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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: XMP on AMD mobo h2oxide, Jul 18, 2023 at 12:17 AM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Ps3 controller on PC not working via USB... a21414, Jul 9, 2023
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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: Old hardware issues! power, Jul 17, 2023 at 5:57 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: Shorten fan cables miicah, Jul 17, 2023 at 8:24 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: Bambu Lab P1S/P1P/ X1C 3D Printer Thread Defyant, Jul 17, 2023 at 11:03 PM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: USB DC adapter- will it work? mcfee03, Jul 18, 2023 at 12:30 AM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: First water cooled build - Dark Base Pro, 7950x3d, 4090, Barrow/Bykski ChesterMcCheese, Jul 17, 2023 at 11:05 PM
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    5. Business & Enterprise Computing

      Star-trekkin', across the univ.. no, wait.
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      Latest: Ticketing/Helpdesk/Job Tracking Software Suggestions? looktall, Jul 17, 2023 at 10:25 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! randomman, Jul 16, 2023 at 4:56 AM
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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 jekel, Jul 18, 2023 at 12:18 AM
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    8. Video Cards & Monitors

      Video chipsets, cards, screens etc.
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      Latest: AMD Radeon 7000/RDNA3 Thread chook, Jul 17, 2023 at 10:00 AM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Old enterprise grade SSD vs new consumer grade luke o, Jul 17, 2023 at 9:45 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: DDR4 upgrade options Kelvin, Jul 17, 2023 at 10:35 PM
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    11. Portable & Small Form Factor

      Laptops, notebooks, PDAs, SFF's, mini-barebones, etc
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      Latest: Laptop brands, whats good now ? akashra, Jul 14, 2023 at 6:56 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: A Retro Game Guessing, Progressive Guessing Game, Game nimmers, Jul 17, 2023 at 6:54 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 13th Gen Raptor Lake Desktop CPUs 2022 - More Cores & 55% Increased Cache macktheknife, Jul 13, 2023 at 8:50 PM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: B650e and GTX 1070 = no go dragmor, Jul 17, 2023 at 2:48 PM
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    3. Apple Desktop Hardware/Software

      PowerMac, iMac, OS X, etc
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      Latest: Lost Airpods Pro Case - No AppleID or Serial Haillion, Jul 15, 2023 at 7:58 PM
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: BirdNET-Pi MUTMAN, Jul 12, 2023 at 4:51 PM
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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 schnappy, Jul 13, 2023 at 7:06 AM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Perpetual Linux Distro Thread chook, Jul 14, 2023 at 9:14 PM
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    3. PC Games

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

      Latest: Cities: Skylines 2 macktheknife, Jul 18, 2023 at 1:39 AM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Programming Jokes Thread RnR, Jul 12, 2023 at 5:06 PM
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread Smoothie, Jul 15, 2023 at 7:56 AM
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: ChatGPT [OpenAI] BurningFeetMan, Jul 15, 2023 at 3:21 PM
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  5. Other Topics

    1. Audio Visual

      Hi-Fi, Home Theatre etc.
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      1. HTPC

      Latest: Fetch Mighty Alternative stalyoni, Jul 17, 2023 at 3:37 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: Xbox Game Pass trippyfoo, Jul 17, 2023 at 8:54 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: What Are You Drinking Now Madengineer, Jul 17, 2023 at 6:55 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: Anime mask - Cosplay designing and building Revenger, Jul 13, 2023 at 10:28 AM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Japan? Japan! fredhoon, Jul 15, 2023 at 3:28 PM
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    6. Live Streaming & Content Creation

      Ha ha! I'm using the Internet!
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      Latest: Threads VS Twitter VS Facebook VS open social media at ActivityPub? teej, Jul 13, 2023 at 11:09 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: S21 "Sim 1 not allowed" error glenpinn, Jul 15, 2023 at 5:55 PM
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    8. Musicians

      Learning, playing and writing music.
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      Latest: OCAU Guitar Players Club 3 Willybomb, Jul 7, 2023
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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 16, 2023 at 10:31 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 Nethiuz, Jul 17, 2023 at 8:44 AM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (16th of July 2023) CeeAyeEee, Jul 17, 2023 at 7:23 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: General Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Exploration Discussion BlueRaven, Jul 17, 2023 at 8:25 PM
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