Yes, I'm still picking out the best Black Friday gaming deals throughout the weekend because my near 20-years as a PC tech journo have locked me into this gilded cage

The first one I want to highlight is actually my favorite wee gaming keyboard. It's the one I have sitting on my desk at home, and the one I use every single day, whether it's for work or to game on. The Mountain Everest 60 has been my go-to keeb since it first landed on my desk and that hasn't changed even after all the excellent boards I've cast my digits over since.

Right now the Everest 60 is just $40 at Amazon for Prime Members, but even at $50 without entry to Jeff's Gang it's still a steal and our current pick as the best budget gaming keyboard.

It's diddy, RGB-lit, has fully hot-swappable switches and is beautifully dampened to deliver a fantastic typing experience. You might say I'm a bit of a fan.

Mountain Everest 60 | Mechanical | 60% | RGB | $69.99 $39.99 at Amazon (save $30 for Prime Members, save $20 otherwise)
The Mountain Everest 60 is a perfect example of not having to spend a lot to get a cracking keyboard. Not only does it have hot-swappable switches and RGB, it's also wonderful to type on thanks to a plethora of enthusiast design choices such as great foam dampening, pre-lubed switches, and PBT keycaps. Oh, and you can snap on modular magnetic upgrades down the line, too, such a a numpad.

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If you want to get yourself an OLED gaming monitor, and not one of those rubbish 27-inch 1440p jobbies, then the Black Friday gaming monitor deals are where it's at. Most specifically a pair of 32-inch 4K panels, one with a Samsung QD-OLED and the other with a slightly brighter LG WOLED display. Both are great, but will suit different sizes of bank account.

LG UltraGear 32GS95UE | 32-inch | WOLED | 275 nits full screen | 240Hz (480Hz 1080p) | 0.03ms | $1,399.99 $1,069.99 at Amazon (save $330)
There was just one thing obviously wrong with this stunning 32-inch 4K monitor when we reviewed it. The price. At $1,400 it was just so expensive. But now it's been trimmed by fully $330, it's much more competitive. OK, it's still not exactly affordable. But this is the best 32-inch 4K gaming OLED available right now.

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MSI MAG 321UP | 32-inch | 4K | 165 Hz | QD-OLED | $829.99 $699.99 at Amazon (save $130)
While the MAG321UPX sports a 240 Hz refresh rate, this one (without the X) is 'just' 165 Hz. But who cares when it's so good? You're still getting the same gorgeous 4K OLED panel, with a super-fast response time and fabulous pixel quality.

Price check: Newegg $699.99

A full gaming PC setup, including mouse, keyboard, and gaming monitor for just $800? Yup, it is possible and no, it won't be a question of getting some ancient rig with an old RTX 3050 graphics card... or worse, no graphics card at all!

This is a full iBuyPower system (including mouse and keyboard) which is on sale right now for a penny under $700, and comes with an RTX 4060, an excellent budget Core i5 CPU, 16 GB DDR5-5200 RAM, and a full 1 TB SSD. Stick a 27-inch 1080p gaming monitor with a 165 Hz refresh rate into the mix and there you have it; an outstanding budget gaming PC setup out of the box.

Win.

iBuypower Scale | Core i5 14400F | Nvidia RTX 4060 | 16 GB DDR5-5200 | 1 TB SSD | $949.99 $699.99 at Best Buy (save $250)
It's difficult to imagine finding more gaming PC for $700 than this one right now. The Intel Core i5 14400F might not be much of an upgrade on its predecessor, but it's still a plenty-fast little gaming chip. Plus, that RTX 4060 is capable of excellent 1080p gaming performance, and even a dash of 1440p with DLSS 3 help and some settings adjustments. You get a proper 1 TB speedy storage drive and a healthy dose of DDR5 in the mix, too, and even a keyboard and mouse!

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ASRock Phantom Gaming | 27-inch | 1080p | 165 Hz | IPS | FreeSync | $179.99 $99.77 at Newegg (save $79.22)
ASRock has become a favorite of ours around here over busy shopping periods. These screens always seem to be on offer, and from the one we've used (read our review) they're good value for the money, too. You can't really complain with this 165Hz panel for just under $100.

