1. OCAU Merchandise now available! Check out our 20th Anniversary Mugs, Classic Logo Shirts and much more! Discussion here.
    Dismiss Notice

OCAU Forums

  1. General Topics

    1. Overclocking & Hardware

      General technical discussion of topics not covered by the other forums.
      Discussions:
      29,246
      Messages:
      404,703

      1. PC Build Logs

      Latest: OCAU Mechanical Keyboard Thread (No selling here, please use the Trading Forums) Dan N, Jul 10, 2020 at 7:10 PM
      RSS

    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
      Discussions:
      38,403
      Messages:
      260,986
      Latest: Replacing GPU Fan Tech questions havabeer, Jul 11, 2020 at 9:11 PM
      RSS

    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.
      Discussions:
      25,553
      Messages:
      209,745
      Latest: Help with hard drives koopz, Jul 11, 2020 at 7:45 PM
      RSS

  2. Specific Hardware Topics

    1. Modding

      Improving the functionality or looks of your PC.
      Discussions:
      16,572
      Messages:
      249,955

      1. Modding Worklogs

      Latest: IMON Front LCD Repair Epicfatigue, Jul 11, 2020 at 10:39 PM
      RSS

    2. Hobby Engineering

      Discuss CNC Mills, Laser Cutters, 3D Printers, etc, and the projects involved in building with these devices.
      Discussions:
      449
      Messages:
      12,683
      Latest: Cheap 3D Printers? RyoSaeba, Jul 11, 2020 at 11:05 PM
      RSS

    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
      Discussions:
      6,324
      Messages:
      78,599
      Latest: Ozito tool batteries - battery protection? heller44, Jul 10, 2020 at 10:58 PM
      RSS

    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
      Discussions:
      14,118
      Messages:
      239,744
      Latest: Best CPU block for AM4 Butcher9_9, Jul 10, 2020 at 11:26 AM
      RSS

    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
      Discussions:
      5,875
      Messages:
      142,653
      Latest: Consolidated Business & Enterprise Computing Rant Thread waltermitty, Jul 11, 2020 at 10:02 PM
      RSS

    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
      Discussions:
      7,063
      Messages:
      88,209
      Latest: What amp/dac & headphones/speakers are you using? Benno1988, Jul 8, 2020 at 5:57 PM
      RSS

    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
      Discussions:
      26,392
      Messages:
      286,973
      Latest: Network troubles when sharing internet via another computer 151528, Jul 11, 2020 at 10:11 PM
      RSS

    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
      Discussions:
      26,594
      Messages:
      505,234
      Latest: Unigine Superposition spit051261, Jul 11, 2020 at 9:17 AM
      RSS

    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
      Discussions:
      16,579
      Messages:
      205,970
      Latest: HDD prices fad, Jul 11, 2020 at 8:10 PM
      RSS

    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
      Discussions:
      2,916
      Messages:
      29,022
      Latest: To QVL or Not! Hotrod2go, Jul 11, 2020 at 12:08 PM
      RSS

    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
      Discussions:
      6,956
      Messages:
      86,714
      Latest: FormD T1 Releases Saturday 2AM SSJ4, Jul 11, 2020 at 12:58 PM
      RSS

    12. Retro & Arcade

      Love Retro Machines and old Arcade Machines/Games? This is the place to discuss it.
      Discussions:
      1,211
      Messages:
      50,577

      1. Retro & Arcade Worklogs

      Latest: Retro Racing July 2020 - Carmageddon TDR2000 Pierre32, Jul 11, 2020 at 11:00 PM
      RSS

  3. Manufacturer-specific Forums

    1. Intel x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of Intel's chipset and CPU products..
      Discussions:
      12,593
      Messages:
      223,483
      Latest: 10th gen Intel Desktop Comet Lake CPU(i9 10900K, i7 10700K, i5 10600K, i3 10320 & Z490) MoonSha, Jul 11, 2020 at 10:48 PM
      RSS

    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
      Discussions:
      12,561
      Messages:
      208,371
      Latest: Ryzen 3000 series CPUs Dunska, Jul 11, 2020 at 7:50 AM
      RSS

    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
      Discussions:
      3,305
      Messages:
      44,099
      Latest: What's the best Thunderbolt USB flash thumb drive? DrJK, Jul 11, 2020 at 2:38 PM
      RSS

