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: FT02... Still good! woja, Apr 21, 2021 at 6:48 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: PC not booting when installed in case MrCupHolder, Apr 23, 2021 at 3:40 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: intel cpus philquad, Apr 22, 2021 at 6:27 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: The Ultimate AIO Case? Worklog. Ratzz, Apr 22, 2021 at 7:00 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: 3D printer ideas? garfield2k, Apr 22, 2021 at 10:47 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: RX570 mosfet/drmos change Kosti, Apr 23, 2021 at 12:23 AM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Xtreme Cooled Case Gallery juzz86, Apr 20, 2021 at 11:13 AM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: General InfoSec discussion Gunna, Apr 22, 2021 at 3:32 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Recommendation for wireless closed gaming headset Ghoatman, Apr 22, 2021 at 11:43 AM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: Consolidated Invite Request Thread schnappy, Apr 22, 2021 at 8:54 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: AMD Navi 2x (RDNA2) Speculation and Hype thread The Beast, Apr 23, 2021 at 3:28 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, Apr 22, 2021 at 11:39 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Help getting 3600Mhz RAM running at rated speed - Z490 platform MattBaneLM, Apr 11, 2021
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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 Speedster20, Apr 20, 2021 at 9:22 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: Retro inspired modern games elvis, Apr 22, 2021 at 9:17 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: Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake desktop CPU in early 2021 MoutainDew, Apr 22, 2021 at 3:36 PM
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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 Aussiejuggalo, Apr 22, 2021 at 8:41 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: USB Ethernet on M1 Macs teej, Apr 21, 2021 at 3:03 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 MUTMAN, Apr 20, 2021 at 6:54 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? tuRtlez, Apr 22, 2021 at 8:47 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Perpetual Linux Distro Thread GumbyNoTalent, Apr 22, 2021 at 8:14 AM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Control (2019) - Remedy Games Deus_Ex_Machina, Apr 23, 2021 at 12:09 AM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Cppnow talk - C++ container "Colony" metamorphosis, Apr 22, 2021 at 8:22 AM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Ethereum mining rig suggestions duck_boy, Apr 23, 2021 at 2:02 AM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Do you still use Microsoft Office? amisty, Apr 22, 2021 at 2:38 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! BuD, Apr 22, 2021 at 3:36 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: Can PS5 be used as media centre? JSmithDTV, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:49 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: Diamond earth cookware qwertylesh, Apr 22, 2021 at 4:54 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: Blender PC upgrade advice. proffesso, Apr 10, 2021
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Started making holiday bookings yet? glenpinn, Apr 22, 2021 at 5:01 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 VirtualNinja, Apr 3, 2021
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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: Diablo Immortal bizarroking, Apr 22, 2021 at 3:59 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 GarethB, Apr 22, 2021 at 1:05 PM
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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 ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Apr 20, 2021 at 7:16 AM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: General Aquarium Talk NO SELLING Swaps go in the Fish/Plant Swap Sticky MUTMAN, Apr 22, 2021 at 6:35 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: A "small" studio - with Unreal boneburner, Apr 22, 2021 at 6:04 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Falcon 9 / Dragon mr camouflage, Apr 21, 2021 at 8:20 PM
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