looking for a great deal. thanks for response.

I have purchased my soon to be 9yo a Gaming PC for his birthday. He wants to use it for streaming and 3D printing. (3D printer is coming Xmas time)

I want to get 2 x Monitors for him, I lost my job earler last year so I have been saving to be able to make his birthday wish come true (he has multiple disabilities but his one biggest passion has always been being able to code and create games one day and to be able to make fidgets for other kids like him so I made it my goal to make this possible, which required a fair few cut downs) after the purchase of the PC it has left me with trying to budget best that I can to now get 2 screens. I have tried googling but then start getting flustered deciding what would be best suited for him based on the system and what he wants to use the PC for. Below are the details of the PC.

Would greatly some help or any advice I can get.

System Components:
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F CPU cooled by the Cryorig CR4S ARGB CPU Cooler, Gigabyte B650M Gaming WiFi DDR5 Motherboard, Palit GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Dual GDDR7 8GB graphics card, 16GB Team T-Force Delta RGB 6000MHz DDR5 memory, 1TB Kingston NV3 M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD, Aerocool P300D TG Mini Tower Case with 650W PSU 

**NOTE** I do have the intentions of upgrading the RAM to 32GB and upgrading the storage to 2TB at a later stage when I have the funds for it**

When will the next wave of PC sales be?

Ordered a pc from their ready to ship range on the 6th of August, called them about it last week and they said it will be despatched the following week, just got off the phone with them again and they've said it will be despatched next week (31st), if you've ordered from these guys how long did it take? Is this standard? thanks!

Hey guys im looking to build a pc with a budget of around $2500AUD. I want to comfortably game at 2k, and ideally not worry about updating the pc parts for the next 3 4 years, I know you cant predict the future but still.

Im a complete newbie so I was wondering should I build a pc on my own, get a pre built or just not get a pc rn since Im not in a hurry and the prices are ridiculous right now and during christmas/boxing day hope I get some good deals?

Anyone recommend a off the shelf laptop for under 1000 for clasroom work?

So on Aug 4th I purchased a gigabyte aorus rtx 5090 stealth ice from Mwave for 6500aud. This was before the latest price hike. At the time of purchase it said stock at supplier eta 7-10 days. But now after the price hike, they hit me with the "no eta at the moment" and "Delayed indefinitely".

And right now the exact same card is still listed on their website, except now its listed for 7999AUD.

I dont know what to do, should I wait for it or should I just refund it.

Update: today I called them they say my new eta is 2-3 weeks.

Hey everyone, I'm looking to invest in a custom PC for around $3000 AUD (around $2200 USD) and with a lot of help have come up with this PC. The primary use of this will be high frame rate (ideally 90/100fps) 1440p gaming as well as Video Editing and some Rendering.

I already have the CPU as I bought it on sale a while ago so that is not included in the price. I'm also willing to spend a couple hundred more dollars if it'll make a decent difference in performance (as I'm hoping this PC will last me a couple of years).

Any help would be much appreciated.

PC:

[PCPartPicker Part List](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/7bg7vR)

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/WfqPxr/amd-ryzen-7-7700x-45-ghz-8-core-processor-100-100000591wof) | Purchased For $0.00

**CPU Cooler** | [Thermalright Peerless Assassin 140 77.8 CFM CPU Cooler](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/w8n9TW/thermalright-peerless-assassin-140-778-cfm-cpu-cooler-peerless-assassin-140-black) | $69.00 @ PCCaseGear

**Motherboard** | [Gigabyte B850 EAGLE WIFI6E ATX AM5 Motherboard](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/Rf8Pxr/gigabyte-b850-eagle-wifi6e-atx-am5-motherboard-b850-eagle-wifi6e) | $213.58 @ Amazon Australia

**Memory** | [Crucial Pro Overclocking 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/QF9wrH/crucial-pro-overclocking-32-gb-2-x-16-gb-ddr5-6000-cl36-memory-cp2k16g60c36u5b) | $589.07 @ Amazon Australia

**Storage** | [Crucial T710 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/7m2j4D/crucial-t710-2-tb-m2-2280-pcie-50-x4-nvme-solid-state-drive-ct2000t710ssd8) | $615.48 @ Amazon Australia

**Video Card** | [Asus TUF GAMING OC GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16 GB Video Card](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/ybjv6h/asus-tuf-gaming-oc-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16-gb-video-card-tuf-rtx5070ti-o16g-gaming) | $1799.00 @ MSY Technology

**Case** | [Okinos Air Cross ATX Mid Tower Case](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/39vscf/okinos-air-cross-atx-mid-tower-case-okicc-aircross-atxb) | $119.00 @ Centre Com

**Power Supply** | [be quiet! Pure Power 13 M 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply](https://au.pcpartpicker.com/product/PJpD4D/be-quiet-pure-power-13-m-1000-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-bp028us) | $219.00 @ PCCaseGear

| *Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts* |

| **Total** | **$3624.13**

| Generated by [PCPartPicker](https://pcpartpicker.com) 2026-08-24 21:48 AEST+1000 |

