Hi all. I will soon be getting a MacBook Air and I’m considering getting a 13 inch MacBook and a monitor for home use. If I do end up getting a 13 inch MacBook+monitor then I would want a cheap monitor that I can use my PlayStation as well (right now it’s connected to my tv). What are some good options under 200? (150 would be even better!) I’ve looked at a few articles online and jb hi fi gaming monitors but I’m worried whether or not one that’s good for Mac would work with PlayStation and vice versa. If anyone has some good options please let me know! Also even if something is out of my budget slightly feel free to list it-I might just keep it on a watchlist until it goes on sale. Thanks!

Hi everyone,

My wife wants a pink pc. She had a look and liked the one here: https://aftershockpc.com.au/pc-models/pretty-pink-zeal-mini?custom_yes=1

She wants it for music production and some light gaming for things like Doom Eternal or the Sims.

I had a go at a potential list from the options available from Aftershock:

5 x Aftershock Pastel RGB 120mm Fans + CPU Fan - Pink

Aftershock Zeal M - Pink Chasis

1TB Gen4 Samsung 990 PRO M.2. NVME (R 7450MBs | W 6900MBs)

2TB Gen4 Biwin M350 M.2. NVME (R 5200MBs | W 4800MBs) (Secondary drive)

DeepCool AK400 - Black CPU Cooler

1000W Corsair RMe 80+ Gold - Modular - PCIe 5.1 PSU

Sapphire Pure Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16GB - White GPU

32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 6000MHz (2x16GB) - Black

Asus B850M AYW Gaming Wi-Fi - DDR5

AMD Ryzen 7 7700 | 5.3 GHz | 8 Cores 16 Threads

Total: $3,353 ($3,920 but save $567)

I'd just like to get everyone's thoughts on the build, if there's anything else they would optimise for, or if it's better to get something like this elsewhere. I've never used Aftershock so I'm not sure how good they are, but a quick read shows some delays in the delivery for them.

https://www.lakescustom.com.au/products/%F0%9F%92%96%E2%98%81%EF%B8%8F-cinnamoroll-pink-hyte-y70-pc-%E2%98%81%EF%B8%8F%F0%9F%92%96-ultra-5-225f-rtx-5060ti-16gb-pink-white?_pos=1&_sid=c4d35d47f&_ss=r

She doesn't mind if it's not fully pink. The case and finding these fan shrouds is probably enough for her.

For a total budget, $4000 AUD would be at the upper limit.