r/buildapc is a subreddit with 8.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses pc, gpu, upgrade, build, and motherboard, and they frequently recommend/review gpu, office chair, and graphics card.
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Popular Themes in r/buildapc
#1
Solution Requests
: "Tryna find non-overpriced ran"
12 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Getting so frustrated to the point of selling the PC and just quitting this"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/buildapc
#1
Pc
19 posts
#2
Gpu
18 posts
#3
Upgrade
12 posts
#4
Build
9 posts
#5
Motherboard
6 posts
#6
Cpu
6 posts
#7
Struggling
6 posts
#8
Pc Build
5 posts
#9
Case
5 posts
#10
Gaming
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/buildapc
Gpu
379 reviews
#1
AMD
4.3★ from 202 reviews
#2
NVIDIA
4.1★ from 109 reviews
#3
Nvidia
4.3★ from 24 reviews
Office Chair
248 reviews
#1
Herman Miller
4.5★ from 78 reviews
#2
Steelcase
4.7★ from 65 reviews
#3
Secretlab
4.2★ from 15 reviews
Graphics Card
211 reviews
#1
AMD
4.2★ from 90 reviews
#2
Nvidia
4.0★ from 55 reviews
#3
NVIDIA
4.2★ from 30 reviews
Flair Used in r/buildapc
#1
Build Help
: "I need some help choosing a motherboard for 7800x3d AM5"
35 posts
#2
Build Upgrade
: "RTX 3070 -> 9070XT: Worth $685?"
15 posts
#3
Discussion
: "Ok I need help"
15 posts
#4
Troubleshooting
: "M.2 NVME Issues With Booting"
13 posts
#5
Build Ready?
: "Am I at risk of any of these pieces bottlenecking one another?"
6 posts
#6
Full Build Req
: "New build: 5070Ti vs 9070XT?"
5 posts
#7
Miscellaneous
: "New PC for Christmas"
2 posts
#8
Peripherals
: "any good monitor arms for 40 dollars? (or 40 euros)"
2 posts
#9
Build Complete
: "create the worst pc that you can, be creative"
1 post
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Yearly
+202k members(2.4%)
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Last updated: August 9, 2026