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: Case. Dust. Bugger off. Leigh M, Oct 15, 2018 at 6:35 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Lost sharpness/contrast/image quality after bad reboot Tolkien, Oct 16, 2018 at 12:48 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: All in one pc Ratzz, Oct 14, 2018 at 1:36 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 ! " Ratzz, Oct 16, 2018 at 12:01 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: Possible Group Buy - Check Interest - Lithium Titanate cells Mathuisella, Oct 15, 2018 at 10:56 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Anyone recognise this header. xc351, Oct 15, 2018 at 9:29 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: GTX 1080 TI Aorus water block Evilhomer, Oct 14, 2018 at 3:39 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 elvis, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:17 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? Matthew kane, Oct 15, 2018 at 5:25 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: iiNet FTTN dropouts caspian, Oct 15, 2018 at 6:24 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 kot0005, Oct 16, 2018 at 12:30 AM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: SSD Price Discussion MR CHILLED, Oct 13, 2018 at 5:27 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Oh god what have I done... Hater, Oct 15, 2018 at 10:21 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Which of 2 laptops Quadbox, Oct 15, 2018 at 5:49 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: Sega Rally Cab to PC Conversion mR_CaESaR, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:51 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: How old is your current Intel PC platform? Yehat, Oct 16, 2018 at 12:29 AM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: OCAU Ryzen Overclocking discussion/ Guide / Owners Thread Sgt Bilko, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:54 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Window manager app for Ultrawide domsmith, Oct 15, 2018 at 4:29 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 pantner, Oct 10, 2018 at 11:22 AM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Gone back to WIN 7 PersianImmortal, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:05 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Linux CLI Utilities - consolidated list Quadbox, Oct 13, 2018 at 8:03 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 hvalac, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:59 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Programming Jokes Thread TryingYourLuck, Oct 14, 2018 at 10:28 AM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: ALT Coin discussion douver, Oct 15, 2018 at 10:36 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Backup and restore Outlook profile breno, Oct 10, 2018 at 3:20 PM
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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 DangerMaus, Oct 16, 2018 at 12:03 AM
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    2. Game Consoles

      PSP, Xbox etc
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      1. Microsoft Consoles

      2. Nintendo Consoles

      3. Sony Consoles

      Latest: Wtf Microsoft ruffdayz, Oct 14, 2018 at 1:06 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: Bring back fat! Mathuisella, Oct 15, 2018 at 7:28 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: Custom Tee Designs ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Oct 15, 2018 at 2:45 PM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! miicah, Oct 15, 2018 at 9:16 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: Google Pixel 3 & Pixel 3 XL Discussion wraith666, Oct 15, 2018 at 10:55 PM
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    7. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: How to load drums sounds to trigger them - garageband? shino, Oct 15, 2018 at 9:54 PM
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    8. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: The OCAU Figurine Collection Thread spectre257, Oct 15, 2018 at 8:12 PM
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    9. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Fish Swap/Giveaway Thread svendenhowser, Oct 15, 2018 at 3:47 PM
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    10. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: General Photography banter thread Azrael, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:08 PM
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    11. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Falcon 9 / Dragon Quadbox, Oct 13, 2018 at 11:54 AM
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