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Prime Day gaming deals live: The end is nigh, but as a lifelong PC gaming expert, I'm handpicking the very best Prime Day deals still live

We're into the home stretch here on Prime Day Episode 4: A New Hope.

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And now the end is near. And so I face the final curtain. My friends, I'll say it clear, I'll state my case, of which I'm certain. I've lived a life that's been full of PC gaming hardware and so I'm putting every temporal unit of my 20-year technology prodding career into digging out the absolute best Prime Day PC gaming deals still live as we head into the end of the marathon four-day Prime Day.

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I started professionally prodding PC gaming hardware back in 2005 and my career has always been about products. Whether it's testing the latest graphics cards, putting the best gaming laptops through their paces, or tapping away at gaming keyboards, it's always been a question of finding the best gaming hardware to recommend to readers, and to steer you away from the worst. I reckon that puts me in a great position to be able to guide you to the best PC gaming deals this Prime Day week has to offer.

And that's kinda what Prime Day is all about really. The end of year sales are generally about buying gifts for others, while the summer sales are about being more selfish and finding funky things to buy for yourself. The PC Gamer team and I are also regularly curating lists of the best deals in our Prime Day deal hubs, too, so no matter what you're after we've got you covered.

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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.

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Nvidia gaming PCs

🖥️ RTX 5060 - ABS Cyclone Aqua | $900 @ Newegg (code ABS10FTT)
🖥️ RTX 5060 Ti -
Cobratype Pilot | $1,300 at Newegg
🖥️ RTX 5070
- Skytech Azure | $1,350 at Newegg
🖥️ RTX 5070 Ti
- Zotac Mek | $1,800 at Newegg
🖥️ RTX 5080
- Skytech Prism | $2,500 @ Newegg

AMD gaming PCs

🖥️ RX 9060 XT (8 GB) - Cobratype Canebrake Elite | $850 @ Newegg
🖥️ RX 9070
- Skytech Shadow | $1,568 @ Newegg
🖥️ RX 9070 XT
- Cobratype Pilot | $1,590 @ Newegg

Gaming laptops

💻 RTX 5060 - Alienware Aurora | $1,100 @ Best Buy
💻 RTX 4070
- Acer Predator Helios Neo 14 | $1,179 @ Amazon
💻 RTX 5070
- Asus TUF A16 | $1,350 @ Best Buy
💻 RTX 5070 Ti
- MSI Vector 16 HX AI | $1,625 @ Best Buy
💻 RTX 5080
- MSI Vector 16 HX AI | $2,250 @ Best Buy

Graphics cards

Best GPU prices:
🕹️ RTX 5090:
$2,650 @ B&H Photo
🕹️ RTX 5080:
$1,400 @ Newegg
🕹️ RTX 5070 Ti:
$830 @ Newegg
🕹️ RTX 5070:
$550 @ Best Buy
🕹️ RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB:
$450 @ Amazon
🕹️ RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB:
$350 @ Amazon
🕹️ RTX 5060:
$300 @ Best Buy
🕹️ RTX 5050:
$270 @ Newegg

🕹️ RX 9070 XT: $720 @ Newegg
🕹️ RX 9070:
$600 @ Newegg
🕹️ RX 9060 XT 16 GB:
$360 @ Amazon
🕹️ RX 9060 XT 8 GB:
$280 @ B&H Photo

🕹️ Arc B580: $280 @ Newegg
🕹️ Arc B570:
$260 @ Amazon

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Amazon Prime Day top deals

1. Asus TUF A16 | RTX 5070 | Ryzen 9 270 | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,699$1,349.99 at Best Buy (save $300)Price check:
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1. Asus TUF A16 | RTX 5070 | Ryzen 9 270 | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,699 $1,349.99 at Best Buy (save $300)
How about this RTX 5070 machine for the same sort of price you'll find many RTX 4070 laptops at the moment? Sure, it's only got a 1200p screen, but that just means that mobile GPU shouldn't struggle making the most of the 165 Hz refresh rate, particularly when Multi Frame Generation is thrown into the mix. Again, it's got 32 GB of RAM, which makes a real change at this price point from the many, many 16 GB laptops we were finding up until recently. A very tidy gaming laptop for the cash, and one I'm eyeing with my personal funds.

Price check: Amazon $1,999

2. Corsair TC100 Leatherette | 90 - 160 degree recline | Max weight: 120 kg | 2-year warranty | $269.99 $146.82 at Amazon (save $123.17)
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2. Corsair TC100 Leatherette | 90 - 160 degree recline | Max weight: 120 kg | 2-year warranty | $269.99 $146.82 at Amazon (save $123.17)
This is our pick for the best budget gaming chair. It's comfy and affordable, even at its regular price, but we'll usually highlight any sort of discount to make it that much better value. This Prime Day deal has gotten better since it started—it was previously 189.99.

Price check: Best Buy $189.99

3. Secretlab Titan Evo | $549$499 at Secretlab (save $50)
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3. Secretlab Titan Evo | $549 $499 at Secretlab (save $50)
The Secretlab Titan Evo is comfortably the comfiest gaming chair we've ever used. It not only feels great but looks the part and is super sturdy at the same time. The 2022 model got a markup from the previous one, but at $50 off, it's a mighty fine package, and one you won't beat soon.

4. Razer Blade 14 (2025) | RTX 5070 | Ryzen AI 9 365 | 14-inch | 120 Hz OLED | 32 GB LPDDR5x-8000 | 1 TB SSD | $2,699.99 $2,299.99 at Razer (save $400)
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4. Razer Blade 14 (2025) | RTX 5070 | Ryzen AI 9 365 | 14-inch | 120 Hz OLED | 32 GB LPDDR5x-8000 | 1 TB SSD | $2,699.99 $2,299.99 at Razer (save $400)
Thank Prime Day! Well, thank Razer, anyways, because my absolute favorite Razer gaming laptop is rocking a hefty $400 discount today and the damned thing has only just been released. In my Blade 14 review I said: "a huge improvement over last year's model and there's now no other gaming laptop I'd want to have my digits on or spend my money on." And I stand by that.

5. ABS Cyclone Aqua | RTX 5060 | Core i5 14400F | 32 GB DDR4-3200 | 1 TB SSD | $1,099.99 $899.99 at Newegg (save $200 with code ABS10FTT)
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5. ABS Cyclone Aqua | RTX 5060 | Core i5 14400F | 32 GB DDR4-3200 | 1 TB SSD | $1,099.99 $899.99 at Newegg (save $200 with code ABS10FTT)
This gaming PC lets you enter the current GPU generation for well under $1,000, and you're getting a pretty nice all-round package for this budget price. Sure, you're only getting DDR4 RAM and 1 TB of storage, but these things are common at the sub-$1,000 price point. DDR4 should serve you fine with this budget build, and storage can be upgraded easily. It's a great way to get started PC gaming with a friendly price tag.

6. ASRock Phantom PG27Q15R2A | 27-inch | 1440p | 165 Hz | VA | $209.99 $137.77 at Newegg (save $72.22)
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6. ASRock Phantom PG27Q15R2A | 27-inch | 1440p | 165 Hz | VA | $209.99 $137.77 at Newegg (save $72.22)
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 useful for some.

7. Crucial P310 2280 | 2 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $128.91 $99.99 at Amazon (save $28.92)
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7. Crucial P310 2280 | 2 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $128.91 $99.99 at Amazon (save $28.92)
This budget SSD is packing in a lot of space for just under $0.05 per GB, and while it might be QLC memory and comes without DRAM cache, it's still an impressively quick drive for the money, with strong sequential performance.

Price check: Crucial $136.99 | Newegg: $129.58

8. PNY RTX 5060 Ti | 8 GB GDDR7 | 4608 shaders | 2690 MHz boost | $349.99 at Amazon
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8. PNY RTX 5060 Ti | 8 GB GDDR7 | 4608 shaders | 2690 MHz boost | $349.99 at Amazon
The 8 GB version of the new RTX 5060 Ti should really be cheaper than this, but this is the MSRP that Nvidia has set. You're better off saving a bit more money and waiting for an affordable 16 GB model, though. It won't be any faster, but the extra VRAM is worth having when games start to demand more memory.

RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB price check: Best Buy $349.99 | Newegg $379.99 | B&H Photo $379.99 | Walmart $379.99

9. MSI Thin A15 B7VF-461US | RTX 4060 | Ryzen 5 7535HS | 144 Hz | 1080p | 16 GB DDR4 | 512 GB SSD |$999$649 at Walmart (save $350)
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9. MSI Thin A15 B7VF-461US | RTX 4060 | Ryzen 5 7535HS | 144 Hz | 1080p | 16 GB DDR4 | 512 GB SSD | $999 $649 at Walmart (save $350)
This gets you access to a 144 Hz refresh rate and RTX 40-series DLSS and frame gen for a very cheap price tag. The only problem (well, the main one) is that the RTX 4060 is heavily power limited to just 45 W TGP. Don't expect the same performance as many other RTX 4060 laptops, but for some light 1080p gaming it should do fine.

10. Alienware AW3423DWF | 34-inch | QD-OLED | 3440 x 1440p | 165 Hz | $780.72 $549.99 at Amazon (save $230.73)
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10. Alienware AW3423DWF | 34-inch | QD-OLED | 3440 x 1440p | 165 Hz | $780.72 $549.99 at Amazon (save $230.73)
Offering a 34-inch 1440p QD-OLED curved screen with a 165 HZ refresh rate, this Alienware monitor has so much going for it. At it's original price of nearly $800, it feels like a bit much but with over $100, it's much more reasonable. It's still a luxury buy but one that shows its price in plenty of great specs.

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Welcome, one and all. It's Prime Day week for really reals, and there are already a bunch of decent deals live on Amazon ahead of the main event, and from all the other retailers going early on the sales front. Though, with 4th July just last week, most of the 'sales' events are just rolling right on into each other.

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A Crucial P510 SSD installed in a gaming PC.

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Speaking of SSDs... Crucial's new P510 has single-handedly created a whole new class of storage drives: the best budget PCIe 5.0 SSD. Up to now PCIe 5.0 drives have been hot, expensive, and largely pointless, but the new Crucial P510 uses some new NAND flash memory and Phison's latest controller to create a budget drive that is absolutely nailing price-to performance right now. It's just $100 for the 1 TB version at Amazon today, offering up to 11,000 MB/s read speeds out of the block.

Sure, you might only have one PCIe 5.0 slot in your machine, but now you don't have to pay through the nose to fill it up with something worthwhile.

Crucial P510 | PC Gamer score: 86%
"With its own 276-layer NAND and Phison's latest controller, this budget drive absolutely dominates those price-to-performance ratios and then some. If you're looking for a cheap, affordable, versatile SSD for your next system, the P510 is a fine pick and well worth considering."

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Price watch: ➖Logitech G305 Lightspeed | Wireless | 12,000 DPI | 250 hour battery life | 400 IPS | $49.99 $32.49 (save $17.50 at Amazon)
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Logitech G305 Lightspeed | Wireless | 12,000 DPI | 250 hour battery life | 400 IPS |
$49.99 $32.49 (save $17.50 at Amazon)
The Logitech G305 Lightspeed has been our pick for the best budget wireless gaming mouse for some time, and that's for good reason. At its original price of $50, the G305 is already a super solid deal, but with almost $20 off, I can't find a single budget wireless gaming mouse I'd pick over it at its current price point. The only downside to buying right now is that you will have to pay a little more if you want the pretty blue or purple variant of the mouse.

