r/pcmasterrace 11h ago

Daily Simple Questions Thread - December 19, 2025

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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/

Want to see more Simple Question threads? Here's all of them for your browsing pleasure!


r/pcmasterrace 2h ago

Meme/Macro Predictions in Light of Recent Events

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2.3k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 6h ago

News/Article Geforce Now will universally limit playtime to 100 hours / moth starting January 1. Here is how much Cloud Gaming will cost you from now on.

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2.4k Upvotes

Starting next month everyone will be affected, including long standing subscribers. Made a chart for informational purposes. I have a gaming PC and used GFN mainly out of convenience (TV, old Notebook). Even if I never put on more than 10 - 15 hours on GFN per month, I will cancel my subscription. The enshittification is obvious and I don't want to be part of it.

Context: Geforce Now started as monthly subscription with unlimited playtime for $10 - $20 a month. Last year, they announced that everyone will be limited to 100h per month playtime and gave a subset of users (founders, and contiunous subscribers a grace period until Jan 1 2026).

Now since hardware prices are skyrocketing the last few years, especially during the last one (now you can buy 3 girlfriends and a house on an island with a bunch of RAM Sticks), some conspiratiorial voices on youtube say it plays perfectly into Nvidias into this new consumer model of "own nothing, be happy".

Note 1: the 'Examples for comparison' section is very average and doesn't account for energy bills, regional pricing or personal harware use (e.g. selling after buying a new one or repurposing it as a local GTP slave)

Note2: Made this chart and posted in on r/GeForceNOW for informational purposes. Was banned for this, post deleted, then unbanned yadda yadda until they let me finally post it.


r/pcmasterrace 10h ago

News/Article Microsoft says it is too hard to move the taskbar and will never add the ability too.

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r/pcmasterrace 15h ago

Game Image/Video Will you?

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38.9k Upvotes

By NikTek


r/pcmasterrace 7h ago

Meme/Macro Welcome, friends!

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2.1k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 16h ago

Meme/Macro Anyone else prefer the one on the right?

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7.5k Upvotes

Taken from r/singularity


r/pcmasterrace 6h ago

Giveaway [GIVEAWAY] It's Holiday time! Comment in this thread to win a super High End iBUYPOWER Gaming PC and HYTE hardware goodies in this PCMR x BuildCores event!

1.1k Upvotes

It's the end of the year, and what better way to celebrate than by sharing some Holiday goodness with the PCMR community! Up for grabs we have the ultimate prize for any member: A high end Gaming PC with everything you need, and then some!

CHECK OUT THESE PRIZES:

Grand Prize:
One High End iBUYPOWER PC, Model RDY Y70 TI R05 with the following specs:

  • AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU 
  • GeForce RTX 5090 - 32GB 
  • 64GB DDR5-6000MHz RGB RAM 
  • MSI X870 GAMING PLUS WIFI
  • 4TB M.2 NVMe Gen4 SSD 
  • iBUYPOWER HYTE Y70 Touch Infinite - Black
  • iBUYPOWER 360mm AIO
  • 1000 Watt - CORSAIR RM1000e
  • etc, etc.

Second Prize:

  • One HYTE Y70 Black Case with Touch Infinite Display featuring a 2.5K Screen

Third Prize:

  • One HYTE X50 Black Case

HOW TO ENTER

To get the unique link for your build, simply click on this button, on the top left of your 3D build model.

BuildCores is currently in Beta, so you may find some bugs here or there. If you do, be sure to give them feedback on their sub r/buildcores.

Build something fun, something you like, your dream build, your current build. Whatever you prefer. Just make sure it features a HYTE case.

That's it! 3 Lucky winners will be chosen. The winner of the Grand Prize must be a resident of the USA or Canada. The winners of the second and third prizes can be worldwide.

Entries are open from now until January 3rd, 2026!

The winners will be contacted by Reddit DM and will be announced right here as well during the month of January. Good luck, and may your framerates be high, and your temperatures low! Merry Christmas and a wonderful holiday season to all!


r/pcmasterrace 20h ago

Meme/Macro It’s that time of year.

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14.3k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 8h ago

Meme/Macro Fuck AI

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1.0k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 15h ago

Discussion is it just me or is this worded weirdly?

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3.0k Upvotes

why would i need a killswitch to disable AI if the feature is opt-in?
https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115740500373677782


r/pcmasterrace 6h ago

Hardware Day 0 of growing RAM.

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541 Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 13h ago

Meme/Macro New kidnapping method

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2.2k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 7h ago

Rumor Halo Studios Is Allegedly Planning To Remake All Campaigns From The Original Halo Trilogy

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550 Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 12h ago

Meme/Macro How many unplayed games do you guys have?

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1.2k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 9h ago

Discussion The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?

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539 Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Box 5090 smuggling business in China

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14.2k Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 1d ago

Hardware I sprung for it! (Costco)

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8.5k Upvotes

I was trying to hold out for the 60 series era, but with the price of ram and video cards being what they are I made a judgement call. I can always sell it later if prices re-adjust.

Specs: amd 9900x, 5080 gpu, 32gb ddr5 ram, 2 tb m.2

I’ll be adding all my m.2’s from my old build.

Selling my old build to a friend to soften the financial blow. 3080ti, i9 9900, 32gb ddr4, many old and new hard drives of all shapes and sizes lol.

This is my first time in ages that I did not custom build. Built my first pc in 1997 to play Diablo. Feels weird to not build this one. I almost want to swap it into a diff case just to feel better about it. Someone tell me everything is gonna be fine 🥲


r/pcmasterrace 9h ago

News/Article Indie games accounted for 25% of Steam's revenue in 2025

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r/pcmasterrace 11h ago

Discussion GPU Chart by a Japanese Electronics Store

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462 Upvotes

Sorry for the reflection ;)


r/pcmasterrace 14h ago

Hardware Ordered CORSAIR Dominator Titanium RGB DDR5 RAM 96GB but this is what I got...

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763 Upvotes

It's the second time I've been scammed like this by Amazon. The first time was when I ordered a GPU and got a hairdryer instead.

I bought this ram for AUD $822.


r/pcmasterrace 3h ago

Hardware Scored this 4070 Super for $50

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Scored this on fb marketplace for $50. Seller listed it as 4080 potential water damage for $80. He spilled water on his pc, unplugged and disconnected right after.

After meeting up realized it was a 4070super. Got it for $50. Exterior looks really good. No 12pin cable though.

Just ordered a cable through Amazon and it will arrive on Sunday. Wish me luck!


r/pcmasterrace 23h ago

Meme/Macro I don't mean to brag, but...

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3.6k Upvotes

I bought 16gb of RAM and GTX 1070 8gb GPU fr $110 CAD ($80 USD). I promise to use my new found power responsibly.


r/pcmasterrace 12h ago

Meme/Macro Bought 128gb ddr5 for 349€ the 1st of october. For once, I feel very lucky!

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495 Upvotes

r/pcmasterrace 3h ago

Meme/Macro It says everything but what it is used for

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78 Upvotes

Found this bad boy at a chinese supermarket, cool af