When looking for a PC that best suits your needs, it can be a real challenge to balance your build to meet the performance needs you demand, at a budget you like. With so many different components and accessories on offer, MSI has stepped up and has configured a very appealing set of new PCs that bring together components that match each other perfectly and take the stress out of the big decisions.
MSI knows what gamers want. Of course, you will expect the big PC brands inside like Intel, Nvidia or AMD. Perhaps you know how much storage capacity you need, too. No matter your preference for price, CPU, SSD, memory or any other components, they all need to connect to and communicate with each other to deliver the experience you’re after. MSI has carefully curated several different gaming PCs where all the components come together in harmony, and you can pick any of these up from trustworthy and familiar Australian resellers.
MSI provides a wide array of motherboards for both Intel and AMD platforms that cater to any budget and a wide array of feature sets. However, MSI doesn't just make motherboards, it does graphics cards, cooling solutions, cases, SSDs and more, all of which make a great choice when building PCs. So much so that various resellers are using MSI extensively in their pre-built PC offerings.
We’ve selected a few here to showcase but there are many more available should you spend the time to look around. Covering a wide range of price points and specifications these offer some great choices no matter what you’re after, be it casting potent spells in Harry Potter Hogwart’s Legacy, editing and encoding your latest YouTube video or hopping on the AI and machine learning bandwagon, one of these systems should suit.
Karuza Taurus Gen12 i5 GeForce RTX 3060
$1,699 - available at Centre Com
This affordable system ticks a lot of boxes. First is the CPU. Socketed in an MSI B660M motherboard, the Intel i5-12400F was one of last generations best budget choices and remains so even today. Paired with an RTX 3060 1080p gaming at high refresh rates shouldn’t be difficult and even 1440p with a sprinkling of ray tracing in the latest titles isn’t out of the question thanks to the roomy 12GB of VRAM which will keep this system relevant for a long while yet.
16GB of RAM is perfect as is the 650W power supply. The cherry on top is the 1TB SSD, double what one might typically expect at this price.
Key Specs
CPU: Intel Core i5-12400F
Cooler: OEM
Motherboard: MSI B660M
Graphics: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 VENTUS 2X OC 12GB LHR
Memory: 16GB 3200MHz DDR4
Storage: Kingston SNVS/1000G 1TB NV1 M.2 NVME SSD
Power Supply: 650W
Case: MSI ATX MAG FORGE 100R
G5 Core Intel 13th Gen i5 Arc 770 Gaming PC - Dreamhack Edition
$2,099 - available at Umart
Sporting what could be considered this generation’s best bang for the buck CPU for gamers and light content creations, the Intel i5-13600KF is a CPU that can do it all. Sat in an MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI DDR4 board, it’s matched with an Intel Arc A770. The A770 continues to improve and impress in performance thanks to big leaps in Intel’s driver development, and is now punching above its initial weight class.
The rest of the system is spot on for the price and with the addition of an MSI water cooler it’ll keep that toasty 13600KF’s temperatures in check for maximum performance.
Key Specs
CPU: Intel Core i5 13600KF
Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID C360 360mm ARGB AIO
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4
Graphics: Intel Arc A770 16GB
Memory: 16GB 3200MHz DDR4
Storage: Samsung 980 1TB NVMe SSD
Power Supply: MSI 650W MPG
Case: MSI MAG Vampiric 300R
Alliance Forge i5-13500 RTX4070
$2,749 - available at Computer Alliance
To keep the price in check this system trades CPU brawn for GPU power. Matched with the MSI Pro Z690-A WiFi DDR4 motherboard, the i5-13500 is just 300MHz slower than the 13600K, a small price to pay to allow more of the build cost to go towards the lovely RTX 4070 graphics card that’ll let you play many competitive titles at high refresh rates or big triple-A games at 4K if you’re careful with settings.
Speedy RAM and SSD will keep the CPU well fed and a beefier power supply is good for longevity as well. It's a gaming rig that balances the scales well in all the right ways.
