CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE MAIN EVENT: https://rog.gg/upgrade-what-matters-2026-redditpcmr-campaignpage

(Winners' names will also be announced in this link after drawing, and in this thread too).

We've teamed up with ASUS ROG for round 2 of the Upgrade What Matters event, and up for grabs there's plenty of ASUS hardware and goodies for the community! It's an awesome chance to upgrade your PC with some nice hardware,  and maybe bring your PC to the next level! The full list of prizes for the main event is valued at $15K! 

Because in this wonderful world of PC gaming, sometimes a simple upgrade can indeed change the performance of your machine to the next level! Yes, this even is available WORLDWIDE!

Prizes:

In the main event:

• 1 GRAND PRIZE winner: 1x Pick your Dream Build Upgrade! Choose between 1 of 4 Upgrade What Matters Dream PCs!
• 1x ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi7 Neo motherboard + ROG Strix LC IV 360 ARGB LCD AIO cooler
• 1 x ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WiFi7 Neo motherboard + ROG Strix LC IV 360 ARGB LCD White Edition AIO cooler
• 1 x PROART Z890-CREATOR WIFI motherboard + ProArt LC 360 AIO cooler
• 1 x ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-G Edition 20 display
• 1 x ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 keyboard + ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 mouse
• 2 x ROG Azoth Extreme Edition 20 keyboard
• 2 x ROG Harpe II Extreme Edition 20 mouse
• 1 x ROG SLASH Backpack Edition 20 + ROG SLASH Hard Case Luggage Edition 20 + ROG Omni Edition 20

For a total of 11 winners!

The PCMR exclusive prizes (for users who also comment in this thread) are:

• 1x ROG STRIX B850-F GAMING WIFI motherboard 
• 1x ROG Strix LC IV 360 ARGB LCD AIO Cooler

For one lucky member of the PCMR!

HOW TO ENTER:

1 - Visit the campaign and join Gleam contest: https://rog.gg/upgrade-what-matters-2026-redditpcmr-campaignpage

2 - Create your "My Dream ASUS PC Setup" on the event page. Here is a direct link to it: https://rog.gg/upgrade-what-matters-2026-redditpcmr-dreampclist

3 - Comment in this thread with your build generated from the tool above, and say what's the first game you'd play on this new rig!

Here's an example of what your comment here can look like: https://i.imgur.com/H6UsUJB.png
Don't forget to say what game you're gonna play first!

You can enter until October 9th, 2026!

Check out the full T&C on the campaign page.

Good luck, and may your framerates be high and your temperatures low!

CONTROL Resonant is finally here!

Play as Dylan Faden and explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation. The game features path tracing and NVIDIA DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation, as well as Ray Reconstruction.

To celebrate the launch, PCMR and NVIDIA have teamed up to give away game codes and a custom CONTROL Resonant-wrapped GeForce RTX 5080 GPU!

Learn more about the game and its technology: [Link to article]

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THE PRIZES

• 1 x RTX 5080, custom wrapped for Control Resonant
• 5 x game keys for Control Resonant on Steam

HOW TO ENTER

To enter, answer one question in the comments:

- What are you most excited to experience in CONTROL Resonant?
or
- Where do you think path tracing and DLSS 4.5 make the biggest difference in visual quality and performance?

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Enter by October 5, 2026, at 5:00 PM PT!

The winner will be contacted in the following days, by Reddit DM, and the usernames will also be announced right here!

The giveaway is open to residents of: The United States Of America (Excluding Puerto Rico and its other territories and possessions), Australia (except New South Wales, South Australia, The Australian Capital Territory, and The Northern Territory), Austria, Canada (Except Quebec), Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.

You can check the full T&C here.