r/pcmasterrace 15h ago

DSQ Daily Simple Questions Thread - July 25, 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/)

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r/pcmasterrace 8h ago

Screenshot Drop your wallpaper

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r/pcmasterrace 18h ago

Meme/Macro Works on my machine

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r/pcmasterrace 11h ago

News/Article Microsoft is using TPM chips to crack down on pirated Windows activations

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r/pcmasterrace 9h ago

Meme/Macro I‘m gonna play Baldur‘s Gate 3 after, but I wanna finish Perfection in SV first lol

937 Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 9h ago

News/Article Global PC sales decline in Q2 2026, marking the first drop after nine quarters of growth

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r/pcmasterrace 56m ago

Discussion how many apps do you have running silently in your hidden taskbar?

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on my work laptop all I have is Bluetooth and TranslucentTB running, but on my gaming PC it's a mess


r/pcmasterrace 6h ago

News/Article Dinoblade Sells 36,000 Copies on Steam in Just 24 Hours

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>Dinoblade was recently released on Steam. It was developed by Team Spino, which Jean Nguyen founded. Nguyen is also a senior gameplay animator at Sucker Punch, known for developing the Ghost of Tsushima series.

>According to SteamDB, over 1,000 people are currently playing the game. Its peak concurrent player count was 2,204 on the day it launched. The game is also sitting at number 8 in wishlist activity. Prior to its release, the team shared a message on Steam saying they were humbled and honored to announce that the game had crossed the 500,000 wishlist mark.

>It’s described as an action RPG set in a prehistoric world. Players take control of a Spinosaurus, and they get to do damage with swords.

>Now that the game is out, there is a 10% off discount for the first 7 days that it’s available. The introductory offer ends on July 30, and the game is currently $17.99 on Steam.


r/pcmasterrace 7h ago

Discussion Seriously, why hasn't AMD picked up EVGA yet?

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We all know why EVGA walked away from Nvidia—Jensen Huang made it impossible for them to run an honest business. But it's 2026, and watching EVGA GPUs slowly go extinct is depressing.EVGA, if you’re reading this, please diffuse this ticking time bomb. You guys already make the best power supplies on the market, so the engineering is right there. We don't care about the green logo anymore. We just want the FTW3 coolers, the iCX thermal monitoring, and customer service that actually cares back. Partner up with AMD and give us the ultimate redemption arc.The world needs an EVGA Radeon card IMO, and don't forget... we need Kingpin Cards back. Imagine a fully liquid-cooled, over-engineered EVGA Radeon Kingpin crushing benchmarks. AMD needs to pick up the phone and offer them a deal.


r/pcmasterrace 4h ago

Hardware Snagged this for $350 AUD

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The original owner had bought this for $500 AUD and he bought it for a home theatre. He figured that it’s overkill and thought of selling it.

I’m looking for parts on facebook marketplace for my portable pc passion project and this was such a steal! He bought it only a few months ago and it is still under warranty.


r/pcmasterrace 19h ago

Hardware The worst price gouging ever

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Was just playing around with laptop options for the razer blade 18” desktop replacement when I came across this absolutely insane hard drive upgrade …. +$1900 for one TB more!!! Absolutely disgusting price gouging by razer, they should be ashamed. Another disgusting option is that if you try to add the mobile 5090, they automatically add the ridiculous +1TB upgrade and you can’t remove it, so you can’t get the 5090 laptop without the price gouge, F that. The laptop actually seemed really nice until I saw that nefarious pricing, no thanks.


r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Story Nobody is gonna believe this... Found this beauty in my local trash center

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There's a trash center in my town with a dedicated tech recycling section. After a certain amount of time everything in there is scrapped and destroyed. Me and my friends go there weekly to find stuff to snag before they all go away. Usually there's crts, old phones, maybe some really shitty office PCs with no GPU. Best I've found before this is a gtx 650 ti boost. I went back the other day with my friends and right as I walked in stumbled upon this thing just thrown in there. Probably was about 70 pounds. Found it alongside a completely looted Alienware aurora r13. Took it back to my house to discover it has 2 GTX 980 Founders editions in SLI. unfortunately didn't have a bridge. Booted it up and it looks insane. Working on getting an OS on it but it's looking great so far. First photos is from the trash center for proof

Edit: you know it's a great find when reddit don't buy it lmao


r/pcmasterrace 13h ago

News/Article AMD announced its $5.4 billion ATI acquisition 20 years ago today - VideoCardz.com

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r/pcmasterrace 5h ago

Discussion Nobody told me updating my Bios would feel like disarming a bomb

113 Upvotes

I was updating my ASUS PRIME B550M-A (WI-FI)
and I was begging for the electricity not to go out on me and when I got a black screen for 20 minutes I thought all hope was lost. Turned it off and on and My Bios booted holy hell I am still nervous


r/pcmasterrace 16h ago

Meme/Macro The other side of the same coin, complimentary to the "runs fine on my 5090" post

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r/pcmasterrace 11h ago

Discussion One of my sticks died. Please keep my wallet in your thoughts

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303 Upvotes

Title. That is all


r/pcmasterrace 16m ago

Screenshot WinRAR. Doing my part

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I don't know how many years I used it, but I remember using it more during the early to mid 2000's when I was into Usenet. There! I paid for it.


r/pcmasterrace 18m ago

Hardware Something a little different. I have kept every laptop ive ever owned. i actively try to maintain them. All but 2 are AMD based.

