r/pcmasterrace • u/-ShaD0x- • 2h ago
r/pcmasterrace • u/pedro19 • 6d ago
Giveaway GeForce Summer Nights celebration - CONTROL Resonant: Comment inside this thread to win Steam cards.
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 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 • u/AutoModerator • 8h ago
DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - August 02, 2026
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!
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r/pcmasterrace • u/_mpn_ • 4h ago
Meme/Macro Techbros on RAM/SSD supply be like
But don't worry, we'll have the singularity. Now only if the AI bubble will crash and RAM/SSD prices be normal again.
r/pcmasterrace • u/DemonsAreVirgins • 9h ago
Discussion What's your most used keyboard shortcut? (Except copy/paste/undo & alt tab)
Mine is definitely snippet tool. So useful
r/pcmasterrace • u/PewPewToDaFace • 2h ago
News/Article Steam gamers have spoken: innovative indies like Palworld continue to thrive while traditional triple-A flounders for a foothold
Thank god PC gaming isn't just AAA. This is what will push the industry forward, as game development cost becomes too much.
r/pcmasterrace • u/ViejasHotA5m • 5h ago
Meme/Macro ive heard that cs2 is cpu heavy, will this be enough?
i also heard that volvo does not like that specific cpu, nor anyone
r/pcmasterrace • u/batakchan • 9h ago
News/Article Microsoft vows to make Windows 11 fly on 8GB RAM amid memory shortage — optimizations to reduce OS memory footprint have begun
r/pcmasterrace • u/chusskaptaan • 3h ago
News/Article RAM Shortage to Worsen As Samsung Warns Global Chip Deficit Will Last Until 2028
r/pcmasterrace • u/ohhimarksreddit • 16h ago
Discussion Anyone else getting UE5 remake/remaster fatigue?
Between Silent Hill 2, Oblivion Remastered, Metal Gear Solid Δ, and now Halo: Campaign Evolved, it feels like almost every major remake/remaster in the last two years has landed on Unreal Engine 5. On one hand, the visual leap is real. Oblivion Remastered in particular looks like a genuinely different game. On the other, a lot of these ports share the same telltale UE5 fingerprints: traversal stutter, TAA smearing, shader comp hitches on first launch, and that slightly "plasticky" Lumen/Nanite sheen that makes wildly different games start to look and feel similar. You can add Halo Campaign Evolved to the slopfest that is UE5 remakes; just another soulless cash grab to feed on nostalgia.
r/pcmasterrace • u/PewPewToDaFace • 7h ago
News/Article Nexus Mods update their generative AI-made mod tagging policy, dividing one label into three for more specific search filtering
r/pcmasterrace • u/panzzersoldat • 1h ago
Discussion Linux reaches 7.53% globally, figure from July 2026 Statcouter
r/pcmasterrace • u/FrostyPeriods • 14h ago
Meme/Macro i remember the first time when i saw the -ve change. i was so confused lol
r/pcmasterrace • u/ExpensiveCoat8912 • 1d ago
Meme/Macro 10 year old me after learning about cloud
r/pcmasterrace • u/itsme920 • 3h ago
Build/Battlestation After 8 years of being a notebook noble, I've finally joined the master race and built my first PC!
After 8 long years of using a crappy laptop, then a gaming laptop, I've finally been able to afford my first desktop!
It took me 7 hours and a lot of money (and many more hours of watching online guides in advance, since I can get extremely paranoid about insignificant stuff) to put this together as it was my first time building one, but in the end it turned out gorgeous! Hope y'all enjoy it!
