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  1. General Topics

    1. Overclocking & Hardware

      General technical discussion of topics not covered by the other forums.
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      1. PC Build Logs

      Latest: USB hub on Chromecast for USB devices? Dodge M4S, Monday at 12:02 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: GPU or Monitor Causing Tearing ? luke o, Monday at 5:18 PM
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    3. Newbie Lounge

      Flame-free zone for people who are new to hardware and overclocking. No question too stupid, nothing taken for granted. Please read back in the forum and see if your question was already asked (and answered) recently. Non-newbie threads and threads on specific topics should be posted in an appropriate forum below. Troubleshooting or help threads should be posted in the Troubleshooting Help forum.
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      Latest: Secure HDD destruction for my workplace Groff, Today at 7:25 AM
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  2. Specific Hardware Topics

    1. Modding

      Improving the functionality or looks of your PC.
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      1. Modding Worklogs

      Latest: What have you done to your PC today? brayway, Yesterday at 6:24 AM
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    2. Hobby Engineering

      Discuss CNC Mills, Laser Cutters, 3D Printers, etc, and the projects involved in building with these devices.
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      Latest: 3D Printer General Chat metalrain, 48 minutes ago
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: NZXT C1200 ATX v3.1 PSU Review adamsleath, Yesterday at 6:18 AM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Draining radiators The Beast, Monday at 8:11 AM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: Databricks, Apache Spark and Delta Lake (PySpark, Lakehouse etc) T1tan, Monday at 2:27 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: If your Audio Technica's break, don't throw them out Current, Apr 2, 2025
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: Consolidated Major Australian Data Breaches Thread cvidler, Yesterday at 6:33 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: AMD Radeon RX 9000 (RDNA 4) discussion SKITZ0_000, 4 minutes ago
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: SSD Price Discussion ipv6ready, 15 minutes ago
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: DDR5 l_ QuadX_l, Yesterday at 8:08 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Framework Modular Laptop Blinky, Yesterday at 5:15 PM
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    12. Retro & Arcade

      Love Retro Machines and old Arcade Machines/Games? This is the place to discuss it.
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      1. Retro & Arcade Worklogs

      Latest: Retro News Myne_h, Today at 11:12 AM
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  3. Manufacturer-specific Forums

    1. Intel x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of Intel's chipset and CPU products..
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      Latest: 12th gen Intel Desktop Alder Lake CPU 04-Nov-2021 adamsleath, Yesterday at 4:09 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Ryzen™ 9000 Series Discussion jjjc_93, Yesterday at 3:08 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Improving performance late 2013 iMac Julz, Mar 28, 2025
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: NVIDIA's Tegra 4 Debuts (Cortex A15 based) adamsleath, Friday at 1:10 PM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Windows 11 Mega thread millsy, Today at 10:51 AM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: assistance with fedora gpu recognition Blah72, Yesterday at 6:23 PM
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    3. PC Games

      Gotta use all that PC grunt for something, right?
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      1. MMOs

      Latest: GTA 6, what's the hype about!? _bkackberry_, 2 minutes ago
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Programming Jokes Thread JSmithDTV, Mar 29, 2025
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread cvidler, Feb 28, 2025
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Generative AI Assistants (ChatGPT, DeepSeek, Gemini, MetaAI etc.) RnR, Thursday at 9:40 AM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      2. VR - Virtual Reality

      Latest: Which VR headset? ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Yesterday at 3:55 PM
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    2. Game Consoles

      PSP, Xbox etc
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      1. Microsoft Consoles

      2. Nintendo Consoles

      3. Sony Consoles

      Latest: Nintendo Switch 2 - June 5th 2025 - AU$699.95 PsychoSmiley, Yesterday at 6:37 AM
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    3. Geek Food

      Yummy, quick and easy to make!
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      1. Geek Recipes

      2. Geek Grog & Homebrew

      Latest: The Coffee Thread Zee, Today at 12:15 AM
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    4. Graphic Design & Digital Art

      Digital Art, Illustration, Painting, and Graphic Design – Let’s get creative!
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      Latest: AI digital art (Dall-E 2.0, Midjourney etc) Phido, Sunday at 10:59 PM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Camping General Thread -AL-, Yesterday at 7:54 PM
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    6. Live Streaming & Content Creation

      Ha ha! I'm using the Internet!
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      Latest: Stream Deck questions MoMaN69, Nov 23, 2024
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    7. Mobile Phones & Devices

      Ring ring, bling bling.
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      1. Apple iOS (OS & Devices)

      2. Google Android (OS & Devices)

      Latest: Phone repair Sydney srey, Mar 29, 2025
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 shino, Mar 5, 2025
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Firearms [Post State when asking questions] [NO GUN SALES] Caffeine, Yesterday at 10:23 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: General Aquarium Talk NO SELLING Swaps go in the Fish/Plant Swap Sticky MUTMAN, Sunday at 7:49 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (6th April 2025) ncsa, Sunday at 7:58 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Brisbane Weather adamsleath, Today at 3:28 AM
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