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If you want to get yourself a brand new gaming laptop, but baulk at paying gaming laptop prices, then this Asus machine should be your Black Friday go-to. It's just $700 for a full system that will deliver gaming performance well beyond what your standard RTX 4050 laptop can for the same money.

It's an all-AMD setup, with a Radeon RX 7700S GPU and a Ryzen 7 7735HS CPU. It's got a high refresh 16:10 screen, 16 GB of DDR5 memory, and the only thing I don't rate is that 512 GB SSD. It's a bit miserly in 2024 with the sort of size game installs we're getting, but it's also an easy upgrade down the line.

And hey, we've got Black Friday SSD deals for days.

Asus TUF A16 | RX 7700S | Ryzen 7 7735HS | 16-inch | 1200p | 165 Hz | 16 GB DDR5-4800 | 512 GB SSD | $1,099.99 $699.99 at Best Buy (save $350)
A gaming laptop with an AMD graphics card is a rarity, rarer still to find one with a very tasty discount. Now, the RX7700S isn't the most exciting graphics card, but it is a GPU that will outperform the RTX 4050 in most games quite comfortably, making this $700 system a very tempting laptop deal. The screen is decent, the RAM is substantial enough and although we'd prefer more storage space, it's a quality budget gaming machine for a very good price.

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Did someone say AMD GPU?

In light of new graphics cards coming from all three of the discrete GPU manufacturers in the coming months I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll actually see some good graphics card deals this Black Friday week. And, case in point, here's one of the best current-gen AMD Radeon GPUs, the RX 7800 XT, on sale for $60 under the original $499 MSRP.

XFX RX 7800 XT | 16 GB GDDR6 | 3,840 shaders | 2,430 MHz boost | $479.99 $459.99 at Newegg (save $20)
At this price point, the best card used to be the RX 6800 XT but these days we have deals like this one, where the 7800 XT has the same price tag. It's only a little bit faster than the card it's replaced, but you're still getting a lotta GPU for the money.

RX 7800 XT price check: | Best Buy $469.99 | Amazon $479.99 | Walmart $514.79

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We've been creating a suite of advice columns to help when you're looking to buy your first piece of PC gaming tech. I'm a total GPU nerd and have been obsessed with graphics cards since I first started as a PC gaming tech hack back in the early 2000s, so this is one of the first ones I've created.

Five things I always tell people before they buy their first graphics card

1. It's all about your budget

2. Buy the graphics card not the brand

3. Erm… yeah, it's also all about your monitor, too

4. You can always wait for a new generation, but don't automatically ignore the last-gen cards

5. It's an easy upgrade

• 1 TB SSD - Nextorage NEM-PAB | $68 @ Newegg
• 2 TB SSD - Nextorage G-LE | $104 @ Newegg
• 4 TB SSD - Silicon Power UD90 | $198 @ Amazon

One of the simplest upgrades you can make to your laptop or gaming PC—so long as your system has a spare slot—is to jam a whole new SSD into your machine. Let's face it, we always need more storage space because, after all, it's a pain having to install and uninstall games, juggling your installed Steam library just so you can fit it around your Windows install.

When you can pick up cheap 2 TB SSDs for well under $100, and really good 2 TB drives for just over $100, it's really an upgrade worth making with the current Black Friday SSD deals going down.

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Nextorage NEM-PAB | 1 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,400 MB/s Read | 6,100 MB/s write | $149.99 $67.99 at Newegg (save $82)
Nextorage may be a relatively new name in NMVe SSDs but don't be fooled by appearances. This drive uses the ubiquitous Phison E18 controller, and the 1 TB version represents excellent price/performance value here. This version without a DRAM cache makes it less responsive than the DRAM-equipped NEM-PA model, despite having a slight advantage in stated straight-line performance. Check out our review of the NEM-PA for more.

