• Last updated 8/1/12 by Bitemarks and bloodstains

This thread is designed to list out the most commonly recommended audio products OCN typically gives for those seeking certain performance for a certain price. It will involve headphones and sound cards mostly. I will throw in 2 headsets as a "MUST HAVE HEADSET" recommendation, but by no means recommend these "headsets" over alternatives (headphones+stand alone mic). Just scroll through the thread and look for your particular needs in the bold titles and see which item meets your needs. Chances are rather than making a new thread, you should simply go with the... read more

• Last updated 2/25/13 by xd_1771

For questions, comments, discussion and news updates about HSA, please see the forum thread in AMD General [LINK] Quote:   At a time when cracks are appearing in Moore’s Law and the costs of shrinking fab processes continue to skyrocket, an industry that wants to keep accelerating compute capabilities must turn increasingly to optimizing efficiency. Ultimately, this is what GPGPU and HSA enable. By old methods, how much would a CPU need to evolve in order to facilitate a 5x performance gain? Now, such gains are possible simply... read more

• Last updated 3/13/12 by Sean Webster

What is this? This is for those of you trying to choose b/w which SSD to purchase and for those of you who want to learn a little about SSDs in general as well. If you have any additions or questions, by all means feel free to post a question in the thread on anything SSD related and I will be sure to try and answer it for you. Follow the link below to begin! Sean's SSD Buyers Guide & Information Thread Please Leave all Comments, Suggestions, & Kudo's in the Main Forum Thread! read more

• Last updated 10/12/12 by seg//fault

TLDR: Upgraded computer. No video with 27” 2560x1440 display. Solution: Insert line into xorg.conf which links to an EDID file which instantly fixes the display problem. Sound was too quiet with sound-card. Alsa mixer was set to 50% by default despite the use of Pulseaudio. Solution: Run “alsamixer” and up the volume on the required output lines. There are a couple things that I have been doing of late which I have had to do a fair bit of research on the Internet to find the answers to my problems, and so I'd like to make a post describing my problems and the solutions... read more

• Last updated 1/2/13 by skehoe

PC enthusiasts are hard to buy for. What, you’re going to buy someone a video card? Expensive and foolish, unless you know exactly what they already have and what they want. Instead, here are some gift ideas for builders, overclockers, and gamers that won’t break the bank or insult their intelligence. You know, stuff you’d actually want and use yourself. Not yet another Portal-referencing T-shirt. We’re better than that.             PC Modder Ruler   Price: $40 Buy it here! Measure twice, cut once, right? With templates and guides for fan... read more

• Last updated 11/9/11 by OCNArticles

Overclock.net is an overclocking forum devoted to maximizing the performance of graphics cards, CPUs, motherboards, RAM and everything else found inside your computer case. read more

• Last updated 1/8/12 by xd_1771

This list will be continuously updated over time as I find more awesome addons. Suggestions are welcome!   For the original forum discussion thread, [CLICK HERE] Truly, one of the reasons why we use Firefox is the addons. You can make serious customizations to functionality with a huge add-on repository, making a configuration that suits you and can make Firefox better than any other browser! Some addons also optimize performance in addition to experience. Some of my favourite personal selections for firefox addons, what they do, how they're useful to me and how... read more

• Last updated 5/14/12 by dava4444

[Article] A Layman's Guide to What Overclocking is.. Hi Guys.. Sometimes it's embarrassing to ask questions about things that you think everyone else knows..* So a wee guide of things I had to learn and kinda wish i'd known.. but y'know it's all part of the journey! *Nay fancie pants boastin' here! terms I would *actually* use in my head! Okay, so, your CPU has a 'Wall' a top boundary of how hard you can push it, based on your cooling and motherboard and how well you adjust your settings.. complicated already?? no sweat, we'll take it slow.. The idea is *not* to... read more

• Last updated 2/3/12 by xd_1771

Also viewable at a discussion thread   Perhaps I might inspire you all in the process this time around with the newest revision of my web browsing setup. What customizing your web browser (which is best done with the browser Firefox or Waterfox and use of its large addons repository, as well as extensions such as Stylish and Greasemonkey) can do for you is significantly improve your efficiency and ability to browse the web.   To start off, the number one solutions for full-on customization to whatever you desire are Firefox and its add-on repository.  No... read more

• Last updated 11/9/11 by OCNArticles

FAQ & Tutorials Start with the FAQ and see if your question is answered there.      Your questions may also be answered in one of our Tutorials: Community Profile Tutorial - learn how to edit your Community Profile, edit Your List, change your avatar, edit your Account Details, and change your password.  Discussion Forum Tutorial - learn how to start a new thread, reply to a post, reply with a quotation, edit your post, report posts, etc. Article Tutorial - learn what Articles are, how to create a new article, edit an existing collaborative... read more