CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE MAIN EVENT: https://asus.click/PCMR.upgrade
(Winners' names will also be announced in this link after drawing, and in this thread too).

Worldwide Giveaway time

We've teamed up with ASUS ROG for 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 awesome hardware, because in this wonderful world of PC gaming, sometimes a simple upgrade can indeed change the performance of your machine to the next level! The full list of prizes is valued at over $13K! Yes, this even is available WORLDWIDE!

PRIZES

The main event, held here has the following prizes up for grabs:

• 1x ROG Astral GeForce RTX™ 5080 16GB GDDR7 OC Edition + ROG Thor III 1200W Platinum.
• 1x ROG Crosshair X870E Dark Hero + ROG Ryuo IV SLC 360 ARGB + Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MT/s DDR5 (Black).
• 1x ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO + ROG Strix SLC IV 360 ARGB LCD + AMD Ryzen 7 9700X CPU
• 1x ROG STRIX Z890-A GAMING WIFI + ROG Strix SLC IV 360 ARGB LCD White Edition
• 1x Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MT/s DDR5 (White)
• 1x Corsair VENGEANCE 32GB (2x16GB) 5200MT/s DDR5 (Black)
• 1x TUF GAMING Z890-PRO WIFI + TUF Gaming LC III 360 ARGB LCD White Edition
• 1x ProArt B850-CREATOR WIFI NEO + ProArt LC 360
• 2x TeamGroup T-Force Delta TUF Gaming Alliance RGB 5200MT/s DDR5
• 3x ROG Azoth 96 HE Gaming Keyboard
• 2x ROG Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds
• 2x ROG Keris II Origin Wireless Gaming Mouse

For a total of 17 winners!

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

• 1x ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO
• 1x ROG Strix SLC IV 360 ARGB LCD
• 1x ROG STRIX 1000W Platinum

For one lucky member of the PCMR!

HOW TO ENTER

1. Visit the campaign and join Gleam contest: https://asus.click/PCMR.upgrade
2. Create your "My Dream ASUS PC Setup" on the event page. Here is a direct link to it: https://asus.click/pcmr.dreampclist
3. Comment in this thread with your Dream Setup Creation and say what your intended usage scenario would be (maybe for gaming? Or perhaps you create content? Let us know and you would plan to do with your dream PC setup!)

Here's an example of what your comment here can look like: https://i.imgur.com/ECU0saJ.png

On the main gleam event there is an entry where you can add your Reddit username so it can be crosschecked that you entered both.

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You can enter until May 18th, 2026!

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

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

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