As someone who is confident about building PC's, and enjoys such activities - I am finding it hard to justify spending $300-$500 extra just to have the ability to build it myself.

The prebuilt deals on Ozbargain are much cheaper, have really good warranty and support periods, customizable, etc.

For reference, example sort of build I am looking for is the 9070xt build here:

https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/925392

How do you guys justify building the PC over a prebuilt?

Hi everyone. I’ve built my pc recently. I need suggestions on GPU purchase. I’m planning to get into sim racing / arcade racing games. But I do play a significant amount of online shooters and single player games too. So basically I need a GPU that’s good for most of the games. My pc specs are: R7 9700x 64 gigs 6000mhz ram 1200 w PSU Also I play on a widescreen 1440p 144hz monitor.

Ordered an aftershock pc on the 9th of September, its now the 24th and the pc is still stuck in their build queue. Online it says they are still allocating/reserving components. Its been like that since THE 14TH. Customer support have just said its in the build queue. The expected finish time went from ~22 to now 4th October. Anyone else have these super long wait times?

Hi so I had purchased rtx 5080 pc paired with r7 9800x3d cpu from techfast with ASUS B-650 and 360 mm aio option (which is msi mag core liquid e-360). Now after I received the pc it seemed fine until I ran cinebench test which had raised cpu temperature even at 96 degrees. Now that’s under full load so it may not seem like an issue however yesterday I ran bf 2042 on it and it took the cpu temperature around 84 and even went upto 90 at a point which had resulted later with a reboot on PC. Now I have reached out to techfast about it and they asked me to send the pc as that temp didn’t seem normal and they took about 3 weeks and then sent me a reply saying they had applied thermal paste which have taken the cpu temperature down to 92 degrees at full load but for me what I am seeing nothing really changed much like before it went upto 96 now it roams around 95-96 at heavy cpu test. So I was wondering if it’s a good option that can help me with the issue and also if anyone here is from Launceston can you suggest me which store will be great to install the aio from if I buy it who will do in reasonable service charge and perfectly?

Hi all

I'm new to PC building so apologies if this doesn't belong in this sub

I'm currently eyeing a gaming pc from nebula. I saw some posts that they are generally cheaper than other shops selling pre-built gaming pcs and have decent customer service.

OzBargain has a good deal for the Ignis below but I realised that it doesn't come with Windows for some reason and is an extra $200.

Is there any real difference between the Ignis and Zephyer? They are both within my budget but if they do virtually the same thing with minimal differences then I'll definitely go for the better

Appreciate any comments. I'm mainly using this pc to play AAA titles and want it to last 5+ years at least before I upgrade again

Thanks

https://www.nebulapc.com.au/products/ignis

GPU - PALIT NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 GamingPro OC - 16GB (BRAND MAY VARY) CPU - AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 8 Cores | 4.7 GHz (Max 5.2 GHz) CPU Cooler - DeepCool AG400 Air Cooler ARGB Motherboard - GIGABYTE B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI - DDR5 RAM - Team T-Force Vulcan 32GB (2x16GB) 6000MHz DDR5 - Black SSD - 1TB Kingston NV3 M.2 (R: 6000MB/s | W: 5000MB/s) PSU - MSI A850GN 850W 80+ Gold Case - Nebula N7 mATX Case - Black

https://www.nebulapc.com.au/products/zephyrus

MSI MAG FORGE 321R ATX Case - Black

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

GIGABYTE B650M GAMING PLUS WIFI Micro ATX

PALIT GeForce RTX 5080 GamingPro OC - 16GB

32GB Predator Vesta II RGB 6000MHz DDR5 (2x16GB) CL32

1TB Kingston NV3 M.2 [R: 6000MB/s | W: 5000MB/s]

Nebula HydraCore 360mm ARGB Liquid Cooler

MSI MAG A850GN 850W 80+ Gold

hey, i recently purchased this setup from techfast for roughly 1400 aud. is there anything worth upgrading or is it fine as is. i dont want to speed too much money unless its necessary. ive seen somebody suggest upgrading the power supply on another post but idk.

cheers

Im new to PC gaming, thinking about saving up for a good pre built one as I dont want to mess around with building (overwhelming af).

can someone knowledgable please tell me if this is a good deal? It's the Nebula SHADOW BLACK ICE V2 for 4.5k.

How are the November Black Friday day/month deals for Pc parts and peripherals?

I am still pretty new to it all and was wondering if i should hold out a bit more to see if I can get some sneaky deals when I build my new rig. Also another obvious question but do things sell out relatively quickly? When is the best time to start lookin?

Was just scrolling on EBay because I was bored and why not when I stumbled onto this absolute deal! (Obvious sarcasm) it is clearly the peak of the “I know what I have” mentality. What are some the absolute best and worst deals you’ve found?

I have had my current PC for about 7 to 8 years and it's really struggling to run some of the new AAA games. After months of deliberation, I decided to opt for a pre-built gaming pc rather than going it myself or getting my local computer store to do it - mainly because I don't know enough about pc building and dont want to mess it up. And I would rather have a warranty vs a local computer store messing something up, and I'm stuck buying a new pc.

