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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: evga 2080TI FTW stock cooler Woody6969, Apr 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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    2. Troubleshooting Help

      Problem with your PC? Ask here!
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      Latest: Failed/Failing PSU Dodge M4S, Apr 27, 2025 at 11:28 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: Secure HDD destruction for my workplace looktall, Apr 25, 2025 at 7:04 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? Jimba86, Apr 25, 2025 at 12:38 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? srey, Apr 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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    3. Electronics & Electrics

      If ohmly I could resist those capacitors..
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      Latest: What electronics or electrical did you do today? juzz86, Apr 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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    4. Extreme and Water Cooling

      Watercooling, phase-change etc. AIRCOOLERS GO IN OC&HW!
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      Latest: Watercooling Collective Sticky Jlirv, Apr 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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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 millsy, Apr 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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    6. PC Audio

      Sound cards, computer speakers etc.
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      Latest: beyerdynamics dt234pros or dtx900? juzz86, Apr 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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    7. Networking, Telephony & Internet

      LAN's and WAN's and fixed line phones.
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      Latest: New house with a wall full of switches jpw007, Apr 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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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 Grom Hellscream, Apr 27, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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    9. Storage & Backup

      Keep your data safe and speedy..
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      Latest: Does anyone have a Drobo I can borrow dragmor, Apr 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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    10. Memory

      Tasty DIMMs & SIMMs. SDR, DDR, DDR2 etc.
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      Latest: DDR5 Phido, Apr 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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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! Strange1, Apr 22, 2025 at 7:18 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: Shopping tips for Retro Games in Japan (Osaka Region) elvis, Apr 28, 2025 at 9:47 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. jpw007, Apr 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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    2. AMD x86 CPUs and chipsets

      Athlons, Durons and Hammers, oh my!
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      Latest: AMD Desktop 8000 series SKITZ0_000, Apr 27, 2025 at 10:11 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, Mar 28, 2025
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    4. Other CPUs and chipsets

      Discussion of VIA, ARM, MIPS, etc
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      Latest: BirdNET-Pi MUTMAN, Apr 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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  4. Software Topics

    1. Windows Operating Systems

      All turn towards Redmond and bow..
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      Latest: Windows 11 Mega thread self_slaughter, Apr 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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    2. Other Operating Systems

      *ix, *BSD, BeOS, Palm.. etc.
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      Latest: Perpetual Linux Distro Thread flu!d, Apr 15, 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 hippyhippy, Apr 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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    4. Programming & Software Development

      10 PRINT “HELLO WORLD”; 20 GOTO 10
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      Latest: Programming Jokes Thread JSmithDTV, Mar 29, 2025
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    5. Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Mining

      Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc
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      Latest: Consolidated Crypto Traders/Chat Thread cvidler, Feb 28, 2025
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    6. General Software

      Software that doesn't fit in the specific forums.
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      Latest: sharex philquad, Apr 19, 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: What's the go with old receivers? srey, Apr 28, 2025 at 11:21 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: Nintendo Switch 2 - June 5th 2025 - AU$699.95 Trizae, Apr 22, 2025 at 12:26 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: Food porn thread -AL-, Apr 27, 2025 at 2:01 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) QuadX, Apr 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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    5. Holidays & Travel

      Jet-settin' about
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      Latest: Camping General Thread Jaff, Apr 28, 2025 at 10:01 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: Changeover Huawei to Samsung process? Elmf, Apr 16, 2025
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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: Slot Car thread. NEW EYE CANDY Page 17 FIREWIRE1394, Apr 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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    10. Pets & Animals

      Big'n'little critters.
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      Latest: Got a cat? Post it here! Dass Booty, Apr 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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    11. Photography & Video

      Film or digital
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      1. The Gallery

      Latest: Your Photo of the Week (27th April 2025) Deftone2k, Apr 27, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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    12. Science

      Science news and discussion
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      Latest: Brisbane Weather adamsleath, Apr 28, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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