Honestly, that's a ridiculously low price for a genuinely good wireless gaming mouse.

ASRock Challenger RX 9070 graphics card

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Crucial X9 | 1 TB | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | Up to 1,050 MB/s read and write |$91.99$64.99 at Amazon (save $27)Price check:
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Crucial X9 | 1 TB | USB 3.2 Gen 2 | Up to 1,050 MB/s read and write | $91.99 $64.99 at Amazon (save $27)
Small enough to tie to the end of your lanyard and theoretically hardy enough, too. The plastic shell of this external SSD is apparently "shock, vibration, and drop proof up to 7.5 feet," though I'd rather not put that claim to the test myself.
Price check: $64.99 at Newegg

That's a pretty dinky, and pretty speedy external drive for not a lot of cash.

AMD Ryzen 7 7700X CPU

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A compact gaming PC on a desk with various parts on show.

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SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless | 40 mm drivers | 10-40,000 Hz | Closed-back | Wireless | Swappable batteries |Dual-wirelessbase station| $279.99$139.99 at Best Buy (save $140)Price check:
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SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless | 40 mm drivers | 10-40,000 Hz | Closed-back | Wireless | Swappable batteries | Dual-wireless base station | $279.99 $139.99 at Best Buy (save $140)
An excellent 7.1 DTS-supported gaming headset, a dual-wireless connection base station, and a swappable battery system for $140 feels like a bit of a steal, if I'm honest. You can mix and match inputs and outputs from multiple sources (including Bluetooth) with the controls on the front of the base station, as well as adjust settings and EQ. Oh, and you can charge the multiple batteries from inside the base station itself, then swap one into the headset when you're running low. Super clever, that.

Price check: Amazon $194.95

The most annoying thing about wireless gaming headsets is when they run out of battery. Obviously, with something like the best wireless gaming headset, the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless, you're getting fully 300 hours out of it. But still, after those 300 hours you still have to plug it in to charge.

What if you never had to?

That's the beauty of SteelSeries Arctis Pro headset, because it comes with two hot-swappable batteries, and it means you can have one permanently charged to 100% while you use the other, and can immediately swap them over when you need to. Never having to plug an unsightly cable into your headset again. What a world.

MSI Vector 16 HX AI gaming laptop

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Asus Prime RX 9070 XT graphics card

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The Lenovo Legion Go on a red background and playing Baldur's Gate 3.

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Lenovo Legion Go | Ryzen Z1 Extreme | 16 GB LPDDR5 | 1 TB storage | 8.8-inch screen | 2560 x 1600, 144 Hz |$749.99 $549.99 at Best Buy (save $200)
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Lenovo Legion Go | Ryzen Z1 Extreme | 16 GB LPDDR5 | 1 TB storage | 8.8-inch screen | 2560 x 1600, 144 Hz | $749.99 $549.99 at Best Buy (save $200)
The Legion Go is a whole lot of screen and controller for a handheld, featuring a glorious 144 Hz touchscreen and the ability to take the controllers off like a Nintendo Switch. It's also pretty powerful, too, thanks to its Z1 Extreme processor.

If you're after a powerful handheld gaming PC because the Steam Deck just doesn't quite have the gaming grunt you're after, then the original Legion Go might be more up your street. Its Ryzen Z1 Extreme processor is a genuine eight-core chip, with a quality Radeon 780M iGPU at its heart.

That gives it a lot of 1080p gaming power, though maybe not quite enough to satisfy the Legion Go's 1600p screen. But after the Legion Go S launched, the original has had a series of discounts to where it's now not much more expensive than the Steam Deck OLED, and it's a superior device.

But it's got Windows, not SteamOS, you may cry. Valve, however, has optimised SteamOS so that it works well with the Lenovo handhelds, so replacing Windows isn't a big deal anymore, and you end up with a big ol' Steam Deck with Switch-like removable controllers. Smart, eh?

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Price watch: ➖Gigabyte GS27QC | 27-inch | 1440p | 165 Hz | $229.99 $159.99 at Newegg (save $70)
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Gigabyte GS27QC | 27-inch | 1440p | 165 Hz |
$229.99 $159.99 at Newegg (save $70)
What can't Gigabyte do? This 1440p curved monitor has a solid refresh rate, decent response time, and does it all at a great price point. That 1500R curve is pretty tight so you will need to be comfortable with a curved screen to justify this one.

The march of progress might leave you breathless when it comes to PC gaming gear, but that does mean the best tech of last year is the budget hardware of today. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the gaming monitor market, where a 27-inch 1440p screen such as this Gigabyte display, would have once been a premium gaming device. With a 165 Hz refresh rate and a curved 2560 x 1440 native resolution, the GS27QC is still a quality, and now impressively affordable gaming monitor in 2025.

After all, most PC gamers are still rocking 1080p panels. C'mon people, at just $160, surely it's time to upgrade?

Good day to you, fellow deal hunters. It's the first day of Prime Day proper and I'm logging on to start the hunt for today's best PC gaming hardware deals just for you. There have already been some fantastic deals leading up to the start of Amazon's event, but more are coming...

Secretlab Titan Evo | $549$499 at Secretlab (save $50)
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Secretlab Titan Evo | $549 $499 at Secretlab (save $50)
The Secretlab Titan Evo is comfortably the comfiest gaming chair we've ever used. It not only feels great but looks the part and is super sturdy at the same time. The 2022 model got a markup from the previous one, but at $50 off, it's a mighty fine package, and one you won't beat soon.

Secretlab Magnus Pro | $888 $799 at Secretlab
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Secretlab Magnus Pro | $888 $799 at Secretlab
This is the slightly smaller version of the Magnus Pro XL we reviewed, but otherwise they are essentially the same quality desk. Though still pricey, Secretlab's Magnus Pro range is, as we put it in our review, "simply the ultimate desk for gaming and working from home". It's impeccably designed, super sturdy, and its capable management system is elegant.

Asus ROG Strix G16 gaming laptop

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Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 gaming laptop from various angles

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Speaking of laptops I like... This Lenovo Legion Pro 7i is our current pick for the best high-performance gaming laptop and is the one I've recently been using to plug into my 4K projector at home for a little big screen FIFA FC24. Yes, I'm a soccer liker, and the Lenovo seems to like it too!

In my Legion Pro 7i review I loved the fact that it had such a configurable settings menu, which allows you to set the GPU and CPU power so that you can get great high frame rates without it sounding like a damned jet turbine. Oh, and that OLED display is stunning.

Oh, and it's also rocking a pretty stellar $700-odd discount from Lenovo direct right now. That makes it $2,897 at Lenovo, and it's an ace laptop for the money.

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Now is the time to dust off that Prime membership, or at least grab your free 30-day trial because this is one of the best OLED gaming monitor deals you will find. The Alienware AW3423DWF was our favorite gaming monitor for the longest time; it was the first to really bring OLED panel tech into a genuinely quality place.

And with a Prime membership you're getting this gorgeous screen for $550 at Amazon. That's a $100 discount for now and almost half the original launch price from back when Jeremy wrote his Alienware AW3423DWF review.

The 34-inch screen and 3440 x 1440 resolution meant you were getting more screen real estate than a standard 1440p panel, and at that size your pixel pitch is pretty decent, too. One of the real kickers is that this AW3423DWF version is the one that comes with a glossy screen. In a brightly lit office that's maybe not ideal, but in a normal gaming room it makes the glorious contrast of OLEDs really shine.

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Dell 32 Plus 4K monitor

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If the Alienware OLED is still a little rich for your blood, then how about this super affordable 32-inch 4K monitor? Sure, it's not strictly a gaming monitor, but it is a decent VA panel, with a 120 Hz refresh rate, and it's a pretty stellar $288 at Amazon right now. That makes it just about the cheapest 4K monitor I've seen, maybe ever.

At 32-inches you get a whole load of screen real estate and it is a big difference to the 27-inch 4K screens you'd otherwise find around the $300 mark. And while you might prefer a higher refresh rate having had your head turned by 240 Hz OLED monitors and 360 Hz 1080p screens, the 120 Hz of the Dell is still going to give you both a smooth desktop and gaming experience.

Acer KG271U

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Price watch: ➖Acer Nitro KG271U N3bmiipx | 27-inch | 1440p | 180 Hz | IPS | $179.99$149.99 at Amazon (save $30)
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Acer Nitro KG271U N3bmiipx | 27-inch | 1440p | 180 Hz | IPS | $179.99 $149.99 at Amazon (save $30)
A 180 Hz IPS 1440p gaming monitor for just $150? Shut the front door. This is the real 1 ms G-to-G deal in terms of response, but the obvious limitation is the 250 nit brightness. If you game is a very bright room, this monitor won't be a great choice. But if yours is a gaming dungeon, then this monitor is a stellar deal.

Price check: Acer $159.99

I waxed lyrical about a curved Gigabyte 1440p monitor for $160 yesterday, and, because it's actually actual Prime Day right now (and tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow... creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time) here's another super-affordable 1440p gaming monitor that's even cheaper!

For just $150 at Amazon this is a full 27-inch IPS display with a 180 Hz refresh rate, and that is a specs list which would have been a $600 gaming monitor a few years ago. How times have changed...

AMD slides about its new RDNA 4 graphics card architecture

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Asus RTX 5060 | 8 GB GDDR7 | 3840 shaders | 2527 MHz boost | $329.99 $299.99 at Best Buy (save $30)
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Asus RTX 5060 | 8 GB GDDR7 | 3840 shaders | 2527 MHz boost | $329.99 $299.99 at Best Buy (save $30)
The RTX 5060 isn't massively faster than its predecessor, the RTX 4060, but having full support for DLSS 4 is a big plus. Stocks are decent, so you should have no problem picking one up at the MSRP, but you're better off saving more money and buying an RTX 5060 Ti.

RTX 5060 price check: Newegg $299.99 | B&H Photo $299.99 | Amazon $299.99 | Walmart $329.99

Gigabyte RX 9060 XT | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2048 shaders | 3320 MHz boost | $329.99 $299.99 at Newegg (save $30)
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Gigabyte RX 9060 XT | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2048 shaders | 3320 MHz boost | $329.99 $299.99 at Newegg (save $30)
Nvidia's RTX 5060 has superior upscaling and frame generation technologies, but AMD's little RX 9060 XT has it beat on raw GPU power. You're better off saving more money and buying a 16 GB version, though.

RX 9060 XT 8 GB price check: Amazon $299.99 | B&H Photo $299.99 | Best Buy $299.99

Price watch: ➖Intel Arc B580 | 12 GB GDDR6 | 2560 shaders | 2670 MHz boost | $289.99 at B&H Photo
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Intel Arc B580 | 12 GB GDDR6 | 2560 shaders | 2670 MHz boost |
$289.99 at B&H Photo
Stocks of Intel's best GPU, the Arc 580, are finally starting to pick up. The price tag is still well above where we'd be completely happy recommending it as an essential budget purchase, even though it can be really fast in some games. This brand is relatively new to the market, but the card itself should be fine.

