The ultimate lurker.FEb 2012, and this is your first post ! and maybe close to last ? Sad, but congrats on posting.
Don't think it's just desktops, but all PCs(mostly windows based). Many popular apps are only in full format on Smartphones already. Laptops are just as "useless" too.but soon desktops won't be a thing, the world has changed a lot. phones, laptops, handhelds, cloud, AI.
it's a natural course.
There is Extreme HardwareSome options not yet mentioned in no particular order:
overclockers.com - Used to be a premier enthusiast site but nearly died after the founder left and the tech world changed over time. Main site still limps along and the forum has a small but dedicated bunch maintaining it.
overclockers.co.uk - Very active forum, not the strictest moderation. Site is part of a computer parts store in the U.K. so I imagine it will be around as long as DiY computers are a thing.
linustechtips.com - Very active forum. Not exactly my type of crowd and I'll leave it at that.
realworldtech.com - Very technically heavy discussions. I don't visit too often just because the forum format is horrendous (IMO).
reddit.com - Uhhh, that's all.
extremehw.net is where Enterprise went after OCN. XHW I think is the acronym.Some options not yet mentioned in no particular order:
overclockers.com - Used to be a premier enthusiast site but nearly died after the founder left and the tech world changed over time. Main site still limps along and the forum has a small but dedicated bunch maintaining it.
overclockers.co.uk - Very active forum, not the strictest moderation. Site is part of a computer parts store in the U.K. so I imagine it will be around as long as DiY computers are a thing.
linustechtips.com - Very active forum. Not exactly my type of crowd and I'll leave it at that.
realworldtech.com - Very technically heavy discussions. I don't visit too often just because the forum format is horrendous (IMO).
reddit.com - Uhhh, that's all.
I loved Anand's/Andrie mobile reviews and Dr Ian's PC reviews. The OG iPad review by Anand and team is still one of the best pieces around. Simply put we will never have a site as good as Anandtech again.It was effectively dead to me when the doc left. He was the last bastion of the non corpo Anandtech.
True, but desktops will still run cooler, can have more powerful hardware, and are repairable and upgradable. So I think there is still a place for them.that thread has been the Eye of the Cyclone for lack of a specific term - when a specific space on the internet achieves some kind of critical mass and gains the attention of 'everyone'
big reason for that was leakers , then momentum / update frequency / drama
but in this case 'everyone' is insiders and editors from 50 other sites who distill the news into small articles, which then gain more attention as they are more easily discoverable on 2024 internet, unlike traditional forums
i.e. 4 mil views is nothing compared to a 50k subreddit where they get these numbers on the regular
you can imagine how many millions views a 500k subreddit gets, e.g. the AMD subreddit etc
100%, vast majority of remaining desktop enthusiasts are pc gamers, basically the main remaining use case for desktops
but even that part is already getting reduced to 4K+ gamers... I can play literally everything in 2K on my slim phoenix 4060 laptop
My P6T Deluxe v2 is still running strong in my HTPC. Probably the best mobo I ever owned.Oh man... The day I track down my lost Anand login, they shut down the place.
Thanks for all the overclocked DDR memories and X58 Forever bumperstickers!
100% true!I've been to other forums too, but Anandtech has the highest quality members...
I've been thinking about this for a while. AT Forums is basically a text based module (with some occasional slides/pictures). The videos are mostly external links. This means the overall monthly traffic should be around a few terabytes only. 10? 20?I just saw this news and this is me
Joined up after Sharky Forums was closed.
MyDigitalLife forums do not seem bad, but they do not get the search engine hits like AT Forums does.
Hopefully Future keeps this around.
If you saw the info @blckgrffn provided, probably until these forums stop producing far more income than they cost to run. Why kill a golden goose?Since a bot just brought this thread back I have a question. Does anyone know how much longer this forum will be up?
From what was said earlier (like renewed for 3 months), probably a month or so left. Maybe till the end of this year. Beyond that... :'(Since a bot just brought this thread back I have a question. Does anyone know how much longer this forum will be up?
From what was said earlier (like renewed for 3 months), probably a month or so left. Maybe till the end of this year. Beyond that... :'(
Actually, it's kinda easy to renew the server hosting plan (it's cheap and even we users can do it), but only if the server admins are willing. Unfortunately, there isn't much communication from the top which is a very bad sign.