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Times are tough for a lot of us, and while I too would love to be able to spend a few grand on a shiny new Razer Blade 16, or drop $600 on a Radeon RX 9070, I've got to be realistic about what I can actually spend money on, and how much I can spend. I've got kids, man, money is tight. So, I'm going to spend some time this Prime Day week ('cos it's inevitably expanded beyond a one- or two-day event) tracking down the best PC gaming deals for $100 or less.
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Even though PC gaming is an expensive hobby to set up, there are still a ton of things that will measurably improve both your PC gaming experience and your setup as a whole that don't cost the earth. And, thanks to the ever-onward march of progress, things that were considered premium tech a few years ago are now very much budget options today.
The sort of 1 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD you can pick up for ~$60 is unbelievably quick, and will look like night and day next to a PCIe 3.0 or SATA drive, and don't get me started about what it would be like compared to a hard drive. And peripherals, too, such as gaming keyboards and mice, don't have to be super expensive devices anymore, either. We regularly curate the best budget gear here on PC Gamer, and a whole load of them are on sale right now.
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 Prime week.
Quick links
- Amazon - All the Prime Day deals
- Dell - Discounts on Alienware PCs, laptops, and 240 Hz gaming monitors
- Newegg - Summer bonanza sale now on. Fantastech sale starts July 7
- Walmart - Money off gaming laptops and PCs
- B&H Photo - Save on full systems and big discounts on storage
- Best Buy - Save on gaming PCs, laptops, peripherals, and more
PC Gamer's favorite budget products
- Best budget gaming headset: Corsair HS55 Stereo | $60
- Best budget wireless gaming mouse: Logitech G305 Lightspeed | $32
- Best budget wired gaming mouse: Logitech G203 Lightsync | $20
- Best budget gaming keyboard: Gamakay x NaughShark NS68 | $50
- Best budget PC controller: GameSir Nova Lite wireless | $25
- Best budget SSD: Lexar NM790 1 TB | $86
- Best budget PCIe 5.0 SSD: Crucial P510 | $100
- Best budget mic: Razer Seiren Mini | $37
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I made Andy wear one of the best-selling super-budget gaming headsets on Amazon, using it as his daily driver for an entire week. He now hates me, and the Bengoo G9000. It's a $19 gaming headset and proves that sometimes you get what you pay for. But he's also dug out a pair of Sony earbuds that also cost the same amount that are actually good, so I'm calling it a win for consumer advice.
But he's also found a Razer headset on sale for a still pretty budget price of $40 at Amazon that outshines the Bengoo G9000 in every single facet of gaming headset-ery.
- One of the best: Razer BlackShark V2 X | $40 @ Amazon
- One of the worst: Bengoo G9000 | $19 @ Amazon
You know it's possible to get a proper 2 TB SSD for less than $100, right?
Yup, here's an excellent, high-capacity SSD for just $93. It's not the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSD you'll find right now, but it's way quicker than any SATA drive or hard drive, and you get a whole lot of pretty quick storage for that price, too. It will make an excellent boot drive, or just a secondary storage SSD.
You definitely couldn't get the best gaming mouse for under $100, could you? Especially not if it's a Razer gaming mouse, right? Well, while we're not currently recommending the DeathAdder V3 Pro as the actual best gaming mouse right now, that's only because outside of sales time the thing retails for more like $120, with an MSRP of $150. That's normally too rich for our blood, which is why the Razer DeathAdder V3 Hyperspeed is our current favorite instead; it's cheaper and packs in almost the same level of top-end performance.
But while that's $85 at Amazon right now, the V3 Pro being just 98c more at GameStop makes it an easy choice.
Fast external SSDs don't have to cost a ton of cash, and the Crucial X9 is the perfect example of that. This is why it's our pick as the best budget external SSD you can buy today. Even more so now it's rocking a tasty discount, too.
I love that monitor technology has grown to a point where you can get a proper high refresh rate panel for less than $100. Not too long ago you would have to suffer a rubbish TN panel, with poor colors and dreadful viewing angles to squeeze under the $100 mark, yet today you can pick up a 180 Hz screen, with a VA panel, and 1 ms response for that price. Bargain.
I will shout about this li'l guy as often as I can, because I love this microphone. While I am most definitely into audio when it comes to headphones, I'm not nearly so fussed about how I might come across in-game or in meetings. So I've never spent a ton of cash on a fancy microphone, but the Razer Seiren Mini is a great budget mic and is just $37 at Amazon.
It's got the same internals as Razer's more expensive microphones, so its supercardioid pickup will sound the same, you're just missing out on the smarter stands or controls. Yeah, the Seiren Mini has no controls, whatsoever. Not even a mute. To be honest, that's a plus for me; I'll only end up messing the sound up if I'm given knobs to twiddle.
If you want a cheap, good-sounding gaming mic that's literally just plug-and-play, the Seiren Mini is a fantastic shout. I love mine.
