Best gaming PC under $1,500 in Australia
The fastest complete, compatible build we can find for $1,500 or less at today’s best Australian prices, aimed at 1440p gaming. Updated daily · November 2026.
Under $1,500
$197 under budgetGoal: best frame rate at 1440p for $1,500 or less
$1,303
73fps at 1440p
1080p
88fps
1440p
73fps
4K
43fps
- Bottleneck at 1440p
- GPU-bound 20%
- Video memory
- 16 GB · needs 10 GB
- Peak power
- ~308 W
- Cost per frame
- $18
- ProcessorRyzen 5 5600$134 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock B550M Pro4$154 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryCorsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2×8) DDR4-3200$69 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardZotac GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB Twin Edge$639 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageCrucial P3 Plus 1TB$104 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyMSI MAG A650BN$79 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerIncluded with the Ryzen 5 5600
Monitor match27″ 1440p 165 Hz IPS — e.g. LG UltraGear 27GR75Q-B (opens store in a new tab) (about $399)~73 fps is below 165 Hz, but adaptive sync (FreeSync/G-Sync) keeps it smooth.
How it runs
Estimated average fps at High settings, no upscaling.
| Game | 1080p | 1440p | 4K |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical AAA game | 88 | 73 | 43 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 253 | 215 | 128 |
| Fortnite | 117 | 100 | 60 |
| Battlefield 6 | 78 | 69 | 43 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 62 | 45 | 26 |
Other budgets
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