How did you find ATOT?

[fLum0x]

I actually started on AT with some technical support and then I found even more information in other categories. I took a risk and went to the off topic category and i have never gone back!!

How did you guys/gals find ATOT or who introduced you to it?

 

[Rastus]

I didn't. It found me.

 

[jhayx7]

I found AT a looong time ago (~7 years ago) but did not start checking out the forums until a few years ago.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Came in through the Distributed Computing forum.

 

[Amused]

I'd been lurking on AT for a while for tech info while building gaming systems for myself. I found AT totally by accident while searching the web for info on a mobo issue.

 

[eLiTeGoodGuy]

I had a friend who did alot on the FS/FT forums, convinced me to buy a computer case from there. I found the OT forums from there

 

[snoopdoug1]

google

 

[j00fek]

ATOT found me

 

[Rumpltzer]

I found Tom's Hardware first and it wasn't that great. I then heard about AT through newsgroups and thought it was pretty good.

I found these forums a few years after that.

 

[Exterous]

Originally posted by: Amused
I'd been lurking on AT for a while for tech info while building gaming systems for myself. I found AT totally by accident while searching the web for info on a mobo issue.

Pretty much the same, though a few years (and posts) later than Amused

 

[Unheard]

BensBargains ---> Fatwallet ---> AT Hot Deals ---> ATOT

 

[FoBoT]

some dude was offering free ipods if i would sign up to AT

 

[fLum0x]

Originally posted by: Unheard
BensBargains ---> Fatwallet ---> AT Hot Deals ---> ATOT

that is funny...i actually went from BensBargains --> ATOT --> AT Hot Deals --> Fatwall

 

[K1052]

My brother sent me here for the articles then one day I wandered into the forums.

 

[TheSiege]

my buddy told me about it, i bet he regrets it now, freakin Jhill

 

[amish]

tom's hardware was first but i didn't like their forums. somebody overthere said they hated anandtechs forums. so i checked it out and haven't looked back since.

 

[meltdown75]

I joined the AMD forums in 2004 for a few questions I had on processors. It was pretty slow. I wanted to find tech forums that were more active and friendly and Anandtech definitely fit the bill.

 

[ngvepforever2]

it's rage3d's fault....wonder if they still exist...

Regards

ng

 

[bucwylde23]

I think I found AT through Offtopic.com forums. Always got referred here for computer help, and never liked offtopic.com anyways.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Via Google. I was trying to figure out something on my computer and landed in General Hardware.

 

[zebano]

Mobo issue > Google > AT

 

[clamum]

My brother and I used to come to Anandtech for the hardware reviews and articles. He signed up for the forums and I did too but lost my login/password (this was like in the later nineties sometime). I finally re-joined a few years ago.

 

[psydancerqt]

friend sent me a link to a funny post. started browsing around and joined.

 

[Gdepp519]

through a computer techie at my school.. who recommended i check out the hot deals forum when i was in college.. i've just recently started getting into actually posting on the forum

 

[HannibalX]

Oh about six and a half years ago after signing up for the forums - I scrolled down.