I'm here digging out the best post-Christmas, post-turkey PC gaming deals using my decades of experience and lack of social norms
I really ought to be building Lego with my kids...
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Santa's been, the turkey's decimated, the drinks have been drunk, and the hangover's starting to abate. So, now what to do with that Christmas money your great aunt stuffed into a weirdly archaic card? And if your great aunt didn't hand over any cash, what should you be spending your own money on because you didn't get what you really wanted for Christmas?
This is what we're here for, to give you great buying advice and tickle your consumerist fancy with tempting deals from a host of different manufacturers that we genuinely believe are great ways to spend your money.
The end of the year/January sales ought to be a good place to bag a bargain given that we're expecting a slew of new product, from new graphics cards to gaming laptops, in the coming weeks and months. So, the last-gen stuff still on sale ought to be a good price.
The counter to that is, should you find the deals on the goodies you're after to be particularly tantalising, then save your money. Because if you are looking at getting yourself a new GPU or laptop, it's entirely possible that—especially at the high-end—you're going to be better off waiting for the new generation to drop at the start of the year.
But for peripherals and gaming monitors, we're not expecting a lot of movement in the coming months, so this may well be a great chance to get yourself a new screen to make the most of your current gaming PC setup.
Dave's been doing the PC hardware dance since back in 2005, and building gaming PCs since the '90s. You know, when it was difficult. In his time he's tested every type of PC component, peripheral, and accessory you can imagine, and probably some you can't. That makes him perfectly placed to recommend the best deals, and the ones you need to steer clear of this Black Friday.
Quick links
- Amazon: big deals energy on everything
- Newegg: all of Newegg's After Christmas tech deals
- Best Buy: every Best Buy holiday deal going
- Secretlab: just the best gaming chairs
- Dell: save up to $1,000 on Alienware PCs and laptops
- iBuyPower: save up to $400 on quick-shipping gaming PCs
- Walmart: big discounts on PC gaming tech
- B&H Photo: save up to $800 on RTX 4080 gaming laptops and more
- Target: savings on low-end gaming laptops
- Staples: save on gaming chairs and peripherals
- Lenovo: savings of up to 25% on Legion laptops and desktops
- Razer: save up to $800 on Razer Blade gaming laptops
- Microsoft: save on Xbox Wireless Controllers and more
- HP: savings on Omen gaming laptops
- Corsair: save on PSUs, headsets, gaming chairs, and more
Nvidia Gaming PCs
- RTX 4060 - MSI Codex R2 | $779 @ Newegg
- RTX 4060 Ti - Yeyian Tanto | $1,000 @ Newegg
- RTX 4070 - Skytech Nebula | $1,100 @ Newegg
- RTX 4070 Super - Yeyian Tanto | $1,200 @ Newegg
- RTX 4070 Ti Super - HP Omen 35L | $1,750 @ HP
- RTX 4080 Super - ABS Kaze Ruby | $1,900 @ Newegg
- RTX 4090 - iBuyPower RDY Y70 004 | $3,299 @ iBuyPower
AMD Radeon-powered gaming PCs
- RX 7800 XT - CyberPowerPC | $1,399 @ Walmart
- RX 7900 XT - Centaurus Andromeda | $1,888 @ Amazon
- RX 7900 XTX - Yeyian gaming PC| $2,200 @ Newegg
Gaming laptop deals
- RTX 4060 - Lenovo LOQ | $840 @ Newegg
- RTX 4070 - Lenovo LOQ | $880 @ Walmart
- RTX 4080 - Lenovo Legion Pro 7i | $2,000 @ B&H Photo
Graphics card deals
- RTX 4080 Super: $1,000 @ Amazon
- RTX 4070 Ti Super: $800 @ Amazon
- RTX 4070 Super: $600 @ Best Buy
- RTX 4070: $520 @ Newegg
- RTX 4060 Ti: $360 @ Best Buy
- RTX 4060: $299 @ Walmart
- RX 7900 XTX: $870 @ Walmart
- RX 7900 XT: $685 @ Amazon
- RX 7900 GRE: $540 @ Newegg
- RX 7800 XT: $480 @ Amazon
- RX 7700 XT: $410 @ Amazon
- RX 7600: $250 @ Walmart
Gaming monitor deals
- 1080p: Acer Nitro XZ270 | $150 @ Amazon
- 1440p: Acer KA272U | $140 @ Best Buy
- 4K 144 Hz: Gigabyte M28U-AE 28 inch | $400 at Amazon
- Ultrawide: LG UltraGear 34GP63A-B | $307 @ Amazon
- OLED: MSI MAG 341CQP | $600 at Amazon
