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If you're seeking the ultimate PC gaming experience without breaking the bank, these cheap gaming PC deals could be precisely what you need. They balance performance and affordability perfectly, ensuring you can enjoy immersive gameplay no matter the budget.

There's no getting away from it; PC gaming is an expensive hobby and though the games can be cheap the systems themselves rarely are. And that's where the guidance of expert tech bods proves invaluable. That's precisely where we come into play—we've scrutinized the newest systems on sale this week, allowing you to make informed decisions about where to invest your hard-earned money.

Our gaming setups are categorized into three clear tiers: entry-level, sweet spot, and luxury. The sweet spot, nestled within the $1,000 to $2,000 price range, is where you'll encounter numerous gaming systems that deliver exceptional value. However, regardless of your budget, we aim to ensure you get the most bang for your buck.

Next-gen graphics cards are now with us but we're still seeing some great deals on systems using Nvidia's RTX 40-series cards, many of which are still well worth the money. But if you want more guidance, check out our picks for the best gaming PCs. It'll give you a good idea of how the rigs we've spotted on sale stack up in terms of performance.

Five things I always tell people before they buy a new gaming PC

1. Start by choosing a graphics card

2. 16 GB of RAM is fine on a budget, but try to get DDR5

3. Make sure it has an NVMe SSD with 1 TB capacity or more

4. Consider your CPU's general performance and socket upgradeability

5. Remember you can always upgrade later

What does 'price watch' mean?

We've added a new "price watch" qualifier to all our individual deals, making it easy to see whether a price has gone up 🔼 or down 🔽 since we last checked it out. It's important to note that any deal in this guide (even if it's slightly risen in price) is still one of our top picks, as we only show you deals that are actually worth buying.

Nvidia GeForce-powered gaming PCs

RTX 4060 - iBuyPower Slate 6 Mesh | $699 @ Walmart
RTX 4060 Ti - Yeyian YPI-YA24F0B-46T1N | $1,000 @ Newegg
RTX 4070 - no good options in stock
RTX 4070 Super - no good options in stock
RTX 5070 - Acer Nitro 60 | $1,750 at Best Buy
RTX 4070 Ti - Yeyian Yari YPA-YARR05-03 | $1,700 @ Newegg
RTX 5070 Ti - CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme | $2,070 at B&H Photo
RTX 4080 - no good options in stock
RTX 5080 - Skytech King 95 | $2,602 @ Newegg
RTX 5090 - no good options in stock

AMD Radeon-powered gaming PCs

RX 7800 XT - CyberPowerPC | $1,399 @ Walmart
RX 7900 XT - Cobratype Scorpion | $2,350 @ Newegg
RX 7900 XTX - Skytech Legacy | $2,580 @ Newegg
RX 9070 - Skytech Shadow | $1,350 @ Newegg
RX 9070 XT - AVGPC Whirlwind | $1,799 @ Newegg

Under $1000

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Zhic gaming PC | Ryzen 5 5600G | 16 GB DDR4-3200 | 1 TB SSD | $599 $489.19 at Walmart (save $109.81)
This is a really good starter PC. The Ryzen 5 5600G's Vega GPU isn't going to get you playing the latest games at high resolutions on its own, but for some lite 720p gaming it should do fine. The main goal here, though, is to have a base that you can upgrade from with a proper discrete GPU down the line. Slap an RTX 4060 or RTX 4060 Ti in there for well under $400 and you've got a fine gaming PC without spending a fortune, and you just need a screwdriver and the will to make it happen.

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Thermaltake V27H-B76K-B58-LCS | Core i5 14400F | Arc B580 | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $999.99 at Newegg
The Intel Arc B580 might not be as recognisable or popular of a GPU as an Nvidia RTX 4060, but it trades blows with it and sometimes beats it by far. An RTX 4060 would be a safer bet because B580 performance is dependent on sometimes hit-or-miss drivers, but if you're keeping away from team green, this build is a great alternative for $1,000. Especially given it's rocking DDR5 RAM and a decent mid-range CPU. Oh, and that baby blue fish tank chassis is rather nice, too.

$1,000 - $2,000

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AVGPC Max | Ryzen 7 5700X | RTX 4060 Ti | 16 GB DDR4-3200 | 1 TB SSD | $1,199 $1,029.99 at Newegg (save $169.01)
If you're looking for the best bang for your buck around the $1,000 mark, this might be it. The 5700X might be a little on the older side, but it's still plenty capable of carrying along the RTX 4060 Ti at the heart of this build, this being a GPU that should be capable of mainstream 1440p gaming in most games on high settings, provided you're alright enabling DLSS and occasionally frame gen.

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Skytech Shadow | Core i5 14400F | RX 9070 | 16 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSD | $1,399.99 $1,349.99 at Newegg (save $50)
This is about as cheap as you'll find a current-gen gaming PC right now, and it's a damn good price for it. The RX 9070 is a great overclocker, too, so you should be able to achive frame rates close to a stock RX 9070 XT or RTX 5070 Ti if you're willing to tinker a little. Admittedly you're only getting 16 GB of RAM and a 1 TB SSD, but those components should be easy to upgrade down the line. There's also an 'Archangel' version in white for the same $1,350 price at Newegg.

