Customer Ratings & Reviews

I’m deep into PC gaming and I’ve owned or tested and even repaired many PCs, both gaming and non gaming. So while I knew this was an entry level gaming pc from asus I knew it would still be worth it. With an Intel ultra 5, 16gb ddr5@6000mt, 1TB fast nvme ssd, and a 5060 8gb vram powered by a liteon 600 watt power supply you have a great entry into PC gaming. Motherboard is an asus b860m max gaming ax which is a mid range that offers a lot of flexibility for aio coolers,argb lighting and very nice VRM cooling as well. I was pleasantly surprised that I was able to upgrade(which I did-see pics). The pc case is large but tastefully done with nice RGB fans,also they added the bottom cover which is also RGB and everything is controlled through the asus software and it be software works great. As far as performance which most care about, you should be pairing this with at most an asus 1440p high refresh rate monitor and at the least a 1080p but I don’t recommend 1080 as the 50 series not only offers great performance but the ai helps you get more frames with DLSS4 or frame gen even at the entry level of the 5060. But you can run native 1440p on less demanding games. Everything runs smooth and snappy on windows 11. The cpu stays fairly cool with the included tower cooler and 90mm fan(I think). The WiFi and download speeds are super fast with WiFi AX. U can even run 4k if you run DLSS performance which is crazy though detail is slightly degraded but doable lol. Only minor issues I saw was the ram is only a single 16gb stick which is minor hit to performance compared to ddr4 and the ram speed was set to default (4800mt) in the bios but I enabled XMP. Now I went ahead and upgraded the pc since I loved the case,RGB and Mb. So I’ll post pictures just to show you want you can do later when you decide to upgrade. Again this is a budget friendly Pc build and if that’s what you are looking for this is a great set up with endless possibilities.

