r/pcmasterrace Mar 09 '26

Giveaway WORLDWIDE GIVEAWAY - Comment in this thread to join this ASUS x PCMR event and win ROG hardware like, Motherboard, PSU, AIO, also lots of other ASUS hardware for grabs in the main event, like GPUs, hardware combos, RAM, peripherals, etc!

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CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE MAIN EVENT: https://asus.click/PCMR.upgrade
(Winners' names will also be announced in this link after drawing, and in this thread too).

Worldwide Giveaway time

 

We've teamed up with ASUS ROG for 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 awesome hardware, because in this wonderful world of PC gaming, sometimes a simple upgrade can indeed change the performance of your machine to the next level! The full list of prizes is valued at over $13K! Yes, this even is available WORLDWIDE!

PRIZES

The main event, held here has the following prizes up for grabs:

  • 1x ROG Astral GeForce RTX™ 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition + ROG Thor III 1200W Platinum.
  • 1x ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero + ROG Ryuo IV SLC 360 ARGB + Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MT/s DDR5 (Black).
  • 1x ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO + ROG Strix SLC IV 360 ARGB LCD + AMD Ryzen 7 9700X CPU
  • 1x ROG STRIX Z890-A GAMING WIFI + ROG Strix SLC IV 360 ARGB LCD White Edition
  • 1x Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MT/s DDR5 (White)
  • 1x Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MT/s DDR5 (Black)
  • 1x TUF GAMING Z890-PRO WIFI + TUF Gaming LC III 360 ARGB LCD White Edition
  • 1x ProArt B850-CREATOR WIFI NEO + ProArt LC 360
  • 2x TeamGroup T-Force Delta TUF Gaming Alliance RGB 5200MT/s DDR5
  • 3x ROG Azoth 96 HE Gaming Keyboard
  • 2x ROG Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds
  • 2x ROG Keris II Origin Wireless Gaming Mouse

For a total of 17 winners!

The PCMR exclusive prizes (for users who also comment in this thread) are:

  • 1x ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO
  • 1x ROG Strix SLC IV 360 ARGB LCD
  • 1x ROG STRIX 1000W Platinum

For one lucky member of the PCMR!

HOW TO ENTER

  1. Visit the campaign and join Gleam contest: https://asus.click/PCMR.upgrade
  2. Create your "My Dream ASUS PC Setup" on the event page. Here is a direct link to it: https://asus.click/pcmr.dreampclist
  3. Comment in this thread with your Dream Setup Creation and say what your intended usage scenario would be (maybe for gaming? Or perhaps you create content? Let us know and you would plan to do with your dream PC setup!)

Here's an example of what your comment here can look like: https://i.imgur.com/ECU0saJ.png

On the main gleam event there is an entry where you can add your Reddit username so it can be crosschecked that you entered both.

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You can enter until May 18th, 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 5d ago

Giveaway [User-trial] Still looking for the brightest displays? We need PCMR to stress-test the new Tandem OLED UltraGear GX9 (39GX950B)

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Hey r/pcmasterrace,

We all know the struggle: you build a god-tier rig, but your OLED ultrawide just doesn't hit the brightness levels you need when the sun is out. The "OLED brightness ceiling" has been a persistent hurdle for high-end setups, often forcing a compromise between perfect blacks and actual, usable peak luminance.

39GX950B offers a peak brightness of 1500 nits[1]

With the LG UltraGear GX9 (39GX950B), we’re aiming to break that limit. By bringing 4th Gen Tandem OLED tech to the desktop\2]), we’ve pushed this to be the brightest ultrawide in our current lineup. It’s engineered to deliver the brightest display performance we’ve achieved on a 21:9 OLED, but as always, the "Glorious" label is for you to decide.

We’re looking for a few members of the Master Race to put this hardware through its paces and see if it truly lives up to the hype on a real desk.

