Best gaming PC under $2,500 in Australia
The fastest complete, compatible build we can find for $2,500 or less at today’s best Australian prices, aimed at 1440p gaming. Updated daily · November 2026.
Under $2,500
$203 under budgetGoal: best frame rate at 1440p for $2,500 or less
$2,297
120fps at 1440p
1080p
146fps
1440p
120fps
4K
70fps
- Bottleneck at 1440p
- GPU-bound 21%
- Video memory
- 16 GB · needs 10 GB
- Peak power
- ~476 W
- Cost per frame
- $19
- ProcessorRyzen 7 7800X3D$554 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock A620M-HDV/M.2+$119 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryTeamGroup T-Create 16GB (2×8) DDR5-5600$199 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardSapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB Pulse$1,029 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageCrucial P3 Plus 1TB$104 at Scorptec (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- Power supplyCorsair RM750e (2023)$124 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CaseJonsbo D31 Mesh$124 at Centre Com (opens store in a new tab)
Monitor match27″ 1440p 165 Hz IPS — e.g. LG UltraGear 27GR75Q-B (opens store in a new tab) (about $399)~120 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 | 146 | 120 | 70 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 418 | 354 | 210 |
| Fortnite | 194 | 165 | 98 |
| Battlefield 6 | 129 | 114 | 70 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 101 | 74 | 42 |
Other budgets
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