Asus’ ROG desktop gaming system line, the G700 series, is a powerful line of gaming desktops. The ROG G700 with Intel’s Core Ultra 5 225F CPU, ASUS NVIDIA RTX 5060, and 1TB SSD is a good entry level gaming system. Components The version of the G700 that I have came with an Intel Core Ultra 5 225F CPU, 16GB of RAM, an ASUS Nvidia RTX 5060 with 8GB of VRAM, and a 1TB NVMe SSD. For RAM it has a single 16GB stick. It’s Team Group TForce DDR5 RAM. While I understand ASUS trying to keep the cost low of the system, it would have been helpful if it had come with two 16GB sticks of RAM. The motherboard supports 1, 2, or 4 sticks, so if I upgraded to 32GB of RAM, I’m going to have a problem trying to find a single 16GB stick of RAM. When I checked, I only found 2x16GB or 2x32GB of Team Group TForce DDR5. It may not be impossible to find a single 16GB stick, but it seems that I might be limited where I could get one. I can easily find a pair of sticks of RAM, so if I buy that as an upgrade later on, I can’t have an odd number of sticks which means I have to remove the single 16GB stick or find someone who might sell one. It just would have been easier if it had come with two instead of one. That way, all I would have to do to upgrade is buy a pair of 16GB or 32GB sticks and I could still utilize what came with the G700. The motherboard can take 128GB of RAM, so there is plenty of room to grow regarding RAM capacity. The motherboard will also accommodate an upgrade to the CPU if I want to do that later on. The video card is an ASUS Nvidia Geforce RTX 5060 with 8GB of VRAM. This is a good entry level GPU. It works well. Graphics in Battlefield 6 were very good as well as the graphics in Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. The video card is in the only PCI-E Gen 5 x16 slot. It covers up/blocks access to two of the three PCI-E Gen 4 x16 slots. One of the three, the one closest to the bottom of the motherboard, is accessible. The system came with a 1TB Samsung PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSD. It’s occupying the Gen 5 slot. I can add another gen 4 NVMe SSD if I want as there is another Gen 4 NVMe slot on the font side of the motherboard. According to the ASUS document for the motherboard (B860M Max Gaming AX), there is a 3rd NVMe SSD slot on the backside of the motherboard. I didn’t disassemble everything to verify that, but since there wouldn't be good airflow to one located on the backside of the motherboard, I wouldn’t use that anyway. That slot and the empty one on the font side of the motherboard are gen 4 slots. The system comes with a 600W 80+ gold power supply. That’s more than enough for the components that it comes with. If I upgrade some of the components later, I’ll have to consider replacing the power supply. The case is nice. There is a glass panel on the side and the front panel is glass. This allows for the LED lighting to stand out. It’s easy to remove the glass side panel and aluminum side panel on the opposite side. When I removed the aluminum side panel, I expected ASUS to have included mounts for 2.5” SSDs, but that was not the case. There are 4 unused SATA ports on the mother board, so I’ll be looking into ways to mount a few and utilize the unused 4 SATA ports. The top of the case will allow me to upgrade the CPU cooler from the included heat sink/fan to a water cooler. The case has two USB-A ports, one USB-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack, and a 3.5mm microphone jack on the top. The power button is also on top of the case. At the rear of the case/motherboard, I have 9 USB-A ports. Including the two on top of the case that’s 11 USB-A ports. There is only one USB-C port at the rear, so that makes two including the one on top of the case. The motherboard has a few unused USB headers so I can expand the number of USB ports later on. There is also an unused AIO Pump header on the motherboard. At the rear there is also a 2.5Gb ethernet port, the standard 3.5mm connectors, two antenna connectors for the included external wireless antenna. Overall there are a lot of ports on the case and motherboard. Gaming Gaming is good on this model of the G700. Since this is an entry level gaming system, I won’t be turning the graphics up to extreme on any game, but games still look very good and play well. I put many hours into both Battlefield 6 and Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. I did see lag a few times in Expedition 33 with everything set to default, but I’m not sure that was a limitation of the hardware since BF6 played without any hiccups or lag. The Wifi nic with the external antenna had me playing BF6 with reasonable latency. I have a ROG Pelta headset which worked flawlessly with the G700 as did my mic, keyboard, and my gaming mouse. All of my peripherals connected without a problem. I can sync the lighting of the case fans and the shroud over the power supply with my Pelta headset lighting. I can do this through Armoury Crate. I can also setup lighting profiles by way of ASUS Aura Sync. I do like what ASUS has done with those two programs and I like how much information I get within Armoury Crate about the motherboard, CPU, RAM, GPU, and my ASUS peripherals. ASUS keeps stepping it up with that program. Final Thoughts I like the G700 line that ASUS has. I also like that, as part of that line, there is this entry level gaming system that is affordable. The upgradeability of this system is good. There are a few things I would have like to have seen such as two 16GB sticks of RAM instead of one, RGB lighting on the video card, mounts for 2.5” SSDs, a gen 5 NVMe SSD instead of the gen 4, but I’ll upgrade the RAM later on as well as the video card and I can probably find some mount for the 2.5” SSDs. I can also put a Gen 5 NVMe SSD in the Gen 5 slot and move the Gen 4 SSD to the Gen 4 slot at some point in the future. This is a good starting point for someone looking for an entry level gaming desktop. I believe that, overall, ASUS gives you a lot with this system and it lays the groundwork for upgrading components later on. If you are looking for an entry level gaming desktop that has room for upgrading later on, then consider the G700 with the Core Ultra 5 and RTX 5060 or consider a step up in the G700 line with a G700 model that has the components that you want.

