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: Project Carbon - SFF Build In A4-SFX pwlm1975, Aug 16, 2018 at 8:38 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: On Today's Episode of "I Am Not Good With Computer"... How I USB? /invariance\, Aug 17, 2018 at 4:16 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: Swap Ryzen 5 1600 for a 2600..will I need to do a complete OS install again? pwlm1975, Aug 16, 2018 at 7:48 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? Plonkydonk, Aug 16, 2018 at 8:33 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: Possible Group Buy - Check Interest - Lithium Titanate cells Dorz, Aug 16, 2018 at 11:24 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: loud noise maker module merlin13, Aug 16, 2018 at 10:13 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Considering Custom Water Cooling for first time... birdie, Aug 16, 2018 at 11:55 AM
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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. Shags, Aug 16, 2018 at 9:18 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: PC 2 Outdoor speaker setup query. Vo0do0, Aug 15, 2018 at 6:08 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 Newbie12, Aug 15, 2018 at 10:33 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: Thoughts on Ultra Wide Monitors havabeer, Aug 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: HDD prices mikezilla2, Aug 16, 2018 at 9:44 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Low cas 3600 memory and Ryzen dasa2, Aug 12, 2018 at 9:27 PM
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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 Tazor, Aug 15, 2018 at 11:31 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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      Latest: New Monster Boy & Wonder Boy III remake elvis, Aug 16, 2018 at 10:41 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: Z390chipset, i9 9900k i79700k and i5 c4dderly, Aug 17, 2018 at 5:18 AM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Threadripper owners club lowdog, Aug 16, 2018 at 4:35 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Macbook air locked, o/s update to bypass ? Professor Chaos, Aug 11, 2018 at 2:07 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 GumbyNoTalent, Jun 27, 2018
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Updated on sunday and weird stuff happened sammy_b0i, Aug 15, 2018 at 2:01 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Linux CLI Utilities - consolidated list GumbyNoTalent, Aug 16, 2018 at 4:23 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Warframe walker_2003, Aug 16, 2018 at 9:23 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Lookup keyword(s) from a range in excel and return all matches in another range LayZ, Aug 14, 2018 at 9:37 AM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: ALT Coin discussion whatdoesthisdo, Aug 16, 2018 at 5:54 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Alternatives to PuTTY ? gdjacobs, Aug 11, 2018 at 11:23 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Post your Foxtel deal the_antipop, Aug 16, 2018 at 10:01 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: OCAU Gran Turismo Season 9 - Format TBA Pre Rego Thread TomJ, Aug 16, 2018 at 10:12 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: Japanese Canned Drink Appreciation Thread Ronald Reagan, Aug 16, 2018 at 9:32 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: How do I make a cool YouTube intro? ASIGN_Baz, Aug 12, 2018 at 12:43 PM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Cover more travel insurance vs Westpac allianz mtma, Aug 16, 2018 at 9:47 PM
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    6. Mobile Phones & Devices

      Ring ring, bling bling.
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      1. Apple iOS (OS & Devices)

      2. Google Android (OS & Devices)

      Latest: Show Us Your Android Homescreens TomJ, Aug 16, 2018 at 4:45 PM
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    7. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 Silenius, Jul 19, 2018
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    8. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Model Railway Project (OO scale, DCC, 6m x 1.8m) Rainey, Aug 17, 2018 at 1:24 AM
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    9. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a cat? Post it here! broccoli, Aug 16, 2018 at 7:17 PM
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    10. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (12th of August 2018) clonex, Aug 17, 2018 at 3:51 AM
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    11. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: CSIRO breakthough in hydrogen export technology RobRoySyd, Aug 16, 2018 at 9:10 PM
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