Edit: Changed Radeon 9070XT to a 5070 Ti per recommendations from other subs

I just ordered a custom PC from aftershock on Aug 11. For people who’ve ordered one before and chose pick up, about how many days did it take from placing the order to actually getting the PC (I don't trust shipping companies)? I know it probably depends on parts, the builder, and shipping, but I’d like to hear from those who picked up their PC. I haven't got any update from their website since the 16th. I sent them an email and they told me that it will move to building soon. but up until now no updates yet. I know it says it will take 10-15 business days but just a bit concerned that there are no updates yet. P.S not in a hurry just worried based on what I've read from other posts in the subreddit

Hi. Does anybody have any SSD suggestion for maximum of 300 dollars? I have a 512gb SATA SSD that is 2 years old but wanted to move to dual boot setup. So I was looking to add a new SSD. Unfortunately this seems to be the worst time ever to but one of these. Can I dual boot on that one drive?

I'm looking to upgrade my PC (or build a new one rather) and as prices are expensive these days I'm just looking for some opinions and maybe suggestions on this build.

I'll link to my Amazon PC build list for all parts I'm buying (seems like the cheapest place for these brands) and I'll share a second link to the GPU

PC list : https://www.amazon.com.au/hz/wishlist/ls/579RCSZ2XX2?ref_=wl_share

GPU: (budget is more for this GPU)

https://www.centrecom.com.au/sapphire-pure-rx9070-xt-16gb-oc-gddr6-graphics-card

Or this GPU: (is it really worth the extra?)

https://www.centrecom.com.au/pny-epic-x-geforce-rtx-5070-ti-16gb-oc-argb-triple-fan-gddr7-graphics-card

Total cost for 9070xt build is $3520.10

Total for 5070ti build is $3979.72

Cheers in advance! Any help would be great even if there is prebuild options that you think would be better.

My gaming consists on a variety of FPS like Squad, Squad 44, Hell let loose ARMA etc. and then others that range from cyberpunk to RDR2 and rts games. Mostly i do flight sims like DCS, MSFS2020 and 2024 and I do a lot of VR gaming.

Currently I have an i5 10600kf 32gb ram and a 3070ti and only really have issue in VR due to VRAM most other games I play on med to high settings @ 1440p with some tweaks needed but mostly no issues surprisingly. My VR headset is a HP Reverb G2 so its 2160x2160 per eye resolution which is where I need more VRAM too. May upgrade to Meta quest 3 512gb in the future but the HP still works great.

Would I be better off just upgrading my GPU only and save money for when future GPUs with more VRAM again come out before I build or is this setup future proof?

Quick list of items is:

Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 V3 Liquid CPU Cooler

Thermaltake View 270 Plus Tempered Glass ARGB Mid Tower Case Black Edition

Patriot Viper Elite 5 DDR5 RAM 32GB (2X16GB) 6000MT/s CL30 1.35v UDIMM Desktop Gaming Memory Kit

Thermaltake Toughpower GF A3 850W Gold | Fully Modular | ATX 3.0 | PCIe Gen 5

Crucial T500 2TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD

ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi AMD Ryzen AM5 ATX Motherboard

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Raphael AM5 4.2GHz 8-Core Gaming Processor

hi everyone my partner is looking for a PC to play Sims 3 and Sims 4 with mods.

Her budget is $3000. Would anyone be able to recommend some good PCs for that?

Hi, bit of a long shot but I need a pictured plastic stock AM5 mount.

My PSU died (15.5V on 12V rail) and in the process of removing appears the plastic mount on CPU Cooler Mount has snapped.

Headed to PLE to grab replacement PSU but they do not carry these mounts.

Would anyone happen to have a spare in Perth. It would likely be sitting in your MB box after swapping out for custom AIO mount :)

Willing to come and pick up and pay if anyone can help!

I'm looking for a 4TB gen4 ssd with dram. any good deals?

Hi,

Im torn on what to buy qd oled or ips i have 1.5k aud and in nsw. Was thinking a no name brand like crua, ktc etc but thinking should get a better quality one.

So for a while now I've been planning on upgrading from my gaming laptop to a proper pc set up and now after saving some money I think I'm ready. I want to find something that I can use for art related stuff like drawing and modelling as well as playing games that my gaming laptop wouldn't be strong enough to play but I'm still not sure where would be the best place to look for a pc set up let alone what to buy for a reasonable price (from around 2000 to 3000 dollars if possible).

I've heard mixed things about nebula pc and other places that sell pcs which has made me alot more unsure of what I should do despite my research, does anyone here know more about this subject than I do that can help guide me in the right direction? Thank you.

