r/buildapc is a subreddit with 8.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses pc, gpu, upgrade, pc build, and cpu, and they frequently recommend/review gpu, office chair, and graphics card.
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Popular Themes in r/buildapc
#1
Advice Requests
: "Work gave me $20k AUD to upgrade my entire home office (PC included). Already running a 9950X3D + RTX 5090 — what should I upgrade?"
34 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Not super knowledgeable on PC parts but I love PC gaming. Need assistance with my GPU upgrade and which parts I need to compliment it to ensure I don't bottleneck."
28 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "PC Upgrade opportunity. Should I take it or nah?"
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "PC keeps crashing under loads"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "Race my AMD Build"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/buildapc
#1
Pc
: "Is my Pc worth upgrading or should I wait to play newer games at 1080p like First Light 007?"
74 posts
#2
Gpu
: "Not super knowledgeable on PC parts but I love PC gaming. Need assistance with my Gpu upgrade and which parts I need to compliment it to ensure I don't bottleneck."
68 posts
#3
Upgrade
: "Upgrade 5800x to 5800x3d or hold for am6"
62 posts
#4
Pc Build
: "Budget Pc Build Review"
61 posts
#5
Cpu
: "i upgraded my GPU and now Cpu is running incredibly hot, what to do?"
52 posts
#6
Motherboard
: "Best ITX Motherboard for my use case (sff nr200p max, r9 9900x, 5070ti)"
35 posts
#7
Build
: "anything to change with this Build?"
35 posts
#8
Monitor
: "White/Color Monitor Recommendations"
27 posts
#9
Ram
: "Problem with my Ram on a brand-new PC"
25 posts
#10
Frustrating
22 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
: "is 900 euros enough to build a computer for cs2?"
63 posts
#2
Build Upgrade
: "Work gave me $20k AUD to upgrade my entire home office (PC included). Already running a 9950X3D + RTX 5090 — what should I upgrade?"
43 posts
#3
Troubleshooting
: "RTX 4090 crashing under intense gaming"
24 posts
#4
Discussion
: "Clean installed Windows - SSD temperature dropped 20C"
20 posts
#5
Full Build Req
: "Gaming PC for £1200 / €1400 / $1600"
17 posts
#6
Build Ready?
: "Budget PC Build Review"
14 posts
#7
Build Complete
: "Does everyone put their PC under your desk or am I crazy?"
4 posts
#8
Miscellaneous
: "New to PC gaming. Do i shut my PC off when im done or keep it on 24/7?"
3 posts
#9
Peripherals
: "White/Color Monitor Recommendations"
3 posts
#10
Solved!
: "Rx 9070xt is BETTER than 5070. NO ONE knows if ram prices WILL go down or sideways or UP PLEASE USE THE SEARCH ENGINE BEFORE POSTING THE SAME SHIT THANK U"
1 post
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Yearly
+284k members(3.5%)
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Last updated: June 4, 2026