Price check: Amazon $84.99

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Nextorage G-LE | 2 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,400 MB/s read | 6,400 MB/s write | $249.99 $103.99 at Newegg (save $146)
This DRAM-less Nextorage drive still has plenty of pace about it, and if you're just using it as an extra game library SSD to contend with your expanding library, but still need some storage speed, it's a great option. The extra cache can come in handy as a boot drive, increasing responsiveness for smaller write operations, but for games, this more affordable option can be a good way to save some cash on a new build or upgrade.

Price check: Amazon $134.99

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Silicon Power UD90 | 4 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 5,000 MB/s read | 4,500 MB/s write | $239.99 $197.99 at Amazon (save $42)
This Silicon Power might not be the fastest of drives, but it's difficult to argue with this much storage for this sort of money. With a sequential read/write of 5,000 MB/s and 4,500 MB/s, it's still not what you'd call slow and should be fine for gaming; plus it comes from a reliable brand.

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Everyone wants to be heard, right? And if you want to be heard with absolute clarity then there's only one choice: a Shure microphone. There's a reason that you will see Shure mics whenever you watch the livestream of any popular podcast, and that's because they are the best-sounding, easiest-to-use professional-quality microphone around. The latest release, the Shure MV7+ has gone straight in as the best podcasting mic, and it's already on offer this Black Friday.

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Shure MV7+ | USB | Dynamic | Built-in pop filter | 50 Hz to 16,000 Hz | $279 $249 at Amazon (save $30)
If you're looking for the best USB podcast microphone, look no further. We loved this mic so much in our review, it immediately went into an entirely new category in our best microphone guide. It needs a separate boom arm or stand, unfortunately, but other than that it's one of the best mics you can get your hands on right now. It'd make a mean pro-level streaming companion, too.

Price check: Shure $249

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If that's a little too rich for your blood, however, there is another. One of the other recent Shure releases is the Shure MV6. It's $100 cheaper than the MV7+, even without a Black Friday discount. It's still an outstanding mic and is our current pick as the best gaming microphone around today.

• Shure MV7+: $249 @ Amazon
• Shure MV6: $149 @ Amazon

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If I'm buying a Black Friday gaming laptop then I might find it tough to look past the excellent Asus TUF A14 I recently had the chance to test. It's a surprisingly premium 14-inch gaming laptop considering it's part of Asus' more affordable TUF range. It's beautifully designed, remarkably slim, and comes with AMD's outstanding Strix Point CPU.

And it's heavily discounted, by $150, over at Walmart right now, with the Asus TUF A14 for just $1,349.

Asus TUF A14 | RTX 4060 | Ryzen AI HX 370 | 16 GB RAM | 1 TB SSD | $1,499 $1,349 at Walmart (save $150)
The TUF A14 was a bit of a surprise package to arrive in the PCG office this year, and I ended up a big fan in my review of it. It's a big upgrade on the previous generation of 14-inch, taking many of the design notes from the premium Zephyrus range, but doing so in a more affordable form. It's still a little pricey for an RTX 4060 laptop, if that's all you're after, but for a compact, 14-inch version it's a bit of a bargain.

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Five things I always tell people before they buy their first gaming monitor

1. Can you afford an OLED?

2. HDR is a nice-to-have not a need-to-have

3. How many screens do you want?

4. What's your GPU?

5. Don't go unnecessarily chasing refresh rates

If you want a little assistance figuring out what you ought to be looking for when you're buying your first gaming monitor I've got a little advice for you based on my many years of prodding and squaring my eyeballs with the best screens around.

And once you're done checking that out, have a look at our Black Friday gaming monitor deals hub, because there are some stellar discounts on some great panels out there already.

I know we've got it up there 👆 already in the top deals slot at number one, but it bears repeating that this is an excellent price for a full RTX 4070 Ti Super gaming PC. That Nvidia GPU is running with the same silicon as the RTX 4080, albeit a slightly cut down version, yet it gets mighty close in terms of gaming performance.

