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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: Post here your build adamsleath, Yesterday at 4:02 AM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: MSI X570S Tomahawk & Ryzen 5600X error - won't post anakha, 56 minutes ago
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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: SSL certificate danhendo888, Thursday at 6:23 PM
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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? OCMunkee, Thursday at 4:57 PM
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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 Defyant, Yesterday at 11:30 AM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: regarding replacing capacitors in subwoofer plate amplifier (unable to have others repair due to OCD ArmoureD, Friday at 5:31 AM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Watercooling Collective Sticky Wacko02, Yesterday at 6:18 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: Consolidated Business & Enterprise Computing Rant Thread fnp, Friday at 7:48 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, Wednesday at 7:48 PM
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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 MUTMAN, Yesterday at 11:11 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: Nvidia 5000 series flu!d, 36 minutes ago
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: HDD vs tape vs AWS Glacier for archiving karun, Yesterday at 9:36 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: DDR5 adamsleath, Thursday at 12:04 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 RnR, Thursday at 3:05 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: Atari XE Missile Command eva2000, Yesterday at 9:37 PM
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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: Intel 14th gen discussion macktheknife, Yesterday at 1:34 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 flu!d, 38 minutes ago
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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 Groff, Yesterday at 10:16 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: assistance with fedora gpu recognition GumbyNoTalent, Mar 17, 2025
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: The Last of Us: Part 1 & Part II (Playstation Studios & Naughty Dog) [April 3, 2025] walker_2003, Yesterday at 10:27 PM
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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: OLED's OLED's OLED's! JSmithDTV, Yesterday at 6:02 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 shino, Yesterday at 2:29 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, Friday at 2:11 PM
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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: Pen Tablet chook, Mar 20, 2025
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Camping General Thread Madengineer, Yesterday at 8:57 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: Anime Modelling Spyder6052, Yesterday at 11:43 AM
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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, Yesterday at 6:49 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (30th March 2025) ncsa, Wednesday at 7:25 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Brisbane Weather adamsleath, Yesterday at 12:11 AM
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