Customer Ratings & Reviews

Asus has been known for making performance and gaming PCs for a while and I usually look at the offerings from Asus first when I shop for a new desktop PC. This time I went with the middle range configuration of ASUS’s new 2025 ROG G700 series. I really think this PC was designed to balance affordability with solid gaming performance. Asus G700 also has the Ultra 7 and Ultra 9 models, however this model still packs enough power for modern gaming and creative workloads. I used this PC for various tasks from Outlook and Microsoft suit of apps to gaming and editing YouTube and family videos. Gaming titles like Cyberpunk 2077, Call of Duty, Fortnite ran beautifully at 60 - 120 FPS on high settings on my 1080p display. When I switched over to my Asus OLED monitor, at 1440p gaming some of my AAA games averaged 50 to 80 FPS on medium/high settings. When I pushed it to 4K gaming, I could definitely notice a difference: lighter gaming titles were playable all right, but demanding games I mentioned above required some tweaking and reduced settings. Unfortunately, the RTX 5060 is not designed for consistent 4K ultra gaming. I would say the graphics card in this PC is comparable to RTX 3060 Ti/4060 in performance, but optimized for efficiency. I am planning a few upgrades for this PC to make it more future proof. This PC supports DDR5 upgrades beyond the stock 16GB, so I will definitely be adding another 16 Gigs to it. Storage is also an easy upgrade as it uses M.2 NVMe PCIe slots, so you can swap or add larger SSDs. I also read that its RTX 5060 can be replaced with higher-tier GPUs like RTX 5070, 5080, and hopefully its space and power supply capacity won't limit those options. Also its CPU is socketed so theoretically it is upgradeable to Ultra 7 or Ultra 9. However, ASUS often uses proprietary motherboards, so compatibility depends on BIOS support, fingers crossed, it will be OK. I feel like this computer is a good example of ASUS balancing premium design with controlled upgradability, which I like and its gaming performance did not disappoint either. The ROG G700 Ultra 5 is a sweet spot for many mainstream gamers: very smooth 1080p, also capable of 1440p, and future-ready design at under $1K. Definitely recommend it to anyone who is on a budget.

The computer arrived in a large box that had the actual computer box inside, so it was well protected from shipping damage. First impression out of the box is that it's quite large. This is a tower case, so you need plenty of space for it. On initial boot, the fans are quite loud, but once the OS is loaded it quiets down significantly. There were no issues during Windows setup and it was a quick process. The computer is very fast and responsive. It loads applications quickly. We tested both Elden Ring and Call Of Duty, and both games were smooth and played well. The screen refresh rate was extremely smooth. Every game played showed 60+ FPS with reasonably high quality settings enabled. The video quality was outstanding. This was tested with the Alienware - AW2725D 27" QD-OLED QHD monitor at native resolution (2560 x 1440). It was also tested playing local video files as well as online streaming sources with excellent playback quality. Make sure you have the space for a full size tower unit, and this is an excellent choice for some pretty serious gaming. Pair it with a high quality gaming monitor for the best results.

Overall I think the ASUS ROG G700 Gaming Desktop is a very good value at this price point when considering the hardware. I think you get 90% of the function at 50% of the cost of a workhorse gaming PC. Physically, the PC is imposing. It has a very large case which is good in some ways but it certainly isn't space saving. The beauty of the case is the ease with which you can access the interior without tools and there is so much room to work with if you want to upgrade components later on. The RGB lighting is dynamic but not overbearing. There are 3 Display Ports, 2 HDMI ports, and 13(!) USB ports for all your peripherals. You'll be able to connect anything you want. The fans are also impressively quiet. Even during stress testing I could barely hear the fans and I never saw the CPU temps go above 75C. This is without overclocking. Speaking of, you will want to enable XMP in the BIOS settings to gain a little bit of power and performance. As mentioned, gaming frame rates, smoothness and lag are all pretty impressive if not top of the line by any means. I would say that the PC fights above its weight class in this regard. This is not billed as a performance productivity PC and that shows a little bit. Video and image editing is not as snappy as on my other desktop PC with hardware that is dedicated to that use case.

I bought this as a Christmas gift for my son. He absolutely loves it.

Salesman in computers was very informational and helpful. He did great comparing and giving me the best bang for my buck with facts.