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Rev_Night
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1 - 03-19-2019, 12:55
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Damn, this one sucks. HardOCP, along with Tech Report and Anandtech, is one of the 3 sites I go to for IT news, unbiased hardware reviews, and great editorials. Kyle Bennet, the founder and longtime contributor, is leaving to work for Intel as a Director of Enthusiast Engagement. As for the site:

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So what happens to HardOCP? I have thought long and hard about this. I do not want to sell HardOCP or HardForum and see those properties turned into something that I would not be proud of. HardOCP will be "mothballed." It will no longer publish news, editorial, or hardware review content.

HardForum.com will be sold to a company that I have done business with for years, one that I can trust to run it in the way you are familiar with. HardForum will be demonitised and all advertising and commission links removed. Simply put, HardForum will not make money in any way. It will be left up to its members to fund operations through Patreon.
RIP site, you were the best
[H]ardOCP: Goodbye HardOCP - Hello Intel
 
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2 - 03-19-2019, 13:22
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Yeah, I used to visit HardOCP and Anandtech every day when I built computers years ago.

Most people don't even build computers any more. It's a console, pre built machine, or phone. I don't see a general discussion forum. The general hardware and forum for smart phones is dead. Only a few threads with the current date.
Smart Phones and Devices | [H]ard|Forum
If a forum about smart phones is not moving, then no one is there (like me).
 
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3 - 03-19-2019, 13:29
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"director of enthusiast engagement"

lmao wat a bull**** fake job

damn tho, that place used 2b even busier than TW during the TW heyday
 
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4 - 03-19-2019, 14:15
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Right, I remember it now. They had a General forum called General Mayhem and it was so busy, the system crashed. So Kyle did away with it and spun it off to a separate site called General Mayhem which died a few years ago.

General Mayhem?? | [H]ard|Forum <-- thread talking about Genmay going bye bye.
That was way back in 2004 and one reason I stopped hanging out on the H.
Genmay turned into flame wars so I stopped hanging there as well.
General [M]ayhem - General [M]ayhem

It's been 15 years since Kyle did away with Genmay.
 
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5 - 03-19-2019, 14:30
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hardocp was my go to for years until i realized that computers are a boring hobby and i just need to spend an hour or two doing research once every 5 years to build a new one
 
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6 - 03-19-2019, 15:19
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Effective April 1st...
 
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Rev_Night
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7 - 03-19-2019, 18:33
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No one thinks its an April 1st joke
 
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8 - 03-19-2019, 19:43
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9 - 03-19-2019, 19:56
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eh, forum will still be around and thats all i ever really used in recent years
 
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ArakAtak
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10 - 03-20-2019, 06:19
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hardocp was my go to for years until i realized that computers are a boring hobby and i just need to spend an hour or two doing research once every 5 years to build a new one
Don't even need to do that, just post a fake pre made build here for critique and soon enough you will have half a dozen expert opinions and a list of much better spec hardware.

Too easy
 
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11 - 03-20-2019, 07:30
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Dang! Well at least Blue is still around...
 
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Falhawk
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12 - 03-20-2019, 08:06
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When he says doesn't want to sell means he wasnt given offer and is debt

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NoGodForMe
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I was on Blue as well, haven't been back in years.

The other way to build a computer is pick a part, go on Newegg or Amazon, read reviews, and everyone posts their system specs. Pick the highest rated Asus MB and go from there. A couple years ago, I researched a system using mostly Asus parts, but decided I didn't need it.
 
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I read the guy's statement and saw the link to Patreon and he's pulling in over a grand a month. Someone should holler at Rayn and have him do the same.
 
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ArakAtak
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I hate Asus, the only one I ever had always gave me never ending problems. I'm a Gigabyte man, never had an issue.
 
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16 - 03-21-2019, 08:41
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I read the guy's statement and saw the link to Patreon and he's pulling in over a grand a month. Someone should holler at Rayn and have him do the same.

there is a slight content difference though
 
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ArakAtak
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yeah but most people here are in the top 10% of income earners so despite being a seething cauldron of racism and political hatred, even with only 30 members (1 exempt from paying due to native status) it will balance out
 
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18 - 03-21-2019, 11:07
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I read the guy's statement and saw the link to Patreon and he's pulling in over a grand a month. Someone should holler at Rayn and have him do the same.
If that is his only source of income that p much sucks.
 
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