But it's not just the headline-grabbing graphics card choice which sets this $1,650 ABS system from Newegg apart, it's also got a quality supporting spec, too. The eight-core, 16-thread AMD Zen 4 CPU is super reliable, and a great gaming chip, and the full 32 GB of DDR5 is impressive, too. You could maybe hope for a 2 TB SSD to go along with that, but you'd be wishing to the wind at this price; the 1 TB drive is fine for the bizarrely named Aeolian-M Ruby.

Seriously, ABS, who comes up with these names?

If that doesn't work for you we have a bunch of other Black Friday gaming PCs with impressive discounts and great specs for you to check out.

ABS Aeolian-M Ruby | Ryzen 7 7700X | Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super | 32 GB DDR5-5600 | 1 TB SSD | $2,099.99 $1,649.99 at Newegg (save $450)
This ABS build is stellar value for high-end gaming thanks to its RTX 4070 Ti graphics card. If it was paired with a better CPU such as a recent Core i7, it would make for a fantastic productivity build, too. But it's a worthy sacrifice, because the 7700X is more than enough for gaming and everyday tasks, and this way you get a low price tag to boot.

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So, you want to pick from the best Black Friday gaming laptop deals, but don't really know what you should be looking out for? Well, we've picked out a selection of quality deals in our own deal lists, but it's also worth taking some time to think about what exactly you need and what makes sense for you.

As part of our suite of helpful tips, our Jacob has compiled a list of five things you need to think about when you're looking to buy your first gaming laptop. And even if it isn't your first, there are some real salient points to consider. Give 'em a look.

Five things I want you to think about before you buy your first gaming laptop

1. A 16-inch gaming laptop is almost always ideal

2. Check for a spare NVMe SSD slot

3. Spend your money on the better GPU

4. Make sure you're not missing out on memory

5. Do the laptop's specs make sense together?

Well, that's done then. The best Black Friday gaming chair deal has just dropped and won't be topped. The Corsair TC100 Relaxed is not just a great budget seat, it's also just a really good gaming chair in its own right. And now that it's been given a chonky $70 discount it's well below the $200 mark and is just an absolute bargain for a chair of this quality.

I don't think it's sticking my neck out too far to say there won't be another Black Friday gaming chair deal to better this one.

Corsair TC100 | Fabric | $249.99 $179.99 at Amazon (save $70)
The TC100 is our favorite affordable gaming chair right now, following up on the popular T3 Rush with a great look and genuine comfort. You can read more in our review. Right now, even with only a light discount, it's a truly excellent gaming chair that's cheaper than most of its competition.

Price check: B&H Photo $179.99 | Corsair $179.99 | Best Buy $179.99

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Okay, so the Corsair TC100 Relaxed deal 👇 is pretty much all the gaming chair you could want, but if you still feel the need for a little advice on how to pick out exactly what chair you should be chasing, our Jacob has some sage advice.

Five things I always tell people before they buy their first gaming chair

1. If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is

2. Adjustable armrests are handy, mega-reclining chairs aren't

3. You don't need a headrest but lumbar support is a must

4. Quality pays, in the long run

5. The best chair for you isn't necessarily a gaming chair

The Black Friday graphics card deals might just be the most volatile around right now, but if you want a quick snapshot of the best prices on each of the key current-gen GPUs then here's a list of the ones we recommend right now.

• RTX 4080 Super: $950 @ Newegg
• RTX 4070 Ti Super: $740 @ Amazon
• RTX 4070 Super: $580 @ Amazon
• RTX 4070: $470 @ Newegg
• RTX 4060 Ti: $370 @ Amazon
• RTX 4060: $285 @ Amazon
  
  
• RX 7900 XTX: $820 @ Newegg
• RX 7900 XT: $620 @ Amazon
• RX 7900 GRE: $530 @ Newegg
• RX 7800 XT: $440 @ Newegg
• RX 7600: $250 @ Newegg
  
  

• Amazon: All the Amazon Black Friday GPU deals
• Newegg: The best place for Black Friday graphics card deals
• Best Buy: Big Best Buy Black Friday graphics card deal energy
• Walmart: Modern and ancient GPUs on sale
• B&H Photo: Save up to $90 on B&H's Black Friday GPU deals

For $140 less than the price of the RTX 4070 Super, the RX 7800 XT delivers gaming performance that is definitely not $100 worse in terms of value. The AMD card may still struggle on heavily ray traced games, but when it comes to standard raster performance the RX 7800 XT is almost on par with the far more expensive Nvidia GPU.

