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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. KLEVV Memory Winner (0 Comments) (link)  Friday, 13-June-2025  23:18:42 (GMT +10) - by Agg Congrats to Jlirv, whose I'm tired, boss entry won our KLEVV memory contest. Thanks to KLEVV for the prize and better luck next time, everyone else who entered! Misc Pics (19 Comments) (link)  Friday, 13-June-2025  14:57:16 (GMT +10) - by Agg Friday (the 13th) again! It's flippin' cold here. Friday Afternoon Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Friday, 13-June-2025  14:56:13 (GMT +10) - by Agg Motherboard & CPU: MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti Wi-Fi on TechPowerUp. MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk MAX WiFi on Guru3D. Portable & Prebuilt: Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Review: Slim, Sleek But Living On The Edge on HotHardware. MSI Crosshair 16 HX AI laptop on SMBTech. Storage: Patriot P400 V4 1TB PCIE Gen4 x4 M2 2280 SSD on MadShrimps. Lexar NM1090 PRO PCIe Gen5 NVMe 2TB SSD on FunkyKit. Crucial P510 1TB Solid State Drive on APHNetworks. ADATA XPG Mars 980 Blade 2TB SSD on Tweaktown. Team Group X2 MAX USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 Portable SSD on MadShrimps. Lexar NQ780 4TB M.2 NVMe SSD on NikKTech. Memblaze PBlaze7 7940 30.72 TB on TechPowerUp. HighPoint Rocket 7604A Gen5 x16 NVMe RAID AIC on Tweaktown. PNY CS2150 Review: Budget Price with Performance Trade-Offs SSD on StorageReview. Crucial X10 Review: A Compact SSD with Massive Capacity and Great Performance on StorageReview. Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Review: Affordable Gen5 Performance on StorageReview. Crucial X10 Portable Solid State Drive on ThinkComputers. T-FORCE GC Pro with Dark Airflow SSD on Vortez. Video Cards: MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Gaming Trio OC Plus on ThePCEnthusiast. Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Gaming OC 8G on FunkyKit. AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT on StorageReview. ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend 16Gb OC graphics card on FunkyKit. Misc: OBSBOT Tail 2 Review - The New YouTuber, Streamer, Podcasting AI Camera on Tweaktown. T-FORCE XTREEM CKD DDR5 8400MHz 48GB memory on Vortez. Pulsar TenZ Signature Edition mouse on TechPowerUp. Geometric Future Model 5 Vent Mid-Tower Chassis on Tweaktown. Ubiquiti Dream Router 7 Review: WiFi 7, 10GbE, and Full UniFi in One Box on StorageReview. KLEVV CRAS V RGB DDR5-6000 32GB Memory Kit Giveaway! (0 Comments) (link)  Monday, 9-June-2025  17:38:01 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN 3 more days left in this awesome comp. win some tricky RAM ! It's got an unusual name, but it certainly sounds the business on paper - and you could win 32GB of it: Click for the contest thread! Mid Range Video Card Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Monday, 9-June-2025  17:35:31 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN My tl;dr is the AMD 9600 in a 16GB variant for asking price (USD350) makes it a OK buy, but the 8GB model seems to be taking some heat from the YT crowd. And as usual, YMMV. PowerColor Radeon RX 9060 XT Reaper [B]8 GB[/B] @ TechPowerUp PowerColor Reaper RX 9060 XT 16GB @ Neoseeker Sapphire NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT @ ThinkComputers ASRock Radeon RX 9060 XT Steel Legend OC 16 GB @ TechPowerUp XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC 16 GB @ TechPowerUp Sapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT