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About r/hardware

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.

The community at a glance

r/hardware is a Subreddit for Hardware with roughly 4.4M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Hardware topic page.

Roughly 29K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A, Hate, and Annoying. Common discussion themes are News and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention graphics card, ssd, and gaming headset.

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Established 2008
4.4M Members

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Yearly: +29K members
Growth: +0.7% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 9K members
  • 2014: 13K members
  • 2015: 15K members
  • 2016: 20K members
  • 2017: 84K members
  • 2018: 353K members
  • 2019: 407K members
  • 2020: 830K members
  • 2021: 679K members
  • 2023: 1.1M members
  • 2024: 687K members
  • 2025: 129K members
  • 2026: 28K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Oct: 0 members
  • Nov: 3K members
  • Dec: 4K members
  • Jan: 4K members
  • Feb: 3K members
  • Mar: 4K members
  • Apr: 3K members
  • May: 3K members
  • Jun: 3K members
  • Jul: 3K members
  • Aug: 3K members
  • Sep: 858 members

Themes

  • News
    14 posts in the past month
    1. Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reports
    2. China's top DRAM maker CXMT sues Pentagon over its blacklisting — argues chips are standard civilian JEDEC spec, not defense hardware
    3. CXMT claims LPDDR6 breakthrough as Xiaomi prepares to launch first smartphones using the new memory.
    #1
    News
    Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reports · China's top DRAM maker CXMT sues Pentagon over its blacklisting — argues chips are standard civilian JEDEC spec, not defense hardware · CXMT claims LPDDR6 breakthrough as Xiaomi prepares to launch first smartphones using the new memory.
    14
  • Pain & Anger
    2 posts in the past month
    1. [Hardware Unboxed] GPU Prices To Rise By Another 40%?!?!?!
    2. G.Skill Class Action - Just Received Settlement
    #2
    Pain & Anger
    [Hardware Unboxed] GPU Prices To Rise By Another 40%?!?!?! · G.Skill Class Action - Just Received Settlement
    2
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. Nvidia GPUs see yet another price hike of up to 30 percent, as the generative AI hardware crisis worsens
    #3
    Money Talk
    Nvidia GPUs see yet another price hike of up to 30 percent, as the generative AI hardware crisis worsens
    1

Topics

  • Looking For A
    31 posts in the past month
    #1
    Looking For A
    31
  • Hate
    11 posts in the past month
    #2
    Hate
    11
  • Annoying
    10 posts in the past month
    #3
    Annoying
    10
  • Gaming
    8 posts in the past month
    #4
    Gaming
    8
  • Laptop
    7 posts in the past month
    #5
    Laptop
    7

Flair

  • News
    131 posts in the past month
    1. 216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem
    2. SK hynix runs out of replacement SSDs and defaults to original purchase price refunds — fine-print warranty clause shortchanges buyers as drive prices double
    3. Memory capacity for all of 2027 has reportedly been booked and sold, with no more DRAM or HBM available
    #1
    News
    216,000,000 Spy TVs | The LG Smart TV Problem · SK hynix runs out of replacement SSDs and defaults to original purchase price refunds — fine-print warranty clause shortchanges buyers as drive prices double · Memory capacity for all of 2027 has reportedly been booked and sold, with no more DRAM or HBM available
    131
  • Info
    19 posts in the past month
    1. Memory prices have erased 20 years of progress in a single year, researcher says
    2. TIL that intel used to sell handicapped CPU's that could have features added after initial purchase by paying an additional fee.
    3. GeForce RTX 3060 12GB price rises 45% since relaunch, now costs more than faster RTX 5050
    #2
    Info
    Memory prices have erased 20 years of progress in a single year, researcher says · TIL that intel used to sell handicapped CPU's that could have features added after initial purchase by paying an additional fee. · GeForce RTX 3060 12GB price rises 45% since relaunch, now costs more than faster RTX 5050
    19
  • Review
    17 posts in the past month
    1. RTINGS - OLED Burn-In Hasn't Improved Like We Expected
    2. MicroSD card torture test writes 133 petabytes of data across 351 cards over three years — cards tested to failure reveal SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested
    3. Apple's fastest laptop starts to show its age - Apple MacBook Pro 16 2026 M5 Max Review
    #3
    Review
    RTINGS - OLED Burn-In Hasn't Improved Like We Expected · MicroSD card torture test writes 133 petabytes of data across 351 cards over three years — cards tested to failure reveal SanDisk as the outlier with 6 failures of the 7 tested · Apple's fastest laptop starts to show its age - Apple MacBook Pro 16 2026 M5 Max Review
    17
  • Rumor
    13 posts in the past month
    1. Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reports
    2. Exclusive: Apple is Scrambling for DRAM Weeks Ahead of Ultra, iPhone 18 Launch
    3. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is teasing a return for Intel to the memory market.
    #4
    Rumor
    Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reports · Exclusive: Apple is Scrambling for DRAM Weeks Ahead of Ultra, iPhone 18 Launch · Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is teasing a return for Intel to the memory market.
    13
  • Discussion
    12 posts in the past month
    1. A weakness of Japan's tech industry is that its talented engineers are held in low regard. An engineer at Toshiba invented NAND flash memory in the 80s, but he was told it wouldn't sell. The tech was then licensed to Samsung.
    2. Most Redditors have no idea how the DRAM market works
    3. We tested the impact of SSD speed on gaming performance in 11 titles — we analyzed from SATA to PCIe 5.0 to see whether upgrading to a faster NVMe SSD would have an impact
    #5
    Discussion
    A weakness of Japan's tech industry is that its talented engineers are held in low regard. An engineer at Toshiba invented NAND flash memory in the 80s, but he was told it wouldn't sell. The tech was then licensed to Samsung. · Most Redditors have no idea how the DRAM market works · We tested the impact of SSD speed on gaming performance in 11 titles — we analyzed from SATA to PCIe 5.0 to see whether upgrading to a faster NVMe SSD would have an impact
    12

