Under $2,000 gaming PC in Australia
Prices checked:
Component
Graphics card
Best custom build
Best prebuilt
PowerColor RX 7600 Fighter V2 8GB
Processor
Best custom build
Best prebuilt
AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Cooler
Best custom build
Wraith Stealth (included with the CPU)
Best prebuilt
Wraith Prism
Motherboard
Best custom build
Best prebuilt
Gigabyte B550M DS3H AC R2
Memory
Best custom build
Best prebuilt
16GB Corsair Vengeance RS RGB 3200MHz DDR4 (2x8GB)
Storage
Best custom build
Best prebuilt
1TB Klevv Cras C910G NVMe
Power supply
Best custom build
MSI MAG A650BN 650W 80+ Bronze
Best prebuilt
MSI A650BN 650W 80+ Bronze
Case
Best custom build
Best prebuilt
Asus A21
Fans
Best custom build
Not listed
Best prebuilt
4x Aftershock fans
Windows
Best custom build
Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM DVD (opens in a new tab)
Installation not confirmed
Best prebuilt
Windows 11 Home, activated, included in the price.
Assembly
Best prebuilt
Not listed
Warranty
Best custom build
2-year warranty
Best prebuilt
3-year warranty
Delivery
Best custom build
Not listed
Best prebuilt
Ships in 15–20 business days
Verdict Our pick: the Aftershock prebuilt. A faster graphics card, double the storage and a longer warranty for $68 more.
Scorptec parts
- Graphics card Palit GeForce RTX 3050 StormX 6GB (NE63050018JE-1072F) (opens in a new tab) In stock $269
- Processor AMD Ryzen 5 5500, boxed with Wraith Stealth cooler (100-100000457BOX) (opens in a new tab) In stock $135
- Cooler None extra, the boxed Wraith Stealth Included $0
- Motherboard ASRock A520M/AC (mATX, WiFi AC, BT 4.2) (opens in a new tab) In stock $85
- Memory G.Skill Ripjaws V 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4-3200 (F4-3200C16D-16GVKB) (opens in a new tab) In stock $179
- Storage Lexar NM620 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 (LNM620X512G-RNNNG) (opens in a new tab) In stock $109
- Power supply FSP VIC BD 650W 80+ Bronze (VIC-650BD) (opens in a new tab) In stock $59
- Case DeepCool Matrexx 30 mATX, tempered glass, 1x 120mm fan (opens in a new tab) In stock $45
- Parts $881
- Assembly Custom System Parts Assembly 7 to 11 Parts $219
- Windows Windows 11 Home OEI DVD (KW9-00632) (opens in a new tab) In stock $179
- Install Custom System Software Installation $29
- Total before shipping $1,308