About r/buildapcsales
In its own words:
A community for links to products that are on sale at various websites. Monitors, cables, processors, video cards, fans, cooling, cases, accessories, anything for a PC build.
The community was created on Sep 1, 2010, which makes it 16 years old. Among the 7 communities on our PC gaming list it is number 4 by size.
What sets r/buildapcsales apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 11.5 new posts a day per million members, more than 83% of the Top 100.
What r/buildapcsales talks about
We read the titles of 75 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “monitor”, “pro”, “amd”, “gaming” and “gpu”. Other frequent themes are cpu, code, msi, 16gb, ryzen and atx. Recurring phrases include “amd ryzen”, “power supply”, “gaming monitor” and “cpu amd”. By format, 100% are links.
Popular post flairs: Monitor (11), Other (9), GPU (9), Prebuilt (5), PSU (5), CPU (5).
Activity and best time to post
r/buildapcsales gets about 11 new posts a day. The public archive holds 216,565 posts and 5,719,035 comments in total, about 26.4 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (24 posts) and the quietest was Saturday (2). Posting peaks around 16:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/buildapcsales
The moderators of r/buildapcsales list 5 rules. In short:
- User Etiquette
- Deal Guidelines
- Post Guidelines
- Brand Rep Guidelines
- Contacting Moderation
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/buildapcsales and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How many members does r/buildapcsales have?
r/buildapcsales has 959,633 subscribers.
How old is r/buildapcsales?
r/buildapcsales was created on Sep 1, 2010, so it has been around for 16 years.
How active is r/buildapcsales?
Moderately: r/buildapcsales gets about 11 new posts a day (average of the last week). Over its lifetime the archive counts 216,565 posts and 5,719,035 comments. In a sample of 75 recent posts we counted 38 different authors.
When is r/buildapcsales most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Saturday, and most posts arrive around 16:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/buildapcsales about?
The community describes itself as: “A community for links to products that are on sale at various websites. Monitors, cables, processors, video cards, fans, cooling, cases, accessories, anything for a PC build.” Recent post titles often mention monitor, pro, amd, gaming and gpu. Most posts are links (100%).
Is r/buildapcsales safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/buildapcsales as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/buildapcsales?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/buildapcsales accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts). It has 5 posted rules, starting with: “User Etiquette”; “Deal Guidelines”; “Post Guidelines”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/buildapcsales?
Communities with similar topics include r/buildapc (8.5M), r/pcmasterrace (16.4M) and r/pcgaming (4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/buildapcsales.