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Yeyian Yari YPA-YARR05-03 | Ryzen 7 7700X | RTX 4070 Ti | 16 GB DDR5-4800 | 1 TB SSD | $1,999.99 $1,699.99 at Newegg (save $300)
The RTX 4070 Ti might be decidedly last-gen now, but with current-gen prices being what they are, this build is still a great choice for $1,700. It performs better than an RTX 5070, excluding Multi Frame Gen, and is perfect for 1440p gaming in modern titles. You'll almost certainly want to upgrade your memory at some point to 32 GB of much faster DDR5 RAM, and you might want to chuck another terabyte of storage in there, but those are easy upgrades and this rig should perform admirably until then.

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Acer Nitro 60 | Core i7 14700F | RTX 5070 | 32 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,749.99 at Best Buy
If you absolutely must have a gaming PC with a current-gen graphics card from team green, then I suppose this is the one you should go for. It's about as cheap as you'll get an RTX 5070 build for right now, and while AMD might have better offerings for the price for pure raster performance, you are getting access to that Multi Frame Gen magic with this one. The rest of the build is decent too, though you'll probably want to expand your storage before long.

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AVGPC Whirlwind | Ryzen 7 9700X | RX 9070 XT | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSD | $1,999 $1,799 at Newegg (save $200)
This is about as cheap of an RX 9070 XT gaming PC that we've come across, and considering the performance on offer it's a pretty decent deal. You're getting the latest and greatest GPU from AMD alongside 32 GB of fast DDR5 RAM and an eight-core current-gen processor to boot. Even the chassis is lovely with its fish tank design and LED screen. Just note you'll probably want to add another terabyte of storage before long.

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Skytech Omega | Ryzen 7 7800X3D | RX 9070 XT | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | 2 TB SSD | $2,199.99 $1,999.99 at Newegg (save $200)
This build costs a little more than the cheapest you can find an RX 9070 gaming PC for, but here you're getting an X3D chip and 2 TB of storage, plus a chassis that looks a little like a chunky snow-plow truck... or something. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D isn't the latest X3D chip, but it's still a great performer and is almost the best CPU for gaming full-stop. In other words, this is a stellar all-round rig for gaming.

$2,000+

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CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme | Core i7 14700F | RTX 5070 Ti | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | 2 TB SSD | $2,069.99 at B&H Photo
If you're looking for a high-end Nvidia gaming PC that doesn't bring you close to $3,000, this is the one to go for. It packs an RTX 5070 Ti, which is a GPU that should overclock to pretty close to the RTX 5080, this latter card being not insubstantially faster than the previous-gen RTX 4080 Super. The CPU and RAM in this build is reasonable for the price, too, and its 2 TB of storage is the ideal amount for gaming today. The only real quirk to this build is that it has its front ports located on the bottom rather than the top of the tower.

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Skytech King 95 | Ryzen 7 7700X | RTX 5080 | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | 2 TB SSD | $2,899.99 $2,587.99 at Newegg (save $312)
Given we're now in the new generation of GPUs and high-end 40-series graphics cards are out of stock, this is about as cheap as you'll get for a high-end rig right now. It's rocking a last-gen CPU, sure, but the 7700X is no slouch, and it's great to see fast DDR5 RAM and 2 TB of storage here. Though that should be expected for about $2,700, right? The core of this build is the RTX 5080, though, which is not only incredibly powerful in pure raster performance, but can also benefit from the new generation's Multi Frame Gen tech. You can also get this PC in white here.

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Skytech Eclipse Lite | Ryzen 7 9700X | RTX 5080 | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSD | $2,.799.99 $2,779.99 at Newegg (save $20)
RTX 5080 graphics cards are hard to come by so soon after launch, so your best bet for grabbing one might be in a pre-built gaming PC such as this one. And while most RTX 5080 gaming PCs are going for above $3,000, this one's sitting nice and alluring at $2,800. It doesn't sacrifice on much else, either, having a current-gen Ryzen 7 CPU and 32 GB of fast DDR5 RAM. The only downside is the 1 TB of storage, but expanding that should be easy.

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Skytech Legacy | Ryzen 7 9800X3D | RTX 5080 | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSD | $3,699.99 $3,089.99 at Newegg (save $600)
If you want the best RTX 5080 build rather than almost the best, this Skytech Legacy build might be a better shout than the Chronos above thanks to its Ryzen 7 9800X3D. This is by far the best CPU on the market right now, paired with the best GPU barring the prohibitively expensive RTX 5090. The only downside is that this build only has 1 TB of storage, which is difficult to justify for the price tag, but at least storage should be cheap and easy to upgrade.