At $440 at Newegg, that makes this XFX version one of the best-value Black Friday GPU deals around today.

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XFX RX 7800 XT | 16 GB GDDR6 | 3,840 shaders | 2,430 MHz boost | $489.99 $439.99 at Newegg (save $50)
At this price point, the best card used to be the RX 6800 XT but these days we have deals like this one, where the 7800 XT has the same price tag. It's only a little bit faster than the card it's replaced, but you're still getting a lotta GPU for the money.

RX 7800 XT price check: | Best Buy $469.99 | Amazon $449.99 | Walmart $439.99

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Our Andy sure does covet the Audeze Maxwell, and for good reason, it's an absolutely outstanding wireless gaming headset. And almost an audiophile one, too. The planar magnetic drivers are simply stunning, and unlike other PM drivers I've used haven't needed to be worn in to make them sound great. Yes, I have a pair and, no, Andy you can't have them.

If I'm not using my speakers then I'm using the Audeze Maxwells, and sometimes I'll stick em on just for that extra slice of immersion. The sound quality is incredible, and every time I put them back on for a session I'm reminded all over again just why I love them so well.

And, now for $270 at Amazon, they're not a bad price considering what you normally have to pay for planar magnetic audiophile-level headphones. And these are wireless...

Audeze Maxwell | 90mm planar magnetic drivers | 10 Hz to 50,000 Hz | Wireless | $299.99 $269.99 at Amazon (save $30)
Well, here it is. The ultimate in wireless audiophile gaming headsets, the Audeze Maxwell makes use of a set of planar magnetic drivers to deliver audio quality that makes reviewers gush the world over. It's a bit heavy, and the software isn't great, but otherwise this is a symphony of gaming headset luxury—as we found in our 93% review.

Price check: Best Buy $299.99

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Golly. That's a lot of Black Friday gaming PC for the money. When you're playing fantasy PC shopping it's always the top-end machine that you look out for, but when a company such as Yeyian drops an RTX 4080 Super gaming rig for under $1,900 that's going to get our collective attentions.

Sure, the Core i7 CPU is a couple generations old now, but it's still a solid 16-core chip with some serious gaming chops. Unlike Intel's most recent chips... You're also getting a full 32 GB DDR5-6000 memory and a 1 TB SSD into the bargain.

But obvs. it's that RTX 4080 Super GPU that is going to get all the plaudits, and rightly so. RTX 4090 aside, the RTX 4080 Super is the best Nvidia GPU you can reasonably buy today, and even at this discounted price accounts for effectively half the price of this entire machine.

Yeyian Phoenix Glass | Core i7 13700F | RTX 4080 Super | 32 GB DDR5-6000 | 1 TB SSD | $2,499.99 $1,899.99 at Newegg (save $600)
Oh Yeyian, you do know how to treat us well. What we have here is a bona fide high-end bargain, featuring the best graphics card on the market barring the ridiculously expensive RTX 4090: the RTX 4080 Super. Its i7 CPU and 32 GB of very snappy DDR5 RAM won't go amiss, either, although you should ensure you have the latest BIOS to prevent any voltage issues. For $1,900 this Phoenix Glass gaming PC is a steal.

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Logitech has done its damnedest to kill this wee rodent, releasing multiple fresh iterations of the classic Logitech G Pro gaming mouse recently. Yet we would still happily recommend you spend your Black Friday gaming mouse money on the original. It's still a great gaming mouse: it's simple, effective, and rather affordable right now.

You may get an updated DPI that goes up to 44,000 DPI on the new sensor, but realistically most of us are going to be just fine with the 25,000 DPI optical sensor on the old G Pro mouse.

