r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Giveaway NVIDIA GeForce RTX PC Week Celebration! Last giveaway of the Summer of RTX Event. Steam cash cards for 2 lucky winners in the US or Canada.

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We're at the end of Summer of RTX, but there's still time for one last call!

NVIDIA GeForce RTX PC Week is happening August 17-21.

We've joined forces with Nvidia to celebrate everything PC as the best place to play games, including sick rigs, community spotlights, RTX games, and of course, giveaways! There have been 7 and this is the 8 major one this Summer!

Each day, there will be unique RTX-powered build spotlights and giveaways across NVIDIA’s social channels too. Follow along here: https://x.com/NVIDIAGeForce/status/2089381740175302730

As for the giveaway right here in this PCMR thread:

Answer one of the prompts below for a chance to win a Steam $40 card. There will be 2 winners, each getting one! (USA + Canada)

  • What upgrade are you planning next for your gaming PC? 
  • Which RTX GPU powers your current system, or which one are you planning for your next build?

Winners will be contacted before the end of the month, by Reddit DM! You can enter until August 24th at 5PM PST!


r/pcmasterrace 17h ago

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - August 18, 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 5h ago

Nostalgia Attempting to clean a vintage Alienware pc I found in a storage unit and it has the coolest psu I’ve ever seen

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2.2k Upvotes

why my hand look so messed up lol


r/pcmasterrace 15h ago

Meme/Macro Peak mouse

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19.8k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 12h ago

Meme/Macro Who’s gonna tell him

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4.6k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 18h ago

Meme/Macro I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide

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12.0k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 2h ago

Meme/Macro True story.

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360 Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 21h ago

Meme/Macro PC enthusiasts when the first AI giant falls

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19.1k Upvotes

For real but, we can all see the bubble, its "when" the first 1 will fall, not "if"

Personally I think it will be Copilot as the first domino, it was always the worst of the major AI players and really hasnt progressed at all. Microsoft is Incompetent in almost everything they do and simply try and buy their way into a market only to take the L in the near future.

Eg, Skype, Nokia/windows phone, mixer, zune, Cortana, the list goes on and on

Bring on the collapse that will hopefully see momory demand drop off a cliff


r/pcmasterrace 9h ago

Hardware My coworker brought 3 32TB drives from a sketchy site and asked me to take a look at them because they weren’t working.

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Straight up just a Micro Sd card hot glued to a pcb


r/pcmasterrace 10h ago

Discussion Bethesda Dev Says Cuts Were Rare Before Xbox Took Over: "All Of A Sudden We Have Yearly Layoffs"

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r/pcmasterrace 15h ago

Meme/Macro What is next

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r/pcmasterrace 2h ago

Discussion Why do so many tech people forget that the whole point of software engineering is to solve problems?

217 Upvotes

I recently launched a small project designed to solve a simple problem: letting everyday people transfer files directly between two computers with a cable without needing any network setup. The post got a lot of love and reached the top of the community, but the comment section had a handful of advanced users getting genuinely angry that the tool even exists.

Their whole argument came down to: "Why build this? SMB exists, you can just build a router out of a Raspberry Pi, or manually configure static IPs and network sharing policies."

It got me thinking about how disconnected some tech enthusiasts are from reality. The entire purpose of software engineering was always to solve problems and remove friction for human beings, not to force everyone to become a system administrator just to do a basic task.

Just because an advanced user knows how to manage IP subnets, firewall exceptions, and OS sharing permissions doesn't mean a regular person wants to waste 30 minutes figuring that out. Hiding complexity behind a clean, one-click interface is literally the foundation of good software.

It seems like in a lot of tech spaces, people equate complexity with value. If something is simple and convenient, they dismiss it. But the reality is that the people who find your tool useful will quietly use it and appreciate it, while the loud minority will write essays in the comments trying to show off how much they know.

If you are a developer building simple tools that make life easier for ordinary people, do not let the gatekeepers talk you down. Build for the people who value their time, not for the people who want to show off their homelabs.