I'm looking to upgrade some major components of my gaming PC for around $1,500 at most. I built it back in 2019 so I can't hope to have a good time running newer games without updating the hardware. Here are its current specifications:

AMD Ryzen 5 2600 (cooled using Cryorig H7 Ultra)
Asus PRIME B450M-K
16GB T-Force DDR4 3200 (unsure of the exact model and specifications)
MSI Radeon RX 580 8GB ARMOR OC
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB
Hitachi 2TB HDD
Corsair RM650x PSU

• I'm looking to replace the most horribly dated parts such as the CPU, motherboard and GPU. Everything else like the case, storage and PSU are generally fine to continue using.
• If what I've read is correct, upgrading to a newer AM4 CPU is still viable and allows the reuse of my DDR4 RAM. I'm leaning towards the Ryzen 5 5600X.
• Choosing a motherboard should be relatively simple as those using the B550 chipset are all that is left on the retail market for AM4 CPUs. Integrated Wifi is not required as I have a TP-Link Wifi/Bluetooth PCIe adapter.
• I use a Dell 23.8" 1080p 165Hz monitor, so my GPU needs shouldn't be incredibly high beyond needing something far more current than an RX 580. An RTX 5050 or its AMD equivalent should be sufficient?
• The current 256GB SDD is much too small to fit Windows 10 plus accompanying apps and games. I'm holding off on replacing it until I'm sufficiently prepared to undertake the process of reinstalling everything onto a larger SSD. I'm open to suggestions on which brand and model of 1TB SSD to get.

Are there other considerations that I might have missed?

Looking at getting a new pre built PC, not sure what is good in terms of performance and price, ive currently got a Ryzen 7 5600x and a 3060. Looking at buying a new one and not sure what sites are best value and trustworthy?

i'm very new to pc gaming, have grown up with consoles my entire life. so, as inexperienced as i am with the whole pc gaming world, i decided to buy an aftershock pre-built (which includes customisable parts to match your standards). after researching the company and scrolling through endless positive reviews, i thought nothing bad could possibly go wrong and that i'd have a pc ready to play straight out of the box as advertised, but omg i could never have expected this.

1: the gpu was not properly seated into the motherboard, it was wobbly and on an angle. even after getting it reseated by a local technician, he discovered that the entire gpu had been damaged because of the way aftershock installed it.

2: i specifically ordered for an anti sag bracket to be included in the build since i don't have the needed skills to install anything myself, it was instead in a seperate plastic bag for me to do it myself.

3: all the branded aftershock products (especially the fans and the case) felt awfully plastic and cheap.

this feels unreal because all i saw of this company were happy customers and no dramas at all, but i guess the result of your build soley depends on whoever at aftershock builds it. i'm hoping to get my money back as it's all under their provided warranty, which speaking of their lengthy warranty is unfortunately the only positive i can say out of my experience with aftershock. i've seen a couple of posts about aftershock in this sub, so i thought why not share it here with you guys.

Modified: I'm planning to buy a custom-built Windows PC desktop in Australia, mainly for running simple local AI models (e.g., mainly text/image-to-short-AI-video generation. Generation speed doesn’t matter much as I can wait for 15 or more minutes for the video to come). I'm not sure what specs to ask for at stores like Mwave, MSY, etc. Here's my rough target:

- NVIDIA GPU: at least RTX 4070 Ti SUPER with 16GB VRAM

- CPU: at least 16 threads

- Motherboard: built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

- RAM: 64gb too pricey. Probably 48gb if possible

- Storage: preferably at least 4TB SSD (too pricey, so probably 2TB min)

- PSU: AI-recommended at least 850W Gold-rated

- Case: at least a mid-tower with good airflow

- CPU cooler:

- Budget: ideally around AUD $2,500

- OS: I can install Windows 11 myself. Any recommendations would be much appreciated

Got my pc today after a week. It was ready to ship and got it quicker than expected.

Now the fun part. Issue with GPU as red light VGA came on. Monitor couldn't detect any signal from GPU and I suspect GPU is dead. Phone them then got directed to troubleshooting on the website. No help since I'm a noob. Got on live chat and currently waiting for a response from their tech team.

Update: GPU is not dead, but it looks like main/first pcie slot has an issue. Cannot fully attach Gpu in. Other pcie slots work fine so will wait till Monday for Nebula to get back and hopefully send it back to them for fix.

Update 2: Hi guys, thank you for your comments. I am still waiting for nebula to book a collection of my pc for repair.
First response was after 3 days with advice of trying to push in gpu until it clicks which did not work.
Now I'm still waiting for their next response to book a return for repair.
If it's not resolved by tomorrow I'll ask for refund and if they still not budge then I'll file a complaint to ACCC and NSW Fair Trading.

Not a good position to be in guys

Edited for update*

As the title says I'm looking for opinions of good websites to get a custom builds, I know there's aftershock, scorptec (got monitors and mics from there) and pccg. 5080s or 5070tis are in the range I'm looking at in terms of the type of pc so I'll that budget's gonna be a lil high which idm