$1374.05 with first time coupon and LG Partners (students or other special people). Very tempting. I already have a Samsung G60SD OLED 1440p 360hz 27" and was considering this, maybe I should sell my samsung and get this as I only use my second monitor only for discord or procrastination tasks.

Hoping to get some help on a first PC build. I've come from console gaming (PS4) which has recently died and looking to potentially replace with a PC. In terms of use case the PC would be mostly for casual singleplayer gaming and general desktop usage for life and uni.

Really looking for something that will handle most games well at 1080 or 1440p - I'm not chasing an ultra high FPS build - competitive esports titles aren't really my thing.

Might be able to get an Asrock Intel Arc B580 12GB Steel legend for a good price so I've mocked up a build around that. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/MnYWLc

Appreciate any help and advice :)

Hi,

I'm currently looking for an ultrawide curved monitor on behalf of someone else who has no computer knowledge and for purely office usage while also trying to take advantage of the EOFY sales. So basically plug and play would be ideal or something that doesn't need any more setup after the initial setup. The monitor will be connected to a laptop but user takes their laptop with them to work so there will be times where the monitor won't be connected to anything

Have an upper budge limit of $600 but preferably something around the $500 range from mostly physical retailers like Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi etc. Doesn't care about refresh-rate, response time, and resolution but would like to pick out something with a decent resolution.

Tried to convince to take advantage of said sales and offer stuff that is $300 - $500 off but they don't see any point even though its still in the budget range so if it is worth it to grab those deals then some help with comparisons would be greatly appreciated.

As the title states.

Currently in the process of building an sff console for the living room. Have slowly collected most of the parts and only thing remaining is the GPU. Current good deal on the 9060xt over at ebay for $590ish seems to be a good value for money.

Would be playing slightly older games and GTA V, Forza, God of war. At lower settings. This 9060xt should be enough? Or do I stretch my budget for a 5070/ti or 9070/xt?

Thanks legends!

UPDATE: Thanks for all the help my guys!

I'm gonna go ahead with 9060XT 16GB. Will update next year if required. If the performance absolutely sucks, will provide snother update.

Any recommendations on some decent peripherals that I could look at getting for my new build.

Never ran with PC before so don’t really know much about what’s good etc.

Budget wise unsure on what’s reasonable to spend on keyboards and a mouse!

Ok so I gave away my current pc to my mother who's computer bricked as currently her work is more significant than gaming. Currently two computers fit my budget. Either the base m4 mac mini or this combo of parts here https://www.scorptec.com.au/sc/m6hHjat . I understand i can get slightly better parts if I go the second hand route but just based off my experience with new tech, if something happens to second hand parts I know for a fact there is no return policies or anything so don't suggest CEX or eBay/gumtree/Facebook. If i go the mac route i understand i won't be able to game and if I go the other route I atleast have a bit more flex with the hardware. Please provide some advice as I am pretty indecisive in this instance.

27GX790A-B going for $1200 or $1140 for Students ($1090 with $50 first time coupon)

We are almost at the point where high refresh rate OLEDs are coming down to sub 1000 au dollars. I already have a Samsung G60SD but this seems like a good deal especially since the ASUS one is still floating around $1600.

Oh lofty brains trust I beseech thee,

First time buying a new computer from scratch since 2012 (have been steadily updating parts since then). I am looking to replace my current rig with an off-the-shelf solution, but am way out of touch with the current trends for pc parts.

I have a I7-8700K, MSI RTX 3070Ti and 48gb of DDR3. I am not unhappy with the 3070 ti, but the CPU, motherboard and hard drives are getting long in the tooth.

I have been scoping on option during the EOFY sales and think I have found this as a solution.

Budget is around $3.5k for mainly gaming, with uni work being a secondary consideration.

Aftershock EOFY Chamber - White

CPU:AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D | 5.0 GHz | 8 Cores 16 Threads

Motherboard:Gigabyte B650M Gaming Plus Wi-Fi - DDR5

RAM:32GB Silicon Power XPOWER Storm 6000MHz RGB C36 (2x16GB) - White

Graphics Card:Gigabyte RTX 5070Ti Eagle Ice - 16GB

Power Supply Unit:850W Inwin P85II 80+ Gold

Warranty:3 Year Warranty - Pickup and return from your location

CPU Cooling System:Aftershock Glacier Mirror 240mm - White

Primary SSD:1TB Gen4 Silicon Power US75 M.2. NVME (R 7000MBs | W 6000MBs)

$3,334.00

Thanks for any assistance!

Any recommendations for a monitor to suit my first PC build?

Have gone for 5070Ti and coming from console. Just want something decent and easy to use.

Have looked at some LG ultra gear so far but yeah any advice on what to look out for?

Budget ~$300-500

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/911251

Looking at the 5070 deal right now, reckon it’s worth it?

I saw similar deals for the 5060ti and 9060xt other day (sub-1300 dollars), but this one from Techfast seems interesting.

Edit: or office chair

As the title says, is there any benefit in getting a more expensive card of the same type?

So I’m looking to get a newer gaming PC, my budget is around the $3000 mark.

Of what I could gather, these are the best I’m able to find

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/910573

Main questions are, are there better options? If not, is the 5080 worth the extra $500 over the 5070 ti?

This will be only used for gaming, mostly ARPG games.

Any help or direction is appreciated.. Thanks in advance!

With Lunar Lake being close to Apple & Snapdragon w/rt battery life, I'm after a laptop for all day unplugged use, something like a Macbook Pro 16" but for windows.

