Build for office, study and family
Homework and browsing, plus Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite and Sims for the kids.
Budget
Goal: Minecraft, Roblox, Fortnite at 1080p
$1,058
- About 76 fps at 1080p in a typical big game; much higher in Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite
- 16 GB of memory: enough for most everyone’s tabs and games
- About 318 W at full load
- Processor
- 6C/12T
- Graphics
- 12 GB card
- Memory
- 16 GB DDR4
- Storage
- 1 TB
- Peak power
- ~318 W
- 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 cardIntel Arc B580 12GB Limited Edition$394 at Umart (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
Mid-range
Best valueGoal: Most games at 1080p
$1,367
- About 79 fps at 1080p in a typical big game; much higher in Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite
- 16 GB of memory: enough for most everyone’s tabs and games
- About 330 W at full load
- Processor
- 6C/12T
- Graphics
- 12 GB card
- Memory
- 16 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 1 TB
- Peak power
- ~330 W
- ProcessorRyzen 5 9600X$304 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 cardIntel Arc B580 12GB Limited Edition$394 at Umart (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 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)
High-end
Goal: Every game at 1080p, for years
$1,762
- About 101 fps at 1080p in a typical big game; much higher in Minecraft, Roblox and Fortnite
- 32 GB of memory: plenty for everyone’s tabs and games
- About 300 W at full load
- Processor
- 6C/12T
- Graphics
- 16 GB card
- Memory
- 32 GB DDR5
- Storage
- 2 TB
- Peak power
- ~300 W
- ProcessorRyzen 5 9600X$304 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MotherboardASRock A620M-HDV/M.2+$119 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- MemoryKingston Fury Beast 32GB (2×16) DDR5-6000$374 at Mwave (opens store in a new tab)
- Graphics cardSapphire Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB Pulse$534 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- StorageKingston NV3 2TB$184 at Amazon AU (opens store in a new tab)
- CPU coolerDeepCool AK400$44 at Amazon AU (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)
What matters
- An entry graphics card turns an office PC into one that plays most games.
- A 1 TB drive or more: games are large.
What to skip
- High-end parts: family games run well on modest hardware.
Good to know
- Set up a separate Windows account for each person, with parental controls for the kids.
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