UK gaming PC deals

Scan: RTX 4070 PCs from £1,030
Overclockers UK: Prebuilt PCs with £100s off
Cyberpower PC: RX 7600 PC for just £940
Ebuyer: £100s off gaming PCs
CCL: Gaming PC with an RTX 4070 Super for £1,250

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ADMI Gaming PC| Core i5 12400F | RTX 4060 | 16 GB DDR4-3200 | 1 TB SSD | £759.95 at Amazon
Yes, this six-core, 12-thread CPU is now two generations old but for the money, you really can't complain. Well, a bit more RAM would have been nice, but you're not going to get many gaming PCs with an RTX 4060 and a 12th Gen i5 for less than £800. The PSU is only rated to 500W, however, so if you're planning on using this as a base to upgrade in the future, you might need a better supply unit for a top-end GPU.

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Scan gaming PC | Ryzen 5 5500 | RTX 4060 Ti | 16 GB DDR4-3600 | 1 TB SSD | £919.99 £879.98 at Scan (save £40.01)
This is pretty cheap for an RTX 4060 Ti build and makes for a great entry-level gaming PC. With the 4060 Ti, you're getting a pretty significant step-up in performance from the RTX 4060, and this should stand you in good stead even at 1440p resolution. The only real downside to this build is its older socket AM4 CPU which will prevent upgrading to a newer socket AM5 one. If this is a big concern, you could consider the Core i5 14400F alternative for £1,000. But that's an extra £150 for the sake of upgradability.

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CCL Horizon | Ryzen 7 5700X | RTX 4070 Super | 32 GB DDR4-3200 | 2 TB SSD | £1,499.99 £1,300.99 at CCL (save £199)
This Horizon PC from CCL is pretty damn cheap for a solid all-round RTX 4070 Super gaming PC, even if its CPU and RAM is decidedly previous-gen. The 5700X and 32 GB DDR4 combo should be more than enough to churn out frames in even demanding games, and it should even be a decent enough performer for some productivity tasks, too. Throw in 2 TB of storage and you have a fantastic deal.

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Graphics card hierarchy

The most important component for any gaming PC build will always be the graphics card. That will give you the best idea about how one machine matches up with another just in terms of raw gaming performance.

Below, we've listed the slew of GPUs we've had over the past couple of years listed in terms of their Time Spy Extreme index score as a way to put them in some consistent hierarchy.

Should I build my own gaming PC or buy a prebuilt?

One of the biggest advantages of putting together your own budget gaming PC build is the ability to choose every single component in the system. This allows you to shop around for deals and find the perfect combination of parts to fit your budget and performance needs. The downside for most inexperienced builders is that this whole process can take some time and has the potential to cause quite a headache if something goes wrong. This is where prebuilt gaming PCs really shine.

When you pay the premium to configure or purchase a prebuilt PC, you pay for more than just the parts. You are paying for warranty service, support, and the peace of mind that professionals put your system together. These are some of the things we value highly when considering the best budget gaming PCs. We also look at other unique selling points like design, upgradability, and anything you couldn't do when building it yourself.

Now that graphics cards are regularly available and the silicon shortage is starting to clear up, building your own PC is much easier than it was before. A prebuilt rig is still a reliable way to get your desired graphics card.

For most users who don't have the luxury of spending over $1000 on a prebuilt gaming PC, upgradability and performance per dollar are paramount. When we decided to choose our top choices for budget prebuilt gaming PCs, we looked at almost every major manufacturer and system integrator to find the best combination of value, reliability, customer feedback, design, and performance under $500 and under $1,000.

We still highly recommend the experience of building it yourself, but if you can't do that, one of the systems above will have you gaming in short order.

What is a decent price for a gaming PC?

The $1,000 - $1,500 mark is probably around the sweet spot for a new gaming PC. That will get you a graphics card that can nail 1440p at solid frame rates and a really good supporting spec. That should mean a relatively sizeable NVMe SSD, around 500GB, as well as 16GB of speedy memory and a modern CPU.

Is PC gaming better than console?

Unquestionably. In real terms, it's more expensive in terms of hardware, but there is a games library stretching back decades that no other gaming platform can possibly match. Games are also regularly cheaper or free on PC, too.

The PC is also more capable of doing more things than a games console, too. Try browsing the web on your PlayStation, and you'll know what we mean. It can also be portable, in either laptop or Steam Deck style.

What PC is equivalent to a PS5?

We suggest that the AMD RX 6700 GPU will deliver around the same level of raw graphics performance as Sony's PS5. That's an OEM part, so you'll only find it in a prebuilt gaming PC, but it's an 11.3 TFLOP GPU versus the 10.3 TFLOP of the PS5.

Those numbers aren't wholly comparative, but you would also need an 8-core CPU, 16GB of memory (though the PS5's is spread between GPU and system), and a 500GB+ SSD.

TOPICS

Dave has been gaming since the days of Zaxxon and Lady Bug on the Colecovision, and code books for the Commodore Vic 20 (Death Race 2000!). He built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 16, and finally finished bug-fixing the Cyrix-based system around a year later. When he dropped it out of the window. He first started writing for Official PlayStation Magazine and Xbox World many decades ago, then moved onto PC Format full-time, then PC Gamer, TechRadar, and T3 among others. Now he's back, writing about the nightmarish graphics card market, CPUs with more cores than sense, gaming laptops hotter than the sun, and SSDs more capacious than a Cybertruck.

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