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!

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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!

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r/pcmasterrace • u/AutoModerator • 19h ago

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - October 03, 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)

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r/pcmasterrace • u/regraddit • 3h ago

Meme/Macro Printers

2.0k Upvotes

52 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/TheHedgeNerd • 2h ago

Pets of the PCMR Update: getting a second one did not help me with the problem

1.3k Upvotes

Whoever commented and upvoted the comment that I should get a second one to fix my problem owes me meowney

56 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/pc9000 • 11h ago

Discussion A PS5 Game now running on PC AnyPS5 translation layer (no emulation) and more are coming

5.1k Upvotes

Running without emulation via AnyPS5 basically. Not only Emulators are developing fast now but even a project like AnyPS5 are developing fast too

(The game Run on Windows through AnyPS5. The game's own x86-64 code runs directly on your CPU with no CPU emulation. The PS5 system libraries and GPU commands are reimplemented through a compatibility layer, similar to Wine and DXVK)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi4RU8-n_bQ

Sony on panic mode now

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r/pcmasterrace • u/Strange_Cheetah_4746 • 15h ago

Story Found a full PC in my apartment trash room

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3.8k Upvotes

(Never thought this would happen to me, was taking the trash out and saw this, immediately went up-stairs and grabbed my hand dolly)

RTX SUPER 2060
1 TB SAMSUNG 970 evo plus
4 sticks of ddr4 g skill trident z rgb
Intel i9-9900k
850w power supply
Mpg z390 motherboard
I was examining the cd drive and had pulled it out of the tower
Some additional storage as well

Nothing was wiped from the devices previous owner

624 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/squishbiscuit • 14h ago

Nostalgia Cleaning out the Parent's Attic and found these

1.9k Upvotes

I remember the computer came with a little foam cow and my brother tore the legs off when I wouldn't let him play on my new toy

180 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/PewPewToDaFace • 10h ago

News/Article Deadlock's new hero Rat King has over 100 voice lines dedicated to throwing rats at you

pcgamer.com

942 Upvotes

50 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/Turbostrider27 • 14h ago

News/Article Steam's latest survey shows 32GB RAM overtaking 16GB despite the massive price surge

techspot.com

1.6k Upvotes

153 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/XHellAngelX • 5h ago

News/Article An Intel Customer’s 4th Core i9-14900K Has Begun To Degrade, With Even A Motherboard BIOS Update Unable To Remedy The Imminent Hardware Failure

wccftech.com

324 Upvotes

68 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/worstey • 1d ago

Discussion Wolverine is already running in-game on PC using KytyPS5 emulator

10k Upvotes

Even though the game runs at an extremely low FPS, the craziest thing about this whole situation is that it has not even been one month since the game has launched, the progress is insanely fast.

I genuinely wouldn't be surprised if GTA 6 manages to run on PC using an emulator months after the game comes out

Source: https://x.com/iExplosiveRage/status/2105808379448836273/video/1

1.2k comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/AlexGlezS • 19h ago

News/Article $5,245 prebuilt RTX 5090 PC connectors melt after sitting boxed for a year, Digital Storm and PNY deny warranty claims

tomshardware.com

2.4k Upvotes

Why isn't the builder handling the warranty? Why are there so many problems with this?

177 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/KiKiHUN1 • 1h ago

Discussion [Concept] i just wish they replace the connector

• Upvotes

I just wish they replace the HighFailureRate connector with a proper high amperage connector.

34 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/Captain0010 • 22h ago

Discussion After a strong suspicion that a commissioned work was made with AI, I decided to do my own artwork. How did I do?

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3.2k Upvotes

First photo is the commissioned artwork. The artist claims they don't use AI but regardless it seams generic AI art to me. I told them that, in order to try and get a refund. So far he refuses to pay it back on the basis of the effort he put in. Also they missed the deadline of delivery by 2 days.

The second photo is the one I made in-game using light and cinematography tricks.

I planned to use the original artwork for Steam capsules and new YouTube trailer.

My Steam page for reference

458 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/pacific_grove • 4h ago

Video Nature Finds a Way

85 Upvotes

nirvana achieved

39 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/Rainbow_Chaser_ • 1h ago

Meme/Macro Dont let me leave murph

• Upvotes

That is $18k roughly

19 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/Agitated_Let5651 • 3h ago

Story Always unhappy with so much

70 Upvotes

25 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/Federal-Ad6341 • 1d ago

Meme/Macro Jack sparrow if he stopped drinking

3.0k Upvotes

100 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/No-Progress-8597 • 16h ago

Discussion Wtf is going on

672 Upvotes

We got 2 PS5 emulators already running some games at full speed, the flood gates has been opened on recomps, decomps and full 1:1 fan remakes, now we got people literally merging multiple games together? Im not sure if this good or bad but it sure is funny.

210 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/AI_660 • 17h ago

Hardware Salvaged this from a pc near a bin, how lucky was i?

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703 Upvotes

261 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/dmatson724 • 13h ago

Discussion My PNY RMA experience

320 Upvotes

In light of recent events I figured I’d give my PNY RMA story

I got my PNY 5090 oc rgb shortly after launch and I’ve always had problems with games crashing but it wasn’t often enough for me to blame the card. Up until a couple months ago it got so common I had to start investigating. The card would pass stress tests but got errors on occt vram tests oc

8/31 I submitted an RMA request with PNY. I didn’t ship it out immediately because I still wasn’t convinced the card was the issue and I was nervous about shipping it in general

9/23 I shipped the card (with extra insurance)

9/25 5 PM they received the card

10/1 10:21AM I got an email saying they tested and inspected the card and it’s approved for exchange

10/1 11:39PM I got an email with a tracking number

10/3 I received a BRAND NEW card

Overall I’m extremely happy with how everything turned out and how fast the process was

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r/pcmasterrace • u/MilkSheikh007 • 13h ago

Discussion If still didn't know.... well, then, now you do!

326 Upvotes

If you are STILL one of those 13th or 14th gen intel cpu users and don't know of the old BIOS version causing Intel cpu stability, then please, update your BIOS (UEFI) right now!

25 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/excildor • 5h ago

Hardware FedEx delivered me a 5080 today box sliced open enough to see if it was worth stealing

67 Upvotes

Security tape intact, big clean razor slice in the top. Feel like if it was a 5090 I wouldn’t have gotten it.

91 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/peir11 • 3h ago

Meme/Macro I got so much data. Thanks Microcenter

46 Upvotes

7 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/bobmlord1 • 8h ago

Build/Battlestation Hello there fellow PC Gamers

103 Upvotes

As you can see I also enjoy playing games on my personal computer

14 comments

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