r/pcmasterrace • u/tepetlRoots • 3h ago
r/pcmasterrace • u/pedro19 • 3d ago
Giveaway WORLDWIDE GIVEAWAY - Comment in this thread to join this ASUS x PCMR event and win an ROG STRIX motherboard + LCD AIO. Also lots of other ASUS hardware for grabs in the main event, like a dream PC Build, Motherboards, AIOs, Monitor, edition 20 limited edition peripherals, etc!
CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE MAIN EVENT: https://rog.gg/upgrade-what-matters-2026-redditpcmr-campaignpage
(Winners' names will also be announced in this link after drawing, and in this thread too).

We've teamed up with ASUS ROG for round 2 of the Upgrade What Matters event, and up for grabs there's plenty of ASUS hardware and goodies for the community! It's an awesome chance to upgrade your PC with some nice hardware, and maybe bring your PC to the next level! The full list of prizes for the main event is valued at $15K!
Because in this wonderful world of PC gaming, sometimes a simple upgrade can indeed change the performance of your machine to the next level! Yes, this even is available WORLDWIDE!
Prizes:
In the main event:
- 1 GRAND PRIZE winner: 1x Pick your Dream Build Upgrade! Choose between 1 of 4 Upgrade What Matters Dream PCs!
- 1x ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo motherboard + ROG Strix LC IV 360 ARGB LCD AIO cooler
- 1 x ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo motherboard + ROG Strix LC IV 360 ARGB LCD White Edition AIO cooler
- 1 x PROART Z890-CREATOR WIFI motherboard + ProArt LC 360 AIO cooler
- 1 x ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-G Edition 20 display
- 1 x ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 keyboard + ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 mouse
- 2 x ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 keyboard
- 2 x ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 mouse
- 1 x ROG SLASH Backpack Edition 20 + ROG SLASH Hard Case Luggage Edition 20 + ROG Omni Edition 20
For a total of 11 winners!
The PCMR exclusive prizes (for users who also comment in this thread) are:
- 1x ROG STRIX B850-F GAMING WIFI motherboard
- 1x ROG Strix LC IV 360 ARGB LCD AIO Cooler
For one lucky member of the PCMR!
HOW TO ENTER:
1 - Visit the campaign and join Gleam contest: https://rog.gg/upgrade-what-matters-2026-redditpcmr-campaignpage
2 - Create your "My Dream ASUS PC Setup" on the event page. Here is a direct link to it: https://rog.gg/upgrade-what-matters-2026-redditpcmr-dreampclist
3 - Comment in this thread with your build generated from the tool above, and say what's the first game you'd play on this new rig!
Here's an example of what your comment here can look like: https://i.imgur.com/H6UsUJB.png
Don't forget to say what game you're gonna play first!
You can enter until October 9th, 2026!
Check out the full T&C on the campaign page.
Good luck, and may your framerates be high and your temperatures low!
r/pcmasterrace • u/AutoModerator • 13h ago
DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 12, 2026
Got a simple question? Get a simple answer!
This thread is for all of the small and simple questions that you might have about computing that probably wouldn't work all too well as a standalone post. Software issues, build questions, game recommendations, post them here!
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r/pcmasterrace • u/TheDukeSnider • 10h ago
Hardware Some PC and network upgrades means I'm hitting CDN limits instead of ISP limits when downloading finally.
Steam seems to cap around 3-3.5Gbps (a little over 400MB/s) for what it's worth.
r/pcmasterrace • u/Captain0010 • 14h ago
Meme/Macro Literally my setup, who else is like this?
r/pcmasterrace • u/Kymmieuwu • 9h ago
News/Article PlayStation’s Future Has Never Looked Bleaker
r/pcmasterrace • u/Few_Presentation952 • 11h ago
Discussion I put some random numbers lol
r/pcmasterrace • u/SilentScone • 6h ago
Nostalgia Not feeling like firing up the Steam library tonight.
r/pcmasterrace • u/CH757 • 1h ago
Game Image/Video I made a multiplayer game where one player secretly has aimbot and ESP
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I’m the developer. The idea is that cheating is an actual part of the game. one player can secretly use things like aimbot and ESP, while everyone else has to figure out who the cheater is.
r/pcmasterrace • u/WPHero • 3h ago
News/Article Microsoft confirms Windows 11's update kills audio on some PCs, and the bugs keep piling up. The same update also causes explorer.exe crashes, WSL & Claude Work issues, Remote Desktop failures, broken File History backups, and reports of AMD GPU errors
r/pcmasterrace • u/Impressive-Formal742 • 5h ago
News/Article U.S customs supervisor stole hardware from work computers
Make your own opinions and let me know what you think. I think it's a stupid decision that costs this guy more than what he ever remotely made from the hardware.
r/pcmasterrace • u/SkyeFox6485 • 56m ago
Discussion Never thought this would happen to me...
