Newegg combos have been one of the best ways to score a good deal on RAM during the AIpocalypse, but the deals have been few and far between over the past couple of weeks. Fast forward to yesterday, and they released some fresh combos that make buying PC components much easier. For only $1,094 (a whopping $249 off), this 3-item combo includes one of the best gaming CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX DDR5-6000 RAM, and a quality mid-range motherboard, the MSI X870E Tomahawk MAX Wifi. Applying the discount to the RAM makes this high-end kit only $321.

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First is one of the most popular and fastest current-generation gaming CPUs: the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. This 8-core/16-thread Zen5-based processor has a 4.6 GHz base clock and a 5.2 GHz max boost, plenty fast for any task. The X3D variant's 96MB of L3 cache helps with gaming (among other things), making it one of the fastest gaming CPUs available. It is also a well-rounded performer that excels in games and suits most applications. This combo also includes a free Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240mm AIO (a $79 value), which easily handles the 120W processor.

The pièce de résistance of the combo is the high-end black G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX RGB kit. You get 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 (36-36-76) timings and land right in AMD’s sweet spot for the platform. The matte-black heat spreaders give way to the familiar G.Skill Trident Z RGB feature that runs across the top of each stick. Not only are these priced right in the combo, but they also look good and pair perfectly with the MSI X870E Tomahawk.

Speaking of motherboards, we’ve covered several MSI X870E boards here, but one of our favorite AM5 boards is the budget-conscious MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk Wifi. In our review, we liked the three USB Type-C ports (2x USB4/40 Gbps), the EZ DIY features, the updated Click BIOS X, and its strong performance in our gaming and productivity tests. The board supports up to four M.2 storage drives (two PCIe 5.0 x4) and four SATA ports, delivers enough power for any CPU you drop in, and adds fast networking with integrated Wi-Fi 7 and 5 GbE, plus a mid-range audio solution. The black aesthetic also blends easily with any dark build theme, as does the G.Skill RAM in the kit.

If you’re looking to update your PC and missed any other sales, this is one of the better 3-item AM5-based combo deals we’ve seen on Newegg. For just $1,094 (a $249 savings), you get a combination of quality hardware (including 32GB of RAM at a reasonable-for-the-times price, and Newegg even includes two freebies. We mentioned the Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240 AIO ($79.99 value), and they even throw in the AMD Game Onimusha ($69.99 value) to sweeten the deal.

Building a PC is a great experience. We sit there with a spreadsheet and multiple browser tabs, pouring over the best CPUs, the best GPUs, PC cases, motherboards, RAM deals, and many more components.

The package arrives, and we are excitedly tearing into the boxes, putting the parts on the table, and we are ready to build! We reach into the toolkit and dig out the rusty old screwdriver we used to open a paint can back in 2014. We then spill standoffs and screws over the floor, ready for an unsuspecting foot at 2am!

But wait, it doesn't have to be like this! We've all done this, made the mistakes, and now we share my knowledge and that of the Tom's Hardware staff so you don't have to hunt for the Amazon Prime Big Deals.

So tool up, and let battle commence!

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Precision Kits

All the gear, and lots of ideas?

You need to start somewhere, and these kits have pretty much every tool that you could need to maintain a PC, all in a handy case. In my office/workshop, I have a general set of screwdrivers for general tasks, and a set of Hoto screwdrivers and bits for servicing my PC and any other parts I review, like motherboards, cases, fans, and more.

Whether you call them Hex or Allen wrenches, this part of our toolbox is often overlooked. Why? Because we get one in every set of flat-pack, DIY furniture that's why! You can get cheap sets of Hex wrenches, but they are ultimately made from a material softer than Play-Doh, or they have the power to strip a head. You need a good set of Hex wrenches, and this set from Wera is awesome.

German-made precision, strength, and a ball head to enable access to awkward screws. Grab this set now, and thank yourself later!

Everyone should own these great electric screwdrivers!