Arc B580 price check: Newegg $289.99 | Walmart $289.99 | Amazon $340.55

Asus RX 7600 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2048 shaders | 2715 MHz boost | $274.99 at Amazon
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Asus RX 7600 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2048 shaders | 2715 MHz boost | $274.99 at Amazon
As the budget baby of AMD's RDNA 3 family, the RX 7600 faces plenty of competition from Intel and Nvidia. At this price, though, you might be better off choosing an Arc B570, though the RX 7600 does offer more consistent performance. It's not a very exciting graphics card, but it does its job well enough.

RX 7600 price check: Newegg $279.99 | Walmart $279.99 | Best Buy $299.99

Gigabyte RTX 5050 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2560 shaders | 2632 MHz boost | $269.99 at Newegg
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Gigabyte RTX 5050 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2560 shaders | 2632 MHz boost | $269.99 at Newegg
Nvidia's newest member of the RTX 50-series family isn't going to win many awards. Roughly on par with an RTX 4060 (sometimes slower, sometimes faster), it's only worth considering if you must have DLSS 4. Just pay a bit more and get an RTX 5060.

RTX 5050 price check: Walmart $269.99

Sparkle Arc B570 | 10 GB GDDR6 | 2304 shaders | 2600 MHz boost | $289.99 $259.99 at Amazon (save $30)
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Sparkle Arc B570 | 10 GB GDDR6 | 2304 shaders | 2600 MHz boost | $289.99 $259.99 at Amazon (save $30)
Intel's Battlemage chip is only a fraction slower than its last-gen Arc A770, but it's a bit too expensive and too close in price to the B580. It's also worth noting that the drivers still need work, as some games don't like the new architecture. When it's all working fine, you're getting a lot of GPU for the money, though the price is over the MSRP.

Arc B570 price check: Walmart $279.99 | Newegg $279.99 | B&H Photo $299.99 | Best Buy $335.99

Five gaming microphones on a teal deals background

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I don't just make Andy do things that make him sad—such as forcing him to use a dreadful gaming headset for an entire week—I also ask him with things that bring him joy, such as tracking down the best Prime Day mic deals.

Razer Seiren V3 Mini | USB | Condenser | Shock absorber | 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $59.99$49.99 at Amazon (save $10)Price check:
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Razer Seiren V3 Mini | USB | Condenser | Shock absorber | 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $59.99 $49.99 at Amazon (save $10)
This is the updated version of our favorite budget gaming microphone, the Razer Seiren Mini of old. The older version is becoming hard to find now, but this fancy new model is also extremely well priced and surprisingly desirable for such a cheap mic. Tap to mute functionality, a responsive capsule, and a built in shock-absorber for $50? If cheap but very cheerful is your goal, this is the pick.

Price check: Newegg $49.99

NZXT Capsule Elite | USB | Condenser | Noise suppression | 50 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $89.99 $69.99 at Amazon (save $20)Price check:
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NZXT Capsule Elite | USB | Condenser | Noise suppression | 50 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $89.99 $69.99 at Amazon (save $20)
Say hello to our best mid-range gaming microphone pick, the NZXT Capsule Elite. This is a remarkably fully-featured mic for the cash, what with its rich tonal capture and easy-to-use software suite, including noise cancellation. A raw mic signal can pick up all sorts of unwanted taps, clicks and pops, but this little beastie makes it easy to filter them out.

Price check: Best Buy $69.99

HyperX QuadCast| USB | Condenser | Multiple polar patterns | 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $139.99 $79.99 at Amazon (save $60)Price check:
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HyperX QuadCast| USB | Condenser | Multiple polar patterns | 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $139.99 $79.99 at Amazon (save $60)
They HyperX QuadCast is virtually a classic around these parts at this point, thanks to its streamer-friendly good looks and the odd trick up its sleeve. This is a mic that loves to get up close, which is just as well given its camera-stealing red coloring, but it can also switch between omnidirectional, cardioid, stereo and bidirectional patterns, meaning you can pick up several people at the same time if you so wish. No noise suppression here, unfortunately, but it does have a very good built-in pop filter.

Price check: Newegg $119.99

SteelSeries Alias | USB | Condenser | Built-in shock absorber | 25 mm capsule | AI-enhanced noise cancellation | 50 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $199.99 $152.96 at Amazon (save $47.03)Price check:
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SteelSeries Alias | USB | Condenser | Built-in shock absorber | 25 mm capsule | AI-enhanced noise cancellation | 50 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $199.99 $152.96 at Amazon (save $47.03)
Yep, it's a fair bit to pay for a desktop mic. But what you're getting here is a dose of miniaturised refinement, along with a larger-than-standard capsule size in a svelte frame that picks up your vocals from a distance with aplomb. Plus, SteelSeries Sonar noise cancellation works better than most, making this a very well-equipped microphone by any estimation.

Price check: Best Buy $158.99

SteelSeries Alias Pro | USB | Condenser | Built-in shock absorber | 25 mm capsule | AI-enhanced noise cancellation | Stream mixer preamp | 50 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $369.99 $235.94 at Amazon (save $134.05)Price check:
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SteelSeries Alias Pro | USB | Condenser | Built-in shock absorber | 25 mm capsule | AI-enhanced noise cancellation | Stream mixer preamp | 50 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $369.99 $235.94 at Amazon (save $134.05)
My goodness, this is quite the price drop on a very, very accomplished streaming setup. Not only do you get the virtually the same microphone as the standard SteelSeries Alias above, but a proper mini mixing console to control it with, with a proper XLR input and programmable controls to make your next stream a breeze. I keep the stream mixer next to my desk as an easy microphone testing preamp, so I can speak to its quality and robustness over many uses.

Price check: Best Buy $347.99

SanDisk Extreme Pro | 2 TB | USB4 40 Gbps | 3,800 MB/s read / 3,700 MB/s write |$335.99$237.99 at Amazon (save $98 for Prime members)
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SanDisk Extreme Pro | 2 TB | USB4 40 Gbps | 3,800 MB/s read / 3,700 MB/s write | $335.99 $237.99 at Amazon (save $98 for Prime members)
This external SSD is the fastest I've tested, both in terms of sustained write speeds and also RND4k performance (which is great for gaming). It looks and feels the premium part too. Just make sure you have a 40 Gbps USB4 port that can make good use of it before you pull the trigger.

Dr. Fox has been testing myriad external SSDs over the past year, and has really got his testing down to a fine art. So, when he tells you that a drive is the fastest he's ever tested you really ought to sit up and take notice.

Now, it's not a cheap SSD, but if you want a portable device to use as a portable game drive or to lug around big, important video or photo files, then the SanDisk Extreme Pro is the one for you. The 2 TB version is $238 at Amazon today, which sounds like a lot, but is sporting a near $100 discount.

Price watch: 🔽Corsair TC100 Leatherette | 90 - 160 degree recline | Max weight: 120 kg | 2-year warranty | $269.99 $189.99 at Amazon (save $80)
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Corsair TC100 Leatherette | 90 - 160 degree recline | Max weight: 120 kg | 2-year warranty |
$269.99 $189.99 at Amazon (save $80)
This is our pick for the best budget gaming chair. It's affordable, even at its regular price, but we'll usually highlight any sort of discount to make it that much better value. Admittedly, this $10 discount is far from the largest we've seen, with sub-$200 prices around Black Friday, but that might be a long wait. The main thing is, it's comfy, solid, and looks smart.

Price check: Best Buy $189.99

Ah, I was wondering if you would show up, Mr. TC100. You are such a relaxed chair, it's even in your name, I'm not surprised you're so late to the party... But I'm glad you're here, because damn it the best gaming chairs are expensive and so we need a budget hero to swoop in and deliver us from the thrall of Secretlab's pricey offerings.

Okay, so the Corsair TC100 Relaxed is not quite the premium gaming chair that Secretlab's Titan Evo is, but then it's also less than half the price, too. And it's still a really well-built seat that will support and keep you comfortable through many a long gaming session and belies its low price.

Even more so now that it's $80 off and just $190 at Amazon.

Razer Deathadder V3 Pro

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Razer Basilisk V3 | Wired | 26,000 DPI | 11 buttons | Right-handed | $69.99 $36.08 at Amazon (save $9.01)
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Razer Basilisk V3 | Wired | 26,000 DPI | 11 buttons | Right-handed | $69.99 $36.08 at Amazon (save $9.01)
Cor, look at this little ripper. It's got RGB lights, a 26,000 DPI sensor, 11 configurable buttons to play with, and it comes from Razer, a land of excellent gaming mice aplenty. And for some reason its significantly less than $40 right now, probably because it's wired and not a top-end model. All the better for your pocketbook, that's what I say.

Price check: Best Buy $37.98

Razer Viper V3 HyperSpeed | Wireless | 30,000 DPI | 6 buttons | Right-handed | $69.99 $54.14 at Amazon (save $15.85)
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Razer Viper V3 HyperSpeed | Wireless | 30,000 DPI | 6 buttons | Right-handed | $69.99 $54.14 at Amazon (save $15.85)
Well lookee here, this must be one of them there esports mice, I tell thee what. Except this one's under $55, which can't be right. Oh sure, it's not the lightest, and you'll have to swap out an AA battery every 280 hours yourself. But otherwise, this is an incredibly well-specced, ultra-high-performance squeaker for a surprisingly low price.

Price check: Best Buy $56.99

Razer DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed | Wireless | 26,000 DPI | 5/8 buttons | 100-hour battery | Right-handed | $99.99 $75.99 at Amazon (save $24)Price check:
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Razer DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed | Wireless | 26,000 DPI | 5/8 buttons | 100-hour battery | Right-handed | $99.99 $75.99 at Amazon (save $24)
This might not be quite as fast as the V3 Pro in DPI and polling rate, but it's lighter and has a little more battery life. That, combined with the fact it's usually cheaper than its bigger brother, makes it our best wireless gaming mouse overall right now. And accolades don't come much higher than that.

Price check: Newegg $85

MSI MPG 491CQP gaming monitor

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MSI MPG 491CQP | QD-OLED | 49-inch | Curved | 5120 x 1440 | 144 Hz | $1,099.99$749.99 at Amazon (save $250)
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MSI MPG 491CQP | QD-OLED | 49-inch | Curved | 5120 x 1440 | 144 Hz | $1,099.99 $749.99 at Amazon (save $250)
A 49-inch curved QD-OLED gaming monitor may be too much for some, but if you're the type of person to like all those adjectives, this MSI screen at $250 off is a great deal. You just need to make sure you actually have the desk space for it.

Price check: Newegg $899.99

CyberPower gaming PC

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CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme | Core i7 14700F | RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSD |$1,359.99$1,155.99 at Amazon (save $204)
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CyberPowerPC Gamer Xtreme | Core i7 14700F | RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSD | $1,359.99 $1,155.99 at Amazon (save $204)
You might find some RTX 5060 Ti gaming PCs for a little cheaper than this, but probably not ones with such a powerhouse of a CPU and fast DDR5 RAM. Admittedly, that's only 16 GB of DDR5 RAM, but if you keep your background resources low, that should be just fine for gaming, and you can upgrade to 32 GB down the line for pretty cheap. Ditto upgrading from 1 TB to 2 TB storage.