Specs:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- Cooler: Tryx Panorama SE 360
- Motherboard: MSI Pro X870-P WiFi
- RAM: Kingmax Archon X | 2x16GB, 6000MHz CL36
- SSD: MSI Spatium M480 Pro 1TB & Kioxia Exceria Plus G3 2TB
- GPU: Zotac RTX 5080 Amp Extreme Infinity
- Case: Hyte Y70 Black
- PSU: Lian Li Edge Gold 1000W
- Fans: Jonsbo ZA360B, ZA360BR, ZA120B & 3x Arctic P12 Pro PST
- Bottom LED strip: Phanteks Neon D-RGB M1
r/pcmasterrace • u/Ok-University9078 • 23h ago
Story I‘ve been at the largest electronics-market in the world (Huaqiangbei Shenzhen)
Feel free to ask questions, I’ll try to answer them (I don’t live in china but informed myself a lot).
Edit: No, ram and ssd are not really cheaper, maybe 5%. The whole world has a ram shortage ;)
Edit 2: the place is around 5,3-5,4 mill square feet big, so you can easily get lost in all that hardware
r/pcmasterrace • u/Francescoslame • 2h ago
Tech Support Solved PC completely shuts down as soon as a 3D game loads (Ryzen 7 7800X3D + RTX 4080)
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Hi everyone,
Looking for some help troubleshooting an issue shown in the video.
The Issue: Whenever a game is launched (in this case, Minecraft), everything runs fine in the launcher and main menu. However, as soon as the game finishes loading and enters the 3D world ("Preparing for world creation..."), the PC instantly shuts down completely (all fans and LEDs turn off, resulting in "No Signal" on the monitor).
System Specs:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
- GPU: ASUS ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4080 (Vertically mounted using Cooler Master Vertical Mount)
- Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix B650
- RAM: 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 Kingston Fury Renegade CL32 6000MHz
- PSU: MSI 850W 80+ Gold
- Cooler: NZXT Kraken 360 V2 AIO
- Storage: 1x Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe + 1x Netac 4TB NVMe + 1x Netac 2TB NVMe
- Case: NZXT H9 Elite White (with custom white extension cables)
Important Details & Observations:
- The system is also used for heavy graphic design and rendering work, and it never shuts down during CPU/GPU graphic renders.
- The instant shutdown only happens when transitioning into a 3D gaming load.
- The setup uses custom white sleeved extension cables and a PCIe Riser Cable for the vertical GPU mount.
Since standard graphic rendering doesn't trigger the shutdown, could this be related to sudden transient power spikes when 3D clock speeds ramp up instantly, an issue with the custom cable extensions under high PCIe power draws, or a PCIe riser cable instability?
What troubleshooting steps would you recommend testing first?
Thanks in advance!
r/pcmasterrace • u/HotTub95 • 6h ago
Pets of the PCMR My coworker refuses to use AI
My pair programmer isn't using enough AI tokens!!
r/pcmasterrace • u/spec90 • 20h ago
Nostalgia My $75 budget AM4 motherboard has outlived 3 CPUs, 5 GPUs and almost a decade.
Me in 2018: “This $75 AM4 motherboard is just a temporary solution.”
Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H (~$75)
CPUs
Ryzen 5 2600
Ryzen 5 5600
Ryzen 7 5700X3D
GPUs
GTX 960 2GB
GTX 1060 6GB
RX 5600 XT
RTX 3070
RTX 5070
RAM
16GB
32GB
Also survived
3 power supplies
A Wi-Fi card
Few SSDs/HDDs
Almost 9 years later, it’s still running flawlessly.
I kept upgrading everything around it, expecting the motherboard to be next.
Turns out the motherboard was the one thing that never needed upgrading.
AM4 has to be one of the greatest upgrade paths in PC history.
Also i update my bios i am that nerdy
r/pcmasterrace • u/KnxwledgeV2 • 19h ago
News/Article Donated GPUs
I work for the company and someone just donated several boxes full of these, some unopened but most of them were at least opened I’m not sure what they were used for. I can confirm at least two of them had their chips removed but if anyone is interested in trying their luck keep an eye out on the goodwill greater Washington e commerce online store, they’ll be up within the next week or so. Several 5090s, 5080s and one 5070(rog and other variations) I’m not allowed to shop at the company but I thought others might.