Logitech G Pro gaming mouse | 25K sensor | Wireless | 80 g | $129.99 $66.49 at Amazon (save $63.50)
With Logitech's first-generation Hero sensor, this mouse is plenty snappy with a max DPI of 25,000. It also comes with a wireless receiver to ensure a report rate of just 1 ms. You will find more impressive mice, like the G Pro 2 Lightspeed, with better specs, but this maximises value to quality almost perfectly, at nearly half the cost of its successor.

Price check: Best Buy $69.99

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You always need more storage, right? Especially in these times of simply MASSIVE game installs, and we'd suggest that if you're going to upgrade your SSD then a 1 TB drive is going to be the minimum you should be looking to stick into your rig. And if you are buying a new 1 TB drive then the Lexar NM790 for $60 at Amazon is a winner.

It's about as fast as any PCIe 4.0 SSD around, so at 6c per GB you can hardly go wrong.

Lexar NM790 | 1 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7,400 MB/s read | 6,500 MB/s write | $99.99 $59.99 at Amazon (save $40)
For anyone looking for a cheap, spacious drive offering serious performance, this is a genuinely brilliant SSD for the money. Our review of the 4 TB version clearly shows just how good it is.

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The big boi 1 TB version of the Legion Go handheld gaming PC is now on offer for around the same price as the 512 GB version, which is a pretty damned good price for a powerful wee system. It's also a very interesting handheld, in that it's not just the same sort of Steam Deck clone other manufacturers were looking to put out.

Okay, it's not Ayaneo levels of interesting—not like an outstanding DS-a-like—but it does come with detachable controllers with an odd FPS mode. I'm not 100% sold on that, but as a handheld it's still an ace machine, especially at this price.

Lenovo Legion Go | Ryzen Z1 Extreme | 16 GB LPDDR5 | 1 TB GB 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.

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Who doesn't love a PC that's complete overkill? No-one... so long as you can afford it, that is. This CyberPowerPC is both overkill and actually almost affordable, too. With a $370 price cut, this RTX 4080 Super-powered rig is $2,330 at B&H right now and is chock full of the stuff we normally castigate system builders for skimping on. Namely, there's a hoofing great 64 GB of DDR5 memory and a mega-chonk 4 TB of SSD storage inside it.

CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme | Core i9 14900KF | RTX 4080 Super | 64 GB DDR5 | 4 TB SSD | $2,699.99 $2,329.99 at B&H Photo (save $370)
Before you go any further, ask yourself this: Do you need 64 GB of RAM? For gaming, certainly not. But for content creation, AI tasks, and perhaps just bragging rights for your friends, it's admittedly a powerful machine for the cash. A 4 TB SSD is nice to see on a top-end build, and that RTX 4080 Super is actually a good pick to save some moolah. It's thoroughly over the top in many respects, but you have to admire it, dont'cha?

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One of my favorite metrics for talking about SSDs isn't about their raw performance—honestly, almost any NVMe SSD is going to be delivering performance that will shine when you're gaming—it's about their cost per gigabyte. We always need more space in our gaming PCs, especially with the size of game installs only growing larger, and so picking a 2 TB drive as your Black Friday SSD deal is a smart choice in terms of space, but also in terms of value, too.

And this SiliconPower drive is the best-value SSD we've spotted this deals season. At just $0.04 per gigabyte that's a lot of Steam library capacity for not a lot of cash. Sure, it's not the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSD, but I would wager you would never notice the difference in general gaming usage between this and the speediest drives around.

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Silicon Power UD90 | 2 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 5,000 MB/s read | 4,800 MB/s write | $144.97 $89.97 at B&H Photo (save $55)
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 four cents. It's not the fastest SSD out there, though.

Price check: Newegg $92.97 | Amazon $92.97

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And it's bigger brother is only $0.05 per gigabyte for the 4 TB version. Four whole terabytes of storage. He chomk.