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Welcome to Day Two of Prime Day. I've woken up with a headache due to caffeine withdrawals and a lack of sleep. But I'm going on, feeling strong and ready to bring you some more sweet, sweet, Prime Day PC gaming deals.

Price check: NEW DEAL!Razer Blade 14 (2025) | RTX 5070 | Ryzen AI 9 365 | 14-inch | 120 Hz OLED | 32 GB LPDDR5x-8000 | 1 TB SSD | $2,699.99 $2,299.99 at Razer (save $400)
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Razer Blade 14 (2025) | RTX 5070 | Ryzen AI 9 365 | 14-inch | 120 Hz OLED | 32 GB LPDDR5x-8000 | 1 TB SSD |
$2,699.99 $2,299.99 at Razer (save $400)
Thank Prime Day! Well, thank Razer, anyways, because my absolute favorite Razer gaming laptop is rocking a hefty $400 discount today and the damned thing has only just been released. In my Blade 14 review I said: "a huge improvement over last year's model and there's now no other gaming laptop I'd want to have my digits on or spend my money on." And I stand by that.

This is my absolute favorite gaming laptop right now. I love the 14-inch form factor anyway, and Razer has absolutely smashed it out of the park with its new slimline chassis making the Blade 14 an stunning device.

It's only really just been launched, and already Razer has slashed $400 off the sticker price at $2,300 at Razer exclusively.

Admittedly, that does make it still the most expensive RTX 5070 gaming laptop around, but it's also the best compact notebook you will find. I've compared it directly to the competing Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 with the RTX 5070 Ti, and I still prefer the Blade 14; it's just a nice all-round experience.

Because, holy hell, the Asus is loud. And it's got this weird dual-tone pitch that is horrible to hear, and the only way to ditch it is to drop the performance of its GPU to the point where it's the same as an RTX 5070 anyways.

For my money, especially with this stellar discount, it's the Blade 14 all day.

🚨REALLY GOOD GAMING CHAIR UNDER $150 ALERT🚨

Corsair TC100 Relaxed gaming chair | Lumbar pillow | 2D armrests | Gray and Black / Black | $269.99 $146.82 at Amazon (save $123.17 for Prime members)
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Corsair TC100 Relaxed gaming chair | Lumbar pillow | 2D armrests | Gray and Black / Black | $269.99 $146.82 at Amazon (save $123.17 for Prime members)
With a neat look, detachable memory foam neck pillow, adjustable lumbar support, and a sturdy feel, you'd be forgiven for thinking the Corsair TC100 Relaxed is a much more expensive chair. Living up to that name, it's a comfortable seat with a great recline.

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Razer Seiren V3 Mini | USB | Condenser | Shock absorber | 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $59.99 $44.99 at Amazon (save $15)Price check:
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Razer Seiren V3 Mini | USB | Condenser | Shock absorber | 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz | $59.99 $44.99 at Amazon (save $15)
This is the updated version of our favorite budget gaming microphone, the Razer Seiren Mini of old. The older version is becoming hard to find now, but this fancy new model is also extremely well priced and surprisingly desirable for such a cheap mic. Tap to mute functionality, a responsive capsule, and a built in shock-absorber for $50? If cheap but very cheerful is your goal, this is the pick.

Price check: Newegg $49.99

An upgrade to my own ickle Razer mic is now at its cheapest price ever. The Razer Seiren V3 Mini is now just $45 at Amazon. A whole bunch of us on team already use the original Seiren Mini, and this is an upgrade in every way, and without a big price spike.

And the cheapest version is pink. Win.

🚨GPU UNDER MSRP ALERT!🚨

Gigabyte RX 9060 XT | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2048 shaders | 3320 MHz boost | $309.99 $279.99 at B&H Photo (save $30)
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Gigabyte RX 9060 XT | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2048 shaders | 3320 MHz boost | $309.99 $279.99 at B&H Photo (save $30)
Nvidia's RTX 5060 has superior upscaling and frame generation technologies, but AMD's little RX 9060 XT has it beat on raw GPU power. You're better off saving more money and buying a 16 GB version, though.

RX 9060 XT 8 GB price check: Newegg $299.99 | Amazon $299.99 | Best Buy $299.99

Finally, finally, we're seeing graphics cards under MSRP in the US. It's taken a while but there are genuinely new generation GPUs from both AMD and Nvidia that aren't price gouged to within an inch of their lives.

Okay, so this is the 8 GB version of the Radeon RX 9060 XT, but it's popped under its $300 price for the first time, and at $280 that makes it a great budget GPU. At that level you can kinda forgive it for not delivering more video memory, and it will still be a fantastic 1080p slice of gaming silicon.

And with some judicious use of FSR and frame generation, you'll get some mighty impressive 1440p numbers out of it, too.

Price watch:🔽PNY RTX 5070 | 12 GB GDDR7 | 6144 shaders | 2510 MHz boost | $549.99 at Best Buy
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PNY RTX 5070 | 12 GB GDDR7 | 6144 shaders | 2510 MHz boost |
$549.99 at Best Buy
Although the RTX 5070 is a good deal faster than its predecessor, the RTX 4070, it's not a great deal at this price. However, this is as cheap as 5070s get right now. Only consider it if you really must have DLSS 4 and all of Nvidia's AI rendering tech.

RTX 5070 price check: Newegg $599.99 | Amazon $599.99 | B&H Photo $599.99 | Walmart $619.99

Price watch: NEW DEAL!Meta Quest 3S | 128 GB | Up to 120 Hz | 96 ° horizontal / 90 ° vertical FOV | USB Type-C, Bluetooth | $299 $249 at Amazon (save $50)
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Meta Quest 3S | 128 GB | Up to 120 Hz | 96 ° horizontal / 90 ° vertical FOV | USB Type-C, Bluetooth |
$299 $249 at Amazon (save $50)
This is a great place to start with VR, as even at full price it's the best budget HMD on the market. For $30 off—its lowest ever price—it's a downright steal. This is essentially a Quest 2 with some quality of life improvements, and that's still a mighty headset. It's not quite as powerful as the Quest 3, but for this price it's great value.

Price check: Best Buy $249

It's our pick for the best budget VR headset, and it's just hit its lowest ever price. This 128 GB version of the Meta Quest 3S is now a bit of a bargain for just $249 at Amazon. Not only is it a decent standalone bit of virtual reality kit, it's also a great entry point into PC VR.

You just need to either wirelessly connect it or cable it into your PC and SteamVR will take over the rest. Time for that sweet liquid shader time and headcrab-dodging in Half-Life: ALYX. For me, still the best VR experience you can have.

Back to graphics cards for a second, and our Nick has been continually trawling the Prime Day GPU deals, and has uncovered more cards that are on sale today for either their MSRP or—unbelievably—under it.

PNY RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB GDDR7 | 4608 shaders | 2690 MHz boost | $429.99 at Best Buy
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PNY RTX 5060 Ti | 16 GB GDDR7 | 4608 shaders | 2690 MHz boost | $429.99 at Best Buy
While the specs suggest it should only be a little faster than the 4060 Ti, the use of super-speedy GDDR7 gives the little Blackwell GPU a healthy boost. It's not worth buying if you already have an RTX 40-series card, but it's a decent upgrade if you have an older GPU.

RTX 5060 Ti price check: Walmart $429.99 | Amazon $449.99 | B&H Photo $449.99 | Newegg $479.99

PNY RTX 5060 Ti | 8 GB GDDR7 | 4608 shaders | 2690 MHz boost | $379.99 $349.99 at Best Buy (save $40)
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PNY RTX 5060 Ti | 8 GB GDDR7 | 4608 shaders | 2690 MHz boost | $379.99 $349.99 at Best Buy (save $40)
The 8 GB version of the new RTX 5060 Ti should really be cheaper than this, but this is the MSRP that Nvidia has set. You're better off saving a bit more money and waiting for an affordable 16 GB model, though. It won't be any faster, but the extra VRAM is worth having when games start to demand more memory.

RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB price check: Newegg $379.99 | Amazon $379.99 | B&H Photo $379.99 | Walmart $429.99

Asus RTX 5060 | 8 GB GDDR7 | 3840 shaders | 2527 MHz boost | $329.99 $299.99 at Best Buy (save $30)
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Asus RTX 5060 | 8 GB GDDR7 | 3840 shaders | 2527 MHz boost | $329.99 $299.99 at Best Buy (save $30)
The RTX 5060 isn't massively faster than its predecessor, the RTX 4060, but having full support for DLSS 4 is a big plus. Stocks are decent, so you should have no problem picking one up at the MSRP, but you're better off saving more money and buying an RTX 5060 Ti.

RTX 5060 price check: Newegg $299.99 | B&H Photo $299.99 | Amazon $299.99 | Walmart $329.99

🚨Under $0.05 per GB for these SSDs🚨

Crucial P310 2280 | 2 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $129.19 $93.99 at Amazon (save $35.11)
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Crucial P310 2280 | 2 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $129.19 $93.99 at Amazon (save $35.11)
This budget SSD is packing in a lot of space for just under $0.05 per GB, and while it might be QLC memory and comes without DRAM cache, it's still an impressively quick drive for the money, with strong sequential performance.

Price check: Crucial $136.99 | Newegg: $129.58

Silicon Power UD90 | 2 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 5,000 MB/s read | 4,800 MB/s write | $131.97 $92.97 at B&H Photo (save $39)
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Silicon Power UD90 | 2 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 5,000 MB/s read | 4,800 MB/s write | $131.97 $92.97 at B&H Photo (save $39)
You might not know Silicon Power from Samsung, but this SSD is well-received by our friends at Tom's Hardware. It offers plenty of speed for a Steam library expansion but with a meager cost per gigabyte of just over four cents. It's not the fastest SSD out there, though.

Price check: Newegg $92.99 | Amazon $102.97

Both of these 2 TB SSDs are available for less than $0.05 per GB right now thanks to the Prime Day SSD sale, and will deliver both great storage performance as well as a whole lot of space to drop your games library.

The Crucial P310, however, would be my pick of the two, thanks to its far higher sequential performance out of the box. We gave the 1 TB version a score of 83% when we reviewed it a few months ago, citing its speed and aggressive pricing as the biggest boon to it.

And that pricing has only gotten more aggressive this Prime Day.

Our issue with the 1 TB drive, however, was that TLC drives of that size are pretty similar in price, and they have higher endurance and sustained performance compared with the QLC memory the P310 uses. At higher capacities, however, that's not necessarily the case.

If you just want a whole load of storage at dead-on $0.05 per GB, then the Crucial P310 4 TB drive is absolutely unmatched in terms of price.

Crucial P310 2280 | 4 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $333.99 $199.99 at Amazon (save $134)
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Crucial P310 2280 | 4 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $333.99 $199.99 at Amazon (save $134)
This budget SSD is packing in a lot of space for just under $0.05 per GB, and while it might be QLC memory and comes without DRAM cache, it's still an impressively quick drive for the money, with strong sequential performance.

