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: Single Thread Performance Build - $3500 budget metamorphosis, Mar 26, 2019 at 1:28 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Hard drive killer in my pc? power, Mar 27, 2019 at 9:48 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: cleaning cpu l_ QuadX_l, Mar 26, 2019 at 7:09 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: Sliding mitre saw. clonex, Mar 27, 2019 at 8:30 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: Laser Cutting Requests DSTM (Dougie), Mar 27, 2019 at 6:13 AM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Drill chuck/gearbox getting hot to touch. shredder, Mar 26, 2019 at 12:02 AM
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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. m3k, Mar 26, 2019 at 5:18 AM
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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 Unframed, Mar 27, 2019 at 9:53 AM
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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? DivHunter, Mar 26, 2019 at 12:52 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: The Great Big NBN Sticky Thread caspian, Mar 27, 2019 at 8:59 AM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: Which VR headset? Murmandamus, Mar 26, 2019 at 10:35 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Replacing HPe SmartArray controller wwwww, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:22 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: NFC S4 Mini - 8700k and gtx1080 off a laptop psu Turbine, Mar 26, 2019 at 10:18 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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      Latest: Retro Let's Play: "Street Fighter II" series (1991-1994) nimmers, Mar 27, 2019 at 9:56 AM
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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: Z390chipset, i9 9900k i79700k and i5 OJR, Mar 25, 2019 at 1:51 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 SomeBoredGuy, Mar 27, 2019 at 9:10 AM
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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 23, 2019 at 1:48 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: Gone back to WIN 7 Linkin, Mar 26, 2019 at 9:56 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Perpetual Linux Distro Thread waltermitty, Mar 27, 2019 at 8:11 AM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Battlefield V Wojee, Mar 27, 2019 at 10:10 AM
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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
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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 ThE_BiG_O, Mar 27, 2019 at 12:24 AM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Foxtel pricing + other Foxtel discussion krappo, Mar 25, 2019 at 8:31 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: Nintendo Switch - March 3 2017 - $US299 - $AU469.95 RRP PsychoSmiley, Mar 26, 2019 at 12:12 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: Food porn thread harrye30, Mar 26, 2019 at 6:14 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: Skiing in Australia Cape_Horn, Mar 27, 2019 at 8:42 AM
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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 broccoli, Mar 26, 2019 at 3:49 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: iOS 12 Discussion tobes, Mar 27, 2019 at 8:01 AM
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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: RC Multicopter Discussion Thread MR CHILLED, Mar 27, 2019 at 9:38 AM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Large humanoid cat we all love (help?) Zee, Mar 27, 2019 at 8:51 AM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Sony A7III 13atman, Mar 27, 2019 at 7:58 AM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Consolidated Climate Change/CO2/Global Warming Thread adamsleath, Mar 27, 2019 at 9:37 AM
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