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Our news archive search is now powered by Google. You can search the main site or the guest-viewable forums. To search the entire forums, log in and use the forum search engine. Search the main OCAU site with Google: Search OCAU Forums with Google: View News : Last 7 Days, Last 14 Days, Last 30 Days. View Monthly Archives. Monday Night Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Monday, 2-February-2026  23:00:38 (GMT +10) - by Agg Motherboard & CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review: A Polished Evolution of X3D CPUs on StorageReview. NZXT N7 B850 motherboard on TechPowerUp. Input etc: CORSAIR SABRE v2 PRO Wireless MG Gaming Mouse on FunkyKit. ASUS ROG Harpe II Ace on TechPowerUp. CHERRY XTRFY MX 8.3 TKL WIRELESS Gaming Keyboard on MadShrimps. AULA F108 Pro Wireless Gaming Keyboard on FunkyKit. AULA F87 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard on FunkyKit. EPOMAKER HE30 One-Handed Gaming Keyboard on FunkyKit. Endgame Gear OP1 8K V2 mouse on TechPowerUp. Memory: ASUS ROG Harpe II Ace mouse on MadShrimps. KLEVV CRAS V RGB DDR5-9200 CUDIMM 48GB Dual-Channel Memory Kit on Tweaktown. Storage: KLEVV CRAS C925G 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD on NikKTech. SilverStone MS12-40G SSD Enclosure on TechPowerUp. Ubiquiti UNAS Pro 8 Review: 2U 10GbE NAS With Redundant Power & NVMe Cache on StorageReview. Patriot iLuxe Cube phone backup widget on ThinkComputers. DapuStor Roealsen6 R6301 12.8TB AIC SSD on Tweaktown. DapuStor Roealsen6 R6101C 7.68TB Enterprise SSD on Tweaktown. Portable & Prebuilt: Geekom Geekbook X14 Pro Review: Core Ultra 9, OLED 120Hz, 2TB SSD on Guru3D. GEEKOM AX8 Max mini-PC on TechPowerUp. Cooling: FSP NP5 Black on TechPowerUp. FSP MP7 Black CPU Cooler on NikKTech. NVIDIA DGX Spark Thermal Test: How OEM Cooling Designs Stack Up on StorageReview. Misc: Gooloo A3 & GT4000S Jump Starters on NikKTech. Zendure App Guide Video (Youtube) for solar control on FunkyHome. Sharkoon OfficePal C50 chair on TechPowerUp. AMD AI Bundle software on TechPowerUp. SAMA V60 Computer Case on APHNetworks. OpenClaw: The AI Agent That Actually Does Stuff (A Reflection) on Tweaktown. Retro Gaming February 2026 (4 Comments) (link)  Sunday, 1-February-2026  18:07:28 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN This month's "Retro Let's Play" for February isn't a single game. Welcome to eXoDOS click for the thread! Covering 4 decades and 7633 MS-DOS games (so far), eXoDOS is ready to play, including manuals, videos, and extra content. There's a "media add-on pack", 220gb of scans and rips of Magazines, Books, Catalogues, Soundtracks, and TV Shows\Documentaries related to the MS-DOS games era, expect to lose several hours if not days in there. There just isn't enough space in a 100 forum posts to describe this incredible work, you really just have to dive in and try it out yourself. I highly recommend you start with the lite version and the media pack, but all signs point to yes, you will be back for the full release soon enough. Don't be afraid to jump in and try. There's no competition, need to complete the games or post high scores. It's all about the experience, the subjective nostalgia, and the objective history of the titles. Misc Pics (15 Comments) (link)  Friday, 30-January-2026  15:34:30 (GMT +10) - by Agg Friday again! Friday Afternoon Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Friday, 30-January-2026  15:11:01 (GMT +10) - by Agg Motherboard & CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU on Guru3D. AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review: The Best Gaming CPU, Boosted on