Price check: Crucial $273.99 | Newegg: $275.95

Be Quiet! Light Mount Mechanical Keyboard | Linear, lubricated silent switches | 1,000 Hz polling rate | NKRO | Hot-swappable | 3D Media knob | ARGB lighting | $169.99 $124.90 at Amazon (save $45.09)
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Be Quiet! Light Mount Mechanical Keyboard | Linear, lubricated silent switches | 1,000 Hz polling rate | NKRO | Hot-swappable | 3D Media knob | ARGB lighting | $169.99 $124.90 at Amazon (save $45.09)
The keyboard that's had pride of place on my own desk since it was released. The keys aren't silent but they are significantly sound-dampened—the gorgeous ARGB light show may just wake up the whole house anyway, though.

With a name like BeQuiet! you'd hope that it could create a properly quiet mechanical gaming keyboard, and thanks to its acquisition of keeb specialist Mountain a while back, it has now created the best silent gaming keyboard.

I've been using Mountain keyboards for years, and our Jess has taken a real shine to Light Mount, the first fruits of its existence as a BeQuiet! property. The Light Mount is beautiful to type on, looks pretty smart and even has a 3D media knob, because those things matter.

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Razer BlackShark V2 X | 50 mm drivers | 12-28,000 Hz | Wired | Cardioid microphone | $59.99 $36.08 at Amazon (save $23.91)
The Razer BlackShark V2 X is a remarkably good gaming headset, so much so that I'd say it was absolutely worth its full asking price, never mind the $24 discount you'll find here. Razer's 50 mm titanium drivers are nicely punchy and capable of plenty of volume without distortion, it's well-made, comfortable to wear all day, and the mic is pretty good, too. Plus, it's got a green cable, and we all know that makes wired gaming headsets better by default.

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1P | 40 mm drivers | 20-22,000 Hz | Wired | Noise-cancelling mic | $59.99 $39.99 at Amazon (save $20)
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SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1P | 40 mm drivers | 20-22,000 Hz | Wired | Noise-cancelling mic | $59.99 $39.99 at Amazon (save $20)
SteelSeries makes a great gaming headset or two, but this new addition to the range looks a lot like a stripped back version of one of its more premium models for the budget market, and there's not a whole lot wrong with that. SteelSeries software-based noise cancelling works a treat, too, so that mic is likely to be a good 'un.

SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X | 40 mm neodymium drivers | 20-22,000 Hz | 2.4 GHz wireless/Bluetooth 5.3  | Noise-cancelling | EQ-adjusting app | $149.99 $99.74 at Amazon (save $50.25)
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SteelSeries Arctis Nova 5X | 40 mm neodymium drivers | 20-22,000 Hz | 2.4 GHz wireless/Bluetooth 5.3 | Noise-cancelling | EQ-adjusting app | $149.99 $99.74 at Amazon (save $50.25)
A jack-of-all-trades gaming headset, and master of many. Not only can you choose from hundreds of game-ready individual EQ presets to suit your latest multiplayer obsession, but you can also take this set out into the world thanks to the handy tuck-away microphone and Bluetooth 5.3 connection. An excellent set of all-rounders, with some lovely, highly-detailed drivers.

Asus ROG Pelta | 50 mm titanium drivers | 20-20,000 Hz | 2.4 GHz wireless/Bluetooth 5.3  | RGB lighting | $129.99 $104.49 at Amazon (save $25.50)
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Asus ROG Pelta | 50 mm titanium drivers | 20-20,000 Hz | 2.4 GHz wireless/Bluetooth 5.3 | RGB lighting | $129.99 $104.49 at Amazon (save $25.50)
Everyone loves a showboat, don't they? Actually, the RGB lighting on the earcups of this particular set is quite subtle, which is reflective of the level of refinement they provide. Our James is a big fan, describing them as "smooth" in all respects. That'll be thanks to an excellent pair of drivers, superb comfort, and an all-round well-sorted headset experience. They're not the bassiest, mind. But when it comes to day-to-day usage? Excellent.

SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds | Neodymium drivers | 20-20,000 Hz | 2.4 GHz wireless/Bluetooth 5.3  | Charging case | $199.99 $149.99 at Best Buy (save $50)
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SteelSeries Arctis GameBuds | Neodymium drivers | 20-20,000 Hz | 2.4 GHz wireless/Bluetooth 5.3 | Charging case | $199.99 $149.99 at Best Buy (save $50)
Earbuds? For gaming? Why yes, this pair of 2.4 GHz wireless/Bluetooth buds impressed our Jacob Fox so greatly, he gave them 94% in his review. Like the Arctis Nova 5X, the EQs are game-specific and swappable, and the overall feel and comfort on offer here is top-notch. You can only connect to one Bluetooth device at a time, unfortunately, and the touch controls can be a little sensitive, but otherwise there's very little not to like here.

🚨THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE🚨

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And just like that, Robin's made me want to go spend $100 on a Star Wars tabletop game. The lure of a small-scale skirmish game, using iconic Star Wars characters speaks to me on a very intimate level, as does the prospect of getting back into painting miniatures again.

Will my ageing eyeballs cope, however?

These are not things you have to ponder, just take a look at Star Wars Shatterpoint and Robin's engaging write up about what makes it such a compelling table top bash.

Star Wars Shatterpoint Core Set | 16 miniatures | 23 terrain pieces | rules, accessories, tokens, and dice |$164.99$108.99 at Amazon (save $56)
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Star Wars Shatterpoint Core Set | 16 miniatures | 23 terrain pieces | rules, accessories, tokens, and dice | $164.99 $108.99 at Amazon (save $56)
Where wargaming starter sets usually leave a lot out or compromise the experience, this Core Set genuinely contains absolutely everything you need, pitting Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano against Asajj Ventress and Lord Maul, backed up by their second-in-commands and soldiers. It's a fantastic game with lovely miniatures and a ton of great components and accessories.

🚨STORY TIME🚨

Logitech G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel and Floor Pedals | $329.99
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Logitech G29 Driving Force Racing Wheel and Floor Pedals | $329.99 $229.99 on Amazon

It's a more expensive piece of kit for your setup, but hey, you were probably going to hand that money to a driving instructor anyway! This racing wheel gives you premium control over all the vehicles in your favourite racing games, and its pressure sensitive pedals are customisable to suit your needs and incredibly accurate to driving a real car. If you're committed to getting into driving simulation, this is a great wheel to add to your setup. It's compatible with PlayStation too, should you want to lose your tether to your PC (traitor).

Price check: Best Buy $229.99 | Walmart: $229.99

Thrustmaster T128 Racing Wheel | $229.99
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Thrustmaster T128 Racing Wheel | $229.99 $179.99 at Best Buy

If you're still looking to save a bit more money, then our top pick for best budget racing wheel reigns supreme when it comes to recommendations. You'll save $50 courtesy of this Best Buy deal, and while it's not a top-of-the-range premium product, you're still getting a foot in the door (or, the car) when it comes to at-home racing setups. Despite its lower price, you're still getting great feedback from the wheel while you skirt your way around whichever track, alongside incredibly responsive paddle shifters.


Price check: Amazon $279.99 | Walmart: $157.99

Selection of products the PC Gamer team is buying over Prime Day

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We want to know what are you guys are buying this Prime Day? I've put together a wee list of what some of the PC Gamer team have in their virtual baskets this week—the image above is a hint—so what about you?

🚨RTX 5080 LAPTOP FOR $1,768... BEAR WITH US ON THIS ONE🚨

This is a somewhat tricky one to get around, but if you go through some digital gymnastics you can configure this HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop so that it comes down to just $1,767 at HP's own store.

Jeremy explains the process here if you want the full details, but basically if you pick the lower-spec Core Ultra 7 CPU option and the standard 1 TB SSD, you can hit the LEVELUP20 discount code and bag a bargain.

HP Omen Max 16 | RTX 5080 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 32 GB RAM | 1 TB SSD | $1,767.99 at HP with promo code LEVELUP20(save $942)
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HP Omen Max 16 | RTX 5080 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 32 GB RAM | 1 TB SSD | $1,767.99 at HP with promo code LEVELUP20 (save $942)
I'd normally dismiss any RTX 5080 laptop as not being worth the huge premium over the 5070 Ti. But this one is only about $150 pricier and that makes it a conspicuous deal and far cheaper than any other RTX 5080 laptop around. And it's from HP, not some random brand you've never heard of. Just note you'll need to use the "LEVELUP20" code and configure the 255HX Intel CPU, the RTX 5080 and the non-4x4 1TB SSD to hit that price. Good luck.

coffee maker on a stove

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Why don't we kick off with my favorite deals from the past week that are still live?

Skytech Gaming PC

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Alienware AW3423DWF OLED gaming monitor

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Alienware AW3423DWF | 34-inch | QD-OLED | 3440 x 1440p | 165 Hz | $1100$780.72$549.99 at Amazon (save $230.73)
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Alienware AW3423DWF | 34-inch | QD-OLED | 3440 x 1440p | 165 Hz | $1100>$780.72>$549.99 at Amazon (save $230.73)
When it launched in 2023, this became an instant favourite and a five-star screen in our review. But it was pricey, very pricey at $1,100. Now it's literally half the cost and suddenly widescreen OLED gaming feels doable. Hurrah.

I love the fact that this Alienware 34-inch OLED gaming monitor is still on sale for $550 over at Amazon this week. That makes it half the price that it originally launched for; and we really liked it as a gaming monitor back then. In fact, this specific version—the one with the glossy panel—was our pick as the best gaming monitor for an age, and is still the best value ultrawide OLED you can buy.

MSI MPG 321URX gaming monitor
Best OLED gaming monitor

👉Check out our full guide👈

1. Best overall:
MSI MPG 321URX QD-OLED

2. Best 1440p:
MSI MPG 271QRX

3. Best ultrawide:
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM

4. Best 32:9 ratio:
Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

5. Best budget ultrawide:
Alienware 34 QD-OLED AW3423DWF

6. Best WOLED:
LG UltraGear 32GS95UE

7. Best 27-inch:
Alienware 27 AW2725Q

Logitech G305

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Price watch: Logitech G305 Lightspeed | Wireless | 12,000 DPI | 250 hour battery life | 400 IPS | $49.99 $28.48 (save $21.51 at Amazon)
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Logitech G305 Lightspeed | Wireless | 12,000 DPI | 250 hour battery life | 400 IPS |
$49.99 $28.48 (save $21.51 at Amazon)
The Logitech G305 Lightspeed has been our pick for the best budget wireless gaming mouse for some time, and that's for good reason. At its original price of $50, the G305 is already a super solid deal, but with almost $20 off, I can't find a single budget wireless gaming mouse I'd pick over it at its current price point. The only downside to buying right now is that you will have to pay a little more if you want the pretty blue or purple variant of the mouse.

Some PC things really don't need to be wireless, such as keyboards, but some, like gaming mice, really do. That wire adds unwanted drag, no matter how much you want to say that your mouse cable tidy does a good job, and if you want to tell me you can notice the latency difference between a good wireless mouse and a wired version I'm going to call you a liar.

