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: Logitech G Owners and Discussion MR CHILLED, Oct 30, 2020 at 9:35 AM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: 2080Ti Nvidia Reference - Green artefacts even at POST SpudBoy, Oct 29, 2020 at 7:39 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: Need someone in Twmba area to teach me to solder philquad, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:59 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: What have you done to your PC today? MR CHILLED, Oct 30, 2020 at 1:10 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 dirtyd, Oct 28, 2020 at 6:41 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Wireless Deadman swich merlin13, Oct 28, 2020 at 4:16 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: Working in VR? yoink, Oct 30, 2020 at 2:40 PM
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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 29, 2020 at 1:35 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: You know your ISP has really gone downhill when ... leighr, Oct 30, 2020 at 12:39 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 KRiSX, Oct 30, 2020 at 2:44 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: HDD prices T1tan, Oct 30, 2020 at 11:04 AM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Ram Prices MR CHILLED, Oct 30, 2020 at 12:42 PM
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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 Tazor, Oct 29, 2020 at 11:03 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? Kafoopsy, Oct 30, 2020 at 1:39 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 30, 2020 at 8:39 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 Phido, Oct 30, 2020 at 2:45 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
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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 MR CHILLED, Oct 29, 2020 at 5:48 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 rireland, Oct 30, 2020 at 2:34 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: Dolby Atmos 5.1.4 - rear speaker distances from wall? connico, Oct 30, 2020 at 12:18 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: PS5 Update: Launches "Holiday 2020" mesaoz, Oct 29, 2020 at 9:53 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: Port Barrel andy01, Oct 30, 2020 at 10:04 AM
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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 ShaneHm2, Oct 29, 2020 at 7:03 PM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Camping General Thread timsarg, Oct 29, 2020 at 2:37 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 passwordistaco, Oct 30, 2020 at 1:13 PM
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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: Lego! Do Not Link To Your Sales In This Thread! supasaiyan, Oct 30, 2020 at 12:42 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a cat? Post it here! Nethiuz, Oct 29, 2020 at 3:25 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (25th of October 2020) herzeg, Oct 29, 2020 at 6:23 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Falcon 9 / Dragon Quadbox, Oct 30, 2020 at 8:56 AM
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