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I'm doing a research paper for my uni on micro-ethnography. I specifically chose the PC enthusiast community because I feel most accepted here. I've been building PC's for the past few years now and I was wondering what do you guys think are the biggest benefits of being a member of this community? How has getting into building PC's helped you? Has this community brought you closer together with others? Any and all responses will be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!

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This community has helped me when I have thought problems unsolvable or can't find the information I need online. Overall, a pretty great community, surprisingly, toxicity is actually pretty minimum as the forum is moderated in a pretty decent and fair way.

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I don't feel this is a PC Gaming community. It's just a forum.

 

I come here, peruse questions, answer some, laugh at others, decry the future of the human race from others....

 

I don't hang out here, get to know people, want to be a part of the LTT Family, etc.

 

I share my opinions, knowledge and experiences to whoever I feel is asking.  

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose. Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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It's helped me find answers to problems/questions just an Internet search would not, and being able to contact people with experience in the field of computers was quite helpful when I was starting out. 

What the horse considers play, the monkey considers business...

But to Tom, it's all foolery. 

 

 

 

 

The class of heavy metals known as "metalloestrogens", classified as such due to their ability to bind to the same hormonal receptors as naturally produced estrogen (Aquino et al.), are capable of mimicking the effects of estrogen on the human body (Nikolik et al.). Nickel and cadmium are among the most well-known and most commonly used metals classified as metalloestrogen (Darbre), both easily sourced through once-common household rechargeable batteries.

Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

Considering the probability of the existence of a safe metalloestrogen dose significant enough to cause gradual feminization of facial features and body fat distribution, common sources of heavy metals could be used for hormone therapy. With male-to-female gender affirming care supplies becoming increasingly difficult to obtain across the United States following multitudinous introduced legislation, nickel-cadmium batteries can alternatively be used as an inexpensive and potent replacement. 

 

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      Rollerova, E., Urbancikova, N. Intracellular estrogen receptors, their characterization and function (Review). https://www.sav.sk/journals/endo/full/er0400f.pdf.

      Nikolic J, Sokolovic D. Lespeflan, a bioflavonoid, and amidinotransferase interaction in mercury chloride intoxication. Ren Fail. 2004 Nov;26(6):607-11. doi: 10.1081/jdi-200037149. PMID: 15600250.

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Pretty much everyone here just wants to help each other out and talk tech. It's not everywhere I can go up to someone and discuss the subtle differences between the 3080 and 6800XT, yet that's stuff I personally love. Grnted, the more I talk tech, the more I end up wanting the new, latest and greatest thing, so my wallet hates this community, but it's fun.

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What do you guys think are the biggest benefits of being a member of this community?

This community in particular? Well...

I like this community. Sure, there's a lot of people of varying intelligence levels but after a few months here you'll begin to know who's who, what they do, and what they like talking about. I do help with tech questions sometimes but not too often as I don't like talking about newer hardware as much (and that's almost all that's talked about here). My favorite places are:

And a few others that I don't remember.

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 How has getting into building PC's helped you?

Well, I went from knowing i7 > i5 > i3 to being able to build my own system, troubleshoot it, do decent RAM and GPU OCs, Hackintosh, and futz around with old PCs (iMac G5, Pentium III, Pentium 4, etc.).

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Has this community brought you closer together with others?

Yes.@NZgamer, @Schnoz, @Mel0nMan, @TheCoder2019,@RockSolid1106, @adarw, and@Eviljuche are the people I talk with most often.

PLEASE STOP [Killing] ME I WILL GIVE Y OU ANOTHER DEAL.

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9 hours ago, Dedayog said:

don't feel this is a PC Gaming community. It's just a forum.

I agree, its really more a tech forum, even if the majority of subjects is probably around "PCs".

 

But I think OP meant more like "pc gaming community", not specifically this forum?

 

Which i would sadly have to answer with there is no real community,  people either ignore each other or mostly showcase highly toxic behavior...

 

Sure there are small "communities" around specific games, but they have rarely to do anything with other communities...

 

I tried to get into final fantasy online recently... no one talked, literally no one - in a game where communication is supposedly key...

 

Idk if theyre all talking through Facebook or what,  but to me this doesn't make sense  - its also highly unlikely they all know each other due to sheer amount of people  -- it has been the most antisocial,  dystopian experience i ever had... to me a good online community is everyone talks to each other instead of insulation,  but maybe that's just me lol.

 

*Edit: yeah, OP says "pc enthusiast community" ... i would say it exists, but is rather small and spread wildly throughout the internet...

 

This forum (community) in particular is rather small, lots of members sure, but if you look, its mostly a few regulars who are posting (200-300 maybe,  unless there is a niche part of the forum idk about),  and a gazillion of people with tech issues who most likely never get above 1-20 posts...

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10 hours ago, xXx_Big_Poppa_xXx said:

I'm doing a research paper for my uni on micro-ethnography. I specifically chose the PC enthusiast community

The topic is called "pc gaming community"... thats what threw me off - while there sure are some overlaps, "pc enthusiast community" is something mostly completely different, most pc gamers have no idea about how tech works whatsoever,  and a pc enthusiast doesn't even necessarily play games - some of them even use Linux (lol/jk) 

The direction tells you... the direction. 

-Scott Manley, 2021

 

 

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7 hours ago, Mark Kaine said:

I agree, its really more a tech forum, even if the majority of subjects is probably around "PCs".

 

But I think OP meant more like "pc gaming community", not specifically this forum?

 

Which i would sadly have to answer with there is no real community,  people either ignore each other or mostly showcase highly toxic behavior...

