The second day of Amazon Prime Day (opens in new tab) gaming PC deals is here and, incredibly, there are still a host of great machines available at discounted prices. We probably won’t see many more get added here, so if one’s sitting in your basket right now, we suggest hitting buy before the deals disappear for the summer.
Consider, however, that the next wave of AMD, Intel, and Nvidia CPUs and GPUs is on the horizon, which means retailers are trying to sell off gaming PCs with older components before they’re overshadowed. Don’t get me wrong, the components will stay relevant for some time, you’ll just have to make peace with the fact you’re a generation behind. For the price some of these are going at, you can probably put that fact behind you, rather than splash out on the next generation immediately, right?
First off, the GPU shortage is finally subsiding. While we’re not quite in MSRP territory, plenty of graphics cards are damn close. That means system builders should be able to drop prices even more. Not just $100 here and there, but real significant savings.
The other factor is the upcoming next generation of graphics cards. With those landing before the year’s over, retailers are trying to get the current gen machines out the door. Pre-built machines with high-end GPUs like the RTX 3080, RTX 3080 Ti, Radeon RX 6900XT, etc. are most likely to see discounts, as they’ll be replaced first. The next generation offering is looking to be a significant performance increase over the current standard, so expect high-end machines to boast bigger savings.
Of course, the GPU makes up a huge portion of a gaming system’s prowess, but that’s not the only component firing the sales furnace. New CPUs from AMD are coming by the end of the year, too, and there is plenty of Intel’s 11th Gen CPU stock out there. On top of that, SSD prices continue to tumble, and RAM has never been cheaper. Expect plenty of deals, indeed.
We’re still sending out our finest scouting bots to track down the best deals, and updating this page with the gaming PCs that appeal to us. So keep checking back to see what we’ve unearthed. Alternatively, if you’re in the market for a laptop, then check out the best Amazon Prime Day laptop deals (opens in new tab).
When does Amazon Prime Day 2022 end?
The official answer is that Prime Day 2022 ends at 11.59pm on Wednesday July 13. But the more complicated answer is that it depends on your time zone. In the US, Amazon Prime Day ends at 11.59pm PDT Wednesday July 13, but that’s actually 2.59am EDT Thursday July 14.
In the UK it’s a more straightforward cut off at 11.59pm BST Wednesday July 13.
But that’s all for Amazon’s own specific deals, and we would expect to see deals from the likes of Newegg and Best Buy hanging around just that little bit longer.
Where are the best Prime Day gaming PC deals?
- Amazon – Save up to $460 on RTX 3070 gaming PCs already (opens in new tab)
- PC Gamer’s favorite desktop – Alienware Aurora PCs from $1,176 (opens in new tab)
- RTX 3080 – iBuyPower Gaming RDY S6MBG201|
$2,399$1,899 at iBuyPower (save $400) (opens in new tab) - RTX 3070 – Skytech Shiva | $
1,899.99$1,439.99 at Amazon (save $460) (opens in new tab) - RX 6700 XT – Alienware Aurora R10 |
$1,699.99$1,175.99 at Dell (save $524) (opens in new tab) - RTX 3060 Ti – ABS Master Gaming PC |
$1,699.99$1,399.99 at Newegg (save $300) (opens in new tab) - RTX 3060 – HP Pavilion |
$899.99$699 at Walmart (save $200) (opens in new tab) - iBuyPower – Fast shipping on machines with up to $360 off (opens in new tab)
- Best Buy – Save up to $300 on gaming desktops (opens in new tab)
- Lenovo – Legion Tower 7i with RTX 3070
$2,239.99$1,599.99 (opens in new tab) - Newegg – ABS Gaming PCs starting at $1,250 (opens in new tab)
- Microsoft – Save up to $500 on desktop and laptops (opens in new tab)
- Dell – Save up to $690 on Alienware PCs (opens in new tab)
- HP – Gaming PCs from $550 (opens in new tab)
- Corsair – Up to $800 off Corsair’s gaming PCs (opens in new tab)
- NZXT – Affordable gaming PCs starting at just $799 (opens in new tab)
- Walmart – Plenty of RTX 3060 gaming PCs here starting from $699 (opens in new tab)
- B&H Photo – Gaming machines starting at $799 (opens in new tab)