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Overclockers UK Forums

  1. Latest News

    1. Latest News, Deals & Special Offers

      Latest product news, hot deals and special offers plus exclusive competitions for forum members.
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      Latest: ** NVIDIA RTX 30 SERIES (3090 / 3080 / 3070) NOW ONLINE AT OcUK ** akaFonzie, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:22
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  3. Hardware

    1. New to PC gaming & upgrade advice

      Post here to ask for advice on how to get into PC gaming or for upgrade advice to get your PC Game / Esports ready.
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      Latest: Need help, new to upgrading Mongole0, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:27
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    2. General Hardware

      General computer hardware discussion. Please use one of the forums below for more specific issues.
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      Latest: Old Laptops Advice Cromulent, 1 Oct 2020 at 12:37
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    3. OcUK Full Systems & Bundles

      Dedicated to OcUK's Full Systems and Bundle range with Build Logs and Customer's Gallery.
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      OcUK Full Systems & Bundles

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      1. OcUK Build Logs

      Latest: Gaming pc (future proof) gpu in hand Plec, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:51
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    4. Project Logs

      Post your project logs here and allow other forum members to see your latest idea take shape.
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      Latest: 2nd Build Matticus88, 1 Oct 2020 at 12:20
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    5. CPUs

      Discuss the merits of AMD, Intel or any other processors. Check out the OcUK Intel CPU Range and OcUK AMD CPU Range.
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      Latest: AMD Zen 3 (5000 Series), rumored 17% IPC gain. humbug, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:44
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    6. Overclocking & Cooling

      Overclocking and cooling tips, tricks and information. Check out the full OcUK Heatsinks and Fans range.
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      Overclocking & Cooling

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      1. Ask 8 Pack

      Latest: Upgrade for an old H100i mickyflinn, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:20
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    7. Watercooling

      Discussion area for all water-cooling, from custom loops to pre-manufactured sealed kits. Check out the OcUK Watercooling Range.
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      Latest: Nvidia 30X0 series waterblocks cms239, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:45
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    8. Motherboards

      All matters relating to motherboards. Check out the OcUK Intel Motherboard Range and OcUK AMD Motherboard Range.
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      Latest: Crosshair VIII Hero NVME in slot 2 POST error WaylanderUK, 1 Oct 2020 at 12:31
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    9. Memory

      Memory compatibility and performance discussion. Check out the OcUK Memory Range.
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      Latest: 8.889 ns vs 10 ns first word latency dubcat, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:49
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    10. Graphics Cards

      Graphics Card and drivers discussion. Check out the OcUK AMD Graphics Card Range and OcUK Nvidia Graphics Card Range.
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      Latest: *** NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 SERIES STOCK SITUATION *** - NO COMPETITOR DISCUSSION Jules_, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:51
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    11. Virtual Reality

      Area dedicated to all technology and software relating to VR / AR such as HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, gaming, research or engineering.
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      Latest: Quest 2 Facebook leak - XR2 chipset, 6gb RAM, "almost 4k display" Zeeflyboy, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:50
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    12. Monitors

      LCD monitor discussion. Check out the OcUK Monitor Range.
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      Latest: ** NEW SAMSUNG ODYSSEY G7/G9 MONITORS 27-49" AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER ** maxh, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:40
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    13. Gaming Peripherals

      A section for discussion of keyboards, mice, headsets, controllers and peripherals. Check out the OcUK Peripheral Range.
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      Latest: Ducky Mecha SF Radiant Series The Ducky Maestro, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:19
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    14. Gaming Chairs

      Discuss everything relating to Gaming Chairs here. Check out the OcUK Gaming Chair Range
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      Latest: Herman Miller Celle vs gaming chair (e.g. Noble chairs)? 69Dude, 30 Sep 2020 at 20:40
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    15. Storage Drives

      Discuss all matters relating to hard disk drives and solid state drives. Check out the OcUK Hard Drive Range. SSD's can be found here.
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      Latest: Samsung 980 Pro pc-guy, 1 Oct 2020 at 00:07
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    16. Optical Storage & Writing

