the fast onBoard HD4290 GPU with sideport memory. Let us see, if this small 890GM Pro3 mATX motherboard can keep up with the large 890GX Extreme3 ATX board.

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Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, HDDs

Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA2 HDS721010CLA332 HDD Review

This review is not about an SSD, but about the current Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB HDD with a very good cost-performance ratio. Sure, many PC or Mac owners save already their money for a fast Solid State Drive, however the price difference between HDD and SSD with the same capacity is so enormously high, that most SSD buyers will need an additional hard disk drive for their PC or Mac. Let us have a closer look at the results of … Continue reading Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB SATA2 HDS721010CLA332 HDD Review →

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Hardware Reviews, HDD and SSD, SSDs

OCZ Agility 128GB SATA2 OCZSSD2-1AGT120G SSD Review

Who like to upgrade or build a new PC, will think about buying an SSD, at least during the first purchase consideration. However in the price comparison one realizes that the price of a Solid State Drive is much higher than the price of a conventional Hard Disk Drive with the same capacity. Nevertheless, the prices of SSDs are getting lower, and who like to get an overclocked PC much faster, will already find some interesting drives in the lower … Continue reading OCZ Agility 128GB SATA2 OCZSSD2-1AGT120G SSD Review →

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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.

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

ASRock 890GX Extreme3 with BIOS Version P1.80 Review Update

It took less than 24 hours, until ASRock published a new BIOS version after our ASRock 890GX Extreme3 review. Not all bugs has been fixed with this update, but it showed that ASRock keep at it and that they already improved their first incorrect BIOS. Our review announcement is now about 6 weeks ago and in the meantime ASRock send us a lot of unofficial and official BIOS versions for this ASRock 890GX Extreme3 board. Currently, there is officially the … Continue reading ASRock 890GX Extreme3 with BIOS Version P1.80 Review Update →

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DDR3 RAM, Hardware Reviews, Memory

Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600/PC3-12800 4GB Kit BL2KIT25664BN1608 Memory Review

After the recently tested DDR3 Triple Channel memory kit without heatspreader, a new ocinside.de review of a Dual Channel kit with heatsink and higher clock rates is now published. The Crucial Ballistix PC3-12800 CL8 4GB DDR3 RAM kit contains two 2GB modules, which just needs a little voltage increasement to operate at DDR3-1600 CL8. In the current review we will see, how far the memory modules can be overclocked and how the kit performs against other memory modules. Thanks for … Continue reading Crucial Ballistix DDR3-1600/PC3-12800 4GB Kit BL2KIT25664BN1608 Memory Review →

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DDR3 RAM, Hardware Reviews, Memory

Crucial 3GB Kit DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 CT3KIT12864BA1339 Memory Review

Triple Channel memory kits are a good investment for Intel Core i7 systems. However, the test system for DDR3 memory modules is based on an AMD Phenom II processor and supports only the Dual Channel mode. We have some nice Triple Channel kits for the 10 years ocinside.de April 2010 drawing, so it is obvious to test them on the AMD system with three modules, two modules and one module. Let us have a look, how high the Crucial 3GB … Continue reading Crucial 3GB Kit DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 CT3KIT12864BA1339 Memory Review →

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Hardware Reviews, Media Players, PC Systems

ASRock ION330HT-BD Blu Ray HTPC Review

ASRock already published different NetTop systems since the previous CeBIT. Now approximately one year passed and their PCs were constantly extended by faster and more power saving NetTop PCs with various connections by ASRock made Mini-ITX motherboards. After many HTPC building guides in the ocinside.de modding area and the recent DVR player review, it is time to test one of ASRock’s top NetTop systems, the ASRock ION330HT Blu-ray PC. This Review concerns first the hardware of this energy-saving Intel Atom … Continue reading ASRock ION330HT-BD Blu Ray HTPC Review →

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DDR3 RAM, Hardware Reviews, Memory

Crucial 8GB Kit DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 CT2KIT51264BA1339 Memory Review

These new Crucial 4GB UDIMM DDR3 modules were announced recently and each module has 4GB per module instead of the so far usual 2GB per module. This capacity makes an enormously high memory upgrade possible for current High-End systems, because with e.g. 4x 4 GB modules it is possible to reach gigantic 16GB DDR3 RAM. This is fantastic for developer of 3D animations and graphic designer, but also for all other power users with a 64 bit operating system. Two … Continue reading Crucial 8GB Kit DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 CT2KIT51264BA1339 Memory Review →

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DDR3 RAM, Hardware Reviews, Memory

CompuStocx DDR3-1333 4GB Kit CSXO-CEC3-1333-4GB-KIT Memory Review

The CompuStocx CEC3 PC3-10600 4GB DDR3 Dual Channel memory kit is equipped with heat spreader and the design is looking very nice. In the current OC review the 2x2GB DDR3 memory kit was extensively overclocked, to test the results of these CSX OC modules inside and outside the specifications. Thanks for the support … Many thanks for the support with the CSXO-CEC3-1333-4GB-KIT 4GB PC3 10600 / DDR3 1333 CL9 kit by CompuStocx. The 4 GB CSX Original kit contains 2x … Continue reading CompuStocx DDR3-1333 4GB Kit CSXO-CEC3-1333-4GB-KIT Memory Review →

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

ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review

The new ASRock M3A785GXH/128M Socket AM3 DDR3 motherboard is based on an AMD chipset with integrated GPU like the recently tested ASRock M3A790GXH/128M. This M3A785GXH board is nearly identical in construction to the M3A790GXH. But it is based on the AMD 785G chipset with SB710 southbridge and not on the AMD 790GX chipset with SB750 southbridge. The current M3A785GXH/128M mainboard costs approximately 10-15 euros less in online shops, although it offers an almost identical basic equipment. In the test report … Continue reading ASRock M3A785GXH/128M AMD Socket AM3 DDR3 Motherboard Review →

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DDR3 RAM, Hardware Reviews, Memory

Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 4GB Kit CT2KIT25664BA1339 Memory Review

After two high-end DDR3 RAM reviews it is again time for an inexpensive 4GB PC3-10600 CL9 kit. The Crucial PC3-10600 4GB CL9 kit comes without heat spreader and is designed for a voltage of 1.5 V. With this low Vmem no OC records were reached, but the result are nevertheless respectable. All OC results and more details about the Crucial PC3-10600 4GB kit are shown in the new ocinside.de test report. Thanks for the support … Many thanks for the … Continue reading Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 4GB Kit CT2KIT25664BA1339 Memory Review →

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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 →

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