    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
      Discussions:
      955
      Messages:
      11,068
      Latest: The 'Raspberry Pi' thread Myne_h, Jul 11, 2020 at 10:24 PM
      RSS

  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
      Discussions:
      11,356
      Messages:
      134,698
      Latest: Windows 10 Mega thread Rusty X5, Jul 11, 2020 at 9:04 PM
      RSS

    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
      Discussions:
      8,022
      Messages:
      98,331
      Latest: Perpetual Linux Distro Thread Blinky, Jul 11, 2020 at 11:25 AM
      RSS

    3. PC Games

      Gotta use all that PC grunt for something, right?
      Discussions:
      15,045
      Messages:
      998,668

      1. MMOs

      Latest: Call of Duty - Modern Warfare (2019) walker_2003, Jul 11, 2020 at 9:57 PM
      RSS

    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
      Discussions:
      11,013
      Messages:
      86,338
      Latest: Discord bot help - random result from array (.js) NanoDuke, Jun 28, 2020
      RSS

    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
      Discussions:
      103
      Messages:
      19,895
      Latest: What kind of mining set up are you runnning? Jaco, Jul 11, 2020 at 11:05 PM
      RSS

    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
      Discussions:
      18,786
      Messages:
      132,576
      Latest: Outlook account and alias's CAPT-Irrelevant, Jun 26, 2020
      RSS

  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
      Discussions:
      18,568
      Messages:
      235,458

      1. HTPC

      Latest: OLED's OLED's OLED's! alfster, Jul 11, 2020 at 10:31 PM
      RSS

    2. Game Consoles

      PSP, Xbox etc
      Discussions:
      4,861
      Messages:
      224,997

      1. Microsoft Consoles

      2. Nintendo Consoles

      3. Sony Consoles

      Latest: Xbox Series X BuD, Jul 11, 2020 at 8:33 PM
      RSS

    3. Geek Food

      Yummy, quick and easy to make!
      Discussions:
      8,150
      Messages:
      207,261

      1. Geek Recipes

      2. Geek Grog & Homebrew

      Latest: Experiments with sous-vide cooking PabloEscobar, Jul 11, 2020 at 6:59 PM
      RSS

    4. Graphic Design & Digital Art

      Digital Art, Illustration, Painting, and Graphic Design – Let’s get creative!
      Discussions:
      763
      Messages:
      8,034
      Latest: Close please rbialek, Jul 2, 2020
      RSS

    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
      Discussions:
      886
      Messages:
      22,171
      Latest: Japan? Japan! Boneman, Jul 10, 2020 at 11:17 PM
      RSS

    6. Live Streaming & Content Creation

      Ha ha! I'm using the Internet!
      Discussions:
      36
      Messages:
      897
      Latest: TikTok mtma, Jul 9, 2020 at 11:40 PM
      RSS

    7. Mobile Phones & Devices

      Ring ring, bling bling.
      Discussions:
      12,635
      Messages:
      261,501

      1. Apple iOS (OS & Devices)

      2. Google Android (OS & Devices)

      Latest: China Phones - Recommend your Piece of Crap! doug81, Jul 11, 2020 at 12:47 PM
      RSS

    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
      Discussions:
      2,235
      Messages:
      53,808
      Latest: iRig 2 HD / Virtual amp software gtarmanrob, Jul 8, 2020 at 4:12 PM
      RSS

    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
      Discussions:
      4,321
      Messages:
      101,299
      Latest: The OCAU Figurine Collection Thread RyoSaeba, Jul 10, 2020 at 11:38 PM
      RSS

    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
      Discussions:
      2,579
      Messages:
      62,587
      Latest: General Aquarium Talk NO SELLING Swaps go in the Fish/Plant Swap Sticky fleetfeather, Jul 11, 2020 at 10:08 PM
      RSS

    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
      Discussions:
      37,150
      Messages:
      529,260

      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Canon EOS R5 mtma, Jul 11, 2020 at 9:32 PM
      RSS

    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
      Discussions:
      2,003
      Messages:
      47,013
      Latest: What would you prioritise if you survived a super-virus that wiped out 99% of us? rickbishop, Jul 10, 2020 at 9:47 PM
      RSS
Advertisement: