ASUS - ROG Gaming Desktop - Intel Core i7-12700F - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 1TB HDD + 512GB SSD - Black

Ive owned this PC for exactly 7 months now. Frankly ? No real problems. The fan can get loud at times(like when booting up certain games) but it always subsides. The cooling could be better but ive never reached very high high temp counts on neither my GPU or CPU. GPU runs way coller than CPU. Overall I recommend. Got it for $200 off which made it way more inticing. In the world of prebuilts, id def say after ASUS made some adjustments that this is a fairly good choice for a pre built.

For the components you’re getting in this purchase it is WELL worth your money. My experience was great. Although one thing to be aware of. You’ll want to upgrade the PSU. However this is not of immediate concern out the box. This machine will run and do Everything you want it to. However, for future proofing the machine I recommend it. I went with thermal take and I wasn’t disappointed with that choice. Just be sure that the PSU is ATX compatible. This machine has not disappointed me. It DOES get hot, so please keep this pc out of enclosed spaces, and give it ample room to breathe, and if possible keep it in a cool area.

I got this computer on the 31st and i have enjoyed it greatly. I picked it up when it was on sale for 1199 dollars and i have had 0 problems with it. absolute steal for the specs its comes with and was worth the price. i have read the reviews prior to buying it and the only problem i have seen that people shared in common was the fan being loud, which i have heard the fan blow a bit hard but not as often as i thought it would. overall 10/10 computer

Bottom line: If you are a gamer looking for a prebuilt with these specs and can deal with fan noise then this is definitely worth considering. If you are a gamer who likes the specs but would like to enhance the cooling or add an additional HD/SSD drive be prepared to be creative to overcome the limitations that are inherent to this build. Asus makes some of the best laptops and computer components available today but when it comes to this prebuilt Asus G15 there are some big limitations. My biggest complaints are with the amount of fan noise, limited cooling in the chassis and lack of bios control. There are plenty of ventilation holes in the front and top of the chassis but they only included a small 92cm rear exhaust fan. When gaming the system can really generate some heat which then triggers both the cpu and case fan to run all out which can be quite distracting. In this pre-built Asus does not allow you to manage the fans using Armory Crate or Bios so you are stuck with what they have configured. The chassis does have a single 120mm mount on the front grill work so you can add an additional fan to help with the cooling. Because Asus keeps some of the bios locked you cannot enable XMP. In Asus defense these prebuilt machines are not meant to be upgraded or overclocked and I am sure the stock cpu cooler and rear fan meet the minimum cooling requirements. On paper this Asus prebuilt gaming machine has a lot of potential because it has a 500 gb NVMe SSD, NVIDIA RTX 3060 video card, Intel’s i7 12700F CPU, 2x8 gb of dual channel 3200 ddr4 ram, 1 tb Toshiba 7200 rpm hard drive, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth support as well as some nice built in RGB lighting. When you are looking in this price range for a prebuilt gaming desktop its hard to find one with better components. Here are the things that you need to know. - The chassis has front and top ventilation holes but there is only a 92mm rear chassis fan. The stock cpu cooler fan and the chassis fan are very noisy when running full speed which happens often due to the temperatures when gaming. There are mounting holes on the front grill where you can add a 120mm fan. - It is possible to replace the stock cpu cooler with a Noctura NH-D12L low height air cooler or any liquid cooler with a radiator that could mount to the 120mm mounting holes on the front grill. - The ddr4 ram that is installed is 3200 mhz and runs on 1.2v. In the bios there is an option to change the ram voltage but it seems to be locked at 1.2v. There is also an option for XMP 2.0 but it cannot be Enabled. - The included hard drive is a Toshiba 1 tb drive which isn’t enough space for my games and videos. Sadly, there is not a second drive bay even though there are plenty of Sata connectors on the motherboard and room in the case for a second bay. - There are two M2 NVMe PCIe slots, the first M2 slot is used for the 500gb drive and it has a nice thermal heat shield. The second slot is below the GPU card and it has the mounting hardware installed on the board. I installed a Samsung 970 EVO Plus and it works fine. - There are two USB-C ports and lots of USB-A ports. - The Chassis RGB lighting scheme both on the front of the desktop as well as the inside LED strips were great looking and easy to control with Asus’s software. - The power supply is only a 500w Gold plus made by Great Wall. This has to be close to being maxed out per some of the on-line power supply calculators. - The enclosed mouse and keyboard are bare minimum so expect to replace them. Performance: I spent the better part of a day running this desktop through benchmark testing to see how well it would perform and how well the temperature of the motherboard, GPU and CPU would be maintained with the small chassis fan and stock Intel cpu fan. While performing all these test I used the TURBO setting in Armory Crate – this is the ASUS recommended setting for gaming. Using the 3DMARK stress test the GPU ran at 100% utilization and the temps of the GPU and CPU averaged around 75 to 80 degrees Celsius. Throughout all the other test as well as when playing video intense games I would check the CPU temp and it again stayed in that range. When gaming I was using a 2560 x 1440 QHD monitor with G-sync enabled and running at 165 hz refresh rate. Here are some of the estimated game performance scores I got while testing with 3DMARK as well as some Geekbench5 scores. 3DMARK Graphics Score = 8687 CPU Score = 12216 Battlefield V @1080p Ultra = 105+ FPS Battlefield V @ 1440p Ultra = 85+ FPS Apex Legends@1080p Ultra = 140+ FPS Apex Legends@ 1440p Ultra = 95+ FPS GTA V @1080p Ultra = 80+ FPS GTA V @ 1440p Ultra = 55+ FPS Fortnite @1080p Ultra = 105+ FPS Fortnite @ 1440p Ultra = 70+ FPS Red Dead Redemption 2 @1080p Ultra = 40+ FPS Red Dead Redemption 2@ 1440p Ultra = 30+ FPS Geekbench5 Single Core Score = 1824 Multi Core Score = 11941 Open CL Score = 98767 Cuda Score = 100785 Vulkan Score = 71170 Setup: The setup was straight forward with no issues. I connected the monitor to the Display port and the mouse and keyboard to the rear USB ports. There is one HDMI port and three Display port connectors available if you want to connect multiple monitors. The system comes with a nice clear side panel that can be removed with two screws to access the components. The unit powered on and it went through several updates both Windows 11 and ASUS generated. The system comes with MyASUS and Armory Crate apps already installed but both needed multiple updates. Using Armory Crate you can manage the RGB lighting throughout the chassis. Setting the color schemes was simple and overall looked good with the clear side panel. The system also comes with an external antenna which is needed for Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity.

Really good PC ffor the price graphics cards good and fans. Not a lot of storage tho I got an extension

I would love to give this a 5 stars but theres some issues that are just too bothersome to deserve that rating. The computer itself is sleek and looks nice, it's not too big & fits perfectly on my desk. The major downsides however is, on its own and without any upgrades the PC fans are obnoxiously loud. I could have one game open and it sounds like my PC is gonna take off into space. Besides that, there's something broken I presume with my audio. Every so often my audio will skip and the only way to fix it, is to switch outputs so it stops. I don't know if theres a fix but for a PC I paid $1300 for you would expect quality. Other than that I do enjoy how much space I have and the power of the PC itself.

I really like this computer. Fast, great graphics card, and glows rainbow. Only reason it’s not 5 stars is that it’s got a loud fan. Not sure if something happened in shipping, but it’s loud.

Tower works great and have yet to experience any lag with any games. That includes the recent ones as well.