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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: NVIDIA GTC 2025 Discussion Thread - You could win an NVIDIA RTX 6000! thelute, Mar 22, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Gen8 Microserver - installed GPU, can't access BIOS mikeosuras, Mar 20, 2025 at 12:46 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: I haven't considered upgrading my gaming PC in seven years luke o, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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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: Ready Player Eight - Build Log (Completed) Element88, Mar 21, 2025 at 6:59 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: Bambu Lab A1/P1S/P1P/ X1C 3D Printer Thread caspian, Mar 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: component level repair - topping e70 scruffy1, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Self Improvement - O11D Evo XL '24 Resurrection Post99 jjjc_93, Mar 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: Microsoft Fabric GumbyNoTalent, Mar 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: Headphone/Earphone Recommendations? Ask For Advice Here! Grom Hellscream, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

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      Latest: 3 quick questions knoted, Mar 20, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: Upgraded to 9070XT from 6700Xt The Beast, Mar 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: HDD prices Blinky, Mar 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: DDR5 HobartTas, Mar 17, 2025 at 6:03 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 MUTMAN, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:30 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: RCA to HDMI for older consoles. What options do you recommend? BuuBox, Mar 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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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: Upcoming Intel discussion. adamsleath, Mar 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: Strix Point, Strix Halo, Ryzen AI 300 Series, Mobile Zen 5 MUTMAN, Mar 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: New Mac Mini - M4 chips jpw007, Mar 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: BirdNET-Pi mAJORD, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Atlas windows 10(soon 11) antibloater sammy_b0i, Mar 17, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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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 at 6:27 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Half life 2 RTX qwertylesh, Mar 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: linux - LEDspicer issue (2x servostik boards) Sledge, Feb 20, 2025
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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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, Mar 21, 2025 at 5:33 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: OLED's OLED's OLED's! nico6, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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    2. Game Consoles

      PSP, Xbox etc
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      1. Microsoft Consoles

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      3. Sony Consoles

      Latest: RCA to HDMI suggestions LeWidget, Mar 18, 2025 at 7:23 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: RETARD's Ultimate Meatloaf azzachaz, Mar 20, 2025 at 3:14 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 at 5:32 PM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Malaysia Airlines - How we lookin'? JSmithDTV, Mar 20, 2025 at 3:46 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: Help me buy a foldable! thecondor, Mar 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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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: Firearms [Post State when asking questions] [NO GUN SALES] ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Mar 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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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, Mar 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Phone Camera Test glenpinn, Mar 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Consolidated Climate Change/CO2/Global Warming Thread GDavid, Mar 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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