Now this is how you do a prebuilt gaming PC! To summarize if you don’t want to read any further: The ASUS ROG G700 (2025) Is an awesome prebuilt gaming PC platform that doesn’t feel prebuilt! This particular spec featuring mainly the Core Ultra 5 225F / RTX 5060 is a lower spec in the lineup but in some areas it’s even as good as the top models. Don’t get lower spec confused with “low-end” though as at ~ $1200 MSRP it roughly falls into the mid-range category in 2025. Even better if you can find it on sale! *psst it mainly has to do with the awesome case* —-------------------------------------- ALL tests were done at 1440p. Games played: CS2 | Forza Horizon 5 | GTA V (Enhanced) Benchmarks: Geekbench 6 | 3DMark Steel Nomad Unboxing experience and setup: Getting the PC out and optional peripherals was very easy. Besides that you get your usual and somewhat short power cable + Wi-Fi (6) antenna + adapter. There are plenty of ports for all your peripherals and I had no trouble connecting my display which is a 480hz OLED. After that getting into windows and doing all the required updates also didn’t take very long and luckily there was practically no pre-installed bloatware. There was only armoury crate which does run a bit better these days. Ports/IO: - 4 x USB-A 2.0, 7 x USB-A 3.2, 2 x USB-C 3.2 - 3x Audio Jacks - 3 x DisplayPort 2.1, 1 x HDMI 2.1, 1 x DisplayPort 1.4, 1 x HDMI 1.4 *IMPORTANT NOTE on the display connectors. The Intel Core Ultra 5 225F does NOT have integrated graphics so do not plug any display into the motherboard unless you upgrade to a different CPU down the line, ASUS actually smartly blocked this off with a sticker. As a general rule for gaming PCs you will want to always plug your monitor into the GPU anyways. - 2.5Gb Ethernet - Optional included Wi-Fi 6 antenna Case/Design: For a prebuilt gaming PC this case is truly awesome. It’s got a great size and plenty of airflow! (4 RGB fans are included) as I hinted earlier the foundation of this PC starts with the case. There is plenty of room for expansion if you wish to upgrade something like the CPU or GPU down the line. It can also do water cooling though this spec is just air-cooled. The side and front panel is made of real glass. The most unique aspect that stands out about this case is the RGB lined ROG PSU shroud. It all looks nice but I think most would agree that ASUS overdid it with the long quote. The case is pretty much all black. There is a very large magnetic dust filter on the top where an AIO would go, nice touch. The key specs and how it all translates to real world/gaming: B860M MAX GAMING AX - Intel Core Ultra 5 225F (10 Cores / 10 Threads) up to 4.9GHz (Boost) - RTX 5060 (8GB) - (1 x 16) 16GB DDR5 (6000MHz via stock XMP profile) TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan - 1TB SSD - SAMSUNG MZVMAT1T0HCLD-00BTW (PCIe 4.0) - ASUS B860M MAX GAMING AX Motherboard Besides that you get a solid 600W 80+ Gold PSU and the CPU is cooled by a small air cooler. In terms of performance I was completely satisfied with how it performs in the games I play. It’s not perfect but because the motherboard is already pretty nice with good VRM cooling you should be able to upgrade to a more powerful CPU down the line. The Core 5 Ultra 225F is a 65W TDP 10-core/10 thread CPU and it works fine. Nothing crazy, but very stable and the temperatures are very good. Paired with a RTX 5060 it's a solid combo (still 8GB… yes) In games like GTA V on high RT I was using about 5.9/8.0GB of VRAM. CS2 (Dust 2 benchmark) 1440p low: 349 avg fps - I mainly play CS2 so having high FPS paired with a high refresh rate monitor is very important to me. CS2 being a more CPU reliant game means that while the results are good they aren’t ideal. The 225F just trails behind CPUs that are trying to squeeze every bit of performance. Forza 5 (Benchmark + in-game) DLSS balanced: 211 avg FPS GTA V High RT: 145 avg FPS In terms of specific benchmark apps I have attached the results as photos. Needless to say you can pretty much throw up any modern title at this and it will handle it with ease. Just tweak the settings to prioritize quality or frames. My only real issue with this setup is the single channel DDR5 RAM. I wish we got 2 sticks as it’s fairly common knowledge that dual-channel is better. At least the XMP profile runs well and is stable. Upgrading it should be really easy though and the motherboard supports up to 128GB. Temperatures stay very cool as well and I could not get the GPU to even go above 65C in any of the games and benchmarks. It’s colder now where I live though and I often keep my window open so this isn’t completely scientific, but thought I’d mention it anyways. Everything runs fairly quiet though the fans seem to ramp up quite hard when you first boot up. The 1TB SSD in here is also very solid though you will run out of space rather quickly if you install even just a couple games these days. QC: Lastly I wanted to touch on QC - from the few earlier reviews I read there seemed to have been some issues, but my unit works great! I also accidentally unboxed it face down causing a small scrape but it’s honestly barely visible. Seems like a good construction but only time will tell for sure. G700 is an easy quality recommendation! Pros: * Really good case with amazing airflow * Futureproof motherboard * Fast SSD * RGB customizability * Almost no bloatware Cons: * CPU is nothing amazing * 8GB of GPU VRAM

