When you're in the market for a gaming PC, you face a variety of options. You could opt for a mass-produced prebuilt system from brands like Alienware, or invest in a high-end boutique build. The Origin Millennium strikes a balance between these two extremes. It's undoubtedly a premium gaming system, but it forgoes the unique design flair you might find in offerings from Maingear or Falcon Northwest.
The Origin Millennium offers a robust, custom-ordered gaming rig that uses standard components. While it's something you could assemble yourself, it saves you the hassle of cable management and assembly. However, be prepared for the challenge of transporting a large wooden crate, especially if you live in an apartment.
Purchasing Guide
Starting at $2,788, the base model of the Origin Millennium comes with an Intel Core i5-14600K but no dedicated graphics card, making it less than ideal at that price point. Fortunately, Origin's website allows you to customize the system with a wide range of components. Just remember, the more powerful you make it, the higher the cost will climb.
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Design and Features
The Origin Millennium is a substantial machine, housed in a full-tower ATX case. Its presence is further enhanced by steel bars on all four corners, adding to its already hefty 33-pound weight without components. With high-end parts like the MSI RTX 5090 Gaming Trio and a 360mm AIO, plus the wooden shipping crate, moving this PC to a third-floor apartment is no small feat.
The corner metal bars can make accessing the internals more challenging. For instance, the glass side panel struggles to come off smoothly due to interference from the back left bar. While these bars can be removed with allen bolts, it's an extra step that shouldn't be necessary for such a premium product.
Once you're inside, the spacious build is impressive. Even with a 14-inch graphics card, there's ample room for excellent airflow. Origin's cable management is exemplary, with wires neatly arranged behind the motherboard tray and routed through grommets.
An interesting choice in cable management is the routing of fan and front panel wires underneath the case. While this hides the cables, it results in a bundle of wires outside the computer, which could be problematic if they get snagged.
You can configure the front ports and power button to be mounted on the top or bottom of the case. The model I reviewed had them on the bottom, ideal for desk placement, but the option to mount them on top is great for those who plan to place the PC on the floor or in a living room.
The front panel offers four USB-A and one USB-C port, with additional ports at the back. The Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero motherboard in my test unit provided four USB-C and six USB-A ports, along with two Ethernet and an HDMI port. The RTX 5090 also includes three DisplayPort and one HDMI, typical for Blackwell GPUs.
All in the Configuration
The configuration I reviewed, while impressive, is likely overkill for most users. Origin PC allows you to tailor your system to your exact needs, built-to-order. While you could spend $7,241 on the high-end model, a more balanced choice might be an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, 32GB of RAM, and an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT, which supports 4K gaming at a more reasonable $3,392.
Building this mid-range version yourself would cost around $2,397, meaning you're paying roughly a thousand dollars for Origin's assembly service. For the high-end configuration, you could source parts for about $6,506, highlighting the premium for professional assembly.
That premium includes a standard one-year warranty, but also lifetime support from Origin. This means free customer service for any future issues, and even free labor for upgrades if you purchase the new parts. The unique wooden crate shipping method, while heavy, offers unparalleled protection during transit.
Whether the extra cost is justified depends on your comfort level with building and maintaining a PC, and the time you're willing to invest. Origin's excellent cable management adds to the appeal.
Performance
The Origin Millennium I tested, equipped with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, and 64GB of RAM, is a powerhouse for gaming. At 4K resolution, nearly every game exceeded 100 fps without frame generation, except for Assassin's Creed Shadows at 75 fps and Metro Exodus at 97 fps. The latter is expected given its ray tracing demands.
For Assassin's Creed Shadows, the 75 fps baseline is still excellent for smooth gameplay, and enabling frame generation can boost it to 132 fps, though with increased latency from 33ms to 42ms. This increase may not be noticeable for most players, particularly in single-player games.
In Cyberpunk 2077, using the Ray Tracing Ultra preset with DLSS in performance mode, the system achieved 127 fps with 23ms latency. With Multi-Frame Generation at 4x, the frame rate soared to 373 fps, with latency only rising to 28ms. Even without frame generation, 127 fps is impressive, ensuring you won't need to compromise on image quality for any current games.
