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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. On the Hive Index it ranks #3 in the Hardware communities list.

Roughly 13K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Intel, Amd, and Gpu. Common discussion themes are News and Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention graphics card, ssd, and gaming headset.

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Established 2008
4.4M Members

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Yearly: +13K members
Growth: +0.3% / 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: 20K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 0 members
  • Aug: 0 members
  • Sep: 0 members
  • 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

Themes

  • News
    79 posts in the past month
    1. Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exist domestic market
    2. Electrek: "Donut Lab's 'solid-state' battery exposed as regular li-ion in damning investigation"
    3. NVIDIA shows Neural Texture Compression cutting VRAM from 6.5GB to 970MB
    #1
    News
    Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exist domestic market · Electrek: "Donut Lab's 'solid-state' battery exposed as regular li-ion in damning investigation" · NVIDIA shows Neural Texture Compression cutting VRAM from 6.5GB to 970MB
    79
  • Advice Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. 60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — only 25% have any plans to try and attempt a new build in the next 12 months
    #2
    Advice Requests
    60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — only 25% have any plans to try and attempt a new build in the next 12 months
    1
  • Self-Promotion
    1 post in the past month
    1. AMD B650 expansion cards hit retail starting at $199 — add four M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots and 11 USB ports to any PC with a PCIe slot
    #3
    Self-Promotion
    AMD B650 expansion cards hit retail starting at $199 — add four M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots and 11 USB ports to any PC with a PCIe slot
    1
  • Money Talk
    1 post in the past month
    1. Apple to raise prices as AI boom pushes up chip costs
    #4
    Money Talk
    Apple to raise prices as AI boom pushes up chip costs
    1

Topics

  • Intel
    36 posts in the past month
    1. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stamps out chip bugs with aggressive new quality standards, says major validation errors can result in termination — 'B0, you keep your job. Anything above that, you are fired'
    2. Intel Planning Processors with NVIDIA iGPUs in 2028
    3. Intel reportedly preparing surprise return to DDR4 systems with 'Raptor Lake Next' — LGA 1700 platform apparently slated for first half of 2027, takes a page from AMD's book by extending budget platform longevity
    #1
    Intel
    Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stamps out chip bugs with aggressive new quality standards, says major validation errors can result in termination — 'B0, you keep your job. Anything above that, you are fired' · Intel Planning Processors with NVIDIA iGPUs in 2028 · Intel reportedly preparing surprise return to DDR4 systems with 'Raptor Lake Next' — LGA 1700 platform apparently slated for first half of 2027, takes a page from AMD's book by extending budget platform longevity
    36
  • Amd
    34 posts in the past month
    1. AMD Announces Socket AM5 Longevity till 2029
    2. AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 officially coming to Radeon RX 7000 GPUs in July, RX 6000 in 2027 - VideoCardz.com
    3. AMD will reinstate memory encryption on Ryzen 9000 CPUs through a BIOS update in July — TSME is coming back after 'valuable community feedback'
    #2
    Amd
    AMD Announces Socket AM5 Longevity till 2029 · AMD FSR Upscaling 4.1 officially coming to Radeon RX 7000 GPUs in July, RX 6000 in 2027 - VideoCardz.com · AMD will reinstate memory encryption on Ryzen 9000 CPUs through a BIOS update in July — TSME is coming back after 'valuable community feedback'
    34
  • Gpu
    32 posts in the past month
    1. ASUS ROG Equalizer $50 GPU cable designed to prevent burned connectors has reportedly burned
    2. Intel Planning Processors with NVIDIA iGPUs in 2028
    3. Chinese GPU maker Lisuan Tech becomes only the fourth GPU maker ever to earn Microsoft WHQL certification — LX 7G100 GPU joins Nvidia, AMD, and Intel as it crosses the WHQL driver finish line, first Chinese firm to earn certification
    #3
    Gpu
    ASUS ROG Equalizer $50 GPU cable designed to prevent burned connectors has reportedly burned · Intel Planning Processors with NVIDIA iGPUs in 2028 · Chinese GPU maker Lisuan Tech becomes only the fourth GPU maker ever to earn Microsoft WHQL certification — LX 7G100 GPU joins Nvidia, AMD, and Intel as it crosses the WHQL driver finish line, first Chinese firm to earn certification
    32
  • Looking For A
    31 posts in the past month
    #4
    Looking For A
    31
  • Nvidia
    29 posts in the past month
    1. NVIDIA shows Neural Texture Compression cutting VRAM from 6.5GB to 970MB
    2. Intel Planning Processors with NVIDIA iGPUs in 2028
    3. NVIDIA teases “new era of PC” ahead of N1 and N1X laptop chip announcement
    #5
    Nvidia
    NVIDIA shows Neural Texture Compression cutting VRAM from 6.5GB to 970MB · Intel Planning Processors with NVIDIA iGPUs in 2028 · NVIDIA teases “new era of PC” ahead of N1 and N1X laptop chip announcement
    29

Flair

  • News
    140 posts in the past month
    1. 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
    2. Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exist domestic market
    3. AMD Announces Socket AM5 Longevity till 2029
    #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 · Two Japanese suppliers commit to keeping Blu-ray discs and drives in supply as major manufacturers exist domestic market · AMD Announces Socket AM5 Longevity till 2029
    140
  • Rumor
    18 posts in the past month
    1. MacBook Neo is So Popular That Apple Reportedly Doubled Production
    2. AMD to bring back Ryzen 7 5800X3D as AM4 10th Anniversary Edition
    3. [Exclusive] LG Electronics to Exit Its 'Troubled' TV Business… In Talks with China's Hisense for Sale
    #2
    Rumor
    MacBook Neo is So Popular That Apple Reportedly Doubled Production · AMD to bring back Ryzen 7 5800X3D as AM4 10th Anniversary Edition · [Exclusive] LG Electronics to Exit Its 'Troubled' TV Business… In Talks with China's Hisense for Sale
    18
  • Discussion
    18 posts in the past month
    1. [Gamers Nexus - Special Report] COLLAPSE of Personal Computing | Investigation Into the Destruction of Ownership [3h28m53s]
    2. 60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — only 25% have any plans to try and attempt a new build in the next 12 months
    3. AV2 video for everyone: Dav2d decoder will play it even on older PCs
    #3
    Discussion
    [Gamers Nexus - Special Report] COLLAPSE of Personal Computing | Investigation Into the Destruction of Ownership [3h28m53s] · 60% of PC gamers have no plans to build a new PC in the next two years — only 25% have any plans to try and attempt a new build in the next 12 months · AV2 video for everyone: Dav2d decoder will play it even on older PCs
    18
  • Review
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Nvidia's N1X Apple Silicon rival is two years behind
    2. Rtings.com is now testing wireless latency to find the best Wi-Fi "gaming" router!
    3. It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12
    #4
    Review
    Nvidia's N1X Apple Silicon rival is two years behind · Rtings.com is now testing wireless latency to find the best Wi-Fi "gaming" router! · It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12
    11
  • Info
    9 posts in the past month
    1. ASUS ROG Equalizer $50 GPU cable designed to prevent burned connectors has reportedly burned
    2. [Gamers Nexus] BLACKLISTED by AMD | AMD's Dirty Tactics
    3. Daniel Owen's 5090 Connector Burned Out After 15 Months
    #5
    Info
    ASUS ROG Equalizer $50 GPU cable designed to prevent burned connectors has reportedly burned · [Gamers Nexus] BLACKLISTED by AMD | AMD's Dirty Tactics · Daniel Owen's 5090 Connector Burned Out After 15 Months
    9

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?
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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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