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: Sticky Plastic broccoli, Nov 18, 2018 at 5:03 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: New Build Phanteks Evolv Shift X Ryzen/Nvidia Woes Tetsuma, Nov 18, 2018 at 6:02 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: Asrock Fatal1ty B250 Gaming K4 and overclocking FOTW, Nov 15, 2018 at 2:42 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: Defyant by Defyant "It's still cool to air cool ! " Defyant, Nov 18, 2018 at 10:54 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? tangcla, Nov 18, 2018 at 9:33 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Best batt to be left in device (for years) merlin13, Nov 18, 2018 at 6:59 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: WIP. Thermaltake View 31 Custom loop. juzz86, Nov 18, 2018 at 10:33 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: SDWAN in the Enterprise Frozen_Hell, Nov 18, 2018 at 6:43 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Speaker System Recommendations? Ask For Advice Here! ysojelly, Nov 16, 2018 at 11:55 AM
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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 daehenoc, Nov 18, 2018 at 8:50 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: NVIDIA Announces the GeForce RTX 20 Series | RTX 2080 Ti 2080 2070 | Discussion lowdog, Nov 18, 2018 at 8:31 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: HDD prices MUTMAN, Nov 18, 2018 at 9:38 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Mobo and ram compatibility Alby1976, Nov 4, 2018
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: How much would it cost to get soft drink cleared out of keyboard? Bold Eagle, Nov 17, 2018 at 4:40 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: Big Box PC Game Collecting badmofo, Nov 18, 2018 at 9:27 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: 8700K wars shane41, Nov 18, 2018 at 10:50 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Back from the dark side... Mathuisella, Nov 18, 2018 at 9:40 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Power down, or not? Rass, Nov 18, 2018 at 10:01 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 MUTMAN, Nov 16, 2018 at 8:22 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 Vladdo, Nov 17, 2018 at 1:48 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Perpetual Linux Distro Thread kogi, Nov 18, 2018 at 12:45 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Trying to trade an Aus region-locked Assassin's Creed Odyssey lations, Nov 18, 2018 at 11:51 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: email hosting doug81, Nov 14, 2018 at 12:13 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread Cadbury, Nov 16, 2018 at 4:33 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Need Backup Software nicholasporison, Nov 16, 2018 at 10:59 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Xiaomi Mi Box MUTMAN, Nov 18, 2018 at 4:57 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: Which console should I get? PS4 or XBox One? Sledge, Nov 18, 2018 at 11:38 AM
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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: Golden Gaytime Ice Cream Bold Eagle, Nov 19, 2018 at 12:04 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: New iPad Pro - Photoshop CC thoughts? Zee, Nov 12, 2018
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! iNoob, Nov 18, 2018 at 3:26 PM
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    6. Mobile Phones & Devices

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

      2. Google Android (OS & Devices)

      Latest: The Android App Thread Benno1988, Nov 18, 2018 at 7:05 PM
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    7. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: New song (electronica, downbeat, boards-of-canada-eyish) metamorphosis, Oct 30, 2018
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    8. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Blades By Baz ASIGN_Baz, Nov 18, 2018 at 8:12 PM
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    9. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: General Aquarium Talk NO SELLING Swaps go in the Fish/Plant Swap Sticky afcca, Nov 17, 2018 at 1:38 AM
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    10. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Jumping to Sony Dark Orange, Nov 18, 2018 at 6:48 PM
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    11. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Falcon 9 / Dragon BlueRaven, Nov 16, 2018 at 8:39 PM
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