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: Happy 11th Birthday PSU!!! Aetherone, Oct 22, 2019 at 5:25 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: No Boot ... power, Oct 22, 2019 at 3:53 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: Ultrawide options MR CHILLED, Oct 22, 2019 at 6:39 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: A solution for housing an external 540mm radiator Matthew kane, Oct 22, 2019 at 7:53 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? Aussiejuggalo, Oct 22, 2019 at 1:05 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: CU40025SCPB-U5A Display Symon, Oct 22, 2019 at 2:42 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: a better w/c case thedirkdiggler, Oct 22, 2019 at 4:57 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 j3ll0, Oct 22, 2019 at 5:20 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 21, 2019 at 7:45 AM
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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 TheWedgie, Oct 22, 2019 at 11:47 AM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: RTX card and monitor recommendations Nethiuz, Oct 22, 2019 at 10:31 AM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: OpenSolaris/Solaris 11 Express/ESXi : BYO Home NAS for Media and backup images etc gea, Oct 22, 2019 at 5:41 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Memory Support List..useless cbjaust, Oct 22, 2019 at 3:19 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: High-Efficient Creator Laptop - GIGABYTE AERO 15 OLED (9980HK/RTX 2080) windwithme, Oct 19, 2019 at 1:27 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: The Amiga Thread elvis, Oct 22, 2019 at 4:52 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: Coffee Lake 6 core, this August with z370 chipsets? shane41, Oct 22, 2019 at 5:28 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: What memory speeds can you expect from Ryzen? M1ck1, Oct 22, 2019 at 5:43 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: New Mac Pro - 2018? Hater, Oct 22, 2019 at 11:04 AM
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: The 'Raspberry Pi' thread Quadbox, Oct 15, 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 flu!d, Oct 22, 2019 at 11:26 AM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Perpetual Linux Distro Thread GumbyNoTalent, Oct 22, 2019 at 5:42 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Star Citizen Sphinx2000, Oct 22, 2019 at 5:53 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Getting input to 2 programs at once Hepsily, Oct 21, 2019 at 10:28 AM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: ALT Coin discussion koss, Oct 11, 2019
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Secure Password sync/store for all the platforms mr626, Oct 20, 2019 at 10:25 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Wanting to ditch Foxtel nico6, Oct 21, 2019 at 9:07 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 jpw007, Oct 21, 2019 at 2:07 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 is your favourite Cider and why? clonex, Oct 21, 2019 at 2:24 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: Looking for someone for minor 3D model edit Tobop, Oct 13, 2019
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! chainbolt, Oct 22, 2019 at 5:44 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 MoMaN69, Oct 22, 2019 at 1:11 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: Clash of Clans thread Stooge007, Oct 22, 2019 at 2:50 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 jclei, Oct 11, 2019
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Firearms [Post State when asking questions] [NO GUN SALES] Tiger Toast, Oct 22, 2019 at 11:38 AM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a dog? post it here! Madengineer, Oct 21, 2019 at 6:56 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (20th of October 2019) ncsa, Oct 21, 2019 at 8:03 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Consolidated Climate Change/CO2/Global Warming Thread koss, Oct 20, 2019 at 1:48 PM
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