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: OCAU Mechanical Keyboard Thread (No selling here, please use the Trading Forums) miicah, Apr 20, 2019 at 12:58 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Hard drive killer in my pc? Bold Eagle, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:02 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: A General "Hello" from a Newbie. MR CHILLED, Apr 19, 2019 at 6:22 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: Worklog: Laser Cut Acrylic - Smallest Possible mATX Case (while still using a "standard" layout) Kelvin, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:08 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: How should I treat surface rust where there is silkscreen? /invariance\, Apr 19, 2019 at 5:39 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Ceiling fans making a humming noise. mjunek, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:25 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: EK Lian Li case? SSJ4, Apr 20, 2019 at 12:38 AM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: Using software RAID and NVME SSD for SQL server. chip, Apr 19, 2019 at 1:26 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! Bourke, Apr 19, 2019 at 11:41 AM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: ADSL/NBN advice needed koopz, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:45 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: Vega 2 or Navi 20 with poll nope, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:46 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Smoked Sata Port Privatteer, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:16 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: I have hit a wall with my GSkill 4266Mhz Ram aussie7, Apr 20, 2019 at 9:19 AM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Metabox laptops any good? Madengineer, Apr 20, 2019 at 9:27 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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      Latest: The C64 (and other 8-bit Commodore machines) thread. elvis, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:37 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 i7-9700k/i9-9900k reviews - disappointed chainbolt, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:42 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, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:02 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: New Mac Pro - 2018? [KEi]SoVeReIgN, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:45 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 10 Mega thread PersianImmortal, Apr 20, 2019 at 3:00 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Linux Gaming ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:49 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Apex Legends F2P battle-royale (Titanfall spin-off) mtma, Apr 20, 2019 at 12:22 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: [Tutorial] Web Scrape Supercoach website poony, Apr 19, 2019 at 9:51 AM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Mining rig raided by SAPOL GumbyNoTalent, Apr 19, 2019 at 12:25 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Microsoft Windows 10 Mail Customer Mail List aussie7, Apr 4, 2019
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: OLED's OLED's OLED's! Bold Eagle, Apr 19, 2019 at 9:56 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 rumours zero_velocity, Apr 20, 2019 at 8:56 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: Neil Perry's chicken with olives and sage. shredder, Apr 19, 2019 at 2:58 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: Are there any windows based Tablets that support pens and have Thunderbolt 3? Tazor, Apr 18, 2019 at 4:03 PM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! MR CHILLED, Apr 20, 2019 at 7:59 AM
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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, Apr 19, 2019 at 1:21 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: Cheap Android for playing th3_hawk, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:13 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: show me your Guitars Perko, Apr 15, 2019 at 5:07 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! SamBoio, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:16 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a cat? Post it here! RobRoySyd, Apr 18, 2019 at 8:46 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: General Photography banter thread Dark Orange, Apr 20, 2019 at 11:34 AM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Falcon 9 / Dragon Sphinx2000, Apr 20, 2019 at 12:08 PM
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