Key Specs
CPU: Intel Core i5-13500
Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID C240 ARGB AIO
Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4
Graphics: MSI RTX4070 12GB VENTUS 2X OC
Memory: 16GB DDR4 G.Skill Trident Z NEO 3600MHz
Storage: 1TB Samsung 980 M.2 PCIe SSD
Power Supply: 750W Cooler Master MasterWatt
Case: MSI ATX MAG FORGE 100R
Karuza Taurus AMD5 7700X GeForce RTX 4070 Ti
$3,699 - available at Centre Com
Getting serious about gaming? This rig based on the MSI MAG B650M is the sweet spot for price and performance. The Ryzen 7 7700X is one of AMD’s better CPUs for gaming. Matched with an RTX 4070 Ti, you’ll have better than RTX 3090 levels of performance, meaning 4K gaming with ray tracing is quite doable, though if you like high frame rates this will be best suited to 1440p or ultrawide resolutions for comfortable 144Hz+ gaming.
A roomy 32GB of RAM is included, which the new standard for higher calibre systems. The 1TB SSD is great to have and the 850W PSU means plenty of power on tap should you want to upgrade something in future.
Key Specs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X
Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID C240 ARGB AIO
Motherboard: MSI MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI
Graphics: MSI GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPRIM X 12GB
Memory: 32GB Kingston Fury Beast RGB DDR5 6000MHz
Storage: Kingston NV2 1TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD
Power Supply: MSI MPG A850GF 850W
Case: MSI Sekira 100R
Alliance Crimson Ryzen 9 7900 RX7900XTX
$5,549 - available at Computer Alliance
Decked out with plenty of RGB, this system, based around the MSI PRO X670-P WIFI motherboard, houses a Ryzen 9 7900 CPU. With 12-cores and 24-threads on tap, this system is perfect for those that like to work and play, or perhaps the more demanding gamer that streams and chats while gaming. Those extra cores sure come in handy when heavily multitasking.
The RX 7900XTX graphics card is AMD’s fastest card currently available, offering slightly better raster performance than the RTX 4080, you won’t be left wanting for gaming performance, even at 4K.
32GB of 6000MHz DDR5 is perfect for AM5 and the 2TB SSD is equally great for multiple large game installs.
Key Specs
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7900
Cooler: MSI MAG CORELIQUID C360 ARGB AIO
Motherboard: MSI PRO X670-P WIFI
Graphics: MSI RX 7900 XTX 24GB
Memory: 32GB DDR5 Trident Z Neo RGB 6000MHz
Storage: 2TB MSI SPATIUM M480 M.2 PCIe 4.0 NVME SSD
Power Supply: 850W MSI MPG A850G
Case: MSI MEG PROSPECT 700R
Labyrinth RTX 4080
$5,789 - available at PLE Computers
This white-themed system looks cool and calm, but it’s doing a good job of hiding how much raw power is inside.
The i7-13700KF can be a furnace, but thankfully it’s cooled by an MSI MEG CoreLiquid S360 water cooler to keep temps in check. Also socketed into the MSI MPG Z790 motherboard is the other big-ticket item, an MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming X Trio. It’s capable of serious 4K gaming with ray tracing and all the quality settings turned up.
We get a split mass storage configuration to boost capacity with 1TB of SSD space and another 2TB via a hard drive.
With an upside-down internal configuration, you can expect this system to turn your gaming expectations upside-down, too!
Key Specs
CPU: Intel Core i7 13700KF
Cooler: MSI MEG CORELIQUID S360 360mm AIO
Motherboard: MSI MPG Z790 Edge WIFI
Graphics: MSI GeForce RTX 4080 Gaming X Trio White 16GB
Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB CL36 6000MHz DDR5 - White
Storage: 1TB MSI Spatium M460 PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 SSD, Seagate BarraCuda 2TB HDD
Power Supply: MSI MPG A850G 850W
Case: be quiet! SILENT BASE 802 TG - White
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