The best Black Friday gaming PC deals 2024: Early sales live now

The holiday shopping season is almost here, which means it's the perfect time to save big on gaming PCs, laptops, and accessories. Retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart are running early Black Friday discounts and deals on everything from high-end content creation laptops to external SSDs and gaming monitors. 

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I test gaming PCs and laptops at ZDNET, and am an avid gamer myself. To help you find the very best gaming PC deals, I've put together a list of the deepest discounts I could find on desktops, SSDs, and even rare graphics card deals. Keep reading below to see if you can save big on your next gaming rig or upgrade.

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Our favorite early Black Friday gaming PC deals

Corsair Vengeance i7500 for $1,900 (save $600 at Best Buy): This high-end gaming desktop is built with a 14th gen Intel Core i5 CPU, RTX 4070 graphics card, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Alienware Aurora R16 for $3,000 (save $700 at Dell): A premium-grade gaming and content creation desktop with a 14th generation Intel Core i9, 32GB of RAM, 2TB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090. It's also our tested pick for the best gaming PC overall. HP Victus 15L for $530 (save $390 at HP): An entry-grade gaming PC built with a 14th-gen Intel Core i5 processor, Intel Arc A380 GPU, 16GB of RAM, and a 256GB SSD. It's our pick for the best budget gaming PC you can buy. Legion Tower 7i Gen 8 for $2,700 (save $600 at Lenovo): A top-tier content creation and gaming desktop with a 14th gen Intel Core i9 CPU, 32GB  of RAM, 2TB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super.

Black Friday gaming PC deals at Amazon

Asus/ZDNET Asus ROG Strix G15 for $1,100 (save $330): A mid-grade gaming desktop built with a 12th generation Intel Core i7 CPU, GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. HP Omen 45L for $1,700 (save $450): HP's flagship gaming desktop is built with a 14th generation Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super graphics card. Acer Nitro 50 for $1,040 (save $160): An entry-grade gaming desktop built with a 14th generation Intel Core i7 CPU, 16GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card. Acer Predator Orion 3000 for $990 (save $210): An entry-grade gaming desktop built with a 13th generation Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and GeForce RTX 3050 GPU. MSI Aegis RS2 for $1,950 (save $350): A high-end gaming and content creation desktop with a 14th generation Intel Core i7 processor, RTX 4070 Ti Super GPU, 32GB of RAM, and 2TB SSD.

Black Friday gaming PC deals at Best Buy

Thermaltake Shadow 480 R4 for $2,400 (save $400): A compact gaming PC built with an AMD 7 5800X3D CPU, 32GB of RAM, 3TB of storage, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super GPU. HP Omen 25L for $1,200 (save $450): A mid-range gaming tower with an Intel Core i7-14700F CPU, 32GB of RAM, 2TB SSD, and RTX 4060 Ti graphics card. HP Omen 40L for $1,500 (save $350): HP's flagship gaming desktop is built with an AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU, 32GB of Ram, 1TB SSD, and GeForce RTX 4070 Super. Lenovo Legion Tower 5i for $800 (save $350): A great entry-level gaming desktop built with a 14th gen Intel Core i5 CPU, 16GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card. Lenovo LOQ Tower for $580 (save $320): A great, Intel-based entry level gaming desktop with a 14th generation Intel Core i5 CPU, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD, and RTX 3050 graphics card.

Black Friday gaming PC deals at Walmart

Asus ROG G22CH for $1,200 (save $500): A great mid-range gaming desktop with an Intel Core i7-14700F CPU, 1TB SSD, 16GB of RAM, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti GPU. iBuyPower Slate 6 Mesh for $945 (save $255): An entry-level gaming desktop with a 13th generation Intel Core i5 processor, 16GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card. iBuyPower Trace Mesh for $999 (save $200): A great entry-grade gaming desktop with an Nvidia GeForce 4060 Ti graphics card, 16GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU.

Black Friday gaming laptop deals

Alienware x16 R2 for $2,000 (save $700 at Best Buy): Alienware's flagship gaming laptop has a 16-inch display with a 240Hz refresh rate, Intel Core Ultra 9 processor, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card. Gigabyte Aorus 17X for $3,100 (save $600 at Best Buy): A premium-grade content creation and gaming laptop with a 17-inch display, 240Hz refresh rate, 14th gen Intel Core i9 processor, and RTX 4090 GPU. Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 for $2,562 (save $338 at Amazon): A premium content creation and gaming laptop with an 18-inch display, 240Hz refresh rate, 3ms resposne time, and RTX 4090 graphics card. MSI Katana 15 for $799 (save $200 at Walmart): An entry-level gaming laptop with a 15.6-inch display, 144Hz refresh rate, RTX 4050 graphics card, and 1TB SSD. Acer Predator Helios Neo for $1,249 (save $350 at Walmart): A mid-range gaming laptop with a 14.5-inch display, 120Hz refresh rate, RTX 4070 GPU, and Intel Core Ultra 7 processor. Razer Blade 18 for $2,800 (save $300 at Best Buy): A high-end content creation and gaming laptop with an 18-inch display, 300Hz refresh rate, RTX 4070 graphics card, and 32GB of RAM.

Black Friday gaming monitor deals

Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED 49-inch for $1,000 (save $600 at Amazon): An ultra wide gaming monitor built with an OLED panel for more accurate colors and contrast. Samsung Odyssey Ark 2nd Gen 55-inch for $2,000 (save $1,000 at Best Buy): A truly massive display for PC and console gaming with AMD FreeSync Premium Pro VRR, a 1ms response time, 4K resolution, and HDR10+ support. LG UltraGear OLED 34-inch for $800 (save $500 at Best Buy): A high-end OLED monitor for gaming and content creation with a 240Hz refresh rate, 0.03ms response time, and support for both AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync VRR. Acer Nitro KG272U for $150 (save $200 at Best Buy): A mid-range LED gaming monitor with a 27-inch display, FreeSync VRR support, and 170Hz refresh rate. HP Omen 34c for $300 (save $180 at Best Buy): A mid-range LED monitor from HP with a 165Hz refresh rate, FreeSync VRR support, and 1440p resolution.

Black Friday graphics card deals

Black Friday SSD deals

Samsung T5 EVO 8TB portable SSD for $550 (save $105 at Best Buy): This portable SSD has read and write speeds up to 460MB/s and 8TB of storage space. Samsung T9 4TB portable SSD for $300 (save $250 at Amazon): This portable SSD gives you 4TB of storage space, read and write speeds up to 2,000MB/s, and an integrated thermal guard to help dissipate harmful waste heat. WD My Passport 2TB external SSD for $150 (save $130 at Best Buy): A no-nonsense portable SSD with 2TB of storage for large game downloads and transferring saved files.

FAQs

When is Black Friday 2024? 

In the US, Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. This year it falls on Nov. 29, 2024.

Are gaming PCs and laptops really cheaper on Black Friday? 

They can be! The holiday shopping season is prime time for discounts on gaming PCs, laptops, and accessories. Retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart may run teaser sales and preview discounts on everything from gaming desktops to keyboards and gaming mice ahead of their official Black Friday sales, so keep an eye out.

How did we choose these Black Friday 2024 deals?

The holiday shopping season can be a minefield of scalpers and resellers. Each deal on this list was vetted to be sold and shipped by a reputable retailer with a robust return/exchange program and customer service. I've also only chosen deals from reputable brands.