Best $5,000 gaming PC in Australia
Prices checked:
Our pick
Best custom build
Scorptec (opens in a new tab)
Palit RTX 5080 16GB · Ryzen 7 9800X3D
$4,867
Best prebuilt
Aftershock (opens in a new tab)
Black Friday Nimbus (configured): Ryzen 7 9800X3D | RTX 5080
$4,903
Gigabyte RTX 5080 Windforce OC V2 16GB
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D (choose this option)
Aftershock IDC Glacier Mirror 360mm AIO
Gigabyte B850 Eagle WiFi 6E
32GB PNY Low Profile DDR5-5200 (2x16GB)
2TB Biwin M350 Gen4 (choose this option)
Inwin P85FII 850W 80+ Gold
Aftershock Nimbus Black
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7x RGB fans
Windows 11 Home, included in the price.
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2-year return-to-base warranty
3-year warranty
Assembly is quoted at 7–10 business days.
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Verdict Our pick: the Scorptec build. The same graphics card and processor, faster memory and a stated build time, for $36 less than the Aftershock.
PLE parts
- Graphics card MSI GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 SHADOW 3X OC (opens in a new tab) In stock $1,979
- Processor AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D 8C/16T AM5, no cooler (100-100001084WOF) (opens in a new tab) In stock $709
- Cooler ID-COOLING FX360 INF 360mm ARGB AIO (White) (opens in a new tab) In stock $109
- Motherboard Gigabyte B850M Force WiFi6E V2 AM5 mATX (WiFi 6E) (opens in a new tab) In stock $174
- Memory Lexar THOR G2 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 C38 (LD5U16G60C380V-RGD) (opens in a new tab) In stock $649
- Storage Lexar NM790 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 2TB (LNM790X002T-RNNNG) (opens in a new tab) In stock $469
- Power supply Corsair RM1000x 1000W 80+ Gold ATX 3.1, fully modular (CP-9020271-AU) (opens in a new tab) In stock $245
- Case SilverStone FARA 515XR ARGB Mid Tower (White), mesh front, 4x 120mm fans per SilverStone (opens in a new tab) In stock $64
- Parts $4,398
- Assembly PLE builder base (assembly and testing, mouse mat, surge board, 24-month return-to-base warranty) (opens in a new tab) $257
- Windows Microsoft Windows 11 Home OEM 64-bit DVD (KW9-00632) (opens in a new tab) In stock $199
- Install Windows installation $0
- Total before shipping $4,854