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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: Is this a good price? Baboon_choc, Jul 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: handy tools and links. Baboon_choc, Jul 12, 2025 at 9:31 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: CPU at 50% and GPU at 100+% ??? Baboon_choc, Jul 11, 2025 at 10:05 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: hp keyboard mod Baboon_choc, Jul 13, 2025 at 5:33 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: What did you print today? th3_hawk, Jul 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Solar battery charge levels mtma, Jul 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Singularity Computers Test Bench v2.0 Symon, Jul 11, 2025 at 11:53 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 NSanity, Jul 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Small desktop speakers recommendation Captain_Jonno, Jul 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: Any local (AU) recommendations for Ethernet NIC for OPNSense? voltagex, Jul 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: How to get a decent priced RTX 5090 - Review Techfast RTX 5090 machine Trizae, Jul 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: SSD Price Discussion Baboon_choc, Jul 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Copying EXPO profiles - its is possible to do safely? h2oxide, Jul 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Downscaling & need AM4 ITX mobo with 2 x M2 nvme on front of board? Baboon_choc, Jul 11, 2025 at 11:06 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: Nintendo Game & Watch Appreciation Thread 303-Acid, Jul 13, 2025 at 2:02 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, Jul 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Zen 6/Morpheus/Medusa/Ryzen 11000 Speculation Thread Phido, Jul 12, 2025 at 3:31 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, Jul 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: BirdNET-Pi juzz86, Jun 19, 2025
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Windows 10 Mega thread Myne_h, Jul 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Linux Gaming Unframed, Jun 30, 2025
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Diablo 4 JIM-NUFC, Jul 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Converting HTML program into I OS / Andriod App. heydonms, Jul 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Chia Specific Jag_Guy, Jun 18, 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, Jun 26, 2025
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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: Yamaha RX-V1 > RX-V2085 > RX-V3080 shane41, Jul 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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    2. Game Consoles

      PSP, Xbox etc
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      1. Microsoft Consoles

      2. Nintendo Consoles

      3. Sony Consoles

      Latest: Detroit: Become Human - from Quantic Dream epictetus, Jul 13, 2025 at 9:50 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 Food Smokers thread Madengineer, Jul 13, 2025 at 3:50 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: AI digital art (Dall-E 2.0, Midjourney etc) Phido, May 19, 2025
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: E-Sim for Europe Zee, Jul 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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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: Mobile Phone Recommendations? Ask For Advice Here! Will S, Jul 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: Learning Piano Pbx_Jnr, Jul 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Table Top Miniature Games (Warhammer, Infinity, Star Wars etc) chook, Jul 9, 2025 at 9:37 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 Radley, Jul 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Bought something new and want to share? Post it here. jpw007, Jul 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Brisbane Weather adamsleath, Jul 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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