You’re not going to win any “bringing a knife to a gun fight” battles with the ASUS G700 in this particular configuration, but honestly, that’s not what this machine is trying to be. This setup is squarely entry level to lower mid-grade, and ASUS never pretends otherwise. What you’re getting here is a modest but very capable prebuilt built around Intel’s new Ultra 5 225F, paired with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 8GB, a single stick of 16GB T-Force DDR5, and a 1TB Samsung Gen4 SSD, all riding on the ASUS B860M Max Gaming AX WiFi 6 motherboard. It’s far from a powerhouse, but this combo delivers exactly what someone stepping into PC gaming wants, a machine that works right out of the box without forcing you to take out a loan. Unboxing the G700 instantly sets the tone for ASUS fans like me who cares about presentation along with form and function. It includes everything you need to get started minus a monitor and whatever controller you prefer. You do get the typical “starter pack” peripherals: a full-size RGB membrane keyboard and a matching RGB mouse. They work fine and will definitely get you through your first months of gaming, but don’t expect mechanical switches or anything beyond the basics. The real star of the show, the thing that will make you go wow the second you pull it out is the G700 case. I was truly impressed with how high-end this thing looks. ASUS took mid-tier components and housed them in what feels like a custom boutique chassis. The tinted tempered glass front and side panels, the clean ROG-branded accents, and the fully visible RGB ecosystem make this PC look like a premium build. You get three RGB intake fans up front and a rear RGB exhaust, which offer plenty of airflow. I do wish a liquid cooler came standard since the CPU runs on a simple air cooler with a basic non-RGB fan, but for this spec lineup, thermals stay in check. The interior layout is surprisingly clean for a prebuilt. Cable management is tidy, the RGB routing isn’t a mess, and everything is accessible if you ever want to upgrade. And that’s important, because while the B860M Max isn’t ASUS’ top-tier board, it’s still a solid platform. Just keep in mind the LGA 1851 socket only supports Intel’s Ultra series, so your upgrade path stays within that family unless you decide to upgrade the board. The rear I/O gives you plenty to work with: 4 USB-A 2.0, 4 USB-A 5G, an additional USB-A 5G, a USB-C 20G, 2.5G Ethernet, and DisplayPort. On top you also get 2 USB-A 5G and a headphone jack. And again, the case aesthetics elevate this build… there’s even a lit ROG mission-statement graphic on the PSU shroud that looks way cooler than it has any right to. Performance wise, the G700 performs much better than I expected for this price tier. At 1080p, it absolutely holds its own, easily delivering 60–240 FPS depending on the game and settings. I ran titles like Ghost of Tsushima, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy, and Forza Motorsport, and each one maintained a solid 60+ FPS on high/ultra settings without DLSS. Once you enable DLSS Frame Generation, framerates jump into the 90+ FPS range without sacrificing image quality. Even at 1440p, the system is very capable with the right settings tuning. For a “starter” GPU in NVIDIA’s 50-series lineup, the RTX 5060 impressed me, especially considering these cards are in high demand and often overpriced when sold individually. So here’s the bottom line: if you’re trying to break into higher-end gaming without going broke, the ASUS G700 is a surprisingly strong entry point. The case design alone feels like something from a much pricier build, and the performance is way more respectable than its mid-tier component list suggests. But if you’re a hardcore, ultra-competitive gamer chasing max FPS in every scenario, this isn’t your machine. This is built for the everyday gamer, the newcomer, or the casual enthusiast who wants an attractive, reliable, and upgradable rig that plays modern titles beautifully at 1080p and solidly at 1440p. For the right user, and especially if you catch it on sale, the G700 is absolutely worth picking up.

