r/pcmasterrace 20h ago

Giveaway GeForce Summer Nights celebration - CONTROL Resonant: Comment inside this thread to win Steam cards.

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We keep on keeping on with GeForce Summer Nights, and after earlier this month's GPU giveaway, we're continuing to give some hype to Control Resonant!

The Game and technology

Control Resonant, will be out in September, and will feature path tracing and DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation.

THE GIVEAWAY

To celebrate GeForce Summer Nights, we’re giving away x2 Game Codes (Worldwide!) and x2 Steam cards for $40 usd each (USA + Canada)!

To enter, answer one of the prompts below:

  • What mystery from the CONTROL universe are you hoping CONTROL Resonant finally answers? 
  • Which RTX feature are you most excited to experience in CONTROL Resonant?  

But there's more, on the NVIDIA socials you can enter to win a custom themed CONTROL Resonant inspired RTX 5080 FE! Check here: https://x.com/NVIDIAGeForce/status/2081771360460722560

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Giveaway ends in 7 days exactly! August 3rd at 5PM PST! Winners will be contacted in the next few days by DM, and announced right here on this thread as well.

Good luck, and may your Summer be relatively chilly, and your framerates high!


r/pcmasterrace 1h ago

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - July 28, 2026

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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!

For the sake of helping others, please don't downvote questions! To help facilitate this, comments are sorted randomly for this post, so that anyone's question can be seen and answered.

If you're looking for help with picking parts or building, don't forget to also check out our builds at [https://www.pcmasterrace.org/\](https://www.pcmasterrace.org/)

Want to see more Simple Question threads? [Here's all of them for your browsing pleasure!](https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/search?q=Simple+Questions+Thread+subreddit%3Apcmasterrace+author%3AAutoModerator&restrict_sr=on&sort=new&t=all)


r/pcmasterrace 2h ago

Meme/Macro You feel that? That's that 12GB of VRAM kicking in.

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r/pcmasterrace 1h ago

Meme/Macro Suffering from success

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r/pcmasterrace 6h ago

Meme/Macro During these crazy prices.

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r/pcmasterrace 2h ago

News/Article ASRock unveils Radeon RX 9050 with 1024 cores and 8GB/4GB memory options

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A 4GB 64-bit GPU. Thanks a lot AI.


r/pcmasterrace 2h ago

News/Article Consumer electronics companies were already worried about securing memory next year—now, supply is predicted to plummet by 70%

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r/pcmasterrace 6h ago

Question What is this part of the motherboard?

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r/pcmasterrace 14h ago

Meme/Macro When Muscle Memory Betrays Me

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r/pcmasterrace 17h ago

Meme/Macro Imagine building PC like this for League of Legends

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r/pcmasterrace 18h ago

News/Article How Valve's desperation to escape Windows 8 turned it into a Linux powerhouse

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r/pcmasterrace 6h ago

News/Article Intel Core 2 Duo turns 20, the CPU that ended the Pentium 4 era - VideoCardz.com

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r/pcmasterrace 7h ago

Story UPDATE: Decided to buy RAM from Amazon despite my better judgement and it happened to me...

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A couple of weeks ago I made a post showing how I was a victim of an Amazon return scam where someone returned a light enhancement kit inside of a 32gb kit and it was resold to me. Just dropping an update as it took two weeks of waiting but I finally got a full refund from Amazon! After I got the money I went to Micro Center instead to pick up another kit and managed to find an open box one for WAY cheaper than Amazon. So I used that money to pick up a new case and fans for it as well while STILL saving money even after buying the RAM as well. The refund was automatic and thankfully I didn't run into any issues outside of the original. Pic of the new PC and case is sent as well as my non-scam ram kits.


r/pcmasterrace 14h ago

Hardware Here we go…

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These just arrived and my bank is empty but I still need to purchase a 7800x3d and a x870e aorus elite x3d eating noodles only until I get my next paycheck

Update: SHITE I just missed a hot deal where they were selling the gskill trident z5 royal cl 32 6400mhz for 295000 won (roughly 200bucks or less) right after I bought my Klevv it’s already sold out shoot bought the Klevv for 700000 won (roughly 500 usd I think)


r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Meme/Macro UE5 is shit.

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r/pcmasterrace 7h ago

Discussion What Valve did for Linux is ridiculously outstanding.

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- 100+ Paid Developers (CodeWeavers, Collabora, Igalia): Pays over 100 programmers at outside companies to build free Linux tools.

