r/hardware is a subreddit with 4.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for a, chip, gpu, struggling, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review cpus, wireless mice, and digital signage.
r/hardware is a place for quality computer hardware news, reviews, and intelligent discussion.
r/hardware IS NOT the place to come for help of any kind.
Popular Themes in r/hardware
#1
News
: "Nintendo says it has no legal obligation to pass U.S. tariff refunds on to customers"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "The DRAM Crisis: 600% Price Increases by Micron, SK Hynix, & Samsung"
2 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "What hardware purchase taught you the biggest lesson about specs vs. real-world use?"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/hardware
#1
Looking For A
31 posts
#2
Chip
: "Taiwan computer Chipmaker TSMC pledges another $100 billion to expand US Chipmaking capacity - 4 additional fabs to be built in Arizona."
29 posts
#3
Gpu
: "Lenovo wants $3,375 for a laptop with the GeForce RTX 5070 12GB Gpu - VideoCardz.com"
14 posts
#4
Struggling
13 posts
#5
Hate
11 posts
#6
Annoying
10 posts
#7
Worst
10 posts
#8
Gaming
8 posts
#9
Ai
: "[ServeTheHome] The AMD Instinct MI350P is a HBM PCIe Ai Accelerator That Has Been All Over"
8 posts
#10
Hardware
: "[Hardware Canucks] Cooler Master HAF 500 II review"
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/hardware
Cpus
10 reviews
#1
Intel i7-12700KF
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
5.0★ from 1 review
Wireless Mice
5 reviews
#1
Wireless Mouse
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Razer
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Microsoft
4.0★ from 1 review
Digital Signage
3 reviews
#1
Broadsign
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Four Winds Interactive
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
KeyWest Technology
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/hardware
#1
News
: "Huawei is building its own DRAM fab, and it could reshape RAM prices for everyone"
135 posts
#2
Discussion
: "[Gamers Nexus] DO NOT BUY: LG’s Spyware TVs, Monitors, and Wiretapping Concerns"
18 posts
#3
Rumor
: "Unannounced Nvidia RTX 50 Super GPUs appear in Seasonic PSU calculator — unreleased graphics cards shown with 10-17% higher TGP over original models"
14 posts
#4
Info
: "Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth backlash?"
13 posts
#5
Review
: "Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less than 3%, one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM"
13 posts
#6
Video Review
: "[TechTechPotato] The $1 Trillion+ Bet Against ASML: Substrate (and a brief introduction to every physical and economic constraint in EUV lithography)"
7 posts
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Last updated: August 5, 2026