At least five Tom's Hardware editors own a Hoto screwdriver. I am one of them. It should be difficult to extol an electric screwdriver. After all, it is really just a motor that spins and screws / unscrews. But Hoto's new Pixel Drive is easy to glorify!

The main screwdriver chassis is chunky and features a rubberized finish to prevent it from slipping from your hands. The twist power ring offers three levels of torque, and the simple push-button forward/reverse is a joy to use. Throw in a bonus LED light ring, and you are ready to build and maintain PCs and have plenty of power to put up those shelves in the living room. All of the details are displayed on the LED display, so you know how much power you are putting down, and how much the screwdriver has left!

Screw Kits

Don't screw up your next PC build!

Let's be honest. We've all scoured around for a spare standoff or screw to secure a motherboard to a chassis. We've cannibalized other components to ensure that our main rig has everything it needs to keep the motherboard in place and the GPU firmly attached to the case. But what if we just spent less than $10 for over 500 screws?

That's right, for less than $10, we can have 500 screws, stand-offs, and insulation rings to secure every part of our PC.

In the kit, there are:

• Hard drive screws
• Motherboard screws
• Chassis fan screws
• SSD mounting screws
• Insulation gaskets
• High-strength chassis screws (think GPUs)
• M.2 screws
• Flat Phillips screws
• Chassis hand twist screws

I bought myself a similar pack years ago since I deal with motherboards and system components on the daily, and it has proven its worth on more than a few occasions. For less than $10, just throw it into your basket without thinking and have all the screws and bits you need to work on your PC.

Flashlights

Save money on this 'illuminating' flashlight deal

A good flashlight is one of the most rewarding tools that we can own. It lights up the dark, helps us see obstacles and what we are working on, and could be used to signal planes, should you be trapped on the island from Lost.

Air dusters and cleaners

Clean the filth from your PC!

Air blowers/dusters are a popular choice for quickly blowing out fans and filters to remove any collected dust and fluff. They can also blow out the crumbs that linger under your keyboard. Air blowers are a great alternative to single-use compressed air cans.

The Wolfbox MegaFlow 100 (MF100) may sound like a 1990s Euro Rock tribute act, but it has 150,000 RPM of power to blow dust out of your PC at 45 meters per second!

This convenient blower is battery-powered and supports USB Type-C charging. The MF100 fully charges in 2.5 hours and provides up to 100 minutes of runtime on the first setting. The MF100 is small and compact, weighing only 0.66lb, so it can be easily stored when not in use. The MF100 is also supported by a 24-month guarantee and 24/7 customer service.

Not everyone wants to buy an $60 air duster. There are plenty that cost less that still move a ton of air and come with several attachments that are plenty useful for cleaning out your PC.

I clean out my desktop PC once or twice a year and the blower did a great job, but there were times when the amassed collection of dead skin cells, dog and cat hair, and other fluff was too much for my much weaker air duster. So I bought some cans of compressed air, and not the dollar store stuff either! I don't use them often, but they are handy when you need a little more power in a precise point.

Sometimes compressed air or turbo-force USB-powered jet fans aren't enough, and so you must get your hands dirty to get parts of your PC truly clean. Cleaning any electronic components should be done with care. Components aren't as static sensitive as their predecessors but we should take care not to trash our rig.

These nylon anti-static brushes come in a range of sizes and shapes to clean dust from components and inside drive bays, and to keep caked-on dust from your fan blades. It also includes a keycap puller and tweezers to deep clean the harrowing scene that lurks under your keyboard.

The final cleaning product that you need for building and maintaining PCs is Isopropyl Alcohol, IPA. Yes, 99% is overkill; heck, it's medical grade for first aid use, but if you really want to eke it out, get some distilled water and water down your mix to 70%. I don’t because it works well as it is.

My top tip, though, is not to spray it when the components are hot. There is very little risk of fire, but it will evaporate rather quickly. That said, in the electronics hobbyist world, rapidly evaporating IPA is used to identify super-hot chips, typically those that have shorted.

Thermal pastes

Thermal paste etiquette — pea-sized blob, an X, or a smooth layer like peanut butter?

