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    1. Overclocking & Hardware

      General technical discussion of topics not covered by the other forums.
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      Latest: 11900K + Custom Loop Temps Myne_h, Thursday at 11:02 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Windows Search Indexer glenpinn, Yesterday at 4:05 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: MODBUS and RS485 devices SLATYE, Yesterday at 7:39 PM
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    1. Modding

      Improving the functionality or looks of your PC.
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      Latest: The Ghetto Mod Thread BlueRaven, Today at 1:34 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: Woohoo, new printer day: Project Lilith Phido, Yesterday at 8:47 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Where can I get these plugs?? -AL-, Thursday at 4:49 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Thermal Paste: Which do you use? The Beast, Sunday at 6:24 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: Nvidia 5000 series chilli, Today at 4:28 AM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: The Big UnRAID thread 2_stroke, Yesterday at 9:39 AM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: DDR5 Ulyssandra, Jan 3, 2025
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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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. Intel x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of Intel's chipset and CPU products..
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      Latest: Upcoming Intel discussion. Matcat, Wednesday at 5:15 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: New Mac Air OCMunkee, Yesterday at 12:58 PM
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: BirdNET-Pi Rass, Today at 12:24 AM
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    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Windows 11 Mega thread Ck21, Dec 26, 2024
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Linux Gaming cvidler, Yesterday at 5:00 PM
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    3. PC Games

      Gotta use all that PC grunt for something, right?
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      Latest: Post Pics of games you are playing ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Yesterday at 11:25 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Chia Specific darknebula, Tuesday at 8:50 AM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      Latest: Which VR headset? Vanne, Yesterday at 12:04 AM
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    2. Game Consoles

      PSP, Xbox etc
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      Latest: PS5 Update: Launches "Holiday 2020" Trizae, Tuesday at 5:28 AM
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    3. Geek Food

      Yummy, quick and easy to make!
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      Latest: The Coffee Thread avexdevil, Today at 1:22 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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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Experiences with Wi-Fi calling overseas? mtma, Yesterday at 9:39 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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      Latest: Samsung S25 Ultra January 25. Kookooburra, Thursday at 7:24 AM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: Ableton 12 Old man time, Dec 2, 2024
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Slot Car thread. NEW EYE CANDY Page 17 Caffeine, Wednesday at 11:51 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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