To help you find the right machine for your needs and to save you some money, we’ve smoked out the best cheap gaming PC deals available online right now.
Even us old-school PC purists have to admit that it’s hard to beat the portability of a laptop in today’s mobile world, but when it comes to serious gaming, even the best 2-in-1 ultrabook or MacBook can’t compare to a proper desktop battle station. It’s simply easier and less costly to cram all that beefy gaming hardware into a full-sized computer tower (not to mention the fact that this also allows you easily upgrade your computer’s components, giving you more future-proofing than what laptops can offer), and a desktop PC system also opens the door for things like full-sized monitors, multi-display setups, and dedicated gaming accessories such as keyboards and mice. Many people put together their own PCs, and while that’s certainly a worthy option, it’s time-consuming and may not actually save you all that much money when all is said and done. Time is money, so unless your time is worthless, why not find a good cheap gaming PC that fits your needs instead? There are plenty out there, and to help you find the right one (and save you some cash), we’ve scoured the internet to bring you the best cheap gaming PC deals available right now for less than a grand. Years ago, you’d be hard-pressed to find any sort of gaming-capable rig for less than $600 owing to the cost of discrete graphics cards. AMD crafted a unique solution to that problem in its APUs, or accelerated processing units, which are basically CPUs that pack built-in graphics processing capabilities. This Pavilion desktop PC from HP features an AMD Ryzen 3 CPU with Radeon Vega 8 graphics that allows for some light gaming. Don’t expect to run the latest AAA games at high settings, but it’ll get the job done for those with modest needs. Along with the Ryzen APU, this desktop PC comes with a boosted 8GB of DDR4 RAM, a 128GB solid-state system drive, and a nice big 1TB hard drive — and like most of our other picks, it comes with a wired mouse and keyboard. This cheap gaming PC can be yours for just $450 after a $100 price cut. HP may not be known as a gaming brand, but it makes some surprisingly solid (and very budget-friendly) gaming PCs and you’ll see this name a lot when shopping around for them. This new Pavilion tower runs on an AMD Ryzen 5 3500 CPU paired with a GeForce GTX 1650 Super graphics card which, while not mind-blowing specs, are nonetheless very impressive for a cheap gaming PC at this price point. For memory, you’ve got 8GB of RAM (which can be easily upgraded if need be) along with a nice fast 256GB SSD for storage. This desktop tower rings in at just $600 (similar PCs in this class usually go for $700 or more when not on sale), and it’s one of the best pre-built gaming PC deals with a dedicated GPU that you’ll find for around this price at the moment. And, like most of our other picks, it also comes bundled with a mouse and keyboard. AMD’s Radeon RX 500-series GPUs are still one of the best entry points for getting into 1080p gaming, and this CyberPowerPC Gamer Master desktop is a cost-affordable (not to mention very attractive) way to do it. This tower features a Radeon RX 570 graphics cards, which is one of the most cost-effective 1080p-capable GPUs. That card works with an AMD Ryzen 3 2300X CPU and 8GB of DDR4 RAM to deliver great overall performance for work or play. For storage, you’ve got a fast 240 GB SSD along with a fat 1TB HDD (giving you a lot more space than what you usually find on cheap gaming PCs), and like most of our other picks, this desktop includes a mouse and keyboard.