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Silicon Power UD90 | 4 TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 5,000 MB/s read | 4,500 MB/s write | $239.99 $189.97 at Amazon (save $50.02)
This Silicon Power might not be the fastest of drives, but it's difficult to argue with this much storage for this sort of money. With a sequential read/write of 5,000 MB/s and 4,500 MB/s, it's still not what you'd call slow and should be fine for gaming; plus it comes from a reliable brand.

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There once was a time when ergonomic keyboards were the preserve of typists and coders and of dubious use for anyone who indulges in PC gaming. Those days are long gone and there are a host of genuine ergonomic keyboards specifically for PC gamers. The Cloud Nine C959M is one such board, and our Nick reviewed, and liked, the Cloud Nine C959 TKL version a little while back.

It has proper keys, a funky control wheel, and proper tenting configurations, too. "An ideal entry to the world of ergo keebs for gamers," Nick calls it. And without any of that ortholinear stuff to learn and deal with, it's absolutely a great entry point that will salve those ageing gamer wrists.

Cloud Nine C959M | Full size | Ergonomic split | Kailh Brown/Red switches | 7-degree tent | $195.99 $159.96 at Amazon (save $36.03, exclusive to Amazon Prime members)
Full-size ergonomic keyboards often aren't great for gaming but not this one. The Cloud Nine C959M is best suited for gamers with larger hands but it's a very comfortable keyboard to work and game on.

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ROG Ally X (top) vs original ROG Ally (bottom).

ROG Ally X (top) vs original ROG Ally (bottom).

ROG Ally X (left) vs original ROG Ally (right).

ROG Ally X (left) vs original ROG Ally (right).

The bigger battery is huge but a much needed upgrade.

The SD card reader is kept further away from the heat pipe in the Ally X.

The Asus ROG Ally X has only been out a hot minute and already we're seeing a pretty healthy $100 discount on the unit, with it hitting $700 at Best Buy. This is currently our pick as the best handheld gaming PC and is an excellent upgrade to the somewhat ill-fated original ROG Ally.

That is still a lot of cash, and there are whole Black Friday gaming laptops that you can buy for less that will deliver higher gaming performance in a mostly mobile form factor. But there are other, cheaper gaming handheld options, including the much-loved Steam Deck and even the Legion Go, both for less than $500.

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ROG Ally X | Z1 Extreme | 7-inch screen | 24 GB RAM | 1 TB SSD | $799.99 $699.99 at Best Buy (save $100)
The ROG Ally X is a little bit too new to receive a massive discount. However, as our pick as the best handheld gaming PC to buy right now, even a $100 off is worth mentioning. Combining a generous helping of RAM, which really matters with an APU, alongside a 1 TB SSD and awesome form factor, the ROG Ally X is top of the charts for a reason.

Price check: Asus $799.99

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Steam Deck (LCD) | 512 GB SSD | SteamOS | $449 at Steam
Okay, the Steam Deck may have had an OLED refresh but the original version is still the archetype of what a mobile PC gaming device should be. It's just as powerful as the most recent model so all those Steam Deck compatible games should run well. It's the OG PC gaming handheld, and it still demands respect.

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Lenovo Legion Go | Z1 Extreme | 8.8-inch screen | 16 GB RAM | 512 GB SSD | $699.99 $499 at Amazon (save $200.99)
The Legion Go is one of the more polished handhelds on the market, with a sleek 8.8-inch screen and detachable controllers. That screen is a little overkill for the lil' AMD chip inside this machine, the Z1 Extreme also found in the ROG Ally, but it's great for playing indies on while relaxing. One of the controllers also becomes a mouse if you need it, which is a bit of a gimmick but works pretty well.

Price check: Newegg $499.99 | Best Buy $549.99

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This might just be the perfect Black Friday gaming PC deal around this week. It's mixing up two of our favorite components—the RTX 4070 Super GPU and the Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU—and putting them together in a great-value, great-looking system. This is a fantastic mix of performance and price, and well worth a look when it's $1,430 at Best Buy today.

CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme | Ryzen 7 7800X3D | Nvidia RTX 4070 Super | 32 GB DDR5 | 2 TB SSD | $1,699.99 $1,429.99 at Best Buy (save $270)
While there are cheaper RTX 4070 Super gaming PCs out there right now, this is probably the best proposition. In fact, it's probably the best gaming PC proposition overall for most gamers. That's because the 4070 Super here is combined not only with 2 TB of storage but also one of the best gaming CPUs on the market, 32 GB of DDR5 RAM, and it's all housed in a lovely chassis to boot.

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This is one of those times when Alienware comes up with a perfect example of why you should never buy a full price system from Dell's xenomorphic gaming brand: it always comes up with the discounted goods around a sales event. The Alienware m16 R2 gaming laptop highlights this with its original listing price of $1,900 being beyond the pale for an RTX 4070 machine, but at $1,300 at Best Buy, this well-specced laptop really delivers the goods.

Alienware m16 R2 | RTX 4070 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | 16-inch | 1600p | 1 TB SSD | 16 GB DDR5 5600 | $1,899.99 $1,299.99 at Best Buy (save $600)
This Alienware gaming laptop not only offers what we'd expect to see in a $1,300 machine in 2024, but it comes with one somewhat unexpected item. That's the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, a low-power processor from the Meteor Lake generation. With 16 cores total, this chip makes a good pairing with a 140 W RTX 4070 for a smart gaming laptop overall.

Price check: Dell $1,299.99 (with Core Ultra 9/RTX 4060)

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• Meta Quest 3 - $499 at Amazon
• Meta Quest 3S - $299 at Amazon

If you want the best VR headset there are two options, and unfortunately, until Gabe gets his new VR gogglebox out into the wild, they're both from the messy Meta stables of Zuck. Still, it takes the edge off a bit knowing that they are great bits of hardware—whether standalone or tethered to a PC—and available for a great price.

Neither the Quest 3 (the best VR headset) or the Quest 2 3S (the best budget VR headset) have got Black Friday discounts, but we've gone a-looking to find out the best place to buy them. So, here they are:

Meta Quest 3 | 2064 x 2208 per eye | 72 Hz, 80 Hz, 90 Hz, 120 Hz | Inside-out tracking | $499.99 at Amazon
With great tracking, a strong mobile chip, and dual LCD pancake lenses, the Meta Quest 3 is the strongest VR headset the company currently offers. Unfortunately, there is no Black Friday sale for it but it's already an impeccably well-valued headset, being the best VR headset for gaming right now. Though not a new offering, buying a Meta Quest 3 also gets you Batman: Arkham Shadow and 3 months of Meta Quest+, Meta's monthly game subscription service.

Price check: Best Buy $499.99

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Meta Quest 3S | 1832 x 1920 per eye | 72 Hz, 90 Hz, 120 Hz | Inside-out tracking | $299 at Amazon
In our Meta Quest 3S review, we praise this little VR headset's great processor, price, and stable tracking. It is missing a 3.5 mm jack, comes with a lower base storage, and the screen is the same as the second-generation model (which is noticeably worse than the Quest 3) but these are the main places you will notice the over $200 price difference. If you order this with the code 'QUEST75' at checkout, you also get a $75 digital credit for Amazon, and the bundle comes with Batman: Arkham Shadow and 3 months of Meta Quest+.

Price check: Best Buy $299.99 (doesn't come with digital credit)

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Just popping up again to note that the best Black Friday gaming chair deal is out of stock at Amazon and B&H Photo, but never fear... Best Buy still have stock of the Corsair TC100 Relaxed, and somewhat obviously, so does Corsair itself.

Corsair TC100 | Fabric and leatherette | $249.99 $179.99 at Best Buy (save $70)
The TC100 is our favorite affordable gaming chair right now, following up on the popular T3 Rush with a great look and genuine comfort. You can read more in our review. Right now, even with only a light discount, it's a truly excellent gaming chair that's cheaper than most of its competition.

Price check: Corsair $179.99 | B&H Photo $179.99 (sold out) |