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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: PBO Enhancement on Aorus Master 870e Elmf, Nov 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: [RMA Help] 5080 Refurb Swap – Retailer Refuses Refund wwwww, Nov 17, 2025 at 4:00 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: Follow up to my Follow up Elmf, Nov 16, 2025 at 12:01 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? Butcher9_9, Nov 10, 2025
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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: Bambu Lab 3D Printer Thread mtma, Nov 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: ESP32 & Arduino IDE QuakeDude, Nov 17, 2025 at 7:24 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 Melkor1337, Nov 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: Is anyone running their own AI LLM at home or at work? Phido, Nov 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Headphone/Earphone Recommendations? Ask For Advice Here! c4dderly, Nov 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: The Great Big NBN Sticky Thread looktall, Nov 17, 2025 at 7:02 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 Sizzler, Nov 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: SSD Price Discussion OJR, Nov 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: ToDaMoon retail DDR5 Prices jump 70% to 168% in 60 days ipv6ready, Nov 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: mini-pc for games ? MUTMAN, Nov 17, 2025 at 11:02 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: Where are the retro bargains? List here! Inkblot321, Nov 17, 2025 at 11:05 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 shane41, Nov 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: AMD Socket Zen 4 AM5 "Raphael" Ryzen 7000-series Talk Processor 2H-2022 Launch shane41, Nov 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Macbook air 2015 8200Mah battery 2_stroke, Oct 24, 2025
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: BirdNET-Pi MUTMAN, Nov 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Updated Bios and now cant get into Win11 bondibro, Nov 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Linux - want to try it - where to start breech, Nov 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Post Pics of games you are playing Deus_Ex_Machina, Nov 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Programming Jokes Thread Yehat, Nov 3, 2025
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: The best way to mine? ernie, Nov 17, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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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, Nov 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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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: Logitech Z906 Surround sound speakers madleb, Nov 16, 2025 at 5:19 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: Switch 2 for a christmas present please help sjaeger172004, Nov 14, 2025 at 11:51 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, Nov 17, 2025 at 4:51 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, Nov 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Camping General Thread GumbyNoTalent, Nov 17, 2025 at 12:56 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 Smegenstein, Nov 10, 2025
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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: Samsung S26ultra jan/Feb 2026 Kookooburra, Nov 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: music software for old el captain MACOSX SledgY, Sep 19, 2025
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    9. Other Toys/Hobbies

      RC toys, hobbies etc, that don't fit anywhere else.
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      Latest: Pens, Paper & Ink - Offical OCAU club/thread pelmen, Nov 16, 2025 at 7:03 AM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: R.I.P Thread Recharge, Nov 15, 2025 at 2:32 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. ncsa, Nov 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Robot Army GumbyNoTalent, Nov 16, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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