Hardware Reviews

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

Arctic P12 Max Review

Hold on tight, because here comes the new high performance fan for radiators and PC cases at a bargain price from Arctic! How the new Arctic P12 Max fan perform in terms of power and noise and much more we reveal in the following review here on OCinside.de!

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Review

After the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X review and the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X review, we will take a look at the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X processor without AMD 3D V-Cache on OCinside.de today. We will test how well the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X can be overclocked and how the power of 8 cores and 16 threads of the AMD Ryzen 7 7700X compare to the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X as well as AMD Ryzen 5 7600X.

Fractal Design North Review

Combination of design and technology! The Swedish manufacturer Fractal Design presents us with the North PC case not only a technical component, but also a designer object that can be integrated discreetly and elegantly into the living room like a piece of furniture as hardly any other PC case before. Our following review of the Fractal North Charcoal Black with mesh side panel and Fractal North Chalk White TG Clear with tempered glass side panel reveals whether the North just … Continue reading Fractal Design North Review

Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh V2 Review

Today it will be white! We test on OCinside.de the Cooler Master MasterBox TD500 Mesh V2 in white. In addition to its refreshing design, the midi-tower case in white also impresses with a lot of attention to detail and can be complemented with the optionally available Cooler Master MasterAccessory GEM. We will show how well the new Cooler Master case and the MasterAccessory GEM perform in the following review.

Crucial 32GB DDR5 2x 16GB DDR5-5600 RAM Review

Today on OCinside.de we are testing the 32GB Dual Channel memory kit with 2x 16GB DDR5-5600 CL46 modules. This kit is focused on efficiency and compatibility, because the speed and the operating voltage comply with the JEDEC specification. So this is not a high-performance overclocking memory kit. We will reveal how much faster this DDR5-5600 memory kit is compared to a standard kit with DDR5-4800 in our following review.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Review

After the recently published AMD Ryzen 5 7600X review, we take a look at the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processor on OCinside.de today. We are curious to see how the power of 16 cores and 32 threads compares to the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and how well the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X can be overclocked. We also show an interesting AMD Ryzen thermal image video in the OCinside YouTube Channel.

Teufel Cage One Review

Solid gaming headset! Looking at Teufel’s website and the accompanying product video, the new Cage One headset is advertised with a strong kick bass and otherwise balanced sound. In addition to gaming, fun and music listening, the device may well find its home in various video conferencing during home work, though we focused on the former aspects. We tested the headset on OCinside.de and reveal whether the Cage One is a devilishly good offer on the following pages.

ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara Motherboard Review

Today we test the ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara, a top equipped E-ATX AM5 motherboard for the recently released AMD Ryzen 7000 Raphael desktop processors. In the following motherboard review we show many new features like DDR5 and USB4 and in an additional video the chic marble design and the great aRGB effects of the ASRock X670E Taichi Carrara, which by the way is also available in black as ASRock X670E Taichi.

Icy Dock MB104U-1SMB and MB031U-1SMB EZ-Adapter Review

Use an M.2 SSD on the fly! We have already tested several removable frames from Icy Dock, which make life easier around the HDD or SSD and these two novelties are definitely one of them. If you want to access a SATA, M.2 SATA or M.2 NVMe SSD on your PC, notebook or even your tablet or smartphone, you can do this easily with a proper EZ-Adapter. Today, we are testing the Icy Dock MB104U-1SMB USB 3.2 Gen 2 docking … Continue reading Icy Dock MB104U-1SMB and MB031U-1SMB EZ-Adapter Review

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Review

Today on OCinside.de we are testing the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-core processor for the new AM5 socket. Compared to the Ryzen 5000 generation and its predecessor AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, a lot has changed compared to the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X. Starting with the integrated RDNA2 graphics unit up to DDR5 and the new socket, hardly a stone has been left unturned. The following review reveals the final result and how the six-core performed in our tests on an … Continue reading AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Review