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: Cable mod Will S, Jan 25, 2022 at 7:31 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: custom.dic questions Sneakypuss, Jan 24, 2022 at 9:20 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: Sticky Tomahawk Skramit, Jan 24, 2022 at 3:24 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? jjjc_93, Jan 25, 2022 at 9:30 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: What did you print today? Defyant, Jan 25, 2022 at 10:59 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: making a small video player? _zak, Jan 20, 2022 at 5:22 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: O11 Air Mini woja, Jan 26, 2022 at 4:45 AM
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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 wazza, Jan 25, 2022 at 5:21 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Bluetooth headphone SQ on Windows williamwilliamwilliam, Jan 25, 2022 at 10:44 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: unifi-quality DSL modem? caspian, Jan 25, 2022 at 8:16 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 3060 3050 | Discussion The Beast, Jan 25, 2022 at 11:54 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: HDD prices Blinky, Jan 25, 2022 at 5:11 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Ram Cooling dasa2, Jan 25, 2022 at 12:26 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Connect laptop to PC to use its resources? neRok, Jan 25, 2022 at 8:39 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 computer activity did you get up to today? FIREWIRE1394, Jan 26, 2022 at 1:40 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: 12th gen Intel Desktop Alder Lake CPU 04-Nov-2021 shane41, Jan 25, 2022 at 5:57 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Ryzen 6000 Series Discussion MUTMAN, Jan 26, 2022 at 12:14 AM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Recommended monitors to work with macOS and m1? Looking at a Dell S2722QC passwordistaco, Jan 2, 2022
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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, Jan 23, 2022 at 10:51 AM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Win 10 purchasing Beanz, Jan 25, 2022 at 10:38 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Linux samba and connections from network projectors daehenoc, Jan 23, 2022 at 6:11 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: EA Battlefield 6 (Battlefield 2042) Frag, Jan 26, 2022 at 2:11 AM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Fully searchable PDF check (OCR) smack01, Jan 21, 2022 at 4:31 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread chainbolt, Jan 25, 2022 at 7:45 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: how to make chrome go full screen in a window? Wombycat, Jan 16, 2022
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Sonos Arc (new Sonos sound bar) randomman, Jan 25, 2022 at 4:48 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: Death Stranding - Hideo Kojima The Beast, Jan 24, 2022 at 5:52 AM
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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: Fresh chillies from the garden Groff, Jan 24, 2022 at 2:32 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: Show us your 2D/3D/4D work Akh-Horus, Jan 14, 2022
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: International Travel Insurance AgB deano, Jan 25, 2022 at 7:42 AM
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    6. Live Streaming & Content Creation

      Ha ha! I'm using the Internet!
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      Latest: YouTube Channels Promotion PrawnBoy, Dec 8, 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: Mobile Phone Plans glenpinn, Jan 25, 2022 at 8:43 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: Meatloaf has died rickbishop, Jan 22, 2022 at 4:13 PM
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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, Jan 25, 2022 at 8:11 PM
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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 callan, Jan 25, 2022 at 3:30 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: passport photo print at kiosk pezzy, Jan 20, 2022 at 2:41 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: New SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant discovered gdjacobs, Jan 26, 2022 at 2:47 AM
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