Author: Thomas

  • Free Shipping for Custom PCs Ordered This Holiday!

    Free Shipping for Custom PCs Ordered This Holiday!

    Does your new year resolutions include a new gaming PC? Valid from today until we return to the offices on the 4th of January next year, all custom PCs ordered will qualify for free nation wide platinum service courier shipping when you enter the promo code ‘SHIPFREE’ at checkout!

    All orders will be processed and shipped upon our return in the new year.

    Eligibility Criteria

    • Order placed online prior to 1AM Jan 4th 2016
    • Complete payment for the order no later than 5PM op the 8th of Jan 2016
    • Minimum order $500.00
    • Delivery address must be within a Couriers Please service area (within Australia only)

    Have a question regarding a custom PC, this promotion or any other product we sell? Shoot us an email at sales@evatech.com.au and we’ll get back to you ASAP.

  • Overclocking A Skylake i5 6600K

    Overclocking A Skylake i5 6600K

    Interested in building a new Skylake gaming PC and thinking about overclocking it? This article will break down what you need and what you can safely expect to get out of an unlocked Intel 6600K i5 CPU with the right motherboard & cooler. (more…)

  • Valkyrie Custom Gaming PC [Evatech] Vs The Pryon Storm Scout II [Harvey Norman]

    Valkyrie Custom Gaming PC [Evatech] Vs The Pryon Storm Scout II [Harvey Norman]

    By specialising in custom gaming PCs the value we can offer over other stores in terms of customisability, performance, price, service and quality is unrivalled. There are definitely some stores out there come close in some areas, but when it comes to a custom gaming PCs specifically, we can confidently claim to be Australia’s #1.

    To highlight one of the biggest offenders we’ve picked out Harvey Norman’s ‘Pryron’ series of gaming PCs, particularly the one for sale now at the time of this post, the Storm Scout II. To compare and contrast we have put together a custom Valkyrie PC using the Evatech.com.au website, PC ID 64345 (link). This might seem a little harsh, but I’ll stick to the facts, break it down part by part and try to let you make your own decision. (more…)

  • Building a Custom Gaming PC for Metal Gear Solid : The Phantom Pain

    Building a Custom Gaming PC for Metal Gear Solid : The Phantom Pain

    Released September 1st, Hideo Kojimas final Metal Gear Solid game is out and getting amazing reviews from every major publication and gamers alike.

    As of the 3rd, this game has a 95/100 on meta critic and 97% on steam user reviews making the highest rated game of the entire year to date. If you haven’t seen it already take a look at IGN’s 10/10 video review for an idea of why.

    Now with all that out of the way, lets get down to what we’re really here for, building a custom gaming PC to play Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.

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  • New Skylake CPUs and Motherboards Join the Valkyrie Custom Gaming PC!

    New Skylake CPUs and Motherboards Join the Valkyrie Custom Gaming PC!

    B150 and H170 chipset motherboards now offer a lower cost solution to pair with the also newly released i5 any i7 ‘non k’ edition CPUs. These CPUs and motherboards were released this morning and are currently in stock ready for assembly!

    Joing the B150 and H170 motherboard options are the brand spanking new line up of Skylake i5 and i7 quad core CPUs from Intel. The new range come in cheaper than their unlocked ‘K’ series counterparts but still deliver great performance on the all new DDR4 ready skylake platform.

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