Nitro+ OC @ TechPowerUp SAPPHIRE Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB PULSE OC @ TweakTown Gigabyte Radeon RX 9600 XT @ HotHardware ASUS Radeon RX 9060 XT TUF OC @ guru3D XFX Radeon RX 9060 XT Swift OC 16 GB @ guru3D AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT Gigabyte Windforce @ guru3D ASUS Radeon RX 9060 XT Prime OC 16 GB @ TechPowerUp Sapphire RX 9070 XT Pulse @ LanOC And I couldnt leave NV out of the picture, even if it appears they don't want people reviewing their 5060 range right now. PNY RTX 5060 Ti Overclocked Dual Fan @ LanOC Monday Evening Review Wrap (0 Comments) (link)  Monday, 9-June-2025  17:30:48 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Audio Visual: Hiwill HiElite A41 Dolby Atmos Soundbar @ NikKTech AQIRYS Andromeda Pro @ TechPowerUp Beyerdynamic AVENTHO 300 Wireless over-ear Headphones @ Madshrimps Keyboard, Mouse: SteelSeries Apex Pro TKL Gen 3 White Gaming Keyboard @ Madshrimps G-Wolves Hati-S Ultra 8K @ TechPowerUp Epomaker Magcore 87 Inductive Keyboard @ aphNetworks MONKA ECHO HG9069W Gaming Headset @ Madshrimps TechPowerUp Best of Computex 2025 @ ThinkComputers NZXT Function Elite MiniTKL Keyboard @ OCinside Epomaker Galaxy100 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard @ Madshrimps Phylina S480 Max @ TechPowerUp Cases, Cooling: TRYX PANORAMA 360 White Liquid CPU Cooler @ ThinkComputers Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 A-RGB @ Vortez Cooler Master MasterLiquid Core II 360 White All-in-One Liquid Cooler @ aphNetworks Corsair Frame 4000D RS ARGB Modular Mid-Tower @ Endorfy Navis F360 ARGB Liquid CPU Cooler @ ThinkComputers Storage: Crucial P510 2TB Gen5 M.2 SSD @ NikKTech Seagate Genshin Impact SSD @ HotHardware Crucial P510 Gen5 SSD @ ThePCEnthusiast Motherboard, Memory: Crucial Classic DDR5-6400 32GB CUDIMM @ TweakTown GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE Motherboard @ TweakTown Crucial Pro Overclocking 64GB DDR5 2x 32GB DDR5-6400 @ OCinside G.Skill Trident Z Royal Neo 64GB DDR5-6000 @ guru3D PSU: Seasonic Core GX-850 ATX 3 @ NikKTech be quiet! Power Zone 2 750W Power Supply @ aphNetworks MONTECH CENTURY II 850W PSU @ Vortez Portable, Prebuilt: MSI Prestige A16 AI+ (Strix Point APU) Laptop @ TweakTown OnePlus Pad 3 @ HotHardware Asus Vivobook 14 Flip Laptop @ SMBtech | High Performance Laptops Misc: ThunderX3 FLEX Pro Mesh @ Neoseeker TechPowerUp Best of Computex 2025 @ TechPowerUp Logitech MX Brio 4K Ultra HD Webcam @ NikKTech Misc Pics (22 Comments) (link)  Friday, 6-June-2025  14:01:37 (GMT +10) - by Agg Friday again - enjoy the long weekend! KLEVV CRAS V RGB DDR5-6000 32GB Memory Kit Giveaway! (1 Comments) (link)  Thursday, 5-June-2025  10:57:47 (GMT +10) - by Agg It's got an unusual name, but it certainly sounds the business on paper - and you could win 32GB of it: Click for the contest thread! Computex 2025 Photo Report (0 Comments) (link)  Wednesday, 4-June-2025  12:36:12 (GMT +10) - by Agg Intrepid reporter windwithme has once again submitted a huge photo report from Computex, covering all the latest goodies: Click for the thread! Retro Gaming June 2025 (8 Comments) (link)  Monday, 2-June-2025  20:30:58 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN This month's "Retro Let's Play" for June is Battlefield 2 from 2005 Launched in June 2005 BF2 brought modern ragdoll physics, lighting and other particle effects , the dev's threw their all at this release, and whilst it wasn't graphically the most advanced game of the era from a technical perspective, it's superb art direction, soundtrack, attention