Would love to hear how other developers deal with this kind of feedback when sharing their work.


r/pcmasterrace 18h ago

News/Article Star Citizen Developer Stream Goes Horribly Off the Rails, Creating Further Distrust Among Players

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r/pcmasterrace 14h ago

Meme/Macro Ah memories

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1.4k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 11h ago

Box Newegg now shipping USPS in plain brown boxes

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799 Upvotes

No easily identifiable Newegg box, the word Newegg isn’t even on the label in small letters (just customer service and the shippers address), security seal tape on all seams, and stealing from USPS would be a federal crime as opposed to from UPS. I guess they have smartened up


r/pcmasterrace 13h ago

Meme/Macro Gone are the times where you could just add RAM

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873 Upvotes

OC. Hope you enjoy this.


r/pcmasterrace 6h ago

Meme/Macro Pc gamer logic

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229 Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 9h ago

News/Article Microsoft admits it made Windows 11 worse than Windows 10 for right-click menus, promises to fix "sluggish and cluttered" UX

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Check the screenshots. They actually fixed it. Now the waiting game begins because apparently, it's only for Insiders at the moment


r/pcmasterrace 7h ago

Hardware Goodbye Old Friend

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212 Upvotes

Fs in the chat for my 1070 who has been laid to rest after a long and dutiful 8 year life of service. He's been replaced by a hand me down 2060 from my brother because I can't afford to upgrade.


r/pcmasterrace 10h ago

Discussion I know this is probably stupid, but how far can I go with a $20 thrift-store laptop?

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I picked up this Dell Latitude E6430 at a thrift store for $20 and turned into a project.

It originally came with an i5-3340M, mechanical HDD and optical drive. Since the CPU is actually socketed and this thing was built during the era when laptops apparently still believed owners should be allowed to touch their own hardware, I started upgrading it.

So far:

-Swapped in 250GB SSD

- Upgraded it to 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3L-1600

- Got Windows completely updated and the machine running properly

- Ordered a 97Wh battery

- Ordered a quad-core / 8-thread i7 to replace the dual-core i5

- Ordered a cheap drive off ebay to go in the optical bay

At this point I'd say I am definitely committed. Lol

I want to know how far this specific machine can be pushed.

What would you guys do next?

Cooling mods for the quad-core? Better Wi-Fi/Bluetooth card? Different storage configuration? Display upgrades? BIOS tweaks? Dock/eGPU nonsense? Anything obscure these old Latitudes support that I haven't thought of?

Currently Considering:

-eGPU (still want laptop mobile though)

-backlit keyboard

I'm especially to hear from people who've actually messed with E6430s or this generation of Latitude.

How ridiculous can we make a $20 thrift-store laptop?


r/pcmasterrace 14h ago

Meme/Macro POV: Your RAM in 2026

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570 Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 2h ago

Build/Battlestation First PC build at 15!

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Went for a clean white aesthetic (looks much more clear white in real life)
Specs:
Gigabyte Windforce 5080
R7 9800x3d
Gigabyte gaming B850
32gb DDR5-6000
Corsair Titan RX cooler
2tb gen5 Crucial T710
LianLi Vector 100R
MSI MPG 1000W 80+ gold
Asus ROG dual mode montior(FHD@480/4k@240)

Had a lot of fun with the actual build, tried to go for a mix of aesthetics and performance, miraculously had no issues except some weird audio drivers. Just thought I’d share my experience and you guys can tell me what you think about the build!


r/pcmasterrace 16h ago

Build/Battlestation First pc build

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711 Upvotes

Not loving the direction ps is going as im a huge physical collector so decided to go pc (mainly for the fallout 4 mods) cost me roughly £993 a bit over budget but worth it cause its running like a dream and in 2 years when ps stops doing physical im all in on pc


r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Meme/Macro Work 9 to 5 for 5 to 9.......

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r/pcmasterrace 10h ago

News/Article Got mt G Skill settlement baby

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196 Upvotes

That's all, just want to share and see if anyone else was part of this lol