This a great starting pc. I’m dabbled with pc so I’m no expert here compared to others. But I have enoug experience with different systems to tell that this is one solid pre built system. Will this system knock your socks off and run everything at high and get you 4k? No it won’t but it doesn’t have to. It’s a great machine at 1080p and even at 1440p I have been able to play a fair amount games and still get great frame rates. I needed something for my oldest son he turned 15 this year and was ready for his own rig. So we didn’t want to get thin anything too crazy and we mainly played things like Fortnite, call of duty and tried out games like out worlds 2 and planet coaster everything but planet coaster we were getting easily over 60fps at 1440p. The 5060 in the system only has 8gb of vram so there is only so far you can push so of the more modern games. Only one we ran some trouble into was Indiana jones that game requires a lot of vram so that tends to be an issue if try to push it too much. But with everything else it ran great system never got hit the case and fans did an incredible job keeping it cool. Out of the box everything was easy to setup and get going. If your looking for something to get started or just wanted something that was no fuss this is a great system to get

I’m loving the black case with the white glow, it looks really sharp, after an update it started cycling through RGB colors and looks that looks awesome as well, but I saved the white light to a profile as I think that looks really good personally (my kids are more of a fan of the cycling colors). I think that if your goal is to get a really cool looking gaming computer that is capable of, this checks the box. At this stage in my life I enjoy gaming, but I have a lot of interests including my kids interests that I am budgeting for. This machine has all the capabilities that I am looking for in a gaming machine at this point. I can play any game I want, it may not at the highest graphics level but at a level high enough to look excellent for my kids and myself This has an i5 and a 5060 RTX, so I am reviewing with this in mind. This handled all the games I threw at it extremely well. It soared through Hearts of Iron 4 without bogging down, Fortnite worked perfectly on it of course, Cyberpunk supported Low Ray tracing with high texture quality and had an average 86FPS, so smooth and clear. I pushed the graphics on Horizon 5 to extreme as it said it could handle it when it did the self-assessment, it ran out of memory once while I was gaming and that caused a hiccup. Now normally you might want to blame the fact that this only has 16GB of RAM. However, video memory and RAM are two different things and adding more RAM (which I did) shouldn’t make a difference (which it didn’t) as this is the video card’s memory it is talking about. I lowered the resolution just a tad and never had an issue. The regular RAM is excellent for multi-tasking and booting the game up, but once you have a graphics card those two are used for separate purposes. Throwing in an extra 32GB of RAM definitely is noticeable in using the computer, but the system handles really well for having only 16GB to be completely honest. There are 4 monitor ports available but only one is HDMI, so just be aware of that and make sure your monitor or monitors support display port and/or you have the right cables. I love that it has a separate Mic and headset phone input, I don’t personally look for that as I prefer wireless but I know that some gamers still look for that. I appreciate that it has one USB C and 2 USB As on the top along with the Aux inputs so that I can put my gaming controller USB A stick and wireless headset stick in there and still grab them for my go bag as well with a big hassle. There are also 9 USB A ports and one USB C port on the back. So, a plethora of ports for all of your accessories. My oldest wants to get into game streaming and so it’s nice not to have to have a USB hub hanging off of the back just to get all the different accessories plugged into it. Lastly, in this box is an actual gaming keyboard and mouse, with RGB and a few DPS settings on the mouse to go through. You may want to upgrade them in the future or maybe straight out of the gate, but the fact that they are actual gaming peripherals with the gaming desktop is just awesome. Pros: Looks sharp Excellent category performance Multitude of ports RGB mouse and keyboard in the box Cons: 16GB of RAM

I bought this ASUS computer for my son for Christmas and couldn’t be happier with the purchase. Right out of the box, it was easy to set up and felt solid and well-built. The performance has been excellent — it boots up quickly, runs smoothly, and handles everything he uses it for without any lag. He uses it for schoolwork, streaming, and gaming, and it keeps up effortlessly. The display is bright and clear, the keyboard feels comfortable, and the overall design looks sleek and modern. It’s fast, reliable, and quiet even when running multiple programs. As a parent, I really appreciate the quality and value for the price. ASUS clearly put thought into both performance and durability. Seeing how excited and happy my son was on Christmas morning made it worth every penny. Highly recommend this computer to anyone looking for a dependable, high-quality option for a student or everyday use.

