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: PC and charities kogi, Aug 18, 2019 at 1:31 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: weird transfer rate issue with single HDD and windows 10 htpcfan, Aug 18, 2019 at 3:08 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: How to pick a cheap RTX 2080Ti? JaCe88, Aug 17, 2019 at 11:50 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: What have you done to your PC today? asho444, Aug 13, 2019 at 3:35 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: Ender 5 first impressions tumutbound, Aug 17, 2019 at 8:42 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Multimeter - occasional home use is cheap ok? heller44, Aug 17, 2019 at 11:59 AM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Another AIO thread Eisbaer 120+240 or Ryujin240? Asking OCAU for some help/experiences... juzz86, Aug 16, 2019 at 11:49 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 elvis, Aug 17, 2019 at 2:20 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Optical or RCA on Edifier R1280DB asho444, Aug 16, 2019 at 2:23 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 ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Aug 18, 2019 at 11:25 AM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: ASUS ROG STRIX XG43Q 43" Gaming Monitor havabeer, Aug 18, 2019 at 2:57 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Self hosted cloud / android back up images to home storage dimension11, Aug 18, 2019 at 9:31 AM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Corsair "CMW" RAM compatability issues? Skip, Aug 18, 2019 at 1:10 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Intel i7 or Ryzen for Laptop? mAJORD, Aug 18, 2019 at 12:23 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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      Latest: Best retro on YT power, Aug 18, 2019 at 10:39 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: Beware counterfiet Xeons on Amazon. fad, Aug 18, 2019 at 2:22 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Viewing all BIOS changes {V|PER}, Aug 18, 2019 at 3:04 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Extracting data from dead MBP vk2fro, Aug 15, 2019 at 11:01 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 elvis, Aug 12, 2019 at 10:03 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 Hotrod2go, Aug 18, 2019 at 12:12 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: [solved] Ubuntu server network issue Varg, Aug 13, 2019 at 3:39 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: World of Warcraft Classic. Perko, Aug 18, 2019 at 3:24 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Old article about how machines can add. Phido, Aug 15, 2019 at 1:23 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Crypto used as an activists tool koss, Aug 18, 2019 at 7:40 AM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: O365 Shared Resources into Sharepoint Online chrisaaa, Aug 9, 2019
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: 130-200 For headphones Benno1988, Aug 18, 2019 at 3:00 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: Red Dead Redemption 2 whatdoesthisdo, Aug 18, 2019 at 2:38 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 Are You Drinking Now Madengineer, Aug 17, 2019 at 6:39 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: OCAU Graphic & Programming Freelancers Varg, Aug 15, 2019 at 1:35 PM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: "Join me in the airline lounge" Thread (Offers only - no requests) Zee, Aug 18, 2019 at 12:26 AM
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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 Varg, Aug 15, 2019 at 9:14 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: WTB One Plus 6 MCD311, Aug 18, 2019 at 1:39 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: Information for beginners, on Buying, Selling, Building and Playing the Guitar Bold Eagle, Aug 8, 2019
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Scale Model Gallery. Andy3008, Aug 18, 2019 at 9:03 AM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: No more throw ups :) Reaper, Aug 18, 2019 at 11:05 AM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (18th of August 2019) Deftone2k, Aug 18, 2019 at 11:25 AM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Lab-Grown Meat etc. JSmithDTV, Aug 18, 2019 at 12:54 PM
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