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: RIPBOT264 Distributed Encoding Yewww mikezilla2, Feb 22, 2020 at 3:03 AM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Anyone on the Gold Coast have a old rysen cpu and want to flash a bios martymoose, Feb 22, 2020 at 12:57 PM
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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: do i have infection? shino, Feb 22, 2020 at 9:12 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: [Sponsored] AMD ThreadRipper 3960X Aorus Build by Duality92 Duality92, Feb 22, 2020 at 6:04 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: Cheap 3D Printers? nibennett, Feb 22, 2020 at 12:41 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: LED strips with extra conductor? ShadowBurger, Feb 21, 2020 at 11:01 AM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Dipped my toe back into watercooling again Annihilator69, Feb 22, 2020 at 2:46 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 Hive, Feb 22, 2020 at 9:51 AM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Razer Tiamat 7.1 vs Asus Centurion 7.1 headphones FerrisXB9R, Feb 20, 2020 at 1:17 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: Basic Switch DGS-108 Vs DGS-1100-08? connico, Feb 21, 2020 at 4:12 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: Asus 5700 XT Strix - major flaw in product - (wrongly)Blames AMD nope, Feb 22, 2020 at 1:12 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Big data online storage solution elvis, Feb 22, 2020 at 10:56 AM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Ram Prices ipv6ready, Feb 21, 2020 at 10:55 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Mini ITX Owners Club and Discussion RaihaX, Feb 22, 2020 at 12:47 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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      1. Retro & Arcade Worklogs

      Latest: Another Astro City Project mR_CaESaR, Feb 22, 2020 at 2:15 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: win7 & i9 cpus JSmithDTV, Feb 21, 2020 at 5:45 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 Will S, Feb 21, 2020 at 2:16 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: New Mac Pro - 2018? 2SHY, Feb 20, 2020 at 3:50 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 grrrr, Feb 22, 2020 at 9:02 AM
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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 WRC, Feb 22, 2020 at 9:56 AM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Learning about Linux : Ask/Answer A Quick Question thread Sledge, Feb 22, 2020 at 10:33 AM
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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 - Modern Warfare (2019) havabeer, Feb 22, 2020 at 2:14 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Christ this is embarressing metamorphosis, Feb 14, 2020
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread douver, Feb 19, 2020 at 7:54 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Media server MR CHILLED, Feb 19, 2020 at 4:41 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! connico, Feb 20, 2020 at 4:34 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: Xbox Series X stalyoni, Feb 22, 2020 at 11:57 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: What Are You Drinking Now /invariance\, Feb 21, 2020 at 8:53 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: TourBox: programmable USB-C controller for creative apps Fortigurn, Feb 14, 2020
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! chainbolt, Feb 22, 2020 at 2:14 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, Feb 13, 2020
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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: Samsung Galaxy S20 family aka S11. Kookooburra, Feb 21, 2020 at 3:41 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: What fender amp to buy? GarethB, Feb 22, 2020 at 10:11 AM
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Mini review: TOTO portable butt washer Kommandant33, Feb 22, 2020 at 1:57 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Good budget price vacuum cleaner for pet hair clonex, Feb 21, 2020 at 10:17 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: What's your 2020 photography resolution? Frozen_Hell, Feb 22, 2020 at 1:05 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Consolidated Climate Change/CO2/Global Warming Thread Queenie, Feb 20, 2020 at 11:48 PM
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