PC Gamer's favorite products
- Best gaming laptop: Asus Zephyrus G16 (2024) | $1,800
- Best gaming monitor: MSI MPG 321URX | $900
- Best gaming chair: Secretlab Titan Evo | $519
- Best wireless gaming headset: HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless | $143
- Best gaming headset: HyperX Cloud Alpha | $79
- Best gaming mouse: Razer DeathAdder V3 Hyperspeed | $100
- Best gaming keyboard: Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 | $150
- Best PC controller: Microsoft Xbox Core Wireless | $45
- Best SSD: WD Black SN850X | $85
Today's top deals
1. Corsair TC100 | Fabric and leatherette | $249.99 $179.99 at Amazon (save $70)
The TC100 is our favorite affordable gaming chair right now, following up on the popular T3 Rush with a great look and genuine comfort. You can read more in our review. Right now, even with only a light discount, it's a truly excellent gaming chair that's cheaper than most of its competition.
Price check: Corsair $179.99 | Best Buy $179.99
2. Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 | RTX 4070 | Ryzen 7 7435HS | 1080p | 144 Hz | 16 GB DDR5-4800 | 512 GB SSD | $1,199.99 $879.99 at Walmart (save $320)
This is the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptop we've seen in quite a while, and a deal that seems to have stuck around after the Black Friday sales. There's a decent gaming CPU, a reasonable amount of dual-channel memory, a speedy screen, and that all important GPU to play with. The 512 GB SSD is small, however, but you can easily upgrade it with the spare NVMe slot inside.
3. Asus ROG Ally | Z1 Extreme | 7-inch screen | 16 GB RAM | 512 GB SSD | $481.95 $459.99 at Amazon (save $21.96)
The original ROG Ally—still a strong performer even next to its improved sibling, the ROG Ally X. That's because they are both powered by the same Z1 Extreme chip from AMD. Considering the money off the original Ally, there's something to be said for choosing this over the X, though the bigger battery life on the X is definitely a huge improvement.
Price check: Best Buy $499.99
4. MSI MAG 321UP | 32-inch | 4K | 165 Hz | QD-OLED | $829.99 $779.99 at Amazon (save $50)
The code names given to monitors are often impenetrable, but the difference between this MAG 321UP and the MAG321UPX is that this one has a 165 Hz refresh instead of 240 Hz. That's the only difference between this and the more expensive one. If you're not concerned about the refresh rate difference (and do you have the hardware to hit a matching 240 fps otherwise?) then this is where the smart OLED money is spent.
Price check: Newegg $838.69
5. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 | RTX 4070 | Ryzen 9 8945HS | 14-inch | 1800p | 120 Hz | 32 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,999.99 $1,649.99 at Best Buy (save $350)
We've seen the G14 for cheaper over the Black Friday sales, but it's literally one of our favorite gaming laptops, and still a fabulous thing at this price. It's slim, sleek, and magnificently well-built. The component combo is cracking as well, what with an 1800p OLED, an RTX 4070, and a brand spanking new AMD Strix Point CPU. Simply one of the best gaming laptops you can buy right now.
Price check: Newegg $2,734.99 (4 TB SSD model)
6. Lexar NM790 | 1 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,400 MB/s read | 6,500 MB/s write | $99.99 $69.99 at Amazon (save $33)
For anyone looking for a cheap, spacious drive offering serious performance, this is a genuinely brilliant SSD for the money. Our review of the 4 TB version clearly shows just how good it is.
Price check: Newegg $90.75
7. Lexar NM790 | 2 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,400 MB/s read | 6,500 MB/s write | $189.99 $129.99 at Amazon (save $60)
This SSD is a great deal right now and Lexar has put together a superb SSD in the NM790. Thanks to high-layer NAND and a low-power controller, you get tons of storage here on an energy-efficient and great-performing drive for not much cash and often much less cash than the competition. Read our Lexar NM790 (4 TB) review for more.
