How did you find AnandTech?

[SlitheryDee]

I don't remember. It's possible that I've always been here.

 

[Ferzerp]

There weren't that many sites on the topic back in those days. I'm user #2132.

 

[Lifted]

Was looking to overclock my 486 DX4-100 back in 97 or 98 and I believe somebody on Usenet recommended the site.

 

[Tweak155]

I got this site while I was an active user at MadOnion.com. Was using the FS/FT section there and got into building PC's. Ran into some issues and somehow transitioned from MO to here. Way more technical site and a lot more users. Learned a ton about computer architecture.

Probably lurked for a year or more before joining.

 

[rommelrommel]

I have no idea...

 

[zinfamous]

Was just searching around for hardware reviews. This guy seemed to have his shit together.
I read for a couple years before finding the forums, then lurked for 2 more before joining.

same.

 

[CrimsonWolf]

Found AT while researching hardware for my first build. Had to decide between the P3 Coppermine vs the original Athlon.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

I was in the market for a new PC back in 2003, and a friend had me check out a review for Athlon 64 cpu's on anandtech. I kept coming back ever since then. Lurked the forums for a very long time.

 

[tynopik]

article in the local computer newspaper about distributed.net back in the early rc5-56 days

checked out the leaderboard at d.net and there was this anandtech

 

[EvilJoker1982]

Looking to compare some parts

 

[Bill Brasky]

Looking at reviews for socket 939 motherboards way back in the day, and then started lurking.

 

[Gibsons]

Was looking to do my first build and someone knowledgeable said read the AT general hardware forum for a week before you buy anything. Wandered over to OT somehow from there.

I still read up on hardware there before a build.

 

[bbhaag]

I was looking for a particular type of bridge camera made by Fujifilm. I was about 20 pages back on Google and found a guy selling one in FS forum but I didn't join the site or visit regularly till a few years later.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I find it just peachy except for the policy police.
I came here after they closed the Basement of Doom and Pepsi-Cola.

 

[PenguinPower]

Some guy in high school showed it to me. The I left for 10 years...then this stupid mafia game drew me back in during a random checkin.

 

[ch33zw1z]

I found it via FS/FT, don't remember which site...

 

[nanette1985]

I read an article in Wall Street Journal about Mr. Anand and his successful web site. I was a programmer back then and stayed because there were some great folks here.

 

[MajorMullet]

Text
Enjoy

Oh how I miss the golden days of Hot Deals

I read this article back when it was published. Being from NC myself I decided to check out Anand's website. Lurked on the forums for a long time before joining to post though.

 

[UberNeuman]

If I remember correctly, there was another tech site known as AGN that folded and many of those members gravitated here...

 

[OverVolt]

Looking for something better than tomshardware

 

[JEDIYoda]

I heard about the legend of Rossman..............need I say more??

 

[videogames101]

some dude at a CompUSA told me about it

 

[Farmer]

I mostly came for hardware reviews (not the forum).

Then one day I had some problem and decided to sign up to ask it.

 

[dbk]

back in 01 when I was building my first pc, still in HS...

 

[wischeez]

DC. Started out with Team Art Bell, and was persuaded to join the "Dark Side" by Smoke.