That's a long-winded way of me saying, you ought to have a wireless mouse. And, thankfully over Prime Day, there isn't a massive premium to getting a good wireless gaming rodent, with the Logitech G305, our favorite budget wireless mouse, getting a heavy discount down to just $28 at Amazon. And in the funky colorways, too.

Razer DeathAdder V3 Hyperspeed gaming mouse
Best gaming mouse 2025

👉Check out our full guide👈

1. Best wireless:
Razer DeathAdder V3 HyperSpeed

2. Best wired:
Logitech G502 X

3. Best budget wireless:
Logitech G305 Lightspeed

4. Best budget wired:
Logitech G203 Lightsync

5. Best lightweight:
Turtle Beach Burst II Air

6. Best MMO:
Razer Naga Pro

7. Best compact:
Razer Cobra Pro

8. Best ambidextrous:
Logitech G Pro

9. Best ergonomic:
Keychron M5

🚨BLOODY BIG OLED MONITOR ALERT🚨

MSI MPG 491CQP | QD-OLED | 49-inch | Curved | 5120 x 1440 | 144 Hz | $1,099.99$729.99 at Amazon (save $370)
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MSI MPG 491CQP | QD-OLED | 49-inch | Curved | 5120 x 1440 | 144 Hz | $1,099.99 $729.99 at Amazon (save $370)
A 49-inch curved QD-OLED gaming monitor may be too much for some, but if you're the type of person to like all those adjectives, this MSI screen at $250 off is a great deal. You just need to make sure you actually have the desk space for it.

Price check: Newegg $899.99

Okay, so 57-inch is the real big boi of gaming monitors, but trust me, 49-inches is still pretty damned wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide. And for a certain gamer, having that wraparound experience makes for an incredibly immersive bit of game time, especially for simmers, whether racing or flight or trucking.

MSI MAG 321UCUP gaming monitor

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MSI MAG 321UP | 32-inch | 4K | 165 Hz | QD-OLED | $899.99 $699 at Newegg (save $200)FTT2EU7558
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MSI MAG 321UP | 32-inch | 4K | 165 Hz | QD-OLED | $899.99 $699 at Newegg (save $200)
What a difference a letter makes... especially when it comes to gaming monitors. 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. Use code "FTT2EU7558" to get the final $50 off.

I will say, $700 is still a lot of money to spend on a gaming monitor, but I've long said that if there's one accessory you ought to spend big on, it's your screen. The chances are that, if you've dropped a decent chunk of cash on a new screen, it will last you the life of your current PC and likely still be good enough when you eventually upgrade to a new one.

And I definitely think that way about the 32-inch 4K OLEDs we've got right now, and this MSI version being $699 at Amazon should be mighty tempting. Sure, monitor panel tech has been advancing quicker than I've known in my 20 years of tech journalism, but a good 4K OLED panel of today will still be great tomorrow and for the next few years.

Yes, full-screen brightness could be improved, but I've been using a similar 32-inch 4K QD-OLED display as my go-to gaming monitor at home, and not once have I actually felt it wasn't bright enough. And I love it.

Prime Day 2025 streaming gear sale: From left to write, a HyperX QuadCast mic, an Obsbot Meet 2 webcam, and a Razer Stream Controller against a spiral pink background with a "PC Gamer Recommended" badge in the top left corner.

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Mic deals:
🎙️Razer Seiren V3 Mini | $50 at Amazon (save $10)
🎙️HyperX QuadCast | $79 at Amazon (save $60)
🎙️SteelSeries Alias Pro | $236 at Amazon (save $134)

Webcam deals:
📷Razer Kiyo Pro | $125 at Amazon (save $75)
📷Obsbot Meet 2 | $99 at Amazon (save $30)
📷Obsbot Tiny 2 Lite 4K | $143 at Amazon (save $36)

Accessories:
🎞️Razer Stream Controller | $114 at Amazon (save $31)
🎬Neewer collapsable chromakey backdrops | 37 at Amazon (save $11)
🎮Elgato Game Capture Neo | $120 at Amazon (save $10)

Crossroads of Ravens book cover

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The Complete Witcher Saga

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🚨DIFFICULT CHOICE ALERT🚨

Skytech Legacy | GeForce RTX 5080 | Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSD | $3,699.99 $2,699.99 @ Newegg (save $1,000)
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Skytech Legacy | GeForce RTX 5080 | Ryzen 7 9800X3D | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSD | $3,699.99 $2,699.99 @ Newegg (save $1,000)
Best gaming CPU? Check. One of the best gaming GPUs? Check. Right amount and speed of RAM? Check. Decent amount of storage? Bah, it's only 1 TB. Oh wait, it only comes with a free 32" gaming monitor, for goodness' sake!

Scuf Valor Pro | Wired USB Type-C | Xbox, Windows | Hall effect thumbsticks |$109.99$85.49 at Amazon (save $24.50 for Prime members)
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Scuf Valor Pro | Wired USB Type-C | Xbox, Windows | Hall effect thumbsticks | $109.99 $85.49 at Amazon (save $24.50 for Prime members)
This controller is comfy, responsive, and all its various buttons, sticks, and triggers feel very high-quality. There's little to dislike about the Valor Pro unless you really don't want to keep that cable. This is a great price for a Scuf controller, too.

Almost perfect is a high bar to reach for a PC controller, especially on that's wired. But that's what Dr. Fox reckoned to the Scuf Valor Pro when he reviewed it recently, and now it's hit the Prime Day sales with a discount down to $85 at Amazon, he is all over it.

Microsoft Xbox Wireless controller
Best PC controller 2025

👉Check out our full guide👈

1. Best overall:
Xbox Wireless Controller

2. Best budget:
GameSir Nova Lite

3. Best premium:
Xbox Elite Series 2

4. Best customizable:
Scuf Instinct Pro

5. Best haptics:
Sony DualSense

6. Best Hall effect:
Razer Wolverine V3 Pro

Razer DeathAdder V3 Pro and V4 Pro

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I've got the wee white version 👆 you can check it out up there next to the new V4 Pro, and the look more or less identical. I will say, the new mouse does feel nicer, is lighter, has a better, lower latency wireless sensor, and a longer battery life. But really those things aren't really going to be noticeable to anyone outside the rarefied air of esports.

Cooler Master 360 Core II | AIO liquid cooler | 360 mm radiator | 3x 120 mm fans | ARGB lighting | $99.99 $89.99 at Amazon (save $10)
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Cooler Master 360 Core II | AIO liquid cooler | 360 mm radiator | 3x 120 mm fans | ARGB lighting | $99.99 $89.99 at Amazon (save $10)
It's not much of a saving, but the original price was already very low for what you're getting. Don't let its budget price tag make you think it's only an average cooler, as it's one of the best we've ever tried for the money.

The best budget liquid chip chiller has just gotten a whole 10% more budget in the Prime Day sales. Check it out, for under $90 you can get a proper 360 mm all-in-one CPU cooler. It delivers an impressive level of cooling for that price, too, easily matching, and generally dropping below the CPU temperatures we've measured from other coolers on the same Intel Core i7 14700K chip.

If you're after a cooling upgrade in the summer heat, this is a great place to start.

The MSI Vector 16 HX AI and the Asus ROG Strix G16 gaming laptops on a pink deals background

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There are a pair of really good RTX 5070 Ti machines still on offer in the Prime Day gaming laptop deals arena, and I've had my hands on versions of both of them in recent times.

In fact, I really liked the MSI, and I've not been a huge fan of its gaming laptops in recent times. The RTX 5080-powered MSI Vector 16 HX AI I've tested has gone into our best gaming laptop guide as the best mid-ranger, where I called it: "A classic gaming laptop, that makes up for its lack of battery performance or pencil-thin chassis design with serious gaming frame rates even outside of its cacophonous Extreme Performance mode."

The ROG Strix G16 is one that's sat on my desk being tested at the moment, and I think it's definitely up there with the MSI.

With both of these RTX 5070 Ti powered machines down around the $1,600 level, they each represent a great choice for a new gaming laptop. And I reckon you'll be happy whichever one you picked.

Asus ROG Strix G16 | RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,999.99 $1,609.99 at Best Buy (save $390)
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Asus ROG Strix G16 | RTX 5070 Ti | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,999.99 $1,609.99 at Best Buy (save $390)
With a 140 W RTX 5070 Ti and an AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX at its heart, this 16-inch lappy is a pretty powerful one for the price. It even manages to come in cheaper than some RTX 5070 choices out there—with a lot more RGB flair, if that's your sort of thing. The refresh rate of 165 Hz is solid, and the 16 GB of RAM is... well, it's just okay. However, it's easily upgradable up to 64 GB, and the 1200p screen means the GPU will be given free rein to munch through your games.

MSI Vector 16 HX AI | RTX 5070 Ti | Core Ultra 7 255HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 144 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,799.99 $1,624.99 at Best Buy (save $175)
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MSI Vector 16 HX AI | RTX 5070 Ti | Core Ultra 7 255HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 144 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,799.99 $1,624.99 at Best Buy (save $175)
Sitting somewhere under the RTX 4080 and well above the RTX 4070 in terms of gaming performance, the RTX 5070 Ti is a great mid-range laptop GPU. Our Dave has been testing the Vector 16 HX AI for weeks and has been hugely impressed with the RTX 5080 version, and the RTX 5070 Ti model promises much of the same. The 1200p IPS screen is a good match for the GPU and CPU, which is of 20-core Intel stock. Plus, this one's now got a 1 TB SSD, which is much better than the 512 GB version that was widely available before.

My new Fosi Audio mini amp

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MSI Thin RTX 4060 laptop on a pink background with PC Gamer Recommended label on top

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MSI Thin A15 B7VF-461US | RTX 4060 | Ryzen 5 7535HS | 144 Hz | 1080p | 16 GB DDR4 | 512 GB SSD |$999 $649 at Walmart (save $350)
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MSI Thin A15 B7VF-461US | RTX 4060 | Ryzen 5 7535HS | 144 Hz | 1080p | 16 GB DDR4 | 512 GB SSD | $999 $649 at Walmart (save $350)
This gets you access to a 144 Hz refresh rate and RTX 40-series DLSS and frame gen for a very cheap price tag. The only problem (well, the main one) is that the RTX 4060 is heavily power limited to just 45 W TGP. Don't expect the same performance as many other RTX 4060 laptops, but for some light 1080p gaming it should do fine.

It's easy to feel priced out of the gaming laptop market with the prices of modern RTX 50-series machines, and the fact that precious few last-gen laptops are available at a decent price. But there are options, especially this Prime Day.

Here's an RTX 4060-based gaming laptop for just $649 at Walmart, which probably sounds too good to be true. It is true, but there are definite caveats. The main one being the RTX 4060 at its heart is only running at a max 45 W TGP. That's about the minimum for that GPU (they can go up to 115 W) and that means it's not going to perform like other RTX 4060 machines.

But the magic of DLSS and Frame Gen are available to RTX 40-series laptops, and that can definitely help on a 1080p gaming laptop.

It's also worth noting that's about the price of a good handheld gaming PC, but this will be far more powerful, delivering way higher 1080p frame rates, and you get a bigger screen, too. Sweet, eh?

