CUSTOM PC Ideas from 2025
Our older recommended gaming PC configurations are a great source of inspiration when designing and building a new PC of your own in 2026
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Come into our store and chat with us about your PC. We know everything there is to know about gaming PCs and can easily recommend an ideal setup for you.
Workshop:
12B Karalta Lane, (opposite Harvey Norman) Erina NSW
Email:
sales@pcgamer.com.au
Phone:
0414 722 014
Gaming PC Services & Repairs
Bringing PCs back from the dead
BYO PARTS
+ FULL PC BUILD
Collect all the parts you would love in your ideal PC and we can build it for you.
Windows 11 Pro, and all the BIOS updates etc are included in your build. We will build your PC to the same level of quality as we build our own.
Your PC will be 100% unbox fresh and game ready!
TYPICAL BUILD
~ $275
Approx. 2hrs + Windows + BIOS
BIOS UPDATES
+ ADVANCED CONFIG
BIOS updates can be a challenge, especially when trying to recover a system that wont boot.
We will implement the latest BIS on your system and fine tune the settings to match your specific configuration of hardware, including secure boot and AMD PBO settings.
BIOS UPDATES
$40
All inclusinve price
PC CLEAN
+ COOLING REFURB
If your PC is running hot it is advance-aging the components. Also the build-up in filthy PCs attracts salt / moisture / insects.
Each PC cleaning job is a unique situation so feel free to bring your PC in for assessment and quote.
CLEANING COSTS
$75 per hour
~ cockroaches cost more
WINDOWS INSTALL
+ EPIC DE-BLOAT
Windows 11Pro with all the AI and corporate spyware removed.
Includes the driver updates, the tools needed to run your gear, Signal RGB (if needed), plus all the essential optimisations...
Simply install STEAM / Epic &, download your games!
WINDOWS 11Pro
$125
Installed & ready to go
SALTY PC BUILDS
+ ADV COOLING
Living near the beach is awesome, but the salt-spray in the air is absolutely toxic for your PC.
We have plenty of experience re-configuring PCs to be more resistant to the challenges of salt spray.
Bring your salty sea dog PC for assessment.
SALT re-configuration
$75 per hour
+ New fans as needed
Allied Gaming PC
+ repairs & service
Allied Gaming PC is the most common but we service issues with PCs from all the major Pre-built PC providers
¬ SCORP TECH
¬ MWAVE
¬ PC CASE GEAR
¬ AFTER SHOCK
¬ ASUS ROG
¬ CENTRE COM
PREBUILT PC REPAIRS
$75 per hour
+ Parts as needed
POWER TEST
+ PSU Debugging
The central coast region has plenty of environmental factors limiting the lifespan of PC power supplies.
Eventually certain types of PC power supply just give out and at best prevent PCs from booting, at worst shoot-lightning, blow fuses and fry PC parts.
PSU Debugging and assesment
$40
+ New PSU cost
PC CASE SWAP
+ Test in new case
Full PC case swaps can be a bit of a drama sometimes, and include cleaning and debugging in the new case.
We re-build your old PC in its new case as if it was one of our own, including the cooling optimisation and cable management we would apply to one of our own PCs.
Putting your pc n new case
$150
+ includes basic clean
no boot
+ no signal to screen
The dreaded "no signal to screen" message can mean a whole lot of different things.
Its best to bring your PC into us so we can figure out where the issue is, instead of randomly replacing parts etc until it works again.
Pinpointing the issue quickly will save you time and money.
RANDOM PC WONT START
20mins $FREE
+ Then we discuss next steps
MYSTERY PROBLEM
+ random pc dramas
If any of these sound familiar:
¬ Sometimes my PC starts up and sometimes it doesn't.
¬ When its raining my PC will only stay on for about 30mins before shutting down.
¬ Sometimes some of my USB ports stop working
... bring your PC in for a quick assessment.
GERNARAL PC DRAMAS
20mins $FREE
+ Then we discuss next steps
SHUTDOWN!!
+ power off
This incudes random "back-screen" dramas.
PCs turning off suddenly can be a last ditch effort by the motherboard to save itself or the CPU from a damage inducing critical failure
Solving the issue before any real damage is caused could save whole system.
UNEXPECTED SHUTDOWN
20mins $FREE
+ Then we discuss next steps
overheating
+ PARTS OVER 80°
!!HOT!! PC parts age faster than they would if operating at normal temperatures.
