Where to buy PC parts in Australia: MSY, Umart, Mwave, PLE or JB Hi-Fi?
Which Australian computer store is cheapest for graphics cards, CPUs, motherboards, RAM and SSDs, counted across every part they share, updated every morning.
In this guide
Building or upgrading a PC in Australia means choosing between a handful of specialist computer stores and the big chains. Parts are commodities: an RTX 5070 from a given brand is the same card wherever you buy it. So price, stock and service are the whole story.
We check graphics cards, CPUs, motherboards, RAM and SSDs at the major Australian PC stores every morning. Here's who is cheapest most often.
Who is cheapest for PC parts
| Store | Prices compared | Cheapest (or equal cheapest) | Typical gap when not |
|---|---|---|---|
| digiDirect | 29 | 90% | +10% |
| MSY / Umart | 235 | 69% | +10% |
| PLE Computers | 81 | 64% | +9% |
| Mwave | 159 | 59% | +8% |
| Camera Electronic | 10 | 20% | +10% |
| JB Hi-Fi | 231 | 11% | +12% |
Every product variant at least two of these stores had in stock today, at its outright price. Recalculated every morning.
MSY and Umart list the same price on almost every part both sell, so we count them as one. When we wrote this (October 2026), they had the lowest price on the large majority of parts they stock, with Mwave and PLE Computers next. JB Hi-Fi stocks a lot of PC parts but was rarely the cheapest on the ones the specialists also carry.
Part by part
Graphics cards
| Store | Prices compared | Cheapest (or equal cheapest) | Typical gap when not |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwave | 47 | 81% | +8% |
| PLE Computers | 41 | 71% | +13% |
| JB Hi-Fi | 37 | 22% | +11% |
| MSY / Umart | 53 | 17% | +18% |
Every product variant at least two of these stores had in stock today, at its outright price. Recalculated every morning.
The cheapest card for each GPU right now:
| GPU | Cheapest in stock today | Price | Models |
|---|---|---|---|
| RTX 5050 | MSI GeForce RTX 5050 8G Ventus 2X OC Graphics Cardat PLE Computers | $499 | 12 |
| RTX 5060 | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WindForce OC 8G Graphics Cardat PLE Computers | $629 | 31 |
| RTX 5060 Ti | Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8G Graphics Cardat PLE Computers | $739 | 45 |
| RX 9060 XT | ASUS Dual Radeon RX 9060 XT 16G Graphics Cardat Mwave | $749 | 14 |
| RTX 5070 | ASUS GeForce RTX 5070 Dual 12G OC Graphics Cardat Mwave | $1,299 | 32 |
| RX 9070 XT | Sapphire PULSE Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB GDDR6at Mwave | $1,329 | 18 |
| RTX 5070 Ti | ASUS Prime GeForce RTX 5070 Ti OC 16G Graphics Cardat Mwave | $1,899 | 26 |
| RTX 5080 | MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G VENTUS 3X OC Gaming Graphics Cardat Austin Computers | $2,795 | 29 |
| RTX 5090 | Palit GeForce RTX 5090 GameRock OC 32GB Video Cardat Mwave | $11,499 | 13 |
CPUs
| Store | Prices compared | Cheapest (or equal cheapest) | Typical gap when not |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLE Computers | 32 | 66% | +3% |
| MSY / Umart | 35 | 46% | +7% |
| Mwave | 36 | 36% | +7% |
| JB Hi-Fi | 35 | 0% | +11% |
Every product variant at least two of these stores had in stock today, at its outright price. Recalculated every morning.
Motherboards, RAM and SSDs
| Store | Prices compared | Cheapest (or equal cheapest) | Typical gap when not |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSY / Umart | 147 | 93% | +7% |
| digiDirect | 29 | 90% | +10% |
| Mwave | 76 | 57% | +17% |
| Camera Electronic | 10 | 20% | +10% |
| JB Hi-Fi | 159 | 11% | +12% |
Every product variant at least two of these stores had in stock today, at its outright price. Recalculated every morning.
Beyond the price
- Stock. A part that's cheapest at a store that's out of stock doesn't help. Our pages only count in-stock prices.
- Delivery and pickup. The big PC stores have showrooms in some capital cities; elsewhere, delivery cost and speed differ a lot.
- Bundles. Some stores bundle a game or a discount with a CPU and motherboard. Worth having, but compare the parts on their own too.
- Warranty handling. PC parts are usually warranted by the store first. A store close to you, or one with an easy returns process, can be worth a few dollars.
- Build services. If you don't want to assemble it yourself, several stores will build it for a fee.
Not on our list
We don't cover every PC shop yet. Scorptec, PC Case Gear, Centre Com and Computer Alliance are worth checking too. For a single exact part number, StaticICE searches many smaller shops, and PCPartPicker prices a whole build. See the best comparison sites in Australia.
Planning a build?
Our gaming PC build guide puts a full parts list together with today's prices, and the graphics card buying guide explains which GPU you need for 1080p, 1440p and 4K.