to detail and modern day ,fictional war settings populating huge 64 player maps would combine to let your imagination take over and immerse you straight into the middle eastern, or Chinese battleground settings in a way other MP games could not. click for the thread! Misc Pics (16 Comments) (link)  Friday, 30-May-2025  14:24:51 (GMT +10) - by Agg Friday again! ComputerAlliance Ultimate Tech Giveaway (6 Comments) (link)  Friday, 30-May-2025  13:06:40 (GMT +10) - by Agg OCAU Major Sponsor Computer Alliance are giving away a monster PC to celebrate their 25th Anniversary. No purchase required - but only a day or so left to enter: Click for details! Wednesday Lunch Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Wednesday, 28-May-2025  14:03:10 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Audio Visual: AVerMedia Live Gamer ULTRA S @ TweakTown AOC AGON PRO PD49 Porsche Design QD-OLED @ NikKTech Corsair Void Wireless v2 Gaming Headset @ TweakTown Keyboard, Mouse: PowerColor ALPHYN AM10 Wireless Gaming Mouse @ TweakTown Corsair K70 Core TKL RGB Gaming Keyboard @ TweakTown MechLands M75 Hall Effect Keyboard @ aphNetworks Case, Cooling: Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 A-RGB @ OCinside Gamdias Atlas E1 @ TechPowerUp Memory, CPU: Crucial Pro 128GB DDR5-5600 @ FunkyKit Silicon Power XPOWER Storm 2x32GB DDR5-6000 RGB @ Madshrimps Kingston FURY Renegade RGB 48GB 8400MT/s CL40 CUDIMM @ NikKTech Zen 5 Threadripper 9000 @ HotHardware Silicon Power CUDIMM Xpower Cyclone DDR5-9200 @ HotHardware Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8 GB @ TechPowerUp MSI GeForce RTX 5060 8G Gaming OC @ ThePCEnthusiast ASUS GeForce RTX 5060 Prime @ guru3D Portable, Prebuilt: ASRock 4X4 BOX-AI350 (AMD Ryzen AI 7 350) @ TechPowerUp Moto Razr Ultra (2025) @ HotHardware Misc: DJI Power Dongle @ TweakTown Best of Computex 2025 @ TweakTown Do Gamers Need A Graphics Card? @ HotHardware Misc Pics (32 Comments) (link)  Friday, 23-May-2025  15:18:00 (GMT +10) - by Agg Friday again! Hopefully the rain stops for the weekend.. Lazy Thursday Reviews (0 Comments) (link)  Thursday, 22-May-2025  16:59:08 (GMT +10) - by MUTMAN Audio Visual: TOPPING ArpegEar Hane In-Ear Monitors @ TweakTown Alienware AW3225DM Gaming Monitor @ TweakTown SoundPEATS PearlClip Pro Bluetooth Earphones @ aphNetworks Mouse: G-Wolves HTX Mini 8K @ TechPowerUp ENDORFY LIV Onyx White Gaming Mouse @ Madshrimps CHERRY XTRFY M68 PRO 8K Wireless White Gaming Mouse @ Madshrimps Zaopin ZPW Max @ TechPowerUp Case, Cooling: Valkyrie V240 LITE @ TechPowerUp Fractal Meshify 3 XL Case @ HardwareAsylum be quiet! Silent Loop 3 420mm All-in-One Liquid Cooler @ aphNetworks Fractal Design Meshify 3 Ambience Pro RGB @ TechPowerUp Storage: Phison Pascari X200Z 3.2TB Enterprise SSD @ TweakTown Solidigm D5-P5336 122.88TB Enterprise SSD @ TweakTown Phison PASCARI X200E 6.4 TB @ TechPowerUp Crucial BX500 4TB 2.5 inch SSD @ Madshrimps Motherboard, Memory: Silicon Power XPOWER Storm RGB 64GB DDR5-6000 CL30 @ FunkyKit Team Group T-Force CKD XTREEM DDR5-8800 48 GB CL42 @ TechPowerUp ASRock B850 Steel Legend Wi-Fi @ TechPowerUp TEAMGROUP T-FORCE Delta Eco 64GB DDR5-6000 @ FunkyKit PSU: Raijintek AMPERE 1200 W @ TechPowerUp Video Card: GeForce RTX 5060 8GB @ guru3D SAPPHIRE NITRO+ AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB OC @ NikKTech INNO3D GeForce RTX 5060 Ti TWIN X2 16GB @ TweakTown Benchmark: DOOM The Dark Ages Tested: 13 GPUs Benchmarked To Hell And Back @ HotHardware Portable & Prebuilt: GEEKOM A6 Mini PC @ TweakTown

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