In this post, I will reveal my top picks for the best PCs to look out for from Australia. These are just my opinions, so if you have any suggestions, please do leave them in the comment, so that I can update that as well in this post.
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Thanks to superfast SSDs, abundant RAM and progressive optimisations to the operating system itself, Windows starts up far more quickly than it used to. The startup process that used to entail a minute and a half of disk grinding now whizzes by in less than ten seconds.
If I had to nit-pick, does anyone really need PCI (not express) slots these days? It seems the motherboard was chosen primarily for colour co-ordinated form over function, not that it makes much of a difference. The lack of a High Bandwidth SLI bridge is the only real concern with this build, possibly holding you back a little at 4K+ resolutions. Overall an otherwise fantastic option for the uncompromising gaming connoisseur.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700K |
| Cooler | Corsair H115i |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z170 |
| Graphics | 2 x Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1080 G1 Gaming, 8GB (SLI) |
| Memory | Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (2x16GB) 2666MHz DDR4 |
| Storage | Samsung 950 PRO 512GB SSD, Seagate HDD 3TB |
| Power Supply | Corsair RM850x 850W |
This bold limited edition chassis is a result of a partnership between Cooler Master and Asus in celebration of the ROG brand’s 10th anniversary. And you’ll need to be an ROG fan to want this because the design is really in your face. Thankfully the guts of it match the looks.
The screaming fast CPU comes pre-overclocked to you for a bonus 10% of extra CPU performance. Matched with a factory overclocked GTX 1080 and great mass storage and RAM this is a solid build for any triple-A game player. The only thing of concern may be the quality of the OEM Cooler Master power supply.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel i7 6700K overclocked to 4.6GHz |
| Cooler | Noctua D15 |
| Motherboard | Asus Z170 Pro Gaming |
| Graphics | Asus ROG Strix GTX1080-O8G OC |
| Memory | 32GB DDR4 Kingston 2133Mhz |
| Storage | 256GB Samsung 950 Pro, 2TB Seagate 7200rpm |
| Power Supply | Cooler Master modular 750W |
For sheer bang for buck, it doesn’t get much better than this. With the fastest locked CPU available and the second fastest GPU available (ignoring the insanely priced Titan), this system proudly walks the fine line of price and performance.
The chosen spacious SSD and HDD complement this system well too. The only real things to complain about is the 8GB of RAM which could soon become a speed limiter and the lack of PCI-E lanes an M.2 slots. For this price though these can be easily overlooked. A great choice for those wanting the most out of their purchase.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 6700 |
| Cooler | OEM |
| Motherboard | MSI B150M Bazooka |
| Graphics | EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 SC Gaming ACX 3.0 8GB |
| Memory | Kingston HyperX Fury HX421C14FBK2/8 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 Black |
| Storage | Samsung 750 EVO 250GB SSD, Seagate Barracuda 2TB HDD |
| Power Supply | EVGA SuperNOVA B2 750W |
BudgetPC advertises this as an ultra-budget gaming PC and it’s pretty easy to see why. With just 4GB of RAM, a dual-core non-threaded CPU and the lowest end of discrete graphics cards combined with a decidedly average hard drive and OEM PSU.
Having said that, the CPU is one that caused quite a stir when it came out as it harkens back to the early years of overclocking. Sure it’s only a dual-core part, but you can overclock the thing sky high, making for a very competitive CPU in lightly threaded tasks. This could be an exciting starter system for a budding PC enthusiast. We’d strongly recommend asking for 8GB of RAM to be installed to cater for today’s gaming needs.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Pentium Processor G3258 |
| Cooler | OEM |
| Motherboard | MSI H81M-E34 |
| Graphics | Asus GeForce GTX GTX950 OC 2G |
| Memory | 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 |
| Storage | Western Digital Blue 1TB HDD |
| Power Supply | 500W OEM |
Like I said initially in this post, leave your feedback and suggestions on the list above and the ones you think should be here in the list as well. Even if your choice is from your local market, if it is worth adding to the list along with those beasts up there right now, just leave a comment.
