Recommend: GAMING AIO

[pawn_king]

Looking to upgrade from a gaming laptop as I no longer need portability. I know non-DIY systems are generally frowned upon here. But I've been using laptops the last 15 years and prefer a minimalist AIO setup which DIY can't offer.

Mostly dota-gaming if any, hence a mid range gfx and i5 will do. Budget 1.5-1.8k.

The benchmark would be the dell Inspiron 27, paired with ryzen 5 1400 and Amd 580 for abt SGD 1.5+k FHD or 1.8+k with UHD+SSD (+10-15% ship+gst)

Any other recommendations?

 

[Allanlee82]

Looking to upgrade from a gaming laptop as I no longer need portability. I know non-DIY systems are generally frowned upon here. But I've been using laptops the last 15 years and prefer a minimalist AIO setup which DIY can't offer.

Mostly dota-gaming if any, hence a mid range gfx and i5 will do. Budget 1.5-1.8k.

The benchmark would be the dell Inspiron 27, paired with ryzen 5 1400 and Amd 580 for abt SGD 1.5+k FHD or 1.8+k with UHD+SSD (+10-15% ship+gst)

Any other recommendations?

can go look at aftershock aio
Aftershock Next

 

[singupingu]

Aftershock Next. No other custom AIO I know of.

Sent from PM me if you wanna build a DIY PC or wanna learn how to make one yourself using GAGT

 

[lifeishard]

Uhd screen aio with rx 580 for 1.8k? Doubt you can find that in Sg. I see aftershock aio pc their price also way above your budget.

 

[royfrosty]

Looking to upgrade from a gaming laptop as I no longer need portability. I know non-DIY systems are generally frowned upon here. But I've been using laptops the last 15 years and prefer a minimalist AIO setup which DIY can't offer.

Mostly dota-gaming if any, hence a mid range gfx and i5 will do. Budget 1.5-1.8k.

The benchmark would be the dell Inspiron 27, paired with ryzen 5 1400 and Amd 580 for abt SGD 1.5+k FHD or 1.8+k with UHD+SSD (+10-15% ship+gst)

Any other recommendations?

For that budget, why not consider a small form factor PC rather than getting the AIO gaming desktop?

Repair-ability is a concern when one of the components inside the AIO goes faulty. No doubt Aftershock has warranty, but i dont think it is advisable for you to go that route if you are going for a gaming machine.

A DIY PC can be really small and hide behind a monitor, It can be as small as 2 can size coke height to a shoe box size.

Just need to select the right components to get it assembled.

 

[LiLAsN]

Got Aftershock, got Dreamcore. Both Singapore companies making AIOs with DIY products but give you warranty for any fault.

 

[pawn_king]

Thanks for the replies, the aftershock next is interesting! 1050/1060 options still within my budget. But not sure I can get used to the massive 32" screen, probably would have jumped if they had 24/27".

I agree on the (lack of) repair-ability of AIO, but I've been used to gaming laptops failing 2-3 years. Usually try to trade up before they die.

Indeed the inspiron 27 is priced reasonably in the US. I see DIYs (Ryzen 5+580) costing ~1k without monitor/OS.
Anyway for those interested, this was the review that drew my attention.

Pity the AIO market is small, hence options are limited and slow to come to local market...

Oh and I've tried iMAC as well, not my cup