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: is undervolting completely safe? wintermute000, Mar 22, 2019 at 8:57 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Games crash, GPU drops out & BSOD Brazen, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:46 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: Newbie looking for help overclocking GTX 1080 HedgehogDroid, Mar 21, 2019 at 10:04 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: Using air filters on computer fans for cleaner air RobRoySyd, Mar 21, 2019 at 9:38 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: Electric scooter gets a new lease on life rainwulf, Mar 22, 2019 at 9:24 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Low Flicker or Flicker free AC to DC conversion RobRoySyd, Mar 22, 2019 at 3:12 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: New custom loop, high temps. Dave, Mar 19, 2019 at 4:37 PM
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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 PabloEscobar, Mar 22, 2019 at 4:39 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: What amp/dac & headphones/speakers are you using? Perko, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:16 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: VPN and IPv6 Big Daddy, Mar 22, 2019 at 8:19 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 Deano_20802, Mar 22, 2019 at 7:30 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Swapping HDDs to new NAS asho444, Mar 21, 2019 at 4:42 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Question regarding upgrading ram lxboston, Feb 23, 2019
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Budget (~$500) Gaming SSF Build - Dell?! magius, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:56 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: Recommendations where to buy\brands for arcade controls? nimmers, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:05 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: Adventure with a Thinkstation D20 - Dual 1366 sammy_b0i, Mar 22, 2019 at 10:26 AM
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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 PureFire, Mar 22, 2019 at 5:28 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Macbook Pro Mid-2009 Internet Recovery Mode ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:19 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 is a pos NSanity, Mar 22, 2019 at 3:21 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Perpetual Linux Distro Thread GumbyNoTalent, Mar 22, 2019 at 9:10 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Tom Clancy's The Division 2 SomeBoredGuy, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:43 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: migrating from .net web forms to .net core/mvc Wolfje, Feb 25, 2019
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Anyone getting rid of any PCIe x1 riser cables? Potplanty, Mar 20, 2019 at 5:06 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Fixed Thunderbird "Not Responding" hanging issue qwertylesh, Mar 20, 2019 at 3:14 PM
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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! PersianImmortal, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:13 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: What game do you want to see Ported, Rebooted or made into another Sequel? bolex17, Mar 22, 2019 at 4:26 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 Are You Drinking Now Madengineer, Mar 22, 2019 at 6:26 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: Vinyl Cutter? XR6DAn, Feb 23, 2019
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! coolroy, Mar 21, 2019 at 7:54 PM
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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, Mar 22, 2019 at 2:20 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: Galaxy S6 repair options Hater, Mar 22, 2019 at 8:50 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 ndt, Mar 12, 2019
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Magic: The Gathering spludgey, Mar 22, 2019 at 11:25 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a cat? Post it here! samus, Mar 22, 2019 at 3:52 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: 10 Years of Womadelaide Photos Squeezer, Mar 22, 2019 at 9:23 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Falcon 9 / Dragon SLATYE, Mar 19, 2019 at 11:53 PM
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