HotHardware. AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review - The best gaming chip just got better on Tweaktown. AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D Review - The Best Just Got Better on TechPowerUp. ASRock B850 LiveMixer Wi-Fi on TechPowerUp. Intel Core Ultra X9 388H Review: Panther Lake Tests Strong on HotHardware. Power Supply: SilverStone Extreme 650Rz Gold 650W Power Supply on APHNetworks. be quiet! Pure Zone 2 1200W ATX 3.1 Power Supply Unit on NikKTech. be quiet! Dark Power 14 850 W ATX 3.1 on TechPowerUp. Cases: InWin Shift Open-Framed Chassis on Tweaktown. SilverStone FLP02 Retro Inspired Case on HWAsylum. Thermaltake View 600 TG Butter Caramel sounds delicious on TechPowerUp. Lian Li Lancool 217 INF Midi Tower on NikKTech. Cougar CFV235 PC Case Review: Unique Looks on Guru3D. Cooler Master MasterFrame 360 Panorama Computer Case on APHNetworks. Storage: OWC Express 1M2 SSD Enclosure on TechPowerUp. WD Red Pro 26TB NAS Drive on ThePCEnthusiast. Happy Australia Day (5 Comments) (link)  Monday, 26-January-2026  14:34:13 (GMT +10) - by Agg Happy Australia Day! Congrats to those who received an honour in the Australia Day honours this year. Misc Pics (13 Comments) (link)  Friday, 23-January-2026  14:32:12 (GMT +10) - by Agg Thanks to mpot this week! Lots of wordy ones this week. You know what, why don't you all go ahead and take Monday off. You deserve it. Also let me know if anything weird is going on with our emails because I have changed how we send them. Thanks! Thursday Evening Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Thursday, 22-January-2026  21:50:55 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Audio Visual: Aura Triple Boost 14 Pro Review @ TweakTown Dell UltraSharp 52 @ HotHardware CONSPIT CSD SimHub Dashboard Race Display @ TweakTown Keyboard, Mouse: MARVO NIRO 50 Wireless Gaming Mouse @ Madshrimps Epomaker Magcore65 Lite Wireless Inductive Keyboard @ APHnetworks EPOMAKER TH99 PRO Keyboard @ FunkyKit Glorious Model D3 Wireless @ TechPowerUp Epomaker EA75 75% Compact Keyboard @ Madshrimps Fractal Design Pop 2 Air Black TG RGB Computer Case @ ThinkComputers Cases, Cooling: Arctic P12 Pro Reverse A-RGB Black @ OCinside Montech King 45 Pro Mid-Tower Chassis @ TweakTown Ocypus Sigma L36 BK ARGB @ TechPowerUp ID-Cooling FX360 LCD PE Liquid CPU Cooler @ TweakTown Fractal Design Pop 2 Air Black TG RGB Computer Case @ APHnetworks Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black CPU Cooler @ guru3D TRYX ROTA Pro 120 Black Cooling Fan @ TweakTown NZXT Kraken Core 360 RGB Liquid CPU Cooler @ ThinkComputers Storage: Team Group GA Pro 2 TB @ TechPowerUp Motherboard, Memory: Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR5-6400 UDIMM 32GB Dual-Channel Memory @ TweakTown ASRock X870E Taichi OCF @ TweakTown MSI MEG Z890 ACE Motherboard @ NikKTech PSU: SAMA P1000 80Plus Platinum 1000W PSU @ FunkyKit Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X PZ @ TechPowerUp Portable, Prebuilt: Dune HD Max 8K Dolby Vision & HDR10+ Media Player @ NikKTech Beelink EQi12 Mini PC @ TweakTown CES 2026 (7 Comments) (link)  Tuesday, 20-January-2026  22:48:17 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN A few sites reported on CES this year and give us their best and worst in show for 2026. One big talking point being how tone deaf AMD was. They did actually release a couple of consumer SKU's, but the news was lost in the AI data centre terror screaming. TweakTown's CES 2026 Top Picks @ TweakTown Worst in Show awards 2026 @ WorstinShow TechPowerUp Best of CES 2026 @ TechPowerUp HotHardware’s 12 Best Of CES 2026 @ HotHardware CES 2026 worst in show @ theRegister

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