Update 11/11/24: The deals season has just started and we’re already finding great gaming PC deals, including the one that sits at the top of our list and is an overall favorite. Whether you’re wanting a cheaper starter under $1,000 or something in the multiple thousands, there are deals around that can help you knock your price down a bit.
So, you want the best gaming PC in the world, but you’re also a thrifty shopper? No problem, just wait until Black Friday, right? You don’t even have to do that. While Black Friday officially starts on November 29th, we’re already noticing fantastic early Black Friday deals. Now, that can mean products from brands you like, as represented in these early Black Friday Alienware deals, or even fully made things like these early Black Friday gaming laptop deals. But, if you want a full gaming PC, you can certainly do that, too. And, as mentioned, the deals are already popping. Here’s what we’ve found so far when it comes to early Black Friday gaming PC deals.
Black Friday AMD Deals
Victus by HP 15L — From $500 $850 41% off
One of the reasons that HP is one of our favorite places to buy a prebuilt gaming PC is because it is so easy to customize your order. While you can get started with the base $500 model (it has an AMD Radeon RX 6400 GPU and 8GB of RAM), you’ll probably want to update it. Think of this as $350 of savings off of components of your choice.
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CyberpowerPC Prebuilt Gaming PC GLX 99621 — $1,749 $1,999 13% off
While CyberpowerPC is known for letting you pick out parts and having them assemble your PC for you before shipment, this one is already made. It has an AMD Ryzen 7 gen processor, RTX 4070 Ti GPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD.
Corsair Vengeance a7400 Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Edition — $2,400 $2,700 11% off
This PC comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 9700X processor, RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU, 32GB of RAM, 2TB of storage, and a sleek Black Ops 6 logo on the side. It comes with Corsair’s iCUE for multi-object, connected RGB control.
Black Friday Intel Deals
Lenovo Legion Tower 5i — $900 $1,150 22% off
Just two months ago, our Lenovo Legion Tower 5i review called it “the gaming PC you should buy under $1,000” which is great because it now is completely under $1,000 and gives you $100 to spare.
Alienware Aurora R16 — $1,200 $1,550 23% off
The Aurora R16 fits in at the very top of our best gaming desktops list for its design and performance-to-cost ratio. As said in our Aurora R16 review, “it’s a desktop that appeals to the masses.” Please note that there are several configurations of this desktop on sale right now — just tap “View All Configurations” below “REVIEWS” to find them. This version has an RTX 4060 and 32GB of RAM with 1TB of storage.
Corsair One i500 — $3,100 $3,600 14% off
In a world of flash and pizzazz, Corsair’s One i500 is surprisingly classy. While our Corsair One i500 review has a slightly different model in use (for example, this has a 4080 Super, our review a 4090) the mentions of low bloatware and premium design remain the same. This is the “PC you should buy if you’re in the market for a high-end behemoth.” Get it while you can save $500.
How to choose a gaming PC on Black Friday
Buying a gaming PC on Black Friday is largely going to be like buying a gaming desktop any other time of the year, but you can go ahead and stretch for something slightly greater than you normally would at this time.
If you’re buying a pre-built, you can be assured that everything you buy works together. In other words, you won’t need to make sure your motherboard and CPU align properly and that you’ve got a cooling system powerful enough to keep your graphics card at bay. Plus, you won’t have to assemble the thing, either, which can be laborious and nerve-racking (static shock can kill otherwise good computer components). As a result, expect the value of the pre-built PC to be somewhat higher than the component parts put together (and don’t forget the value of the chassis here, either, its not all SSDs and GPUs, after all) even when on sale.
Most people will want to check out the graphics card, and RAM, of a given PC, compare it to what games they aspire to play today, and look for something that is somewhat over that for longevity. You can also check out our reviews for more in-depth information about any given PC build.
How we chose these gaming PC deals for Black Friday
One of our main goals was to strike somewhat of a balance between AMD and Intel components, for both processors and graphics cards. (If you’re building your own, we did the same in this guide to the best early Black Friday CPU deals). This, along with choosing from a wide variety of price ranges and the best places to buy PCs was done to ensure you had ample choice. We also made sure the given prices were the best available for a given PC.
Finally, many of these deals were chosen for their inclusion on our list of the best gaming PCs. Now is really a great time to strike and get something from the best of the best.