Product recommendations

  • graphics card
    6 posts in the past month
    1. Best consumer GPUs for running new AI models?
    2. What is the best graphics card I could put with a Ryzen 5 500?
    3. Need to get my son a graphics card for Christmas, $300 or less... Best option? 4060 getting some hate.
    #1
    graphics card
    Best consumer GPUs for running new AI models? · What is the best graphics card I could put with a Ryzen 5 500? · Need to get my son a graphics card for Christmas, $300 or less... Best option? 4060 getting some hate.
    6
  • ssd
    4 posts in the past month
    1. the best 2tb ssd for gaming under 120$?
    2. Which ssd’s would you recommend for my MSI GF63 Thin 9RCX?
    3. Which ssd’s would you recommend for my MSI GF63 Thin 9RCX?
    #2
    ssd
    the best 2tb ssd for gaming under 120$? · Which ssd’s would you recommend for my MSI GF63 Thin 9RCX? · Which ssd’s would you recommend for my MSI GF63 Thin 9RCX?
    4
  • gaming headset
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Best gaming headset I can get for under £45 ($57)?
    2. Best gaming headset I can get for under £45 ($57)?
    3. Best gaming headset I can get for under £45 ($57)?
    #3
    gaming headset
    Best gaming headset I can get for under £45 ($57)? · Best gaming headset I can get for under £45 ($57)? · Best gaming headset I can get for under £45 ($57)?
    3
  • air cooler
    3 posts in the past month
    1. Jiushark JF800 Diamond Review: The best air cooler you can’t buy
    2. [Hardware Canucks] The best new CPU air coolers
    3. Looking for best Air Cooler
    #4
    air cooler
    Jiushark JF800 Diamond Review: The best air cooler you can’t buy · [Hardware Canucks] The best new CPU air coolers · Looking for best Air Cooler
    3
  • water cooler
    3 posts in the past month
    1. best water cooler under 130$ 360mm for a ryzen 7 7800x3d?
    2. I'm building a PC and I'd like a decent aquarium case, not too large if possible. Which one do you recommend? Also, please recommend water coolers
    3. I'm building a PC and I'd like a decent aquarium case, not too large if possible. Which one do you recommend? Also, please recommend water coolers :)
    #5
    water cooler
    best water cooler under 130$ 360mm for a ryzen 7 7800x3d? · I'm building a PC and I'd like a decent aquarium case, not too large if possible. Which one do you recommend? Also, please recommend water coolers · I'm building a PC and I'd like a decent aquarium case, not too large if possible. Which one do you recommend? Also, please recommend water coolers :)
    3
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/hardware for?
Best for Hardware enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/hardware free to join?
This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
How many members does r/hardware have?
Roughly 4.4M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/hardware on?
r/hardware runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
What topics does r/hardware cover?
On the Hive Index, r/hardware is organized under Hardware.
How do I join r/hardware?
You can join r/hardware by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
What are the Hardware communities like?
Communities for hardware engineers, electronics hobbyists, and embedded systems developers. Discord and Reddit host communities for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, PCB design, and DIY electronics, alongside more professional spaces for engineers working on commercial hardware products.
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