Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've had this computer for a week and so far I'm very happy with the machine. I am an amateur photographer/hobbyist and this computer had all the specs I was looking for in a photo workstation. It handles all my photo processing/editing nicely. It has a great amount of hard drive space (2TB), fast AMD FX processor, 8 GB of RAM, and a 2GB dedicated graphics card. This is probably good enough for a gaming computer! I also like the wireless networking capability. I use this computer for everyday tasks like internet searches, email, skype, word processing, spreadsheets, etc. and everything is working great. It also does not come pre-installed with any unnecessary software (bloatware), so this was a plus for me. I only installed the software I wanted or need. The computer was easy to setup, starts up fast, and runs quiet. I also purchased an IPS monitor, a set of speakers, and a webcam to go with this machine and all work great. I upgraded from a laptop running Windows 7, but I didn't find Windows 8 to be too hard of a transition. I just use the desktop view on Windows 8. The only bad thing I can say is that the keyboard it comes with is a bit flimsy and the characters on the keys are not printed brightly enough. So, it's a bit hard to see what I'm typing in dim lighting. For the price, and the specs, this machine is a good value and you won't be disappointed. ASUS is a trusted brand.

I researched for two years until I found a desktop that met all of my basic requirements. A separate powerful graphics card was one, along with an HDMI output. It also had to be one that would be easily software upgradeable. It handled the transition to Windows 10 without skipping a beat. I had many other requirements also, among them was price. at 699 this had everything I wanted, except a BD drive/recorder, for a price I, on a fixed budget, could afford. I seriously researched this computer and ultimately only it's bigger brother had more to offer, but at 200 dollars more, that was not worth it. I have been at this work station daily since I brought it home. I have yet to find one flaw. I pray it stays that way. I hesitated to go with a brand I was not familiar with. But, I am intimately familiar with AMD and prefer it over anything else. If you like to have fun and sometimes have to do serious tasks, this is your system for an affordable price. I am not a big time gamer, but I can't imagine wanting to do anything gaming on a computer more than this can do. I have a couple of popular game consoles for that!

This brand is a good brand. I had bought two previous computers, both were ibuypower pcs from Bestbuy.com, both were shipped to me and they turned out to be duds. Had to return them and get a refund. Thus time I decided to buy a brand name computer. Was hesitant to buy Asus computer because this didn't look as flashy and cool at the previous ones I bought. Was always worried about the ease of upgrading it. Turns out it works great. I installed my bluray drive that I had bought separately, easy to switch out the installed DVD rom. Also this PC can be upgraded to 32gb of RAM. And there is a free upgrade to Windows 10. So happy about this PC.

I have had this computer for about a month now and I am really impressed with the speed. I play a lot of online games that require a beefy computer and this one does the trick. Most games I can play on highest graphics settings with little lag issues. The other thing I like is the ability to upgrade graphics card if I want to.

This is an excellent computer for the money, since Best Buy did a price match and got it for $449. Perfect for normal home/small office use. Best Buy installed the 6 year old hard drive from my old computer, and it works fine, I now have almost 3T of storage.The last time I checked, ASUS was second only to Apple in user satisfaction, and they offer 5 GB of cloud storage. Not into gaming, so can't comment on performance for that, but will be purchasing a HD monitor to take advantage of the dedicated graphics card. Came with very little bloatware, which was easily removed. Win 10 upgrade was effortless. Nice brushed finish front panel.

Like speed & features except hassle turning on from sleep mode or hibernation. Unlike my previous Windows 7 computer this one if both monitor and power is in sleep mode or hibernation pressing keyboard buttons or mouse won't turn it active. Have to shut off power button then restart computer. But while computer is being actively used love everything possible with computer and its speed and the Asus custom desktop screen and provided software along with Microsoft Windows 10 (which I self upgraded from Windows 8.1).

Still up in the air with this unit. I went with the ASUS because of price and availability. I was actually looking for a Lenovo. We haven't had any real issues but it has frozen on us already. I'm not sure if it's the hardware or software. Either way, it reflects poorly on the unit as a whole. Also don't like the way it comes loaded with software that I don't want and have to take the time removing.

Does what it needs to do - we upgraded the graphics card and power supply to make this a more powerful gaming PC and it has been running fine since we bought it.

I ended up returning this to the store because it lagged when shrinking a full screen playback of a video down to not full screen. This aggravated the heck out of me for what I paid and use my system for. I needed a machine that could handle heavy 1080p video projects and this setup had some lagging and processing time issues. I'm sure this PC is more than enough for most users out there and is a very nice setup for the occasional gamer and everyday user. Especially if you added more RAM! I expected too much from it and that is my fault however if I just needed a home or school PC for various reasons or projects this would fit the bill nicely and I would definitely buy it and be happy with it for those uses. This is a nice machine for the money and gets nicer if you catch it on sale!

My first time purchasing a OEM machine. I have usually built my own. It is a good, fast and quiet computer. The biggest problem is it's lack of slots for additional hard drives. I realize this may not be a problem for many but I have four drives plus the CD/DVD player.

I had a PC, which had an Intel Pineview processor and 1GB ram. And single core. But now, I finally have a desktop PC that I can play the games I want to without hassle or lag.

I was helped by Benjamin and I was specifically looking for a computer that was expandable and geared for graphics and photo or video editing. After speaking with him I decided to but this computer and it has worked out pretty well. I'm happy with the performance although I will probably increase the RAM in the near future.

We were looking for a desktop computer for schoolwork and gaming, and this was in our budget. Easy to set up, easy to use, and we have no complaints. Seems to be running fast enough for all of our needs, and is just what we needed. Helpful customer service as well!

I purchased this computer for my daughter for school. Although she doesn't play games on the computer, the components of the ASUS made it an easy chose over other desktops that had higher price and less components. Computer is fast and reliable so far.

I was looking for a desktop that had lots of memory and could run the occasional game. Not only does this one cruise no matter what I'm doing, but I didn't even have to purchase a graphics card to game on it. Totally worth the buck!

Replaced an old Sony desktop with XP with this new Asus and windows 10. So far it works great. The only issue I had is that the screen would time out and would not come back unless I shut down and restarted. Ended up changing the screen setting to never sleep and I do not have the problem any more.

For the money the speed and clarity of this machine is great Setup was easy and hassle free a must buy for anyone looking for a backup computer

Great rig for the Gamer in all of us, If you are going to try serious Gaming updated graphics and RAM are a must but overall great machine.

I am an attorney with a statewide practicve and need a well built machine with appropriate baseline features and the ability to easily add a back-up drive and additional memory to run video conference and similar programs. I had purchased a similar model previously at Best Buy and based this purchase on my positive experience with the other which is now the number 2 of three computers in a quality based designed redundancy system. I note that it handles my three monitor (with Kensington monitor add on peripheral) quite well.

This was exactly what I needed for my work computer, enough processing power through multiple cores to allow a number of applications and a dozen or more browser windows to run for my job as tech support from home. I work on a vpn and have 3 screen hooked up to it. runs everything seamlessly and very quiet. I have seen other reviews about the small power supply and upgrading the graphics. I am considering upgrading both in the future for when I want to play some games as well. it is capable of 4k playback. I am an asus fan and have their gaming laptop which I love and an asus motherboard in my girlfriends computer. good quality stuff.