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: ROG Crosshair VIII Impact X570 - Review and Guide headin2001, Oct 18, 2019 at 5:47 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Telstra Cable Smart Modem - Green Light, but no net. ruffdayz, Oct 18, 2019 at 9:03 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: Ultrawide options HugeNuts, Oct 18, 2019 at 4:31 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: The Ultimate AIO Case? Worklog. Ratzz, Oct 17, 2019 at 2:18 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: DIY Solar panel setup on a budget aXis, Oct 18, 2019 at 5:00 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: How to identify a burnt resistors value? breech, Oct 18, 2019 at 7:54 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: COMPLETE - Outboard Cooling - Down(size) You Go! deluxe, Oct 18, 2019 at 10:19 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: Reckon remotely cripples old QuickBooks/Accounts products to force upgrade wazza, Oct 19, 2019 at 1:17 AM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Why has sound gone backwards? JSmithDTV, Oct 18, 2019 at 10:01 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: Intermittent NBN Optical Issues rickbishop, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:49 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: Nvidia Freestyle walker_2003, Oct 18, 2019 at 7:18 AM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: DATA Recovery - my journey to hell and back......... Bold Eagle, Oct 19, 2019 at 12:32 AM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Memory Support List..useless M1ck1, Oct 9, 2019
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: High-Efficient Creator Laptop - GIGABYTE AERO 15 OLED (9980HK/RTX 2080) windwithme, Oct 19, 2019 at 1:27 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: What retro activity did you get up to today? Vanne, Oct 19, 2019 at 1:32 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: 10th gen Intel Skus receive massive price cuts Aetherone, Oct 18, 2019 at 7:05 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 Ratzz, Oct 18, 2019 at 10:40 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Getting files off a running macbook laptop sammy_b0i, Oct 17, 2019 at 11:36 AM
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: The 'Raspberry Pi' thread Quadbox, Oct 15, 2019 at 12:54 PM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Intermittent touchpad disabling in Windows 10 build 1903 wwwww, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:21 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Perpetual Linux Distro Thread flu!d, Oct 16, 2019 at 9:57 PM
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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 macktheknife, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:41 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Android .apk app variables -- missing for MDM autoconfigure bcann, Oct 17, 2019 at 2:52 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: ALT Coin discussion koss, Oct 11, 2019
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Brave Browser Skydome, Oct 17, 2019 at 6:23 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: AV for footy club Pugs, Oct 18, 2019 at 4:48 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: God of War - PS4 flain, Oct 18, 2019 at 1:20 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: What is your favourite Cider and why? Madengineer, Oct 18, 2019 at 9:13 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: Looking for someone for minor 3D model edit Tobop, Oct 13, 2019 at 12:58 PM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Malaysia Airlines - How we lookin'? broccoli, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:40 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 CAPT-Irrelevant, Oct 13, 2019 at 12:43 AM
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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: Pokemon Go For IOS/Android Zippy7, Oct 18, 2019 at 10:07 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 jclei, Oct 11, 2019
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: The OCAU Figurine Collection Thread RyoSaeba, Oct 18, 2019 at 1:56 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a dog? post it here! Madengineer, Oct 16, 2019 at 9:21 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Various images from the last few months Pbx_Jnr, Oct 18, 2019 at 1:45 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Consolidated Climate Change/CO2/Global Warming Thread adamsleath, Oct 12, 2019
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