      Discussion of CD & DVD hardware. Check out the OcUK Optical Range.
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      Latest: Will blue ray ever come down in price Acme, 1 Oct 2020 at 10:31
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    17. Sound City

      Discuss sound cards, speakers, headphones and MP3 players. Check out the OcUK Audio Range here.
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      Latest: Speakers recommendation Marine-RX179, 1 Oct 2020 at 10:52
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    18. Networks & Internet Connectivity

      Network hardware, configuration and Internet connectivity issues. Check out the OcUK Networking Range.
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      Latest: Lila Connect - VX Fibre 1gig - Stoke on Trent rorton, 1 Oct 2020 at 12:18
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    19. Case Central

      Cases and modding questions and answers. Check out the OcUK Case Range.
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      Latest: Lian Li DK-05F Standing Desk PC Case Supertaff, 1 Oct 2020 at 12:02
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    20. Power Supplies

      Dedicated area for discussion of power supplies and related hardware.
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      Latest: Spec me a PSU please elroberto, 30 Sep 2020 at 22:01
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    21. Small Form Factor and Single Board Computers

      Small but perfectly formed: Micro, ITX, NUC PCs and single board computers such as the Raspberry Pi. Check out the OcUK Barebones Range.
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      Latest: Pn50 qvl memory lnoton, 30 Sep 2020 at 21:00
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    22. Laptops & Tablets

      Talk about Laptops, Notebooks and PDAs. For Apple MacBooks please use the Apple Hardware forum. Check out the OcUK Laptop Range.
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      Latest: MSI GE66 Raider or Lenovo Legion 7i Kohaashi, 1 Oct 2020 at 10:25
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    23. Servers and Enterprise Solutions

      Mid-Range, High End, SANs, Tape Libraries... talk about them here.
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      Latest: Spec me a NAS (or something) batfink, 1 Oct 2020 at 09:57
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    24. Printers

      Discussion about printers, from inkjets to lasers and everything inbetween.
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      Latest: Printer dead? zel, 30 Sep 2020 at 09:05
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    25. 3D Printing

      Discussion for all of your 3D printing needs.
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      Latest: Random 3D printing chatter Vince, 30 Sep 2020 at 20:02
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  4. Apple

    1. Apple Hardware

      Apple Mac, iPhone, iPod, iPad, HomePod, AirPod and AppleTV etc discussion.
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      Latest: How do to get macbook keyboard fixed during the apocalypse chorse, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:39
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    2. Apple Software

      Talk about Apple macOS, iOS and other Mac specific software.
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      Latest: 1Password with existing ios keychain passwords Bouton Aide, 1 Oct 2020 at 12:10
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  5. Software

    1. Windows & Other Software

      Discuss Windows Operating System & Other Software issues here. Check out the OcUK Software Range.
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      Latest: W10 Keeps Crashing doodah, 1 Oct 2020 at 11:08
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    2. Linux & Open Source

      All matters relating to Linux and open source operating systems.
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      Latest: Firefox now supports hardware video acceleration (YouTube etc) Cromulent, 1 Oct 2020 at 03:08
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    3. HTML, Graphics & Programming

      Discuss the creation of web pages, graphics, scripting or programming.
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      Latest: What is a WEBP image used for, and how do I get around it? ChroniC, 30 Sep 2020 at 22:32
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  6. Audio Visual

    1. Home Cinema & Hi-Fi

      Discuss the latest home cinema and hi-fi equipment.
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      Latest: Home Speaker Setup poosemon, 1 Oct 2020 at 12:30
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    2. Photography & Video

      All aspects of digital and conventional photography, video, editing and printing.
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      Latest: [PIC_THREAD] Wildlife, Animals, Birds, Zoo And, 1 Oct 2020 at 07:40
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  7. Games

    1. PC Games

      Talk about PC games.
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      Latest: Among Us Megahurtz400, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:41
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    2. Tabletop Games, Wargaming and Scale Modelling.

