r/hardware

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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 26K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Looking For A, Struggling, and Hate. Common discussion themes are 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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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +26K members
Growth: +0.6% / 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: 26K members

Past year (monthly)

  • 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
  • Jul: 3K members
  • Aug: 2K members

Themes

  • Advice Requests
    1 post in the past month
    1. Not sure if the correct sub for this but got a question regarding ASML
    #1
    Advice Requests
    Not sure if the correct sub for this but got a question regarding ASML
    1

Topics

  • Looking For A
    31 posts in the past month
    #1
    Looking For A
    31
  • Struggling
    13 posts in the past month
    #2
    Struggling
    13
  • Hate
    11 posts in the past month
    #3
    Hate
    11
  • Annoying
    10 posts in the past month
    #4
    Annoying
    10
  • Gaming
    8 posts in the past month
    #5
    Gaming
    8

Flair

  • News
    82 posts in the past month
    1. SK hynix runs out of replacement SSDs and defaults to original purchase price refunds — fine-print warranty clause shortchanges buyers as drive prices double
    2. Memory capacity for all of 2027 has reportedly been booked and sold, with no more DRAM or HBM available
    3. Modified GeForce RTX 4080 32GB cards flood China's second-hand market
    #1
    News
    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 · Modified GeForce RTX 4080 32GB cards flood China's second-hand market
    82
  • Discussion
    20 posts in the past month
    1. 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
    2. EU GPU prices are up ~19% in one month, tracked the same 176 models across 3+ retailers daily to rule out cherry-picking
    3. Found polish easter egg in my MOBOs BIOS dump
    #2
    Discussion
    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 · EU GPU prices are up ~19% in one month, tracked the same 176 models across 3+ retailers daily to rule out cherry-picking · Found polish easter egg in my MOBOs BIOS dump
    20
  • Review
    19 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. Intel just matched Apple Silicon. Seriously.
    #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 · Intel just matched Apple Silicon. Seriously.
    19
  • Info
    18 posts in the past month
    1. Memory prices have erased 20 years of progress in a single year, researcher says
    2. Noctua finds more than half of tested PC cases misstate CPU cooler clearances — hands-on checks reveal errors ranging from -3.5mm to +10mm, internal compatibility team conducted measurements of more than a hundred cases
    3. Peer-reviewed study of 443,000 Backblaze hard drives ranks HGST most reliable and Toshiba the least — Analysis of 1.66 million drive-years finds Seagate and Toshiba HDDs fail at roughly twice the rate of WD and HGST
    #4
    Info
    Memory prices have erased 20 years of progress in a single year, researcher says · Noctua finds more than half of tested PC cases misstate CPU cooler clearances — hands-on checks reveal errors ranging from -3.5mm to +10mm, internal compatibility team conducted measurements of more than a hundred cases · Peer-reviewed study of 443,000 Backblaze hard drives ranks HGST most reliable and Toshiba the least — Analysis of 1.66 million drive-years finds Seagate and Toshiba HDDs fail at roughly twice the rate of WD and HGST
    18
  • Rumor
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Exclusive: Apple is Scrambling for DRAM Weeks Ahead of Ultra, iPhone 18 Launch
    2. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is teasing a return for Intel to the memory market.
    3. Price Hikes May Be Coming for PC Motherboards Next
    #5
    Rumor
    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. · Price Hikes May Be Coming for PC Motherboards Next
    11

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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