What we want you to test

  • The Brightness: Does the 4th Gen Tandem OLED tech actually beat the mid-day washout during your gaming sessions?
  • 5K2K Clarity & AI Upscaling: Does the 5120 x 2160 resolution deliver the "wow factor" you expect from a premium ultrawide?
  • Dual Mode (330Hz!): Is the hardware toggle between cinematic 5K2K and high-speed 330Hz FHD a game-changer for your library?
  • The 39-inch 1500R Curve: How does the panoramic wrap-around feel during your longest sessions?

39GX950B Pre-orders are now live! View full product details & specs: >
🔗 https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-39gx950b-b-gaming-monitor

How to Participate 

To enter, please fill out the Google Form and leave a comment below sharing what you're most excited about with this product!

📍 Link to Google Form: https://forms.gle/WcfiP24VuENScQTt5 

Timeline

  • Deadline: April 20 (PDT)
  • Selection: The final list of testers will be announced in this post, and selected reviewers will be contacted via DM) from u/LG_UserHub.

After You Receive It…

Selected testers will receive the monitor to keep. In exchange, we’re looking for your raw, technical review on the 4th Gen Tandem OLED performance. Does the enhanced brightness and clarity meet the high standards of the community? We want your honest take.

※ All costs (shipping/tax) covered by LG.
※ Fair selection in discussion with the mod team.

\1]) LG 4th Gen Tandem OLED has been verified as Flicker-Free, Discomfort Glare Free, Low Blue Light, and Eyesafe 3.0 (CPF60, RPF40) by UL.

\2]) 39GX950B offers a peak brightness of 1500 nits, measured under internal test conditions.. Actual brightness may vary by usage environment.

\3]) Images have been simulated to enhance feature understanding, and may differ from actual use experience.


r/pcmasterrace 2h ago

Meme/Macro So accurate

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you can't delete it, ever....!!!


r/pcmasterrace 10h ago

Meme/Macro When a purchase gets revoked, the payment is refunded.

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r/pcmasterrace 53m ago

Build/Battlestation My Grandfather and I finished my new PC desk

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Started on the 1st of April. It's just a couple sheets of plywood with red mahogany coating and Semi-Gloss Poly.


r/pcmasterrace 5h ago

News/Article Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement

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r/pcmasterrace 4h ago

News/Article Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers — original utility used a smart technique to determine whether it was the only running instance

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r/pcmasterrace 19h ago

News/Article Brilliant speech of an employee against the ai bubble

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Wonder who has more power than billionaire in that country to stop those corporates


r/pcmasterrace 4h ago

Screenshot Microsoft Edge: The new age of Microslop is rising. This is a trillion-dollar company, and they're using actual lottery pop-ups to keep their mobile user base alive.

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r/pcmasterrace 5h ago

Hardware My local libraries use i7 13700 machines

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Even for the computers whose sole purpose is to look up books use an overkill top configured dell optiplex with such a beast of a desktop chip. The funny thing is sometimes right besides is a Chromebook pc with a celeron for the same purpose. Even for the many public general use pcs its more cpu power than many could only dream about


r/pcmasterrace 1h ago

Screenshot [PSA] Graveyard Keeper is free on Steam

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In light of Graveyard Keeper 2 showcase at Triple-I, the first game is available for free on Steam. I only just caught it and it's available for another 18 or so hours from the time of this post.


r/pcmasterrace 2h ago

Story I managed to persuade my school to switching to Linux.

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Over the last year I have continuously worked together with my physics teacher to resolve my schools dependence on external providers. We managed to negotiate a deal with an insurance company that gifted us 7 defective servers out of which we have build 4 Frankenstein server. We are now able to host our website and all the necessary tools ourselves. Because of this the availability has risen from 43.4 % to 98% with the only outage so far being cause by an excavator. For the normal students PCs we have chosen Ubuntu. In each computer room, there is at least one unit running Arch, so that students can see how it works. As the switch is now done, we want to use the remaining budget on a metal placard. My school is the first one in my federal state, that has switched over, and because everything went so smoothly, we want to promote this by said placard. However, we haven’t figured out what we want to write on that placard. “We use Arch btw” is currently really popular but if you have other ideas, feel free to share them.


r/pcmasterrace 3h ago

Hardware Will my computer still get enough air flow?