      All things miniature in here.
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      Latest: Gaming Kickstarters PixieLandGirl, 30 Sep 2020 at 20:35
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    3. Console Games & Hardware

      All matters relating to consoles and their games.
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      Latest: FIFA 21 Rids, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:51
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    4. Mobile and Tablet Games

      A place to discuss games for Android and iOS
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      Latest: Star Wars - Galaxy of Heroes - anyone playing it? Dolmio Chips, 28 Sep 2020 at 12:40
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    5. Retro Gaming and Vintage Computing

      Find help with your retro projects, or finally settle age old debates of which system was better. Pre-2000 Computers and Consoles only.
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      Latest: What retro things have you done today? rare, 1 Oct 2020 at 10:02
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  8. Life

    1. General Discussion

      Talk about anything not covered by other forums. For questions regarding jobs and careers please visit the career and professional development forum.
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      General Discussion

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      1. Careers, Employment and Professional Development

      Latest: The Good ol' days Raoh, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:51
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    2. New Members

      Say hello and introduce yourself, or re-introduce yourself if you've been away for a long time.
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      Latest: Road to 250 RJC, 1 Oct 2020 at 10:45
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    3. Speaker's Corner

      Intelligent debate of newsworthy issues.
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      Latest: US Presidential Election 2020 - Trump vs Biden Zuma, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:45
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    4. Motors

      2 wheels or 4 - talk about it here. For Motorsport please use The Motorsport Forum. Bikers please use the Biker's Cafe.
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      Motors

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      1. Motorsport

      2. Biker's Cafe

      Latest: What have you done to your car today? paradigm, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:25
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    5. Home and Garden

      All DIY, landscaping, home improvement and related subjects
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      Latest: What "man jobs" have you done today? DXP55, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:19
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    6. La Cuisine

      The place to talk about good food, cooking and wine.
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      Latest: The OCUK Whisky (and Whiskey) review thread Blackvault, 1 Oct 2020 at 11:05
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    7. Sports Arena

      Talk about any sport here but for football please use The Football Stadium. For bicycle and all cycling activities see Pedal Powered.
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      Sports Arena

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      1. The Football Stadium

      2. Training Logs

      3. Pedal Powered

      Latest: Mountain Biking Begbie, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:51
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    8. Music, Box Office, TV & Books

      Talk about your favourite music, films, live artists and books. To discuss unaired TV shows please use US TV shows.
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      Music, Box Office, TV & Books

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      1. US TV shows discussion.

      Latest: Bond 25 MookJong, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:46
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    9. Mobile Phones & Tablets

      What's hot, what's not and other questions regarding mobile phones and Tablet PCs.
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      Latest: Google Pixel 5 DrToffnar, 1 Oct 2020 at 13:49
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    10. Testing

      Test your new signature or posting options here.
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      Latest: MM Access RockLobster, 28 Sep 2020 at 12:43
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  9. Distributed Computing

    1. Crypto Currency & Mining

      A forum dedicated to the discussion of Crypto Currency, mining and hardware setups
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      Latest: Help me get back up to my hash. Th0nt, 30 Sep 2020 at 22:41
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    2. Team OcUK Distributed Computing Projects

      Discuss distributed computing projects with members of The World's Finest Team™.
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      Latest: teamocuk.co.uk closing down pugheaven, 29 Sep 2020 at 13:50
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  10. OcUK Matters

    1. OcUK Jobs

      Fancy working for OcUK? Our current vacancies are here.
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      Latest: **NOW HIRING!** Technician Bailey, 3 Sep 2018
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    2. OcUK Live Streams

      A dedicated spot to discuss OcUK live streams, we recommend you subscribe to this forum to stay up to date with when we are live, we will have regular open discussions regarding which games you want to see on our stream. Not to mention our exciting competitions you can enter!
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      Latest: ** OVERCLOCKERS UK OFFICIAL TWITCH CHANNEL - EXCLUSIVE OFFERS, COMPETITIONS AND CONTENT ** Datalives, 19 Mar 2020
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    3. OcUK Reviews

      Reviews of the latest performance hardware.
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      Latest: Overclockers experience review Minibiker, 22 Jun 2020
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  11. Archives

    1. Archive Forums

      Forum archives are stored in here.
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      18. Apple Archive

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