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, gpu, cpu, hate, and gaming, 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
: "Nothing CEO says phone prices are going to keep going up: RAM now accounts for over 50 percent of the cost of a new phone"
20 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "The DRAM Crisis: 600% Price Increases by Micron, SK Hynix, & Samsung"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "You can now use your Sony headphones as a free real-time head tracker for race and flight simulators on PC, several hundred games already supported — enthusiast creates open-source app that translates live sensor data into in-game camera controls"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Apple Just Increased Prices: Here's What's Changed"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/hardware
#1
Looking For A
31 posts
#2
Gpu
: "Unannounced Nvidia RTX 50 Super Gpus appear in Seasonic PSU calculator — unreleased graphics cards shown with 10-17% higher TGP over original models"
13 posts
#3
Cpu
: "NVIDIA Vera Cpu Benchmarks: Olympus Cores Delivering The Best Performance Ever Seen On ARM Review"
12 posts
#4
Hate
11 posts
#5
Gaming
11 posts
#6
Memory
: "Record-high pricing pushes SSD and Memory makers to borrow $880 million just to afford buying chips — Adata, TeamGroup, and others take on substantial debt to survive shortages"
11 posts
#7
Annoying
10 posts
#8
Chip
: "Taiwan computer Chipmaker TSMC pledges another $100 billion to expand US Chipmaking capacity - 4 additional fabs to be built in Arizona."
9 posts
#9
Ai
: "Japanese Firms Show Signs of Moving Away from Nvidia GPUs; South Korean NPUs Emerge as Alternative"
8 posts
#10
Laptop
: "Dell unveils XPS 13, its lightest XPS Laptop yet with Intel Wildcat Lake, starting at $699"
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
: "Nothing CEO says phone prices are going to keep going up: RAM now accounts for over 50 percent of the cost of a new phone"
143 posts
#2
Rumor
: "MacBook Neo is So Popular That Apple Reportedly Doubled Production"
21 posts
#3
Discussion
: "[IGN] Steam Machine Price Was Originally Meant to Be About $750"
15 posts
#4
Info
: "ASUS ROG Equalizer $50 GPU cable designed to prevent burned connectors has reportedly burned"
9 posts
#5
Review
: "Nvidia's N1X Apple Silicon rival is two years behind"
9 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)"
3 posts
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Yearly
+20k members(0.5%)
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Last updated: July 24, 2026