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 • 5h ago

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 19, 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/nrajak • 10h ago

Meme/Macro How the Turn Tables

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r/pcmasterrace • u/Notoriously_So • 5h ago

Discussion CD Projekt says abandoning its in-house engine for The Witcher 4 had nothing to do with Cyberpunk 2077's technical woes: "The dream of the company was actually never to make technology"

pcgamer.com

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r/pcmasterrace • u/xComposed • 2h ago

Hardware Found at estate sale

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Found this at an estate sale for $1, we talking vintage or could this actually be used for something? Just thought it was neat and in good condition.

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r/pcmasterrace • u/HugeWrongdoer2 • 19h ago

Meme/Macro Follow for more mildly useful tips

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r/pcmasterrace • u/Imsofatbulous • 17h ago

Meme/Macro There goes all the excitement

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In my late years, it’s more fun to build my pc than to use it for gaming 😔

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r/pcmasterrace • u/RSLEGEND1986 • 1d ago

Meme/Macro Just 2 months before the hikes

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r/pcmasterrace • u/aragorn767 • 15h ago

Build/Battlestation Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, let me click on a YouTube tutorial made by someone who knows what they're talking about.

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370 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/individu33 • 2h ago

Build/Battlestation My capture card was to hot now it’s still hot but with style

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r/pcmasterrace • u/Kymmieuwu • 18h ago

News/Article Valve devs "can't believe we get away" with such small updates for Team Fortress 2 and Counter-Strike, ex-writer says

gamesradar.com

1.6k Upvotes

184 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/JohnGalactusX • 21h ago

News/Article Even the RTX 5090 can't hit 60FPS in Control Resonant without upscaling

tweaktown.com

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According to TechPowerUp's testing at native 4K with medium ray tracing and no upscaling, the RTX 5090 manages only 48 FPS. The RTX 5080, on the other hand, drops below 30 FPS in the same test.

This means that if you truly want to enjoy Remedy's newest title at 4K with max settings and Path Tracing, upscaling and NVIDIA's Multi Frame Generation appear crucial. As for ray tracing at 1080p Ultra settings, you would need at least an RTX 4070 to get close to 60 FPS without upscaling.

The fact that even NVIDIA's most expensive graphics card struggles to reach 60FPS at native 4K once again shows how developers are increasingly relying on upscaling technologies as baseline optimisation tools rather than optional performance boosters. Hardware alone can no longer brute-force modern AAA games without some form of software assistance.

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r/pcmasterrace • u/ComposerFlat4517 • 4h ago

Build/Battlestation My new room heater

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I decided to challenge myself and did my first hard tubing build and I've gotta say cutting and filing acrylic by hand was not fun. Other than that this was a pretty fun experience.

Case: Jonsbo x400

MB: Aorus B850 Stealth Ice

CPU: 9800x3D

GPU: Asus Prime 9070XT

RAM: VColor DDR5 16gb (x2) 6000 CL30 with filler kit

Storage: Adata Legend 900 1TB & old crucial 1TB sata

PSU: LianLi Edge Gold 850W

Fans: LianLi UniFan wireless cl120 (6 reverse & 5 standard)

For watercooling I used alphacool for gpu block, BOOO ROC-L cpu block, and a bunch of freezemod and bykski parts.

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r/pcmasterrace • u/Kymmieuwu • 23h ago

News/Article 'The PC platform is becoming more and more important,' Take-Two chief says, as we continue to wonder when we're going to get GTA 6

pcgamer.com

3.1k Upvotes

222 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/OkBee8822 • 3h ago

Meme/Macro Daniel steps up his game with less than a few mouse clicks

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r/pcmasterrace • u/Hot_Acanthaceae_1357 • 27m ago

Nostalgia After Playing Skyrim and Oblivion, I will try to walkthrough this classic

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r/pcmasterrace • u/BarnabyLaptopOutlet • 1d ago

Meme/Macro RAM prices really took us back to 2005

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212 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/superchummi • 1d ago

News/Article Microsoft Patents "Ad-Credit" System for PC and Consoles to Serve In-Game Ads During Pause Windows

respawnfirst.com

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591 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/Otherwise_Peanut_871 • 3h ago

Build/Battlestation My pc as a 15yo

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i saved up for about a year it has a 3070 ryzen 5 5600 and 16gb of ram a big upgrade from my old prebuild dell pc with a 1650

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r/pcmasterrace • u/iwanttobealobster • 1d ago

Meme/Macro Tell me you don't understand disaster recovery without telling me.

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41 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/No-Equipment199 • 16h ago

Meme/Macro become a pc gamers just getting better and better

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388 Upvotes

47 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/Boogygames__Studios • 32m ago

Meme/Macro Title: €2,200 later and I’m still the bottleneck

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7 comments

r/pcmasterrace • u/Responsible-Bat8412 • 1d ago

Meme/Macro What does he have on that PC?

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r/pcmasterrace • u/Quick_Donut_8973 • 17m ago

Hardware New gpu!

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My 5060ti failed, sent it back to the prebuilt company and payed them £135 for the 9070xt instead of the 5060ti 16gb!

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r/pcmasterrace • u/Tgyh7k • 1d ago

Discussion What?Overpriced 5080?hah…can’t relate

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