ASUS Armoury Gaming Desktops A-404
Equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 8700F and GeForce RTX 5070 with 12GB VRAM, this mid-tower delivers strong 1440p gaming performance backed by 32GB of DDR5 RAM. Wi-Fi 7 connectivity and an 850W PSU provide modern networking and ample power headroom for future upgrades. It’s best for gamers seeking a ready-built system that handles high-refresh-rate titles without manual component assembly.
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 8700F
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
form factor mid-tower
psu w 850
OS Windows 11 Home
56 Overall Score
Price CA$2,499
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong cpu (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average port selection (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 12 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mid-tower |
| PSU | 850 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Wi-Fi 7 + Bluetooth |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | ASUS Armoury Gaming Desktops A-404 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Intel Core Ultra 9 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core Ultra 9 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 36 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 | 512 | 2000 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| Form Factor | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 850 | 850 | 1200 | - | 180 | 1300 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASUS Armoury Gaming Desktops A-404 | 69.2 | 82.9 | 73.2 | 24.5 | 58.1 | 37.8 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 96 | 89.4 | 79.1 | 93.4 | 91.9 | 70.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 90Y6003JUS Compare | 97.4 | 89.4 | 96.4 | 92 | 96.5 | 70.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.7 | 67.2 | 69.7 | 94.6 | 32.1 | 99.3 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 32.8 | 82.7 | 86.7 | 82.8 | 70.4 |
| MSI MEG Vision X AI VisXAI2NVZ9045 Compare | 97.4 | 91.2 | 97.4 | 98.3 | 91.9 | 37.8 |
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