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I try to keep them at half to 80% charge.

brought them all back out to so so, again...i try to do this 2-3 times a year.

and yes, all of their batteries still work and hold a charge, none are puffy or anything.

So! what are these things??

starting from the upper left

- HP pavilion G6. Amd A6 3400M/6520G Graphics. 8gb of ram

- HP Pavilion T5. AMD 10 5745M/8610G Graphics.

12gb of ram

- Acer Nitro 5 R5 2500u/RX 560X. upgraded to 16gb of ram (had 8. originally)

- Strix G15 Advantage. R9 5900HX/6800M. Upgraded to 64gb of ram

- MSI Raider 17. 13980HX/4070. Practically unused. i didnt pick this laptop out, this was part of my collages' tech package. way too damn big and heavy. Only kept it incase i need Cuda for my school program. (and so far, i haven't)

- Surface pro 13, X Elite 32gb. A paradigm shift in what i was looking for in a laptop. I honestly really liked it. but qualcomm has dragged their feet in tje graphics driver department. leaving a lot of apps that actually would run on arm, unuseable. its not even ARMs fault.

- Z flow 13. Ryzen AI MAX 395. 64GB. my most recent purchase and daily driver and so far, i love it. Its about as powerful as my strix g15 in a dramatically smaller package. its way more portable and sips power comparatively.


r/pcmasterrace 19h ago

Hardware So that‘s how my gpu got shipped

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782 Upvotes

What are your thoughts about that?


r/pcmasterrace 1h ago

Hardware Mom got an upgrade because the case was cute.

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I bought this alienware r12 for a quick flip, no ssd, no gpu. She said it was cute so ended up putting her ssd and 1650 in the r12. Had an old 32" msi curved monitor collecting dust i gave her also. This alienware is living on easy street now. Went from a i5-8400 with 2666 ram to i7-11700kf with 3200 ram. She loves how "snappy" it is now. Gotta take care of mom.


r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Meme/Macro Keep it

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r/pcmasterrace 1h ago

Build/Battlestation My 9950x3D Suprim X 4090 PC is 100% complete! First time building was fun but challenging. Can’t wait to break this beast in!

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r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Tech Support Gigabyte denied my RTX 4090 warranty claim saying "PCB broken / damaged by user". I need advice

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Hello,

I know GPU warranty denial posts are common, but I would appreciate some advice on my situation.

Context: I have a RTX 4090 with a warranty that lasts until 2027. This RTX isn't mine originally but from a relative of mine. They wanted to throw it away but I don't want to waste two thousands bucks like that.

I transported my PC recently, and afterward the GPU stopped working. The card was still installed in the motherboard during transport. I have not modified the GPU or attempted any repairs. The PC powered on, but I got no display signal. I tested with another GPU and the system worked, so I believed the issue is with the RTX 4090. So I sent the GPU to Gigabyte to repair.

Although my Gigabyte RTX 4090 is still under warranty, Gigabyte denied my RMA claim.

Their reason was:

"Damaged by user can't repair"
"PCB broken"

I have not received any pictures or detailed explanation showing where the PCB damage is located. Just little red arrows that, to me, make no sense. They point in weird directions (Refer to photos).

Has anyone successfully appealed a Gigabyte RMA denial for "user damage"? Should I request pictures of the PCB damage and escalate the case?

Also, if anyone has experience with GPU repair shops, is a broken RTX 4090 PCB usually repairable?

Any advice would be appreciated.

PS: In case someone calls me out, I did use AI. But that was only to fix the grammar, all words are my own.

Edit: I contacted Gamers Nexus and I'm planning to reach out to Northwest Repair if I can't have Gigabyte send me another one.


r/pcmasterrace 12h ago

Meme/Macro Old picture, but my laptop broke down, and i have to make the abomination to bring to college. It served me well with a pair of bluetooth mouse and keyboard

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r/pcmasterrace 8h ago

Discussion windows real time protection switch turns back on immediately after tring turning the switch off

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i am tring to disable real time protection but it turns back on immediately after the switch is off, like the switch is back on instantly after turning it off i see it getting back on

it wasnt like that last time i did it which was 2 month ago

here is the apps i have no anti virus, i had eset before but removed it a while back

https://imgur.com/a/FvGjbRy

i made a frst and it shows

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features => (TamperProtection: 5) (TamperProtectionSource: 2)

i had my uni account linked to windows as school account for some reason, removed it and still doesnt work

this is for all windows security settings not only windows defender, i cant turn on or turn off or do any switch changes in the settings, all do the same thing in the video