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: What to do with old hardware? mr camouflage, Sep 24, 2018 at 2:03 AM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: W10 - ran out of RAM and disabled Aero. How do I get it back? Hive, Sep 24, 2018 at 6:39 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: How to package a GPU correctly for shipping? zeeps, Sep 23, 2018 at 1:42 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: 32 Boss Rod Model Only mad_mic3, Sep 24, 2018 at 6:28 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: 3D Printing Requests Greg-Mega, Sep 23, 2018 at 1:46 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Tour to Shenzhen November archie, Sep 23, 2018 at 9:56 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Xtreme Cooled Case Gallery Kommandant33, Sep 22, 2018 at 8:08 AM
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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 GumbyNoTalent, Sep 23, 2018 at 3:58 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Help on "Gaming" speakers Leigh M, Sep 19, 2018 at 9:13 AM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: Is this overkill for a home AP Zee, Sep 23, 2018 at 11:24 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 anthonyl, Sep 24, 2018 at 6:48 AM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: SSD Price Discussion ChinoPD, Sep 24, 2018 at 12:49 AM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: CL16 2666 vs 3200 Hotrod2go, Sep 19, 2018 at 9:13 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Microsoft Surface Tablet Discussion Thread digamma, Sep 23, 2018 at 1:48 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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      Latest: Abit BP6 adz, Sep 23, 2018 at 8:59 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: Z390chipset, i9 9900k i79700k and i5 DarkSnipa, Sep 24, 2018 at 1:57 AM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: is a threadkiller overkill for gaming? TaroT, Sep 23, 2018 at 10:53 AM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Late 2011 MBP 13" runs hot Quinn, Sep 21, 2018 at 5:28 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 darknebula, Aug 28, 2018
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Server 2016 NSanity, Sep 19, 2018 at 12:44 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: APT pinning/apt -t myreleasehere: use myreleasehere repo for dependencies mrjayviper, Sep 23, 2018 at 2:10 AM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Forza Horizon 4 ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Sep 24, 2018 at 3:31 AM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: email hosting kogi, Sep 20, 2018 at 5:37 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread shredder, Sep 22, 2018 at 2:02 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Corrupt video file repair? shredder, Sep 21, 2018 at 9:00 AM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Kairos Speaker Build fredhoon, Sep 23, 2018 at 6:51 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: Death Stranding - Hideo Kojima elvis, Sep 23, 2018 at 7:05 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: Snacks while drinking alch, Sep 23, 2018 at 9:57 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: Need a good graphic artist PAID WORK Rubberband, Sep 19, 2018 at 8:29 AM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! yellows2k, Sep 24, 2018 at 12:31 AM
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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: Pokemon Go For IOS/Android metalrain, Sep 24, 2018 at 1:20 AM
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    7. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: Drummers (Or not): Who is your favorite drummer and why? Bert, Sep 23, 2018 at 8:15 AM
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    8. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Builds By Baz - Full Scale MK II Colonial Viper ASIGN_Baz, Sep 23, 2018 at 8:16 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 broccoli, Sep 20, 2018 at 7:28 PM
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    10. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (23rd of September 2018) Deftone2k, Sep 24, 2018 at 12:14 AM
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    11. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Falcon 9 / Dragon Strange1, Sep 24, 2018 at 6:13 AM
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