Price check: Newegg $158.95
8. Yeyian Tanto | Intel Core i5 13400F | RTX 4070 Super | 16 GB DDR5-5600 | 1 TB SSD | $1,599.99 $1,199.99 at Newegg (save $400)
Yeyian has a stellar deal on an RTX 4070 Super machine here. We've seen slightly cheaper versions on sale, but this one at least does have proper DDR5 memory, making the motherboard at least nominally upgradeable to a more modern spec. It does make a bit of an odd combo with the Core i5 here, though for straightforward gaming performance, it shouldn't prove any issue and deliver high frame rates.
9. ASRock Phantom Gaming | 27-inch | 1080p | 165 Hz | IPS | FreeSync | $179.99 $99.77 at Newegg (save $79.22)
ASRock has become a favorite of ours around here over busy shopping periods. These screens always seem to be on offer, and from the one we've used (read our review) they're good value for the money, too. You can't really complain with this 165 Hz panel for just under $100.
10. Mountain Everest 60 | Mechanical | 60% | RGB | $69.99 $29.99 at Amazon (save $40)
The Mountain Everest 60 is a perfect example of not having to spend a lot to get a cracking keyboard. Not only does it have hot-swappable switches and RGB, it's also wonderful to type on thanks to a plethora of enthusiast design choices such as great foam dampening, pre-lubed switches, and PBT keycaps. Oh, and you can snap on modular magnetic upgrades down the line, too, such a a numpad.
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Just a quick reminder that Corsair's excellent budget gaming chair is still available for a bargain $180 all over the place. We gave it a heady 86% when we first reviewed it at $250, and at this price it's an ace deal you will find hard to better when it comes to gaming chairs at this price.
Corsair TC100 | Fabric and leatherette | $249.99 $179.99 at Amazon (save $70)
The TC100 is our favorite affordable gaming chair right now, following up on the popular T3 Rush with a great look and genuine comfort. You can read more in our review. Right now, even with only a light discount, it's a truly excellent gaming chair that's cheaper than most of its competition.
Price check: Corsair $179.99 | Best Buy $179.99
This is a ludicrous price for my absolute favorite gaming keyboard, the Mountain Everest 60. It was a great price around Black Friday when it was $40, but now it's even cheaper down at just $30 it's an total steal for a hot-swappable, lubed, stabalised, dampened gaming keeb.
Buy it, you won't regret it. But I'd suggest also picking up the hot-swappable numpad, too. That's just $15 at Mountain right now.
Mountain Everest 60 | Mechanical | 60% | RGB | $69.99 $29.99 at Amazon (save $40)
The Mountain Everest 60 is a perfect example of not having to spend a lot to get a cracking keyboard. Not only does it have hot-swappable switches and RGB, it's also wonderful to type on thanks to a plethora of enthusiast design choices such as great foam dampening, pre-lubed switches, and PBT keycaps. Oh, and you can snap on modular magnetic upgrades down the line, too, such a a numpad.
On offer for the same price it was around Cyber Monday, this 1440p gaming monitor is serving the sort of specs that just a few short years back would have been considered cutting edge for a top-end screen. Today it's well under $150 and will deliver a great gaming experience for your new rig or new GPU.
ASRock Phantom PG27Q15R2A | 27-inch | 1440p | 165 Hz | VA | $239.99 $142.77 at Newegg (save $97.22)
ASRock's gaming monitors are always so darned cheap—we love them for that. This 1440p panel offers resolution and a rapid refresh rate for a potent PC gaming combo, though the built-in Wi-Fi antenna helps it stand out from the crowd. That's hardly essential, but could come in use for some.
The Zephyrus G16 with an RTX 4070 I reckon is still a great laptop, but it's not the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptop on sale today. Matching its Cyber Monday price, this Lenovo LOQ machine is packing a 115 W RTX 4070 and an octo-core AMD CPU, and will make for a quality device if you can cope with its chonky looks.