🚨WINNING OLED DEAL STILL LIVE🚨

MSI MAG 321UP | 32-inch | 4K | 165 Hz | QD-OLED | $899.99 $699 at Newegg with promo code FTT2EU7558 (save $200)FTT2EU7558
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MSI MAG 321UP | 32-inch | 4K | 165 Hz | QD-OLED | $899.99 $699 at Newegg with promo code FTT2EU7558 (save $200)
What a difference a letter makes... especially when it comes to gaming monitors. 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. Use code "FTT2EU7558" to get the final $50 off.

I am loving the fact that this deal is still live. A 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor, for me is peak Prime Day gaming monitor. My home rig is connected to a Gigabyte one rocking the same QD-OLED as this MSI pick; the only difference really is that the bargain MSI has a 165 Hz refresh rather than a 240 Hz one.

But it's going to take a beefy GPU to be able to run your screen at 240 fps at 4K, amirite?

Gamakay x NaughShark NS68 | Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz and wired | 8 KHz | Hall effect | $49.99 $39.99 at Amazon (save $10)
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Gamakay x NaughShark NS68 | Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz and wired | 8 KHz | Hall effect | $49.99 $39.99 at Amazon (save $10)
An 8 KHz polling rate, Hall effect switches, rapid trigger, and nice double-shot PBT keycaps. To think you can get all of this, and a pretty unique aesthetic for just $40, makes the geeky hardware kid in me very happy. It's noticeably a cheaper keyboard in feel, but those internals truly are phenomenal.

While I'm talking about deals I can't believe are still live, but I am so glad they are... the Gamakay X Naughshark NS68 may not know what it's real name is but it's the cheapest Hall effect gaming keyboard I've ever tried. I've had it on my desk for the past few weeks, tapping away at it during work hours, and have been mighty impressed with the overall package.

Reece gave it 85% in his Gamakay x Naughshark NS68 review, and I completely agree. My only issue with it is that it feels a little hollow and could have done with some damping foam to give it a bit more of a satisfying thocky sound. And once I figure out how to break it open without breaking it, that's exactly what I'm going to do.

🚨HOW IS THIS DEAL STILL LIVE?! ALERT🚨

Corsair TC100 Leatherette | 90 - 160 degree recline | Max weight: 120 kg | 2-year warranty | $269.99 $146.82 at Amazon (save $123.17)
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Corsair TC100 Leatherette | 90 - 160 degree recline | Max weight: 120 kg | 2-year warranty | $269.99 $146.82 at Amazon (save $123.17)
This is our pick for the best budget gaming chair. It's comfy and affordable, even at its regular price, but we'll usually highlight any sort of discount to make it that much better value. This Prime Day deal has gotten better since it started—it was previously 189.99.

Price check: Best Buy $189.99

Gaming chairs are always expensive items, right? Furniture always is. So, even at its original $270-odd price Corsair's TC100 Relaxed was our pick for best budget gaming chair, now it's less than $147 at Amazon? Well, it's just moved up to just bloody buy it!

I mean, if you're in need of a gaming chair, that is. Like, no-one needs more than one, that's just silly. Though I guess you could use it like a foot rest, but then it becomes expensive as a foot rest, again. It's a quandary.

Anyways, Katie gave it 86% in her Corsair TC100 Relaxed review when it first launched, citing it for some impressive build quality for the money:

"The thick cushion, broad design, and refined styling make this a good gaming chair, but the fact Corsair has managed to get the price down without compromising on comfort is what makes the TC100 Relaxed a great gaming chair."

AND NOW IT"S JUST $147?!

MSI RTX 5050 and Gigabyte RX 9060 XT graphics cards

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Just to note, these six graphics cards are all still on sale for at or below their original MSRP. Just so you know, it does happen, it is possible, and there are affordable GPUs again.

MSI MPG 491CQP deal

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MSI MPG 491CQP | QD-OLED | 49-inch | Curved | 5120 x 1440 | 144 Hz | $1,099.99$729.99 at Amazon (save $370)
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MSI MPG 491CQP | QD-OLED | 49-inch | Curved | 5120 x 1440 | 144 Hz | $1,099.99 $729.99 at Amazon (save $370)
A 49-inch curved QD-OLED gaming monitor may be too much for some, but if you're the type of person to like all those adjectives, this MSI screen at $250 off is a great deal. You just need to make sure you actually have the desk space for it.

Price check: Newegg $729.99

Earlier I mentioned how pleased I was that the 32-inch MSI 4K OLED for $699 at Newegg was still available in the Prime Day gaming monitor sales, and it's worth noting that it's much bigger 49-inch sibling is also still available on discount for a pretty stellar $730 at Amazon.

Jeremy Laird is our monitor tech guru, and I've worked with him for most of the last 20 years, and he's taught me pretty much everything I know about panel technology in that time. He reckons this might just be the best gaming monitor deal going.

Now, I like ultrawide monitors for gaming, but I've just switched from being a long-time wide boi as I've recently picked up a Gigabyte 32-inch 4K OLED and I do love it very much indeed. I also like a two screen setup even with an ultrawide monitor, and 49-inches might be too big for my poor desktop.

But, if you are at all into sim gaming, whether racing or flying, then the wraparound aspect ratio this offers, coupled with the fact it won't be too demanding of your GPU, makes it a very tempting prospect indeed.

🚨POUR ONE OUT FOR A GREAT DEAL THAT IS NOW MERELY GOOD🚨

HP Omen Max 16 gaming laptop

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HP Omen Max 16 | RTX 5080 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 32 GB RAM | 1 TB SSD | $1,967.99 at HP with promo code LEVELUP20(save $742)
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HP Omen Max 16 | RTX 5080 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 32 GB RAM | 1 TB SSD | $1,967.99 at HP with promo code LEVELUP20 (save $742)
I'd normally dismiss any RTX 5080 laptop as not being worth the huge premium over the 5070 Ti. But this one is actually cheaper and that makes it a conspicuous deal and far cheaper than any other RTX 5080 laptop around. And it's from HP, not some random brand you've never heard of. Just note you'll need to use the "LEVELUP20" code and configure the 255HX Intel CPU, the RTX 5080 and the non-4x4 1TB SSD to hit that price. Good luck.

This morning, HP knocked another $200 off the price of this configuration and with the discount code and knocked it down to a spectacular, $1,568. If you managed to get in that price, great work. Sadly it has decided to spike the price of the deal, so now you're only getting a $742 discount, which makes it $1,968 at HP.

It's sad the stellar gaming laptop deal has gone, but that is still a pretty damned good price for an RTX 5080 gaming laptop.

We've used different configurations of the HP Omen Max 16, including an RTX 5080 version with a higher-spec Intel CPU. But this Ultra 7 chip is still a 20-core processor, so it's no slouch, for sure.

🚨BIGGEST DOLLAR DISCOUNT WE'VE SEEN ALERT: $1,600 OFF🚨

Skytech Legacy | Ryzen 9 9900X3D | RTX 5090 | 64 GB DDR5-6000 | 4 TB SSD |$6,199.99$4,599.99 at Newegg (save $1,600)
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Skytech Legacy | Ryzen 9 9900X3D | RTX 5090 | 64 GB DDR5-6000 | 4 TB SSD | $6,199.99 $4,599.99 at Newegg (save $1,600)
Yes, this is still a ridiculously expensive gaming PC, but as they say: Go big or go home, right? From what I've seen, most decent RTX 5090 gaming PCs are going for $4,000+ right now, and those that are cheaper than this one seem to cheap out on one component or another. But then you get this absolute beast, with a 12-core X3D CPU, 64 GB of fast DDR5 RAM, and 4 TB of storage. If I'm spending the big bucks on an RTX 5090 build, I am indeed going big on something like this with a whopping $1,500 discount.

That HP gaming laptop 👇 wasn't the only Prime Day gaming deal that improved with time—ageing like fine wine is the RTX 5090 gaming PC with the biggest single dollar discount we've found on any rig this Prime Day.

Yes, this is still a $4,600 machine from Newegg, but remember the RTX 5090 alone is some $2,800 at its cheapest this week, and that's with a discount of its own. And when you consider that you're getting a full $1,600 discount on it the value proposition starts to present itself.

It's also worth noting that other RTX 5090 machines we've seen are ususally a little pricier than this and don't come with anywhere near this level of supporting spec. With a Ryzen 9 9900X3D, 64 GB RAM, and a 4 TB SSD, this is a hell of PC gaming dream machine.

Amazons Basics Batteries

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MSI RTX 5050 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2560 shaders | 2632 MHz boost | $249.99 at Best Buy
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MSI RTX 5050 | 8 GB GDDR6 | 2560 shaders | 2632 MHz boost | $249.99 at Best Buy
Nvidia's newest member of the RTX 50-series family isn't going to win many awards. Roughly on par with an RTX 4060 (sometimes slower, sometimes faster), it's only worth considering if you must have DLSS 4. Just pay a bit more and get an RTX 5060.

RTX 5050 price check: Walmart $269.99 | Newegg $269.99

🚨PRIME KINDA NOT PRIME DEAL ALERT🚨

Hoto Nex O1 Pro 3.6V electric screwdriver | 12 S2 steel bits | 220 RPM | 3 levels of torque | 1500 mAh battery | USB-C charging |$59.99$39.99 at Amazon (save $20)
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Hoto Nex O1 Pro 3.6V electric screwdriver | 12 S2 steel bits | 220 RPM | 3 levels of torque | 1500 mAh battery | USB-C charging | $59.99 $39.99 at Amazon (save $20)
This cordless screwdriver offers USB-C charging, an LED light, 12 magnetic tip steel bits, and packs all of that away in a properly portable aluminium travel case.

If you spend hours taking apart PCs as much as we do then you will appreciate a good electric screwdriver as much as we do. And this Hoto set is an absolute peach. What about overscrewing and stripping threads?! You may ask. But with three levels of torque it's been designed not to overstress sensitive souls like our delicate PC componentry.

The only issue I have with this is that, while $40 at Amazon is a great price for such a neat bit of kit, it's a Prime member only deal. That's not a biggie considering you can get a 30-day free trial in a second, what is an issue is that this is the same price it was without Prime membership being a requirement this time in June.

So yeah, if you don't want to buy it now, don't worry that you'll never find it for this price again. If you check out the camelcamelcamel graph below you'll see it's pretty much always bouncing down to a similarly low price.

Camelcamelcamel price tracking for Hoto screwdriver

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Hoto 25-piece screwdriver set

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This is a genuinely great deal on a more complete set than the pricier one also on 'sale' below 👇

🚨Help, I've gone down a screwdriver rabbit hole and now I want this one🚨

Hoto precision screwdriver set | 25 S2 steel bits | 170 RPM | Dual torque setting | 350 mAh battery | USB-C charging | $49.99 $28.49 at Amazon
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Hoto precision screwdriver set | 25 S2 steel bits | 170 RPM | Dual torque setting | 350 mAh battery | USB-C charging | $49.99 $28.49 at Amazon
For the more delicate jobs, such as digging around in your laptop or handheld PC, then maybe this lightweight precision electric screwdriver might be a better shout than a beefier option. It's a bargain price and has never been cheaper than right now.