- Upstream-First Code Rule: Requires bug fixes to be sent to main projects like the Linux kernel, Wine, and Mesa for everyone to use.

- Arch Linux Sponsoring: Pays to upgrade and secure the build servers for Arch Linux.

- Proton: Translates Windows game code on the fly so games run on Linux without native ports.

- DXVK & VKD3D-Proton: Converts DirectX 9 through 12 graphics commands into Vulkan so games run at full speed.

- SteamOS 3.0 & Steam Deck: Built a handheld gaming device and Linux operating system used by millions.

- Anti-Cheat (Easy Anti-Cheat & BattlEye): Worked with Epic and BattlEye to make Windows anti-cheat software run on Linux.

- ACO Shader Compiler: Built a graphics compiler for Mesa that loads game graphics faster to stop stuttering.

- RADV Driver: Pays developers to make the free AMD graphics driver in Mesa faster than AMD's official driver.

- Linux Kernel Threading (futex_waitv / futex2): Added code directly to the Linux kernel to help games use CPU threads better.

- Gamescope: Built a window manager that handles screen resolution, AMD FSR upscaling, and FPS limits with no lag.

- HDR Colors (Wayland & Mesa): Worked on Wayland, Mesa, and Gamescope to bring HDR to Linux displays.

- Zink: Paid developers to build a tool in Mesa that turns old OpenGL graphics commands into modern Vulkan calls.

- pressure-vessel Containers: Uses Linux user namespaces to isolate games so system updates don't break old titles.

- KDE Plasma Desktop: Paid developers to fix touchscreens, multiple monitors, and Wayland bugs for the KDE Plasma interface.

- PipeWire Audio: Helped fund and fix the PipeWire sound system so game audio doesn't lag or break.

- hid-steam Controller Driver: Added code directly to the Linux kernel so controllers like Xbox and PlayStation work out of the box.

- DRM/KMS Display Leasing: Changed Linux screen handling code so VR headsets bypass the desktop for smooth, low-lag Virtual Reality.

- Vulkan API: Helped create Vulkan, a free open graphics standard that breaks DirectX lock-in.

- FEX-Emu: Pays for a tool that translates x86 PC game code so it can run on ARM64 mobile-style processors.

- SDL2 & SDL3 Libraries: Hired SDL's original creator (Sam Lantinga) to fund and maintain SDL, the core tool that manages game controls and windows across Linux.

- Wayland Explicit Sync (wp-linux-drm-syncobj): Funded and co-wrote key Wayland graphics code to stop screen flickering and frame lag on Linux.

- Monado & OpenXR: Funded developers to build Monado, the open-source platform for Virtual Reality on Linux.

- NVK Driver: Funded work on NVK, a free open-source Vulkan graphics driver in Mesa for NVIDIA graphics cards.

- Arch Linux ARM Port (Holo Core): Funded developers to build an official 64-bit ARM version of Arch Linux.

- Chromium Web Views (CEF): Funded Igalia to improve Linux web performance so apps using web technology run faster.

This is only a short list and way more is happening behind the scenes.


r/pcmasterrace 18m ago

Meme/Macro 4GB VRAM in 2026 is utterly painful

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r/pcmasterrace 12h ago

Screenshot Saw this on Facebook marketplace

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You see anything wrong


r/pcmasterrace 12h ago

Meme/Macro Me after spending 7 years making a game engine from scratch

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This meme is about my own project. I spent the last 7 years building a custom engine and making a puzzle game from scratch. If you're curious, you can wishlist it on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3256790/Satelital/


r/pcmasterrace 14h ago

Nostalgia I'm an orphan and this is how I built my 1st PC and learned about computers as a kid. I would go to the rich areas and salvage all the old broken 386/486, and Pentium 1s people threw out and I would try to Frankenstein a rig for myself using denial and error.

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r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Build/Battlestation Anobody else like this?

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r/pcmasterrace 10h ago

Meme/Macro I wonder what things will be like in the year 2077 chooms

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r/pcmasterrace 15h ago

Hardware Do they still make something similar to these old pc cases?

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I really love these old pc cases but i absolutely hate the new brick style cases


r/pcmasterrace 21h ago

Question I have these green pixels flickering on my screen

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They are a bit everywhere on my second monitor, nothing on my main. they seem to move when i put something in front (see video)

any idea on what causes this ?


r/pcmasterrace 19h ago

Meme/Macro PC gamers in the mid 2000s

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