I went to PAX Australia and all I got was a glimpse of this $17,000 gaming PC in the shape of Medusa that's a commentary on AI's inability to grasp the importance of mythology stories in human culture

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Last weekend I witnessed the return of PAX Aus, the biggest gaming convention in Australia. The show delivered its usual spectacle: whether you're into cosplay competitions, odd new 420 themed indies, or even Cult of the Lamb themed weddings, PAX Aus had you covered. I always love to spend time roaming the show floor checking out the eye-catching, and often even eye-watering (if you look at the price), PC builds, and this year did not disappoint.

As a lover of mythology this Medusa build by Aftershock PC Australia, immediately grabbed my attention. Its expressive stone-look depiction of Perseus' triumph over the Gorgon is said to be a commentary on AI's inability to grasp the importance of these stories in human culture. I'm not too sure about whether it hits that mark, but it does look really freaking neat.

The imagery isn't the only beastly bit of this build, this PC has the specs to match. The Bykski Granzon B-CE-X Open Frame Chassis packs a Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC 24GB card paired with AMD's excellent Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU. With 3 TB of SSD storage and 32 GB of DDR5 ram, Medusa and Perseus should be the only thing freezing up on this machine. That, of course, is only if you have the cold hard $16,995 AUD (gosh that's an extra digit than I'm used to seeing) to throw down for this legendary rig.

That's the sale price, too. It's usually $18,000.

First things first. You don't need to worry about the price tag on this one because it was only available to win during the show. This Xenomorph sculpt is to coincide with the release of the new Alien: Romulus movie, as if we needed an excuse for something this cool to exist.

Unsurprisingly, specs wise these PCs are pretty similar. Once again, we see a Bykski Granzon B-CE-X Open Frame Chassis but this time with a Xenomorph alien bursting its way out of the build. Much like Medusa, this ultimate killing machine houses an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D with the Gigabyte RTX 4090 Aorus Master GPU.

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