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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: client facebook account has been marked disable CAPT-Irrelevant, Nov 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: New AMD system B850M 7700x 5070 - Cant get it to install windows 11 on USB, bootloops danyell, Nov 6, 2025 at 11:09 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: Printer rental for office don256us, Sep 19, 2025
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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? MoMaN69, Oct 31, 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: 3D Printed TOY NERF Blasters ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Nov 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: Multimeter - occasional home use is cheap ok? mtma, Nov 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Running hot after rebuild Shines, Nov 9, 2025 at 9:46 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 9, 2025 at 10:43 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! c4dderly, Nov 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: When is consumer 25GbE going to happen? Aetherone, Nov 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: Corsair Xeneon Flex (Flexible Ultrawide OLED) Trizae, Nov 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: School Me on DIY NAS juzz86, Nov 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: Understanding DDR5 on AM5 mobo's sammy_b0i, Oct 22, 2025
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Netbook/Notebook Recommendations? Ask For Advice Here! Lost Property, Nov 8, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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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 Game, Progressive Guessing Game MUTMAN, Nov 9, 2025 at 10:45 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: Intel 14th gen discussion macktheknife, Nov 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: 9950X3D temps.. Linkin, Nov 8, 2025 at 1:33 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 millsy, Oct 23, 2025
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Migrating to a new Server/Forest wwwww, Nov 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Trying to create Plex Server for first time on TrueNas Scale - help needed please kesawi, Nov 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: How to get Crysis to run on latest Win11 Build? pwlm1975, Nov 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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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 at 3:02 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: The best way to mine? r3s, Nov 7, 2025 at 1:46 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.) ernie, Nov 5, 2025 at 8:14 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: Syberia VR - Quest 3 power, Nov 8, 2025 at 11:59 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 7, 2025 at 12:54 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: The Food Smokers thread Madengineer, Nov 7, 2025 at 6:06 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, Oct 12, 2025
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! ni9ht_5ta1k3r, Nov 5, 2025 at 12:48 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 MoMaN69, Nov 8, 2025 at 8:19 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: Samsung Galaxy Z Tri-Fold (2026) Elmf, Nov 7, 2025 at 7:49 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: Lego! Do Not Link To Your Sales In This Thread! Zee, Nov 8, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: New puppy - probably abused - good resources? Zee, Nov 8, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Astrophotography Thread supasaiyan, Nov 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Samsung 2nm Fab in Taylor Arizona ernie, Nov 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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