Best $3,000 gaming PC in Australia

Prices checked:

Component

Our pick

Best custom build

PC Case Gear (opens in a new tab)

ASRock RX 9070 XT 16GB · Ryzen 7 5700X

$2,936

Before shipping · parts, assembly and Windows 11 Home

Best prebuilt

Nebula (opens in a new tab)

RANGER: RYZEN 7 7700 | RTX 5070

$2,949

Sale, was $3,949. Windows 11 Home, included in the price. Before shipping.

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Graphics card
Best custom build
ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Challenger 16GB GDDR6 (opens in a new tab)

$1,249 In stock

Best prebuilt

Zotac RTX 5070 Twin Edge OC 12GB

Processor
Best custom build
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (8-core) (opens in a new tab)

$299 In stock

Best prebuilt

AMD Ryzen 7 7700

Cooler
Best custom build
ID-COOLING SE-224-XTS ARGB tower cooler (opens in a new tab)

$35 In stock

Best prebuilt

Nebula Ventra Digital ARGB air cooler

Motherboard
Best custom build
ASUS Prime B550M-A WiFi II (opens in a new tab)

$139 In stock

Best prebuilt

ASUS B850M MAX GAMING WIFI

Memory
Best custom build
PNY XLR8 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Low Profile (opens in a new tab)

$369 In stock

Best prebuilt

32GB Lexar THOR G2 RGB DDR5-6000 (2x16GB)

Storage
Best custom build
PNY CS2241 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 (opens in a new tab)

$269 In stock

Best prebuilt

1TB KLEVV CRAS C925G Gen4 NVMe

Power supply
Best custom build
Super Flower Zillion FG Gold 750W (opens in a new tab)

$129 In stock

Best prebuilt

ADATA XPG Core Shift II VE 750W 80+ Gold

Case
Best custom build
Montech SKY TWO GX Mid Tower White (mesh, 3x AX140 ARGB fans) (opens in a new tab)

$49 In stock

Best prebuilt

Nebula N6 mATX Black

Windows
Best custom build
Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM DVD (opens in a new tab)

$199 In stock

Installation not confirmed

Best prebuilt

Windows 11 Home, included in the price.

Assembly
Best custom build
PCCG Full Custom System Assembly Service, 2 Year Warranty (opens in a new tab)

$199 In stock

Best prebuilt

Not listed

Warranty
Best custom build

2-year warranty

Best prebuilt

3-year warranty

Delivery
Best custom build

Not listed

Best prebuilt

Despatches in 7–10 business days

Verdict Our pick: the PC Case Gear build. A clearly faster graphics card with more video memory for $13 less.