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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. Misc Pics (13 Comments) (link)  Friday, 5-June-2026  15:13:35 (GMT +10) - by Agg Thanks to metamorphosis and t1mbot this week! Have a good long weekend, unless you're in QLD or WA. :) AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE (2 Comments) (link)  Friday, 5-June-2026  14:35:51 (GMT +10) - by Agg AMD have unveiled a new mid-range card, with 12GB of GDDR6 memory, aimed squarely at the budget 1440p gaming crowd. Except it's not really new - it was released about a year ago, but only in select markets. Now, AMD has made it available worldwide, so here's a few reviews from the news box: Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 GRE 12GB Gaming OC on NeoSeeker. AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE Review: Great 1440p Gaming, With Caveats on HotHardware. Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 GRE on Guru3D. ASRock Steel Legend Radeon RX 9070 GRE on Guru3D. SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 9070 GRE PULSE OC Review - A New 1440p Challenger Has Arrived on Tweaktown. ASRock Radeon RX 9070 GRE Steel Legend on Tweaktown. Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 GRE Pulse on TechPowerUp. ASRock Radeon RX 9070 GRE Steel Legend on TechPowerUp. Acer Radeon RX 9070 GRE Nitro on TechPowerUp. Discussion continues towards the end of the the Radeon RX 9000 thread. Friday Afternoon Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Friday, 5-June-2026  14:21:24 (GMT +10) - by Agg Portable & Prebuilt: ASUS Zenbook A16 Review: Snapdragon X2 Elite Ultralight Game Changer on HotHardware. HP ZBook Ultra G1a 14 Review - The Mighty Mini with Strix Halo on TechPowerUp. MSI Raider 16 Max HX Review: 300W Of Power In A Beastly Laptop on HotHardware. Input Etc: Asetek Forte S-Series Racing Simulator Bundle on Tweaktown. Razer Pro Type Ergo Wireless Split Ergonomic Keyboard on Tweaktown. ASUS ROG Strix Morph 96 Wireless Gaming Keyboard on Tweaktown. CHERRY XTRFY MX 10.1 WIRELESS Gaming Keyboard on MadShrimps. Audio Visual: EDIFIER HECATE G2000 PRO 2.0 Gaming Speakers on NikKTech. SilverStone HSW41 HDMI Switch on APHNetworks. Dune HD Q43R1 QLED TV on NikKTech. Cases: Cougar CFV235 on OCInside. NZXT H6 RGB+ Compact Dual-Chamber Chassis on Tweaktown. HYTE X50 Computer Case on APHNetworks. Memory: Biwin Black Opal DW100 DDR5-6000 CL28 48GB on ThePCEnthusiast. KLEVV Urbane V RGB DDR5-6000 CL28 32GB on ThePCEnthusiast. Retro Gaming June 2026 (0 Comments) (link)  Tuesday, 2-June-2026  21:33:15 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN This month's "Retro Let's Play" for June is Turrican II: The Final Fight from 1991 Turrican II: The Final Fight is part of the famous Turrican series available on many retro systems but unquestionably the best run 'n' gun game ever released for the Commodore Amiga, it is no understatement that Turrican II was Factor 5 at the top of their game in 1991. The soundtrack by the amazing Chris Huelsbeck is second to none. Now a great soundtrack as we all know maketh not a game so what accompanies it is the best playing run 'n' gun game on the platform with tight controls, a great array of weapons and sprawling maps as well as bosses, mid bosses and bonus levels to split up the action in a horizontal shoot 'em up style. When people say the Amiga is great at games this is one of the reasons why. click for the thread! Misc Pics (30 Comments) (link)  Friday, 29-May-2026  15:57:26 (GMT +10) - by Agg Friday again (just) - thanks to mpot this week! Computer Alliance - Major Sponsors for 25 years! (8 Comments) (link)  Saturday, 23-May-2026  13:41:07 (GMT +10) - by Agg I just noticed that this month is the 300th since Computer Alliance came onboard as a Major Sponsor of OCAU. 300 months is 25 years! My sincere thanks to Jason and the crew for their support of the community. I've bought many things from them over the years and always had a good experience - definitely keep them in mind if you are looking for something. Click to visit Computer Alliance! Misc Pics (20 Comments) (link)  Friday, 22-May-2026  14:28:10 (GMT +10) - by Agg MUTMAN sent in this ISS Transit Finder which isn't really a timewaster but is pretty cool. Have a good weekend! Friday Afternoon Reviews (2 Comments) (link)  Friday, 22-May-2026  14:25:13 (GMT +10) - by Agg Motherboard & CPU: Gigabyte X870E Aero X3D Wood on TechPowerUp. Colorful iGame X870E Vulcan OC V14 on TechPowerUp. ASUS ROG Crosshair 2006 (20th anniversary) X870E on Guru3D. Cooling: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 