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: MathBenchmark comparison thread dasa2, Oct 28, 2020 at 8:01 AM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Adjust Precision touchpad settings for separate devices wwwww, Oct 28, 2020 at 2:41 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: my stupid question of the month about 3070 gfx cards MR CHILLED, Oct 23, 2020 at 1:06 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: What have you done to your PC today? Elchupacabraj, Oct 28, 2020 at 2:40 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: CNC Mill/Router Build Log PheonixV2, Oct 28, 2020 at 3:22 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Suggestions for ferrule crimp tool (mid price range) heller44, Oct 27, 2020 at 9:32 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Terrabyte's #2 attempt at custom WC jayc, Oct 28, 2020 at 1:01 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 EvilGenius, Oct 28, 2020 at 11:17 AM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Headphone/Earphone Recommendations? Ask For Advice Here! Benno1988, Oct 25, 2020 at 12:17 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: Tor Browser Questions GumbyNoTalent, Oct 28, 2020 at 2:46 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 Series | RTX 3090 3080 3070 | Discussion Tazor, Oct 28, 2020 at 3:46 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Next gen filesystems (ZFS, BtrFS, ReFS, APFS, etc) elvis, Oct 28, 2020 at 9:43 AM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Ram Prices kogi, Oct 28, 2020 at 8:28 AM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: FormD T1 Releases Saturday 2AM plopz, Oct 28, 2020 at 12:38 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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      1. Retro & Arcade Worklogs

      Latest: What retro activity did you get up to today? rugger, Oct 28, 2020 at 2:14 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: 10th gen Intel Desktop Comet Lake CPU(i9 10900K, i7 10700K, i5 10600K, i3 10320 & Z490) MR CHILLED, Oct 28, 2020 at 9:49 AM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Ryzen 5000 Series Discussion TRG.dOinK, Oct 28, 2020 at 3:16 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Macbook Pro Yesteryear or 2020 model? Butcher9_9, Oct 26, 2020 at 7:59 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 GumbyNoTalent, Oct 23, 2020 at 7:00 PM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Where to buy cheap legit Win 10 key? Matthew kane, Oct 27, 2020 at 5:17 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Grow mdadm RAID1 to RAID5 daehenoc, Oct 27, 2020 at 1:38 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Cyberpunk 2077 - Witcher 2 devs macktheknife, Oct 28, 2020 at 3:11 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: How to change this powershell to one line? Hookimus, Oct 26, 2020 at 12:13 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Tax/ATO discussion thread Nethiuz, Oct 27, 2020 at 11:46 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Google will add an ad blocker to all versions of Chrome web browser JSmithDTV, Oct 27, 2020 at 4:12 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Ultra short throw projecotrs nico6, Oct 26, 2020 at 7:28 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 Update: Launches "Holiday 2020" pcgamer01, Oct 28, 2020 at 3:03 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 Daft_Munt, Oct 27, 2020 at 8:38 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: Wacom vs xp-pen Renza, Oct 28, 2020 at 10:39 AM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Camping General Thread clonex, Oct 27, 2020 at 7:59 PM
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    6. Live Streaming & Content Creation

      Ha ha! I'm using the Internet!
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      Latest: post your twitch profiles so i can/we can watch ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Oct 25, 2020 at 4:11 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: Apple iPhone 12 MR CHILLED, Oct 28, 2020 at 9:26 AM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: RIP Eddie Van Halen pksw, Oct 12, 2020
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: The OCAU Figurine Collection Thread RyoSaeba, Oct 28, 2020 at 2:34 AM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a dog? post it here! german, Oct 28, 2020 at 3:22 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: General Photography Banter Thread Deftone2k, Oct 25, 2020 at 2:07 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Falcon 9 / Dragon MUTMAN, Oct 25, 2020 at 1:31 PM
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