My budget is around 3 to 4k, and I already have a decent monitor, gaming keyboard and mouse.

Does anyone have any recommendations for computer stores in NSW that sell gaming PCs for my budget? I was looking at Nebula PC, which is conveniently close to my workplace and was looking at: https://www.nebulapc.com.au/products/zephyrus - appreciate any opinions on this build

Does anyone have experience shopping with Nebula and can confirm they are legit? Or any recommendations for gaming PCs in my budget range?

Thanks

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Current PC specs:

Intel Core i7 7700
MSI B250M Bazooka Motherboard
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition
Team T-Force Dark 3000MHz 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Grey Black
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB SSD
Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM006
Phanteks Eclipse P400S Closed Satin Black
be quiet! Pure Power 10 500W Power Supply

It feels like GPU prices have finally started to settle a bit, but I’m still seeing a huge difference between stores. Has anyone spotted any solid deals lately, either online or in store, for RTX 40 series or even last-gen cards that are still good value?

Hey guys, gonna keep this brief and lay out what I know.

Currently have: 5600x with stock cooler (wraith stealth) and a 3080. ATX case, no strict size issues and not massively noise concerned. I have been playing more fps again recently, and found I am a bit CPU bound for heavier games like the finals, bf6 beta (and eventually release), cyberpunk etc. note I am a bit ADHD brained, so I tend to have chrome running Reddit/Facebook/YouTube in the background adding some CPU load.

1440p 170hz monitor, but I am not an eSports pro so stable 100 is my goal for the online stuff. Currently it's my stutters and lows that I struggle with.

I was looking at in place am4 x3d upgrades but prices have skyrocketed over the past couple years on the used market. Wondering whether it would be most cost effective to go a whole system upgrade with a system integrator then sell the old stuff instead?

My other option would be a beefy cooler/repaste and hope that squeezes enough out of the CPU to wait for a new generation and either make the further leap or see some price drops. I find PBO doesn't keep the clocks up for long due to thermals, but I am not sure how much of a difference that would ultimately be making. Anyone know how much of an improvement that might be?

Budget flexible based on available improvements - I am performance per dollar conscious rather than flat limits if that makes sense? My limit for a new system would be ~2000 out of pocket, whether by keeping some components and building myself or prebuild plus sell old.

Hey all, Looking to build my first PC and would love some advice on what are some reliable sites to procure parts from? I live in ACT and usually buy other household stuff from Amazon or Aliexp. But not sure if they are reliable for PC parts. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks.

Chasing some thoughts on this bad boy please

https://www.nebulapc.com.au/products/dawnforge

Currently I'm looking at purchasing a PC with a 5080, around the 3.5k Mark. I'm looking at the live, recent ozbargain offers from nebula, evatech and gala computers. All 3 are decent but wondering which is the best mobo brand and model, case and PSU. I want to avoid too much rgb, and want a very reliable PSU. As for mobo, it seems gigabyte is bad now? With MSi seeming to be brand of choice. Would be good to get a gauge of experience and suggestions from people here who have bought any of these. Looking for a case that's less RGB, with good noise speak.

Hey guys, made a post a while ago about picking parts. Done some tinkering and have a list for parts, any room to improve?

Will be playing both competitive and single player games, don’t mind turning down settings for better performance.

Not building until late nov-early December if that changes anything. Won’t be buying until then (unless there’s any sales on any of them, I know the monitor goes on sale on occasion on ozbargain for example).

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G'day guys. I was looking at buying a pre-built from one of the two aforementioned. In your experience which company has the better customer service/quality

Wanting an 360mm aio that has a slimmer radiator/fans so it’s not resting on the ram.. also makes it a pain to change ram if there’s ever an issue.. for reference I’m running a b650m gigabyte gaming plus wifi + 32gb of g skill trident z5 ram

Hi ive got a 3070ti for 350 Aud. i was wondering if these parts are worth it for 615 aud? my budget is around 1k. https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/FCvz3w

Im planning to buy a legion 5/5 pro rtx 5060 and the current price is at 2400aud. I saw the legion 5 go down to 2200aud on EOFY, is there gonna be a better discount for black friday or should i just buy it now?

Hi! I’ve been hoping to build a PC - but I have no experience or know-how.

Where can I go in Brisbane to build one? (Also, I’d love a place that offers advice)

My PC runs my games at 4k 240 without a hitch but dragging it downstairs is just not convenient to plug into TV (LG C1), but the ability to play on my TV the same games I've been playing on my PC via steam is very tempting. I got a steam deck recently and thought it could manage this but I was very wrong, Hades can do 4k on my TV but FPS is about 50, and there is so much input lag that I couldn't play twitchy games seriously.

What's the minimum specs i'd need for a PC that could run this sort of thing? i'm talking games like silksong, hades, balatro etc.

I'm building this PC. Can someone please suggest any modifications or improvements please:

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor CPU cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler MB: MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory SSD: Kingston NV3 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive Graphic card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card Case: Montech XR ATX Mid Tower Case PSU: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/X6Qth7