$500 – $1,000: Entry-level machines
$1,000 – $2,000: The sweet spot
$2,000+: The luxury end
UK Deals: PC penny savers
GPU hierarchy: How the graphics cards match up
The best cheap gaming PC is all about finding the PC deal that suits your wallet and gaming needs. Whether you're after an entry-level rig that can deal with a 1080p load or a high-spec machine capable of 4K gaming and beyond, you want to get as much tech for your cash as possible.
And that's where we come in, trawling through the systems on offer this week to give you the best idea of where you should spend your money. It's not easy because PC gaming has become a costly hobby in recent years. Unless you know where to look...
We're splitting our rigs into three categories: Entry-level, Sweet spot, and Luxury. In the middle, the $1,000 – $2,000 mark is where you'll find the broadest range of possible systems and arguably is where today's best gaming PC deals are likely to exist. But at both ends of the price spectrum, knowing you're getting the best gaming hardware for your money is important.
We use all our combined decades of technological PC gaming expertise to determine whether something is a good deal, and you can rest assured that we'll only recommend the best gaming PC deals right here. If something's super cheap doesn't automatically make it worth the money, and likewise, just because a system is $2,500 doesn't mean it can't be a great value.
Where are the best gaming PC deals?
- Amazon - Save hundreds of dollars on selected prebuilt PCs
- iBuypower - Fast shipping machines with up to $400 off
- Best Buy - RTX 3080 gaming desktops for under $3K
- Lenovo - Lenovo Legion gaming machines with up to $300 savings
- Newegg - Stellar savings on RTX 30-series gaming PCs
- Dell - Up to $750 saved on Alienware Aurora gaming PCs
- HP - Save over $500 on all-in-one PCs
- Corsair - Some ridiculous savings on compact gaming PCs
- NZXT - streaming-focussed gaming PCs with $100 off
Nvidia GeForce-powered gaming PCs - Yeyian Katana X10 | RTX 3060 Ti |
$1,399$949 - Skytech Chronos Gaming PC | RTX 4070 Ti |
$1,999.99$1,799.99 - Alienware Aurora R15 | RTX 4080 16GB |
$2,899.99$2,499.99
AMD Radeon-powered gaming PCs - Alienware Aurora R14 | AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT|
$1,759.99$999.99 - CyberpowerPC Gamer Master | RX 7900 XT | $2,089.99
In the UK - Scan - Gaming PCs with great discounts at every price range
- Overclockers UK - Prebuilts and bundles with up to £400 off
- Cyberpower PC - £200 off last-gen prebuilt gaming PCs
- Ebuyer - Up to £150 off RTX 3060 Ti gaming PCs
- Box - Save £400 on last-gen prebuilts
- CCL - genuine gaming PCs for less than £1,000
$500–$1,000
