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: Logitech G Owners and Discussion CAPT-Irrelevant, Feb 27, 2021 at 5:04 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Any Members able to read Chinese? Elmf, Feb 27, 2021 at 8:09 PM
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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: 10 year upgrade tumutbound, Feb 26, 2021 at 2:25 PM
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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: What have you done to your PC today? MR CHILLED, Feb 26, 2021 at 7:58 AM
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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: The Snapmaker Diary aokman, Feb 27, 2021 at 5:49 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Automatic Potentiometer? RyoSaeba, Feb 27, 2021 at 3:50 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Coolant mixsetup, Feb 25, 2021 at 3:40 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: General InfoSec discussion Gunna, Feb 26, 2021 at 9:10 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Headphone/Earphone Recommendations? Ask For Advice Here! leathal, Feb 26, 2021 at 1:20 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 Martyn, Feb 27, 2021 at 4:47 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series | RTX 3090 3080 3070 | Discussion Sledge, Feb 27, 2021 at 8:48 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: OpenSolaris/Solaris 11 Express/ESXi : BYO Home NAS for Media and backup images etc davros123, Feb 26, 2021 at 12:16 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Can I OC my 2666mhz ram to 3200m integralfx, Feb 25, 2021 at 8:14 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: SSUPD Meshlicious asho444, Feb 27, 2021 at 9:21 AM
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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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      1. Retro & Arcade Worklogs

      Latest: The Amiga Thread elvis, Feb 27, 2021 at 8:02 PM
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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: Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake desktop CPU in early 2021 akromatic, Feb 27, 2021 at 9:46 AM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Ryzen 5000 Series Discussion PureFire, Feb 26, 2021 at 4:02 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: troubleshooting bluetooth on a mac teej, Feb 24, 2021 at 7:37 PM
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: The 'Raspberry Pi' thread flu!d, Feb 27, 2021 at 8:30 PM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Windows 10 Mega thread MR CHILLED, Feb 19, 2021
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Tucows is going down. callan, Feb 16, 2021
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Cyberpunk 2077 - Witcher 2 devs DangerMaus, Feb 27, 2021 at 2:02 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Powershell - New AD user script questions mooboyj, Feb 23, 2021 at 3:38 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread RogerWiIco, Feb 27, 2021 at 8:47 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: What project tracker for home projects? breech, Feb 27, 2021 at 3:40 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Tight arse 2 channel HiFi adventures spankyofoz, Feb 27, 2021 at 6:43 PM
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    2. Game Consoles

      PSP, Xbox etc
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      1. Microsoft Consoles

      2. Nintendo Consoles

      3. Sony Consoles

      Latest: PS5 Update: Launches "Holiday 2020" Trizae, Feb 27, 2021 at 4:43 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: The Food Smokers thread .Radiant, Feb 26, 2021 at 7:18 PM
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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: Show us your 2D/3D/4D work qwertylesh, Feb 17, 2021
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! chainbolt, Feb 26, 2021 at 9:40 PM
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    6. Live Streaming & Content Creation

      Ha ha! I'm using the Internet!
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      Latest: post your twitch profiles so i can/we can watch riccoo, Jan 27, 2021
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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: Oopo X 2021: the rollable smartphone Sankari, Feb 26, 2021 at 5:50 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 ndt, Feb 24, 2021 at 1:26 PM
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Lego! Do Not Link To Your Sales In This Thread! 7nothing, Feb 26, 2021 at 7:59 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a dog? post it here! Madengineer, Feb 26, 2021 at 9:25 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Lens Filter Recommendation spankyofoz, Feb 27, 2021 at 6:47 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: General Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Exploration Discussion lazjen, Feb 25, 2021 at 10:59 PM
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