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: Corsair Vengeance XMP question everybodies, Mar 1, 2021 at 9:40 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Cooler Master case build quality? terrastrife, Mar 1, 2021 at 8:17 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: Questions about intel 1200 socket Groff, Mar 1, 2021 at 10:48 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? randomman, Mar 1, 2021 at 4:29 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: Bench mounted a belt sander mad_mic3, Mar 1, 2021 at 7:24 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Automatic Potentiometer? RyoSaeba, Feb 28, 2021 at 1:41 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Water Cooling pad for laptop terrastrife, Mar 1, 2021 at 8:21 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: The Consolidated B&EC "Quick Question" Thread. wazza, Mar 1, 2021 at 6:29 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! leathal, Feb 26, 2021 at 1:20 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: Measure your Internet Connection. Blinky, Mar 1, 2021 at 1:47 AM
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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 groovetek, Mar 1, 2021 at 11:59 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: M.2 PCIe 4.0 vs 3.0? mixsetup, Mar 1, 2021 at 11:52 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Samsung B-die 2 sticks good 4 sticks bad help spit051261, Mar 1, 2021 at 6:06 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Netbook/Notebook Recommendations? Ask For Advice Here! .Radiant, Mar 1, 2021 at 8:38 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: Flash carts and ODE's, etc. Vanne, Mar 2, 2021 at 12:31 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: Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake desktop CPU in early 2021 mrbean_phillip, Mar 1, 2021 at 8:27 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: ClockTuner for Ryzen (CTR) by 1USMUS joomax, Feb 28, 2021 at 4:19 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Big Sur Updates Failing... 2SHY, Mar 1, 2021 at 1:48 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 flu!d, Feb 28, 2021 at 11:29 PM
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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, Feb 19, 2021
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Tucows is going down. callan, Feb 16, 2021
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Post Pics of games you are playing Sankari, Mar 2, 2021 at 12:27 AM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Powershell - New AD user script questions Optimus., Feb 28, 2021 at 4:35 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread RamboKazoo, Mar 2, 2021 at 12:11 AM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: What project tracker for home projects? breech, Feb 27, 2021 at 3:40 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Reciever keeps turning on miicah, Mar 1, 2021 at 5:24 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: PS5 Update: Launches "Holiday 2020" Trizae, Feb 27, 2021 at 4:43 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: Debate for the ages - Chicken Phalanx, Mar 1, 2021 at 11:02 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: Show us your 2D/3D/4D work qwertylesh, Feb 17, 2021
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: quick sand StormShadow, Mar 1, 2021 at 11:01 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 riccoo, Jan 27, 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: Disabling USB audio and disabling sound in Safari/Chrome wwwww, Mar 1, 2021 at 11:39 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 ndt, Feb 24, 2021 at 1:26 PM
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: General RC Discussion old4570, Feb 28, 2021 at 9:49 AM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a dog? post it here! Nightwish, Mar 1, 2021 at 2:22 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (28th of February 2021) Deftone2k, Feb 28, 2021 at 10:21 AM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: General Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Exploration Discussion JSmithDTV, Feb 27, 2021 at 11:41 PM
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