Hello @InverseLotus881,
Welcome to the forums!
If you are unable to create a new topic, see this guide about Trust Levels and how to advance.
I have manually advanced you to Trust Level 1 and this should now give you the ability to create a new topic. When creating new topics, assure you are in a subcategory of the main category. For your question about hardware, post in this subcategory: Hardware & Peripherals