 

Sure there are small "communities" around specific games, but they have rarely to do anything with other communities...

 

I tried to get into final fantasy online recently... no one talked, literally no one - in a game where communication is supposedly key...

 

Idk if theyre all talking through Facebook or what,  but to me this doesn't make sense  - its also highly unlikely they all know each other due to sheer amount of people  -- it has been the most antisocial,  dystopian experience i ever had... to me a good online community is everyone talks to each other instead of insulation,  but maybe that's just me lol.

 

*Edit: yeah, OP says "pc enthusiast community" ... i would say it exists, but is rather small and spread wildly throughout the internet...

 

This forum (community) in particular is rather small, lots of members sure, but if you look, its mostly a few regulars who are posting (200-300 maybe,  unless there is a niche part of the forum idk about),  and a gazillion of people with tech issues who most likely never get above 1-20 posts...

🤷‍♂️

 

PS: 

The topic is called "pc gaming community"... thats what threw me off - while there sure are some overlaps, "pc enthusiast community" is something mostly completely different, most pc gamers have no idea about how tech works whatsoever,  and a pc enthusiast doesn't even necessarily play games - some of them even use Linux (lol/jk) 

His references to "here" and this community"... I took it that he was referencing LTT specifically.

 

If he's talking about the PC Gaming community as a whole... it's way too broad.  We're talking people from Henry Cavill, Vin Diesel, Terry Crewes to millions and millions of others.  Yeah, no way to even comprehend that.  

 

When you're part of a community, it has to be one you can interact with and be around, or it's too ephemeral to really be considered.

"Do what makes the experience better" - in regards to PCs and Life itself.

 

Onyx: Ryzen 7 7800X3D / Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX / ASRock Taichi 7900xtx OC / G. Skill Flare X5 6000CL36 64GB (4x16GB) / Samsung 980 1TB x3 / Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 1000 / EK-AIO 360 Basic w/ Silent Wings fans / Fractal Design North XL (black mesh) / LG - UltraGear 45" OLED QHD 240Hz / Mackie CR5BT / SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro / Cherry MX Board 3.0 / Logitech G502 - https://valid.x86.fr/my9nnr

 

7800X3D - PBO +200, CO -30 all cores, 4.90GHz all core, 5.05GHz single core, Cinebench 23: 18401 multi, 1779 single

 

Khaleesi: Ryzen 5 5600X3D (+200, -30) - ASRock B550M Pro4 - G. Skill Ripjaws V 16GB 3200CL16 - Asus Prime 9060XT 16GB - Samsung 980 1TB + Crucial MX500 1TB - Cudy AX3000 PCIe Wifi 6 - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Frozen Notte RGB 360 White V2 - NZXT H6 Flow RGB White - LG 34" 3440x1440

 

NAS/Plex/Game Server  Ryzen 9 5900XT 16c/32t - Gigabyte B550M AORUS Elite AX - TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan 64GB 3200CL16 - MSI 1050Ti 4GB - Crucial P3 Plus 500GB + TeamGroup MP44L 2TB (Game) + WD Red Plus 4TBx2 (Plex) - TP-Link AC1200 PCIe Wifi - EVGA SuperNOVA 650 P2 - Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120SE - ASUS Prime AP201 - Currently Hosting: Enshrouded x2, Hytale, Icarus, Windrose. Project Zomboid, Dune Awakening.

 

Sage: Ryzen 7 7800X3D (+200, -30) - Gigabyte B650 Gaming X V2 - ASRock Steel Legend 7900GRE - G. Skill Flare X5 32GB 6000CL32 - TeamGroup MP44L 2TB - Super Flower Leadex Platinum SE 1000w - NZXT H5 Elite

 

Emma: i9 9900K @5.2Ghz - Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - MSI 6900XT Gaming X Trio - G. Skill Ripjaws V 32GB 3200CL16 - 750 EVO 512GB + 2x 860 EVO 1TB (RAID0) - Super Flower Combat FG 850w - Thermaltake Water 3.0 Ultimate 360 - Fractal Design Define R6 - TP-Link AC1900 PCIe Wifi

 

GF Rig: Steam Deck 512GB OLED, Vizio 43" 4K TV

 

Extra parts: ASUS 6650XT - Gigabyte 1080Ti - Cooler Master Q300L - Gigabyte 450w PSU - Super Flower Leadex V Plat Pro 850w

 

OnePlus Ecosystem: 

OnePlus 11 5G - 16GB RAM, 256GB NAND, Eternal Green. OnePlus Watch 2 - Radiant Steel, OnePlus Buds Pro 2 - Eternal Green

3D Printing: 

Bambu Lab X1 Carbon, AMS, AMS2 Pro (thank you MicroCenter!)

Other Interesting Tech:

- 2021 Volvo S60 Recharge T8 PHEV Polestar Engineered - 415hp/495tq 2.0L 4cyl. turbocharged, supercharged and electrified.

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4 minutes ago, Dedayog said:

His references to "here" and this community"... I took it that he was referencing LTT specifically.

Yeah, i saw that after reading the op twice... the topic name is what I was going off at first "pc gaming community " which certainly exists, but sprinkled around many places, which maybe is typical for communities nowadays - i think really big ones are on discord,  its also the least regulated and most welcoming in my experience...

The direction tells you... the direction. 

-Scott Manley, 2021

 

 

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When I think of "PC gaming community", my first initial thoughts aren't so positive. It's a mix between cringe PCMR and people shouting the gamer word (the "N" word) on online shooters.

 

LTT is more a tech nerd community than anything else.

 

 

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