ASUS ROG Strix GL10DH-PH762 Black 2019

A capable 1080p gaming rig with a noisy fan problem and a price that swings $522 depending on where you shop. Buy it cheap or buy something else.

The Ryzen 7 3700X is still a capable 8-core chip, and paired with the 1660 Ti, this thing handles 1080p gaming at high settings without breaking a sweat. Boot times are snappy thanks to the NVMe drive, and the 1TB HDD gives you room for a game library without immediately playing storage Tetris. What surprised us? The fan noise. Multiple owners report the fans spin up loud and often, even under light loads. That's not a performance issue per se, but it's the kind of thing that grates on you after a week. The GPU sits right around the middle of the pack in our database, which is fine for this price bracket, but the RAM configuration is a weak spot. 16GB is the bare minimum for a gaming rig in 2025, and you'll want to add more sooner than later.

Against the HP OMEN GT22-3080, the GL10DH loses on raw GPU power. The OMEN packs an RTX 3080, which absolutely demolishes the 1660 Ti in modern titles. But the OMEN also costs significantly more. The Lenovo Legion Tower 5i is the more interesting comparison. Similar price bracket, better build quality, and Lenovo's cooling is generally quieter. If you want a prebuilt that just works out of the box, the Legion is the safer bet. The Apple Mac Studio M4 Max is a different beast entirely, not a gaming machine, so skip that comparison unless you're doing creative work. The Dell Tower ECT1250 and CLX SET are both fine but unremarkable. For pure gaming value at the low end of the price range, the GL10DH holds its own. For anything more demanding, look at the OMEN or Legion.

Here's the thing. The price spread on this machine is $522 across vendors, which is absurd. You can find it for $1188 or pay $1710 for the same box. At the low end, it's a decent deal for a prebuilt with these specs. At the high end, you're getting fleeced. Check the retailer carefully before you buy. The 512GB SSD plus 1TB HDD combo is genuinely useful, and the upgrade path is there if you want to drop in a better GPU later. But the fan noise and build quality complaints make this a tougher sell at full price.

The ASUS ROG Strix GL10DH is a weird mix of great bones and questionable choices. You get a Ryzen 7 3700X, a GTX 1660 Ti, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB NVMe SSD plus a 1TB HDD, all wrapped in a flashy RGB mid-tower. On paper that's a solid 1080p gaming rig. In practice, it's a machine that punches above its weight in some areas and trips over its own feet in others. The one thing to know? This is a prebuilt for people who want a decent gaming PC without building one, but you're paying a premium for the ROG badge and some of that money should have gone toward quieter fans.

If you're looking for a quiet machine, this isn't it. The fan noise is a constant companion, and if you're sensitive to that, go get a Lenovo Legion Tower 5i instead. If you want 1440p or 4K gaming, skip this entirely and look at something with an RTX 3070 or better. And if you're paying more than $1300 for this, you're overpaying. Shop around or walk away.

The ASUS ROG Strix GL10DH is a solid 1080p gaming PC with a few annoying flaws. The fan noise is a real issue, and the build quality complaints are concerning for a machine at this price. But if you can find it at the low end of the price range, around $1200, it's a reasonable buy for someone who wants a capable gaming rig without building one. Just know you'll probably want to add more RAM and maybe swap the fans eventually. If you're paying $1500 or more, walk away and get a Legion Tower 5i instead.