The Origin 5000T Millennium gaming PC makes my current desktop PC look like an extraordinary wimp; Origin's pre-assembled PCs start at $2,644, and the one I was sent was a high-end configuration for $5,158. Few will be able to afford this gaming PC, but it is most impressive for the precision and care that is not always found in pre-assembled rigs, despite the built-in power

. This gaming PC competes in most gaming and synthetic benchmarks with two other rigs we tested with similar specs, including the Corsair One i300 and the Velocity Micro Raptor Z55. This is one of our favorite gaming CPUs and is competitive with our favorite GPUs.

At 1080p, the Origin 5000T Millennium is complete overkill. The system averaged over 100 frames per second in every game I threw at it; in F1 2020, it averaged 287 fps at very high settings; unless you're playing Fortnite at 360 Hz, you'd be much better off choosing something more modest and considerably less expensive. However, for 4K games and, to a lesser extent, 1440p games, this pre-built brought solid frame rates across the board in our tests. In all 4K benchmarks, we averaged over 60 fps and up to 90 fps. If you're looking to bring your game up to 4K for a smooth experience, this PC will comfortably play games with plenty of frame counts to spare.

I played quite a bit of "The Elden Ring" on this PC with the settings maxed out. The game has a stuttering problem, but surprisingly, I never encountered it on this PC - probably because this PC's hardware exceeds the game's recommended system requirements. The game runs smoothly (albeit at 60 fps) and looks great with the settings maxed out. Other games like "Metro Exodus" looked no worse for wear. This is what a computer with the most expensive components on the market today can do.

Our version of the Origin 5000T Millennium had a few problems other than its star hardware: it has 32GB of Corsair DDR5 memory, clocked at 4800MHz, and in our tests it could not keep up with other PCs. We were unable to keep up with the other PCs. Still, 32GB of memory is a welcome addition if you multitask or open a lot of chrome tabs while playing games. It will also be helpful if you plan to do any streaming; DDR5 is still hard to come by at this point, so it's nice to see it on this product. The difference between this PC and others is fairly small, but one should keep in mind that both the Corsair One i300 and the Velocity Micro Raptor Z55 are priced a bit lower.

The Origin 5000T Millennium also has the OS installed on a Corsair 1TB MP600 NVMe SS along with a 2TB Samsung 870 QVO series SSD for storage. Because our rig did not have a second NVMe drive, its performance underperformed the competition; Origin's website allows you to customize your PC to include a second NVMe drive, but that comes at a modest cost. At the price we paid, we were a little disappointed that it came with a regular SATA SSD; we would have liked to have had a second NVMe drive, but the price we paid was a little higher than the price we paid.

Such a small blow to the Origin 5000T Millennium doesn't hurt much. The PC is also equipped with a Corsair iCUE H150i Elite liquid CPU cooler with LCD pump cover, which seems to be the problem with Corsair's software, not Origin's, but the ease of control of the iCUE software (it worked for me) and layout inside the mid-tower 5000T case is impressive.

If you're going to spend this much on a PC, expect to see sleek cases with lots of dust filters and RGB fans; the Origin 5000T Millennium ran cool and quiet during our testing, with a maximum CPU temperature of 90°C, and looked It looked great. I'm not usually a big fan of RGB fans, but a 5000T case that includes glass side panels and clean cable management inside seems like the most tasteful way to implement them.

As for connectivity, our Origin 5000T Millennium has an abundance of USB 3.0 ports. There are four USB 3.0 ports and one USB 3.1 Type-C port on the front panel, as well as a headphone jack and microphone jack. On the back are five USB 3.2 ports, four USB 3.0 ports, one USB 3.2 Type-C port, and the usual audio jack and Ethernet port. This PC is like owning a giant USB hub to play video games. If you have a lot of accessories, you'll be happy to know that you won't have to worry about running out of space in a few years when you start using this PC.

I was also pleased that the Origin 5000T Millennium was sent in solid packaging. The wooden box was stuffed with Styrofoam, which prevented the PC from bumping around in transit. My unit lost both RAM sticks inside the PC (they probably came off in transit), but they were easy to find and reattach. However, if I were less experienced with computers, I would have liked some documentation or stickers to make sure the hardware was securely attached before booting up. A prebuilt PC should be as foolproof as possible, as the majority of its potential owners are people who don't want to be bothered with the practicalities of PC gaming, and even if they could go further to make sure parts like RAM don't fall off, for Origin it is nice to see how much of a priority it is for Origin.

When talking about the Origin 5000T Millennium, there is no getting around the price. For most people who don't need expensive, extraordinary 4K gaming, Origin offers a number of ways to build this PC differently than our review unit. It would be foolish to use this PC with a 1080p monitor instead of a high refresh rate 4K monitor that can actually display all the power inside the rig. If you are going to use this PC in this configuration, do not make the mistake of buying it.

I would drop the CPU to an i5 12600K, stick with a GeForce RTX 3070, 32GB of RAM, a Corsair H60i Pro XT, and a standard non-RGB fan to keep the price around $3,000. For about $500 more, you can get an RTX 3080, but if you're still using a 1080p monitor like many gamers, you really don't need to. 5000T case and overall build quality mix and match hardware to fit this system's budget worth the time to do so.

Even with expected price increases due to supply issues, the Millennium is priced higher than other similarly featured competitors we have reviewed. However, given its current availability, it is not far behind in performance and demonstrates the power of a clean build in a good-looking case. It's certainly not a gaming PC for everyone, but if you have the time and money to tweak it to your liking, it's a great option for a new rig.