As capacitors and switches heat up, they consume more power than they would when cool. Also most of the time the CPU and graphics card will throttle their performance to save themselves from a quick death.
OVERHEATING Dramas
20mins $FREE
+ Parts as needed
older Gaming computer Upgrades & Rebuilds
Breathing life back into older PCs
// First 15 mins is free
PCGAMER is able advise on the upgrade potential of any gaming PC, general computer or workstation. It doesn’t matter if you built it yourself, or purchased it pre-built, feel free to bring your older computer in for an assessment.
- We aren’t going to charge you any money when diagnosing what might be the best options for upgrading your older gaming PC or computer workstation.
oLD AMD PC no worries!!
Its often possible to give an older AMD PC one last run on the battlefield. To rage in a blaze of high FPS glory, before spectacularly dying a glorious way.
//AMD PCs as old as 2016 can still be upgraded
Old AMD motherboards form 2018 are still compatible with next gen AMD CPUs released in 2023. So don’t write off your 5 year old PC just yet.
// Intel raiding the spare parts box
When you are attempting to upgrade an older PC based on an intel CPU and motherboard, often new parts are no longer compatible with older system.
However this won’t stop us, from raiding the bits box “out the back” and seeing if we can make some magic happen with some refurbished parts.
PCs from JB HiFi or Harvey Norman
Gaming PCs purchased from JB HiFi, Harvey Norman or Office Works etc are mass produced with an engineering solution designed to just barely last the 2year warranty period.
These kind of computers are built so that only the original manufacturer are able to service the core components of: Motherboard, CPU and power supply.
It is super tough to try and upgrade a PC purchased from JB HiFi, Harvey Norman or Office Works but feel free to bring your PC in for assessment.
Check out the video on this page for a full explanation of why it is very tough to upgrade a mass manufactured PC sold by JB HiFi, Harvey Norman or Office Works.
Gaming PC Services & Repairs
PCGAMER is able to service and repair any gaming PC or workstation. It doesn’t matter if you built it yourself, or purchased it pre-built, feel free to bring your sick PC in for an assessment.
// First 15 mins is free
- We aren’t going to charge you any money when diagnosing what might be wrong with your PC. Once we figured out what’s going on, we can have an open and frank discussion about the effort needed to bring your PC back from the dead.
// After diagnosis our rate is $75 per hour
- When working on your PCs resurrection we keep you completely informed of time needed and the overall costs for the needed repairs. If anything changes our original estimate we call you and discuss the best options forward.
- You’re completely in the loop with no surprises.
- As a guiding principal PCGAMER charges $75 per hour to, build / clean / test / upgrade … any given task. Whatever it takes to get your PC up and running again.
Bios updates & windows installs
We often get asked to perform BIOS updates and windows installations on PCs as the process can be daunting for the inexperienced.
// BIOS updates
BIOS updates are simple for us and only cost $40. This includes a quick fine-tune to make sure you are getting the most out of your PC hardware.
// Windows installs WIN 11 PRO
Windows installations can be a drama. We make sure your system has all the very latest drivers and software utilities to operate at its best.
We also fine tune windows itself so it doesn’t consume so many resources, and boots up as fast as possible.
Windows installations are such a highly requested task we have decided to charge $125 as a flat rate to get your PC up and running.
Pre built gaming PC repairs
Sending your PC back to the place your purchased it from can be a real drama. Especially because you run the risk of, your PC being damaged even further in transit to its original builder. If this builder happens to be in South Australia … forget it. There is virtually no chance it will arrive unscathed.
We are happy to repair PCs that aren’t ours. So feel free to bring in your PC for its free assesment.
More often than not, the cost of having your PC repaired locally is similar to the cost of attempting to send it back to the original builder.
PC upgrade using a combination of old and new parts
In this video we take you through the rationale behind bringing this older PC back into the modern age.
How to spot an unupgradable PC
This video is a quick guide on how to make informed decisions with mass manufactured gaming PCs from stores like JB HiFi and Harvey Norman.
Come into our store and chat with us about your PC. We know everything there is to know about gaming PCs.
Computer cleaning services
Cleaning PCs is a necessary task in order to resist, corrosion and system failure.
After brining in your PC for cleaning, we will let you know how long it will take to clean, at our hourly rate (minimum $75 for a 1hour clean) This cost covers all the cleaning materials needed to get your PC looking its best.
Not to mention cleaning your PC can keep these little bastards out! When you get them your PC is dead because they excrete a type of slow corrosive liquid.
