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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: Advanced USB 3 setup imgod22222, Aug 15, 2020 at 11:21 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: wake up help philquad, Aug 15, 2020 at 10:26 AM
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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: Recommend me a power supply adamsleath, Aug 15, 2020 at 7:03 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? hellaflush, Aug 15, 2020 at 7:44 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 troubleshooting/tweaking/building rockofclay, Aug 15, 2020 at 2:49 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: What electronics or electrical did you do today? Matthew kane, Aug 14, 2020 at 8:28 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Juzz's Watercooling Adventures (formerly the downsize thread) juzz86, Aug 12, 2020 at 9:12 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: Companies that specialises in SQL Server Database Maintenance ir0nhide, Aug 15, 2020 at 11:20 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Why has sound gone backwards? koopz, Aug 11, 2020 at 10:44 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: Telstra nosedive? supasaiyan, Aug 15, 2020 at 5:17 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: nVidia Hints at Ampere 7nm at GTC2020 Elchupacabraj, Aug 15, 2020 at 11:58 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Best way to destroy HDDs? Azzan, Aug 15, 2020 at 3:08 AM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Ram Prices Zarok77, Aug 12, 2020 at 11:41 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: FormD T1 Releases Saturday 2AM SSJ4, Aug 15, 2020 at 11:24 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 Racing August 2020 - 1nsane FantoM_CircuiT, Aug 15, 2020 at 9:57 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: 10th gen Intel Desktop Comet Lake CPU(i9 10900K, i7 10700K, i5 10600K, i3 10320 & Z490) 5PH1NX, Aug 15, 2020 at 10:41 AM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Ryzen 4000 Series Discussion Quipster, Aug 15, 2020 at 10:15 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Apple to Announce its own Mac Processor Azrael, Aug 12, 2020 at 7:30 PM
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: The 'Raspberry Pi' thread whatdoesthisdo, Aug 14, 2020 at 6:07 PM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Intel to AMD SLIMaxPower, Aug 15, 2020 at 7:26 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Switching from Windows to Linux gav1ski, Aug 13, 2020 at 12:11 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Call of Duty - Modern Warfare (2019) miguel_sanchez, Aug 15, 2020 at 10:46 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Programming Jokes Thread RnR, Aug 11, 2020 at 9:31 AM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread douver, Aug 15, 2020 at 9:51 PM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: Virtual box macOSX snow leopard issues everybodies, Aug 15, 2020 at 4:31 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: 75" TV - budget approx. $2k JSmithDTV, Aug 15, 2020 at 1:21 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: Original XBox Game Case WuZMoT, Aug 15, 2020 at 10:22 PM
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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: Groceries running out Lost Property, Aug 13, 2020 at 6:29 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: Show us your 2D/3D/4D work KANNIS, Jul 24, 2020
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Good beaches in (F)NQ? KANNIS, Aug 14, 2020 at 1:21 PM
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    6. Live Streaming & Content Creation

      Ha ha! I'm using the Internet!
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      Latest: post your twitch profiles so i can/we can watch Elmf, Aug 14, 2020 at 2:11 AM
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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: China Phones - Recommend your Piece of Crap! King B, Aug 15, 2020 at 6:07 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 ndt, Aug 13, 2020 at 2:58 PM
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: The OCAU Figurine Collection Thread ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Aug 15, 2020 at 8:22 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Plant swapping yangby, Aug 10, 2020 at 1:57 AM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: The OCAU "film is not dead" club HorrorLand, Aug 15, 2020 at 9:11 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Are you for or against Nuclear Energy in any shape or form? Phido, Aug 14, 2020 at 7:56 PM
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