r/buildapc vs r/buildapcsales
Side-by-side using public descriptions, members, growth and rule titles from SubMouse. Missing fields show as n/a. Adult communities are excluded.
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Build-planning advice vs PC deal hunting
r/buildapc is for planning custom PC assembly and asking the community for input. r/buildapcsales is for links to PC parts and accessories on sale.
Both have SubMouse pages (buildapc about 8.5M, rank #89; buildapcsales about 0.96M). Activity samples match the split: buildapc is text-heavy and busy (roughly 203 posts/day); buildapcsales is link-only and quieter (roughly 12).
Collected short rule titles enforce the wall between advice and deals. buildapc bans sales/deals posts, hardware news/reviews, laptops/prebuilts and build-spoonfeeding. buildapcsales centres on deal, post and brand-rep guidelines. Plan a parts list in buildapc; post a qualifying sale in buildapcsales. (pcmasterrace remains the broader PC culture neighbour.)
- r/buildapc: custom build advice; no sales/deals or laptop/prebuilt threads (collected titles).
- r/buildapcsales: on-sale PC part links; follow deal/post guidelines (collected titles).
- Advice vs shopping. Both have full SubMouse community pages.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-06.
r/buildapc
/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 a…
- Members
- 8.5M
- 7-day growth
- +1.9K
- Posts/day
- 203
- Directory rank
- #89
- Created
- Apr 11, 2010
- Submissions
- Text posts
Sample mix: text posts 100%
Topics: Advice, Explanations & Q&A, PC Gaming
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Be respectful to others
- No build-spoonfeeding requests
- No piracy or grey-market software keys
- No laptop or prebuilt PC questions
- No submissions about hardware news, rumors, or reviews
- No submissions about sales, deals or unauthorized giveaways
- No submissions about retailer or customer service experiences
- No titles that are all-caps, clickbait, PSAs, pro-tips or contain emoji.
- No submissions that are low-effort, memes, jokes, meta, or hypothetical / dream builds.
- No self-promotion, advertising or surveys
- No selling, trading or requests for valuation
- No excessive posting (more than one submission in 24 hours)
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r/buildapcsales
つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Low prices take my energy つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
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.
- Members
- 959.6K
- 7-day growth
- n/a
- Posts/day
- 12.1
- Directory rank
- n/a
- Created
- Sep 1, 2010
- Submissions
- Link posts
Sample mix: links 100%
Topics: PC Gaming
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- User Etiquette
- Deal Guidelines
- Post Guidelines
- Brand Rep Guidelines
- Contacting Moderation
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Supported differences
| Aspect | r/buildapc | r/buildapcsales |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
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 a… |
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. |
| Size r/buildapc is larger in our directory (about 8.9×). |
8.5M members |
959.6K members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
203/day |
12.1/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
text posts 100% |
links 100% |
| Allowed submission type (meta) |
Text posts |
Link posts |
| Topic tags on SubMouse |
Advice, Explanations & Q&A, PC Gaming |
PC Gaming |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
Be respectful to others; No build-spoonfeeding requests; No piracy or grey-market software keys; No laptop or prebuilt PC questions; No submissions about hardware news, rumors, or reviews |
User Etiquette; Deal Guidelines; Post Guidelines; Brand Rep Guidelines; Contacting Moderation |
What they share
- Shared SubMouse topics: PC Gaming
Rules and tone we can verify
buildapc: Be respectful; no build-spoonfeeding; no piracy/grey keys; no laptop/prebuilt questions; no hardware news/rumors/reviews; no sales/deals/unauthorized giveaways; no retailer experience threads. buildapcsales: User Etiquette; Deal Guidelines; Post Guidelines; Brand Rep Guidelines; Contacting Moderation.
Where this comparison comes from
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples collected for both. Short titles only.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.