6 CPU Cooler on MadShrimps. be quiet! Dark Rock 6 CPU Cooler on MadShrimps. NZXT F120X A-RGB fan on OCInside. Cases: SAMA S50 Mid-Tower Chassis on Tweaktown. MONTECH TEN compact chassis on Vortez. Montech Ten SFF Chassis on Tweaktown. Input Etc: Keychron K2 HE Wireless Hall Effect Keyboard on APHNetworks. G-Wolves Fenrir Pro mouse on TechPowerUp. SteelSeries Aerox 3 Wireless Gen 2 Gaming Mouse on NikKTech. Video Cards: SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO+ PhantomLink on Tweaktown. RX 9070 XT vs RTX 5070 Ti on ThePCEnthusiast. Portable & Prebuilt: Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI Gaming Laptop on NikKTech. MINISFORUM AtomMan G7 Pro on TechPowerUp. MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI (D2XW) laptop on TechPowerUp. Software: Forza Horizon 6 Performance Benchmark on TechPowerUp. Forza Horizon 6 Handheld Performance on TechPowerUp. Misc: SCUF Omega Smoke Wireless Controller on FunkyKit. ENERMAX PlatimaxII 1200DF 1200W Power Supply on APHNetworks. MSI Roamii BE Pro Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System on Tweaktown. KIOXIA EXCERIA PRO G2 (PCIe Gen 5.0 NVMe SSD @ 14,9 GB/s) on Guru3D. Gigabyte MO27Q2A Review - Feature-Complete, Room-Dependent monitor on TechPowerUp. Big Rocket Go Pointy End Up aka Flight 12 (14 Comments) (link)  Thursday, 21-May-2026  16:43:09 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN For those who may not have been following along, Starship Flight 12 will be the first flight of Starship ship and booster version 3, and the first flight from the new launch pad/tower 2. The launch window opens from 08:30 22/5/26 (AEST) click for the thread! Follow along towards the end of this mega thread. Many thanks to Sphinx and Frinky, because I've plagiarised their excellent posts for this news post. The broadcasts are Official X here, NASASpaceflight (not affiliated with NASA), Avid Space (formerly LabPadre), and Everyday Astronaut And an honourable mention to aokman, he's ready for any launchpad mishaps :) Retro Misc Pics (10 Comments) (link)  Friday, 15-May-2026  12:30:14 (GMT +10) - by Agg Busy busy, so here's Retro Misc Pics from December 2013: 6 Dec 2013: 13 Dec 2013: 20 Dec 2013: 27 Dec 2013: Thursday Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Thursday, 14-May-2026  21:55:24 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Audio Visual: SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless Gen 2 Gaming Headset @ Gigabyte GO27Q24G @ TechPowerUp Keyboard, Mouse: Epomaker Glyph Wireless Keyboard @ Madshrimps Epomaker RT100 Pro Wireless Mechanical Keyboard @ APHnetworks Sharkoon SKILLER SGM70W @ TechPowerUp EPOMAKER HE108 Hall Effect Gasket Mounted Gaming Keyboard @ FunkyKit Cases, Cooling: Noctua HOME line @ TweakTown PCCooler CPS RZ620M X CPU Cooler @ TweakTown NZXT H2 Flow (2026) @ guru3D Noctua NH-D15 G2 chromax.black @ ThePCEnthusiast MSI MAG CORELIQUID A15 360 Liquid CPU Cooler @ ThinkComputers FSP M580 Computer Case @ APHnetworks Storage: FIDECO 4 Bay M.2 SSD Docking Station @ NikKTech Memblaze PBlaze 7 7A40 Ocean 61.44TB Enterprise SSD @ TweakTown Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming Wi-Fi 7 Neo @ TechPowerUp ASRock Phantom Gaming Z890 Lightning Wi-Fi @ TechPowerUp PSU: ASRock Phantom Gaming PG-850PSF 850W SFX @ FunkyKit Video Card: NY GeForce RTX 5080 Slim OC Review @ TweakTown COLORFUL iGame GeForce RTX 5070 Ultra OC @ TweakTown Software, Benchmark: GeForce RTX 5070 Ti vs RTX 3070 Ti @ HotHardware Shader Model 6.10 with New DirectX @ HotHardware Portable, Prebuilt: MSI's Project Zero @ TweakTown Dell XPS 16 (2026) @ HotHardware GEEKOM A7 Max @ TechPowerUp Misc: Endorfy Scrim @ TechPowerUp MOZA SGP Sequential Sim Racing Shifter @ TweakTown Misc Pics (12 Comments) (link)  Friday, 8-May-2026  15:05:16 (GMT +10) - by Agg This week's Flash timewaster, firstly doesn't use Flash so I should rename this ancient feature, but certainly meeting the definition of timewaster, is Cursor Camp from RnR. Just wander around and click stuff, I guess! See Baz's Viper (and another one!) at Wings over Shellharbour (1 Comments) (link)  Thursday, 7-May-2026  22:44:38 (GMT +10) - by Agg If you want to see Baz's Full Scale MK II Colonial Viper in real life, go to the Wings over Shellharbour airshow on May 16th/17th. Scott Stewart in Queensland will also be bringing his life size MKI Colonial Viper from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica show and we will be displaying old and new side-by side. Click for the worklog thread!

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