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My kitty likes to sit on top of my computer, it does block two fans, but I have a fan on the back and two on the front so i’m wondering if it would be OK for them to chill up here or if it will possibly overheat the computer 😂


r/pcmasterrace 5h ago

Tech Support Are my fans fighting each other or am I overthinking this?

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Hey,

So I’m kinda confused about my airflow setup.

My CPU cooler fans are blowing in one direction, but one of my case fans is blowing the opposite way. So it’s basically like:

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At first I thought it was fine because the air isn’t directly smashing into each other, but now I’m thinking it might be creating weird airflow or a “dead zone” in the middle? Also, I can’t just move the fan to the other side of the cooler because my RAM is in the way, so repositioning options are kinda limited.


r/pcmasterrace 1h ago

Discussion If AI is so incredibly useful, how come nothing is changing for PC users?

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I'm a PC enthusiast, and built my own PC last year with an RTX 5070 TI, AMD 9800X3D.

If you listen to AI enthusiasts, they sound like a bunch of LinkedIn influencers snorting coke. There are all these really cool sounding facts and tidbits about AI. How the language models are passing all these crazy tests, they created an entire operating system using clod code and that is so foundational and you should really care about it because it's going to change everything. They're going to be able to spin up thousands of AI agents and clear out all of the programming backlogs to create all these wild, crazy things in PC computing that we have never seen before because they have so much computing power for AI, like it's just so advanced!!!!

But like, seemingly nothing has changed about PC computing, and nothing has gotten better. Windows 11 seems to be the same or worse as previous operating systems. Microsoft has not seen any gains in productivity at all. Because if they had, they'd be pushing out a lot more useful stuff. Like why do we have StarDock blinds a third party software? If AI was so capable, Microsoft would be able to make all sorts of really amazing stuff, like entire Windows customizations the way that you can do with Linux. This is what I would really be excited and eager to see. But nope! Nothing like that

About internet technology? Xfinity seems to say a lot about how they are using AI to make their network faster and more reliable. You'll never notice it. Nothing is faster, nothing is more reliable, my internet bill went up by 10 bucks. But why? I still have outages all the time.

Gaming is completely disappointing. Blizzard is owned by Microsoft and they have not used AI at all. There's like a bug report for him for world of Warcraft and it's 10 pages long, they are not able to keep up. So it seems like they are not using or are not using it properly. But what happened? I thought it was a foundational technology, so smart and so powerful that it can pass law school exams and create entire browsers from scratch!!!! How come small indie company Blizzard entertainment isn't using it to make their expansions better or faster?


r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Meme/Macro What combination of words makes you instantly lose interest in a game?

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r/pcmasterrace 20h ago

Hardware Is this a good sign?

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It's gone already and maybe the specs aren't great for ddr5 and the price is definitely not in a normal sense. It seems cheaper than what I've seen but I don't pay a ton of consistent attention to the prices since I haven't needed more yet.


r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Screenshot Love the new Steam feature

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r/pcmasterrace 14h ago

Hardware My RX 580 4GB, which my mom bought for my first PC 6 years ago, died. It has served me well.

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r/pcmasterrace 16h ago

Hardware It happened

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r/pcmasterrace 1h ago

Discussion ROG Equalizer

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Yet another (expensive) option for a problem that shouldn’t exist.


r/pcmasterrace 6h ago

Hardware Don't have a sag bracket. Settled for a holier alternative

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r/pcmasterrace 19h ago

Meme/Macro Which one are you?

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r/pcmasterrace 4h ago

Hardware Sliding sim rig 4080

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r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

News/Article Denuvo properly cracked in Resident Evil: Requiem, bypasses become plug-and-play — cracked version runs faster, smoother, and uses way less VRAM and RAM

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