OCAU Forums

  1. General Topics

    1. Overclocking & Hardware

      General technical discussion of topics not covered by the other forums.
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      1. PC Build Logs

      Latest: is undervolting completely safe? digamma, Mar 23, 2019 at 12:24 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Seeking help with Mac OS philquad, Mar 24, 2019 at 10:19 AM
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    3. Newbie Lounge

      Flame-free zone for people who are new to hardware and overclocking. No question too stupid, nothing taken for granted. Please read back in the forum and see if your question was already asked (and answered) recently. Non-newbie threads and threads on specific topics should be posted in an appropriate forum below. Troubleshooting or help threads should be posted in the Troubleshooting Help forum.
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      Latest: Newbie looking for help overclocking GTX 1080 HedgehogDroid, Mar 24, 2019 at 8:53 AM
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  2. Specific Hardware Topics

    1. Modding

      Improving the functionality or looks of your PC.
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      1. Modding Worklogs

      Latest: Black and Orange: First Custom Loop and mod birdie, Mar 23, 2019 at 9:13 PM
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    2. Hobby Engineering

      Discuss CNC Mills, Laser Cutters, 3D Printers, etc, and the projects involved in building with these devices.
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      Latest: Cheap 3D Printers? Aussiejuggalo, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:55 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Low Flicker or Flicker free AC to DC conversion lawrencep93, Mar 24, 2019 at 10:56 AM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: New custom loop, high temps. Dave, Mar 19, 2019 at 4:37 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: Consolidated Business & Enterprise Computing Rant Thread NSanity, Mar 23, 2019 at 9:13 AM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: What amp/dac & headphones/speakers are you using? Bold Eagle, Mar 23, 2019 at 9:39 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: The Great Big NBN Sticky Thread caspian, Mar 24, 2019 at 11:37 AM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: AMD's F U to Nvidia adamsleath, Mar 24, 2019 at 10:19 AM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Swapping HDDs to new NAS asho444, Mar 21, 2019 at 4:42 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Question regarding upgrading ram lxboston, Feb 23, 2019
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Netbook/Notebook Recommendations? Ask For Advice Here! shino, Mar 23, 2019 at 5:06 PM
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    12. Retro & Arcade

      Love Retro Machines and old Arcade Machines/Games? This is the place to discuss it.
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      Latest: What Retro Console Activity did you get up to today Vanne, Mar 24, 2019 at 8:32 AM
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  3. Manufacturer-specific Forums

    1. Intel x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of Intel's chipset and CPU products..
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      Latest: Adventure with a Thinkstation D20 - Dual 1366 Kelvin, Mar 23, 2019 at 2:50 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Ryzen 3000 series CPUs AlliZ, Mar 24, 2019 at 9:14 AM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Macbook Pro Mid-2009 Internet Recovery Mode ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Mar 23, 2019 at 1:48 PM
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: RASPBERRY PI and FastDosbox help a Linux dummy elvis, Jan 30, 2019
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: windows is a pos flu!d, Mar 24, 2019 at 12:05 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Steam Play Proton compatibility layer thread. kogi, Mar 24, 2019 at 7:54 AM
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    3. PC Games

      Gotta use all that PC grunt for something, right?
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      1. MMOs

      Latest: Free Games MKII MR CHILLED, Mar 24, 2019 at 12:01 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: migrating from .net web forms to .net core/mvc Wolfje, Feb 25, 2019
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Anyone getting rid of any PCIe x1 riser cables? Potplanty, Mar 20, 2019 at 5:06 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Fixed Thunderbird "Not Responding" hanging issue qwertylesh, Mar 20, 2019 at 3:14 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: low end AVRs Court Jester, Mar 24, 2019 at 11:06 AM
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    2. Game Consoles

      PSP, Xbox etc
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      1. Microsoft Consoles

      2. Nintendo Consoles

      3. Sony Consoles

      Latest: What game do you want to see Ported, Rebooted or made into another Sequel? bolex17, Mar 22, 2019 at 4:26 PM
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    3. Geek Food

      Yummy, quick and easy to make!
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      1. Geek Recipes

      2. Geek Grog & Homebrew

      Latest: Food porn thread scon, Mar 24, 2019 at 3:00 AM
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    4. Graphic Design & Digital Art

      Digital Art, Illustration, Painting, and Graphic Design – Let’s get creative!
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      Latest: Vinyl Cutter? XR6DAn, Feb 23, 2019
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! coolroy, Mar 21, 2019 at 7:54 PM
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    6. Live Streaming & Content Creation

      Ha ha! I'm using the Internet!
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      Latest: Hater's blogging journey Hater, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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    7. Mobile Phones & Devices

      Ring ring, bling bling.
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      1. Apple iOS (OS & Devices)

      2. Google Android (OS & Devices)

      Latest: Samsung Galaxy S9 & S9+ Sphinx2000, Mar 23, 2019 at 6:01 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 ndt, Mar 12, 2019
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Magic: The Gathering G405T, Mar 23, 2019 at 10:41 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a dog? post it here! OhFoRkMe, Mar 24, 2019 at 8:29 AM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Jumping to Sony Modafroman, Mar 24, 2019 at 11:54 AM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Falcon 9 / Dragon SLATYE, Mar 19, 2019 at 11:53 PM
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