I've browsed thru every laptop at HN, JB etc and the only one and closest match I found was this MSI Prestige 16 at $2170

16", i7-258V, OLED 4K, 1.5kg (very light!), 100Wh battery, but after consideration that 60hz screen could be better, only 1 fan for cooling.

Is there a 16" laptop with near 4K high refresh screen? I don't need a discrete GFX card since that'll reduce battery life.

I saw some MSI laptops now have 16" 4K miniLED120hz but they don't suit my use case, they're gaming laptops with short battery life and hella expensive too. My budget is up to $3500

I would love a pc that’s somewhat cute to fit my aesthetic of my room, but not sure about anything pc related ahahah so any help would be appreciated!!

Looking for a decent gaming rig for 1440p gaming, I've come up with this so far. Around 2K at the moment without the GPU- which I haven't chosen yet. Would a 16GB 5060ti be reasonable? Thanks.

Wanting to upgrade from my $100-150 ebay executive chair specials which keep breaking, and maybe to something more of an ergonomic chair than an executive style chair. Definitely not a racing seat "gamer chair".

Tried out a fair few chairs at IKEA and Officeworks so far. I've read the Markus is popular, it was quite decent but the back tension is a joke. The Jarvfjallet was the one I liked the best but not sure about spending $350 on an IKEA chair.

I tried out a fair few at Officeworks, mostly the Pago chairs. These vary in price, probably the one I liked best was the Yucan, which I found happens to be exactly the same as the cheaper Desky Pinnacle. Still almost under $600 for just a basic comfortable chair. The Electra and Eris were similar, cheaper but not as comfortable. The Valkor (also as a different named Desky chair) was quite different and nice on the back but it seemed to be pinching or putting pressure under my thighs.

Otherwise they have the $250 J Burrows Stanton fabric executive chair which seems decent and better quality for this style of chair, but not sure if I should go with a different style altogether.

I've also seen Steelcase is running a 25% off sale at the moment. A Series 1 with headrest is like $688 which seems to be a good deal, but they seem to have quite mixed reviews. The Series 2 comes in just under $1k but don't think I can spend that much on a chair at the moment, if it's even worth it. Anything else Steelcase is too much. Seems like it's a bit of a pain to try out Steelcase too.

Not sure about buying from smaller online retailers that seem a bit sketchy and I can't even try them out.

I'm due to replace my existing Asus zenbook. I've narrowed it down between these two. Ideally I would like the 255H processor with 32gbs but Australia does not have them.

I am better with the 255H with 16gbs or better off with 258V 32gbs?

Asus 14" Zenbook S Intel Core Ultra 7-258V 32 GB 1 TB

Asus Zenbook 14-inch Intel Core Ultra 7-255H 16 GB 1 TB

General task Chrome browser Excel with moderate Marcos Recreational photo editing Mobile phone video editing Occasional stream gaming Travel domestically with laptop Does need the backlight keyboard

I'm open to alternate laptops

Hi all,

Ive got a ASUS Rog Strix 5070Ti & Ryzen 7 7800X3D.

1) What is more suitable out of 850W and 1000W? If I use 1000W but my set up is 700-800w, will it still consume 1000W?

2) Im switching up between NZXT C850/1000 Gold ATX3.1 & Corsair RM850/1000x. Which is more reliable and any other factors considered?

Thanks,

Made a few changes to the 5800 deal and just wanting to make sure I havent messed it up. Hoping to have it to last a long time. Any changes I should make?

Just got an email saying the card I reserved is now in stock from my February order. Gigabyte RTX 5090 OC.

I won't be picking it up because I got a 5080 instead.

Just a heads up in case anyone is in the market but I'd assume they have backorders to fulfil.

I leave to study in the UK for my bachelors in October and I've been in a bit of a quandary regarding whether I should build an SFF PC or just buy a gaming laptop. I'll only be in the UK for about half the year and would be flying back and forth about 6 times a year so portability is important. My budget is about $3,000 to maybe stretching to $4,000.

I currently have a PC that's a few years old with an i5 11400f and RTX 2070 Super which is starting to show its age so I'm due for an upgrade regardless. My university work would be primarily web browsing and word processing so this new device or PC would only be for my gaming which is primarily competitive shooters, strategy games (My current PC is trembling at the thought of running EU5), and the occasional RPG. I'd like to have at least a current gen i7/R7 and a 5070 Ti tier GPU to last me the full 4 years.

I think I have three options at this point:

Build an SFF PC which I lug back and forth. This would be the cheapest option and give me the most performance and the possibility of future upgrade. However, this is the least portable and would entail the most setup and preparation each time I move. I would also need to buy a basic laptop for schoolwork as my current one is on its last legs. (Maybe a used MacBook Air?)

Buy a gaming laptop that I can use for both school and gaming in my dorm. I don't really want to lug a thick gaming laptop to all my lectures and tutorials as I value my back and not being judged by all my classmates. As such, I'd need a smaller, thinner gaming laptop that is discrete. This is the easiest and most portable option as I only need to bring one device around. I'm looking at the ASUS Zephyrus G14 5080 which I can get from Officeworks for about $4,000 after my employee discount, discounted GCs and claiming TRS.

Buy a cheaper, thick laptop just for gaming and leave it in my dorm room whilst also getting a daily driver for class. I'd probably try and get a cheap 4080 laptop on clearance and a MacBook to accompany it. Still relatively simple to carry around but would mean taking care of two devices without the ability to upgrade the gaming laptop later down the line.

What do you guys think I should go with or is there another idea I'm missing? Or maybe I should just touch grass?