If I'm going to be jamming a screwdriver into my PC or laptop then I want it to be at least as delicate as I am. Okay, I've broken more expensive PC hardware than any human in existence, but that's just because I prod more of it than normal humans. I test things hard I guess.

But yes, this precision screwdriver set sings to me in all kinds of ways. First, it comes with a load of different bits, they're all magnetic, and it's USB chargeable. I kinda like the LED ring light of its larger siblings below 👇 but I'm into this dainty wee 'driver, especially for just $28 at Amazon today.

Fractal Design Terra Mini-ITX gaming PC case in Jade green color on a pink background with a PC Gamer Recommended label on top

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Fractal Design Terra | Mini-ITX | 343 x 153 x 218 mm | 322 mm max GPU length | $179.99 $149.99 at Amazon (save $30)
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Fractal Design Terra | Mini-ITX | 343 x 153 x 218 mm | 322 mm max GPU length | $179.99 $149.99 at Amazon (save $30)
This is the best Mini-ITX chassis on the market right now, thanks not just to its gorgeous design but also how easy it is (for a Mini-ITX case) to build in. Make sure to check your hardware will fit (mainly your graphics card and CPU cooler), but you'll have a better chance of it all fitting with this one than many other Mini-ITX cases.

Price check: Best Buy $150 | Newegg $150 | Walmart $150
Silver version: Amazon $150 | Newegg $150 | Walmart $150

This is our favorite mini-ITX PC case at the moment and just one look can tell you at least one reason why. It's gorgeous, right? But it's also a doddle to build into. In Jacob's Fractal Design Terra review he called it "cute, compact but above all easy to build into. Those three things don't often come in a single package, but heck, they do here."

🚨STORY TIME🚨

That's how I know that it would be incredibly rare for your gaming PC to set on fire just from dust build up alone. But we've all seen the horror stories around the 16-pin 12V-2×6 and older 12VHPWR GPU cables melting themselves into so much molten slag when incorrectly (or sometimes even correctly) connected to a super power-hungry graphics card.

First Alert fire extinguisher | Multi-purpose | Rechargeable | Bracket supplied | $33.19 $28.05 at Amazon
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First Alert fire extinguisher | Multi-purpose | Rechargeable | Bracket supplied | $33.19 $28.05 at AmazonYou can never be too careful around high-powered PC equipment, and while it's highly unlikely that anything in your rig is actually going to just set itself on fire, what's the harm in being prepared like a good boy scout?

And even if your PC isn't going to burn itself to cinders because of dust build up, you really ought to make sure it (and your grubby little keyboard) are kept dust, cat hair, and crumb free. So, do the right thing and get yourself a funky cleaning kit while you're picking up your fire extinguisher, too.

VICHYIE Keyboard Cleaning Kit | 20+ cleaning tools | Monolithic exterior |$14.89$11.91 at Amazon (save $3)
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VICHYIE Keyboard Cleaning Kit | 20+ cleaning tools | Monolithic exterior | $14.89 $11.91 at Amazon (save $3)
My office keyboard is disgusting. Well, actually it's beautiful, in its own black and lime green way, but I eat at my desk and so there are crumbs dug right in there I'm just not able to get out without removing every cap. This multi-piece cleaning kit will see you right, with tools to get right into the depths of your keyboard and shift that grime. But it's not just for PC gubbins, as it's got tools for cleaning headphones and getting that pocket fluff out of the deepest recesses of your phone, too.

Razer Naga V2 HyperSpeed Wireless

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Razer Naga V2 HyperSpeed | 19 programmable buttons | 30K DPI | 400 hour battery life (battery powered) | $99.99 $59.99 at Amazon (Prime Members only, save $40)
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Razer Naga V2 HyperSpeed | 19 programmable buttons | 30K DPI | 400 hour battery life (battery powered) | $99.99 $59.99 at Amazon (Prime Members only, save $40)
If you've ever had the unique displeasure of testing out MMOs on console, you know what it's like to not have enough buttons to map all the controls you want to use. With an MMO mouse, you can do more than a controller from a single mouse alone, freeing up the keyboard for more consistent and precise movement controls.

For the MMO or MOBA inclined, having a dozen macro buttons available to the touch of a thumb can mean the difference between life and... I dunno... some other variation of life that's just maybe not quite as good? Whatever, if you've ever found yourself looking at your favorite gaming mouse and thinking, "you know what this needs, more buttons," then the Razer Naga is for you.

This is the relatively basic Hyperspeed version, which means you just the 12-button pad under your thumb, what you get with the more expensive ones are replaceable thumb pads, and that's about it.

So, this wireless, many-buttoned rodent makes for a great Prime Day mouse deal for the gamer with a dexterous thumb.

Asus and MSI gaming laptop

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There are still some absolutely fantastic gaming laptop deals around at pretty much every price point and they've only been improving over the Prime Day sales. It's not an exaggeration to state that gaming laptops have seen some of the best discounts of any PC gaming category except maybe gaming monitors.

Mmm, OLED.

Asus TUF F16 | RTX 5060 | Core i7 14650HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 32 GB DDR5-5600 | 1 TB SSD | $1,539$1,159.99 at Best Buy (save $380)Price check:
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Asus TUF F16 | RTX 5060 | Core i7 14650HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 32 GB DDR5-5600 | 1 TB SSD | $1,539 $1,159.99 at Best Buy (save $380)
The first thing to note is that this is very much a rehash of an older RTX 4060 model, but there are significant upgrades even if it is still using the same Intel 14th Gen processor. That is a 16-core CPU, and a very capable one at that, so it's not a major miss for me. Obviously it has that RTX 5060, and it's the full fat 115 W version, too, and it's driving a 1920 x 1200, 165 Hz panel. Along with 32 GB RAM and a 1 TB SSD, this is a great little package.

Price check: Newegg $1,449

Asus TUF A16 | RTX 5070 | Ryzen 9 270 | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,699$1,349.99 at Best Buy (save $350)Price check:
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Asus TUF A16 | RTX 5070 | Ryzen 9 270 | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $1,699 $1,349.99 at Best Buy (save $350)
Continuing on the RTX 50-series laptop discount train, how about this RTX 5070 machine for the same sort of price you'll find many RTX 4070 laptops at the moment? Sure, it's only got a 1200p screen, but that just means that mobile GPU shouldn't struggle making the most of the 165 Hz refresh rate, particularly when Multi Frame Generation is thrown into the mix. Again, it's got 32 GB of RAM, which makes a real change at this price point from the many, many 16 GB laptops we were finding up until recently. A very tidy gaming laptop for the cash, and one I'm eyeing with my personal funds.

Price check: Amazon $1,999

MSI Vector 16 HX AI | RTX 5070 Ti | Core Ultra 7 255HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 144 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 512 GB SSD | $1,924.99 $1,624.99 at Best Buy (save $300)Price check:
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MSI Vector 16 HX AI | RTX 5070 Ti | Core Ultra 7 255HX | 16-inch | 1200p | 144 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 512 GB SSD | $1,924.99 $1,624.99 at Best Buy (save $300)
Sitting somewhere under the RTX 4080 and well above the RTX 4070 in terms of gaming performance, the RTX 5070 Ti is a great mid-range laptop GPU. Our Dave has been using the new Vector 16 HX AI for weeks and has been hugely impressed with the RTX 5080 version, and the RTX 5070 Ti version promises much of the same. The 1200p IPS screen is a good match for the GPU and CPU, which is of 20-core Intel stock. But, ack, a 512 GB SSD. Why?! Thankfully there are two M.2 slots in the system, making it an easy and cheap upgrade down the line.

Price check: Amazon $2,299.99 (32 GB variant)

MSI Vector 16 HX AI | RTX 5080 | Core Ultra 9 275 HX | 16-inch | 1600p | 240 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $2,499.99 $2,249.99 at Best Buy (save $200)
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MSI Vector 16 HX AI | RTX 5080 | Core Ultra 9 275 HX | 16-inch | 1600p | 240 Hz | 16 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $2,499.99 $2,249.99 at Best Buy (save $200)
I know, I know, it's a lot of cash. But the truth is, it's difficult to find RTX 50-series laptops for anything less than silly money right now, and this one's got the big boi RTX 5080 for a just about reasonable sum. Our Dave has been playing with this particular model recently and likes the value proposition you get when you take into account that mega GPU, although it is a bit of a hairdryer on full whack. Still, stick it in Balanced mode and the noise is much more reasonable, and it still performs about as well as the other RTX 5080 machines we've tested. Which is to say, very well indeed.

Price check: Newegg $2,499.99

HP Omen Max 16 | RTX 5090 | Core Ultra 9 275 HX | 16-inch | 1600p | 240 Hz | 32 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $2,999.99 at Amazon
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HP Omen Max 16 | RTX 5090 | Core Ultra 9 275 HX | 16-inch | 1600p | 240 Hz | 32 GB DDR5 | 1 TB SSD | $2,999.99 at Amazon
If the RTX 5080-equipped machine above doesn't quite do it for you in the "my car's faster than yours" stakes, how about this Intel-chipped RTX 5090 HP lappy? You're unlikely to get a huge jump in performance compared to the one above, but an RTX 5090 machine for $3,000 is worth talking about, which says a fair bit for top-end RTX 50-series pricing at the moment. It's about as cheap as you'll find the most powerful Nvidia mobile GPU right now, though.

Price check: HP $3,099.99

These are still some of my absolute favorite Prime Day deals, these SSDs are all either on or just under $0.05 per GB and that's a bargain price for this level of storage capacity. And it's not slow either. Okay, the SiliconPower one is relatively pedestrian in PCIe 4.0 terms, but the two DRAM-less Crucial drives are right up there with the best of them.

You always need more storage and these will deliver in spades.

Silicon Power UD90 | 2 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 5,000 MB/s read | 4,800 MB/s write | $131.97 $92.97 at B&H Photo (save $39)
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Silicon Power UD90 | 2 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 5,000 MB/s read | 4,800 MB/s write | $131.97 $92.97 at B&H Photo (save $39)
You might not know Silicon Power from Samsung, but this SSD is well-received by our friends at Tom's Hardware. It offers plenty of speed for a Steam library expansion but with a meager cost per gigabyte of just over four cents. It's not the fastest SSD out there, though.

Price check: Newegg $92.99 | Amazon $102.97

Crucial P310 2280 | 2 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $129.19 $99.99 at Amazon (save $29.20)
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Crucial P310 2280 | 2 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $129.19 $99.99 at Amazon (save $29.20)
This budget SSD is packing in a lot of space for just under $0.05 per GB, and while it might be QLC memory and comes without DRAM cache, it's still an impressively quick drive for the money, with strong sequential performance.

Price check: Crucial $147.99 | Newegg: $99.99

Crucial P310 2280 | 4 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $333.99 $199.99 at Amazon (save $134)
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Crucial P310 2280 | 4 TB | PCIe 4.0 | Up to 7,100 MB/s read | up to 6,000 MB/s write | $333.99 $199.99 at Amazon (save $134)
This budget SSD is packing in a lot of space for just under $0.05 per GB, and while it might be QLC memory and comes without DRAM cache, it's still an impressively quick drive for the money, with strong sequential performance.

Price check: Crucial $273.99 | Newegg: $275.95