r/buildapc
Active/r/buildapc - Planning on building a computer but need some advice? This is the place to ask!
Planning on building a computer but need some advice? This is the place to ask! /r/buildapc is a community-driven subreddit dedicated to custom PC assembly. Anyone is welcome to seek the input of our helpful community as they piece together their desktop.
Members
7,723,152
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2010
April 11, 2010
Total posts
3.8M
archived
Total comments
27.6M
archived
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r/buildapc is posting regularly — the latest post was today. Active subreddits can't be requested through r/redditrequest.
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How many members does r/buildapc have?
r/buildapc had 7,723,152 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/buildapc dead?
No. r/buildapc is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/buildapc created?
r/buildapc was created on April 11, 2010.
Can I take over r/buildapc?
Probably not. r/buildapc is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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