Lenovo LOQ 15ARP9 | RTX 4070 | Ryzen 7 7435HS | 15.6-inch | 144 Hz | 16 GB RAM | 512 GB SSD | $1,199.99 $879.99 at Walmart (save $320)
This is the cheapest RTX 4070 gaming laptop I've seen so far this Black Friday/Cyber Monday period. Not only that, but it doesn't entirely suck in other ways. There's a reasonable amount of dual-channel memory and a speedy IPS screen. The 512 GB SSD does, however, suck, but you can easily upgrade it with the spare NVMe slot inside.
- GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 mobile (115 W)
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS (8c/16t)
- RAM: 2x 8 GB DDR5-4800
- SSD: 512 GB PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD (2x NVMe slots total—1x 2242, 1x 2280)
- Screen: 15.6-inch, 144 Hz, 1080p IPS
- USB ports: 1x USB Type-C (10 Gbps) + 3x USB Type-A (5 Gbps)
Back down to its pre-Black Friday price, this last-gen Zephyrus G16 is stil a great laptop, even if it doesn't have the latest Asus ROG all-metal chassis. It's still an impressively thin device, and copes well with the RTX 4070 GPU inside it. If you're after a skinny gaming laptop, then the old Zephyrus G16 still fits the bill.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 | RTX 4070 | Intel Core i7-13620H | 16-inch | 165 Hz | 1080p | 512 GB SSD | 16 GB DDR4 3200 | $1,599.99 $1,149.99 at Best Buy (save $450)
There's a couple of caveats here to be aware of, but this thin, light and powerful little laptop is still a superb deal. You get a 120 W RTX 4070, a 10-core (six Performance, four Efficient) Intel chip, and 16 GB of DDR4. That 512 GB SSD is on the small side, but there's two M2 slots so it's easy to drop in some extra storage—and while that screen is only 1080p, it's still a vibrant and fast panel.
Price check: Newegg $1,589
But yes, it could absolutely do with a little extra storage, and the Lexar NM790 is a great price once again, at $70 for a 1 TB.
Lexar NM790| 1 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,400 MB/s read | 6,500 MB/s write | $99.99 $69.99 at Amazon (save$30)
For anyone looking for a cheap, spacious drive offering serious performance, this is a genuinely brilliant SSD for the money. Our review of the 4 TB version clearly shows just how good it is.
Price check: Newegg $90.75
The Superlight 2 Lightspeed scored a pretty healthy 88% when it first launched, and there haven't been any of the most recent Logitech G releases which have changed that impression. It's still a fantastic gaming mouse that delivers all that you could want from a speedy rodent.
The Hero 2 sensor is still great, with outstanding acceleration, and gaming response. And at just $80 it's a bit of a bargain.
Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 LIghtspeed | Wireless | 44,000 Max DPI | 60 g | $159.99 $80 at Best Buy (save $79.99)
The Superlight has been one of Logi's best gaming mice, and the Superlight 2 continues that tradition. While not a massive step on over its predecessor, the Superlight 2 is still a fantastic lightweight gaming mouse with the specs to back up its original listing price. Now, at this heavily discounted price it's an outstanding wireless gaming mouse for the money.
Price check: Amazon $118.99
Despite there being a bunch of new graphics cards on the horizon for 2025, the actual mid- and lower-end GPUs are unlikely to launch until the middle of next year. So, if you're after a good, affordable gaming PC today, the RTX 4060 is still going to be about your best bet.
MSI Codex R2 | RTX 4060 | Core i5 13400F | 16 GB DDR5-5600 | 1 TB SSD | $899 $779 at Newegg (save $120)
This is the cheapest RTX 4060 gaming PC I've spotted in the post-Christmas sales, but it's a solid spec from a pretty reliable brand. The Core i5 CPU is a couple generations old now, but it's a 10-core, 16-thread chip, which will deliver gaming performance on par with that Nvidia GPU alongside it. The 16 GB RAM, and 1 TB SSD combo is pretty much the minimum we'd recommend, but is still absolutely a great spec for the money.
Happy festivities time, people. Hope you all had a great Christmas, if that's your jam. If you have some present money burning a hole in your pockets there are some good deals coming out in the after Christmas sales, and I'm checking out the best ones.