I picked this up to replace an older gaming setup, and the jump in performance is night and day. The combination of the Intel Core Ultra 5 225F and the RTX 5060 is a sweet spot for anyone who wants high-end performance without the "enthusiast" price tag. Performance: I mainly play Valorant and Apex Legends, and I’m consistently getting over 240 FPS at 1080p. Even in more demanding titles, the DLSS 4 support on the 50-series card keeps everything feeling incredibly smooth. I was also pleasantly surprised by the thermal management—the quad-fan setup keeps the temps around 60°C even when I’m gaming for hours, and it’s surprisingly quiet. Build Quality: The ROG G700 chassis is beautiful. It has a premium look with the glass panels and the subtle RGB lighting. One of the best parts was the setup; it literally took 10 minutes to get from the box to the desktop, and ASUS didn't load it up with a bunch of annoying apps. Value: For 16GB of memory and a 1TB SSD, the price is very fair. While 16GB of RAM works fine for now, I like that the motherboard has extra slots so I can easily pop in another stick later. If you want a reliable pre-built that looks great and runs cool, this is definitely the one to get. I would recommend this to a friend.

I am very happy with this. Clean build, good cable management and easy access to most things you might want to upgrade. While this is kind of an "entry level" gaming PC, even stock it would satisfy most people. I'm getting great performance on MSFS and sim racing titles. Even while gaming it's pretty quiet and not nearly as hot as my old PC. Only negative is the case is a bit larger than I expected but that's OK ... it looks good.

Super fast and powerful! Would highly recommend to anyone that is looking to get a PC especially if you have the money for it! If not it’s still worth it and you will be very happy with it. I play games I run adobe photoshop and I edit videos for YouTube and never crashes or shows delay even with the big workloads!

This PC is a true performance beast. From the very first moment, it's clear they didn't skimp on the quality of the components, offering enviable stability even under maximum load. It's a worthwhile investment: it's fast, quiet, and handles any demanding task with ease. This machine is, quite simply, brilliant.

Considering the price of RAM and other components right now, finding a prebuilt with these specs from a reputable company feels like a steal. While my son doesn’t do a ton of AAA gaming, it’s been able to handle everything he’s thrown at it thus far. Set up was easy. It plugged in and turned on and worked. Runs quiet and fast. Really thrilled with this purchase.

For the price, this is an excellent purchase. We've loaded a few new games on it so far and everything is running smoothly at high to max settings. Very attractive, quiet, and powerful for the cost.

The entire (desktop, mouse and keyboard) are great. Full of color and game looking. Also, the graphic card works well. Everything is in perfect order and I am satisfied with it.

This computer is a monster. An absolute monster. Download the 'Armory Crate' app upon setup, to control all the lighting and tweak the fans and specs. It's incredibly fast. I have been using it to run node.js, work with ADS, compile Go apps and React apps to APKs - things that need memory and speed - and it churns through them like I am opening Notepad. I have tried a few games, and have ordered a cable to push to my Quest 3. But the graphics are top notch. Basically it's a modded gaming computer that comes stock. Only issue is that the first one I ordered wouldn't turn on after day 1. I took it back to Best Buy, and they refunded and sent another with no issues. Was also able to tweak and change my Geek Squad service from 2 years into 1 and save $30. The second one came exactly as we hoped for. Best computer I have ever owned. Absolutely worth it. Go for the better graphics card in this model, and the Ultra 5 processor. It's worth it.

Decent pc wish it had more ram. No issues run all my games decently

This computer is really amazing. It is super fast. The graffics are top notch.

I bought this as a gift and got it for an amazing price. The delivery was delayed a bit because of the holiday, but that was to be expected. Setup was quick and straightforward, and the system feels solid and well-built. Performance has been great right out of the box—the RTX 5060 8GB handles games smoothly, though I do wish it came with 16GB of VRAM. Overall, it’s a powerful, great-value gaming desktop that I’d absolutely recommend.

Everything runs smooth no issues at all and has good cooling and consistent performance

This pre built computer was on a good discount at $400 off during the holidays, and gave me a good reason to buy a pre built rather than building my own. Overall the performance has far exceeded my expectations. I’m getting over 100 fps on heavy gpu intense games, and even the intel cpu is holding its own as well. I’ve done some minor overclocking with no issues as well. Very very happy with this system.