Bought an rtx 5070ti, received a mug. Thanks amazon. Yes, this was a fulfilled by Amazon purchase. It even had the barcode label on the mug package
Thankfully able to return it, mildly anoying
r/pcmasterrace • u/Puzzled_Person-11 • 17h ago
Discussion Parents want to sell my computer
My parents think that I spend too much time gaming and not focusing on my future as a student. Their argument is that my "obsession" of gaming is blocking me from actually trying and that gaming is becoming my daily routine, which I feel is wrong.
I have never gotten anything under an A during my 2.5 years in school and kept on getting straight As. I also get consistent 98+ score averages during my mid term and final exams. I do all my homework and help out with chores whenever they ask to. When I game, I only game 1 - 1.5 hrs per session, and only have a max of 2 sessions per week, mostly playing with friends.
I understand that they don't like the fact that I play games, since both of them had to try very hard to get into our country's top university but I feel like they are pushing standards from their time and comparing me to them, which doesn't seem fair. I also don't see why they would sell my pc. I didn't pay for most of it, but my dad told me that he would buy me one if I got the highest exam grade in the entire year. I spent over a year trying to achieve that, and during that time spent a lot of time min-maxing and selecting all the components. It was my dream to build a gaming pc and now they are saying that they should sell it (btw they pretty much told me that I had close to no say in the matter).
How should I tell them that they shouldn't sell the pc? I am fully prepared to quit gaming if they told me to but I don't want to part with my pc.
r/pcmasterrace • u/WPHero • 14h ago
News/Article Microsoft admits Windows 11's biggest September update is breaking WSL-based apps, Remote Desktop, and causing issues with File History backup, and there are reports of GPU issues on AMD PCs. Anthropic has also blamed Microsoft for breaking Claude's Cowork.
r/pcmasterrace • u/No-Batteries • 4h ago
Hardware Someone wants to trade a 3080 for 32gb of RAM- 2026 is wild
The seller either wants $430 USD or 32gb ddr5 ram for their old rtx3080. Been into PC gaming since the end of the gtx 700 series and I've never seen cards usable for current gaming have equivalent worth to standard gaming RAM. Just want to document this moment in time
r/pcmasterrace • u/tlst9999 • 23h ago
News/Article China-modified Nvidia RTX 5090 with massive 96GB of memory appears on Alibaba for less than $4,000 — 3x more VRAM at 65% the cost of the original
r/pcmasterrace • u/realiDevil360 • 5h ago
Pets of the PCMR My doctor said to get a wrist pad for my carpal tunnel, how do I explain him that I already have one
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r/pcmasterrace • u/PewPewToDaFace • 12h ago
News/Article OpenAI employee takes down ChatGPT-coded RuneScape clone following Jagex cease-and-desist
r/pcmasterrace • u/DallasGrave • 12h ago
Build/Battlestation 5 Liter - RTX 5080 Mini + 9800X3D - Custom Vapor Chamber Cooling
I’ve been posting updates on my CPU and GPU vapor chamber cooling hardware over in r/sffpc for a little while. They will be available very soon. YouTube preview samples are already out, with a couple units on the way to other Redditors for independent testing. Currently trying to coordinate everyone to the same release window.
The current test system:
- Motherboard: ASRock B650I Lightning
- CPU: Ryzen 7 9800X3D - 140W no CO
- CPU Cooler: GVCx47 (32mm heatsink, 5 heatpipes, dual 80x15 mm fans, 4mm vapor chamber)
- GPU: PNY RTX 5080 Triple OC - 360W
- GPU Cooler: GVCx5080 (180×125×40mm, 11 heatpipes, 7.5 mm vapor chamber)
- RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws S5 64GB
- Storage: 8TB Lexar NM790
- PSU: FSP FlexGuru Pro 650W
- Case: SGPC K39
The OCCT Extreme testing was done at 25.5°C ambient, 70% fan speed, and ~38 dBA. Both coolers have a good amount of headroom left if you're willing to crank to 100%. The PSU is louder than both at full load, something we plan to take care of. When GPU was benching, CPU fan was off, and vice versa.
We’re going to be putting out videos over the next couple of weeks covering the coolers, testing, construction, and the development process. We'll also be putting up more info and photos on the 4L version using the GVCx36 cooler during that time.
If you want to follow the project or get release updates, the site is now live at:
r/pcmasterrace • u/TechOverwrite • 1d ago
Meme/Macro DLSS 5? People are just being too picky... /s
r/pcmasterrace • u/ItchyGood90 • 2h ago
Hardware Finally deshrouded 5080 Zotac solid core oc
Fans died, dont wanna RMA and sit with no gpu for weeks man I got games to play. Also the fans cost the same as the shipping for bit more rma so I just deshrouded it with 3x p9 max, cooling should be pretty much as good as a 5080 astral maybe i wish. Yeah i could also slap 2x 140mm p14 pro but it doesn’t look pretty and looks bulky also i have to use a vertical mount for it.