Let's all agree that, however you apply thermal paste, that is the right way, ok? Thermal paste / TIM or thermal pads bridge the hot side of a component to a heatsink or heatpipe, which wicks away heat, keeping the component cool.

Thermal material is essential to keep your system cool, and I asked the team what they use. Our Editor-in-Chief, Paul Alcorn, said that MX-6 is his go-to thermal paste. So I looked around and found this handy kit that contains 4G of thermal paste and six handy wipes. The wipes are essentially isopropyl alcohol on a cloth, and they are used to prepare the surface for the new paste. They will wipe off the old paste, dust, dead skin (ewww) and leave the surface ready for pasting!

If you spot something better, or want to tell me I am wrong, hit the comments!

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The original MSI Claw (A1M) was forgotten about almost as quickly as it launched, being the first handheld from MSI, and the first one to sport an Intel CPU (in this case, the Core Ultra 7 155H from the Meteor Lake family). Unsurprisingly, Best Buy has the handheld on clearance, and right now it's available for a surprisingly good price of $562.99 considering how expensive newer handhelds are.

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In this case of handheld gaming PC, this is the cheapest option you can get right now. Even the ROG Xbox Ally with the Ryzen Z2 A and 512GB of storage is $600. Handhelds with 1TB of storage and the Ryzen Z1 Extreme (the chip Intel originally targeted) will run you north of $1,000.

In both build quality and layout, the A1M is nearly a carbon copy of the original Asus ROG Ally. It sports a 7-inch 1080p display with a 120Hz refresh rate, a single USB-C port for charging and peripherals, and a microSD card slot for storage expansion; though, you can replace the SSD inside, as well.

This is a great deal considering the price of handhelds right now, especially those packing 1TB of storage, but the A1M was glossed over quickly for a reason. The Meteor Lake chip inside wasn't built for handheld gaming, so although it offers decent performance, it does so at relatively high power draw.

In a game like Horizon Zero Dawn, it's able to achieve around 30 FPS at native 1080p with the Balanced power plan, which uses a 30W target. Plugged in with a full 40W power budget, the game can crack 30 FPS in titles like Cyberpunk 2077 with the Steam Deck preset.

It falls between 5% and 10% short of the Z1 Extreme, and with worse battery life. With prices equal, we'd normally recommend the ROG Ally. Considering the price gap, the A1M is worth considering. The software isn't as clear as what you get with an Asus handheld, but MSI has made dozens of updates to its firmware and overlay software since the original A1M launched.

Performance is less of a concern than battery life, with the Meteor Lake chip sucking down quite a bit of power relative to modern PC handhelds. That's not a dealbreaker at this price, but make sure to have a quality USB-C charger at the ready.

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Do you or someone you know have a Nintendo Switch 2? What about accessories for your new console? Whether you want to play with others, increase your storage, or add functionality, you may want some extras to deliver the best gameplay experience possible, or even add accessories to make it your own. Now is the best time to score a big deal on them during Amazon's Prime Big Deals Days 2026.

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There are many official, licensed accessories alongside third-party extras available at a wide range of prices. Now is an excellent time to hunt for deals and the best prices on Switch 2 peripherals and accessories.

One of the most important extras you'll most likely want to pick up is a microSD Express memory expansion card. If you know that's what you want, check out our handy list of the best Prime Day microSD Express card deals for the Switch 2.

Other accessories to consider are screen protectors, carrying cases, and peripherals such as controllers, headsets, and cameras, as listed below.

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Currently, Newegg is offering solid discounts on four KTC monitors, ranging from a 15.6-inch portable monitor to a 27-inch 200 Hz QHD gaming monitor, with prices starting as low as $56.99 after the coupon.

KTC might not be a name that's familiar to you in the monitor space, but it's one that we here at Tom's Hardware have increasingly had hands-on time with in recent years. While KTC’s monitors are sometimes light on features (like internal speakers or USB ports), they often offer excellent performance and extreme value for enthusiasts.

The smallest gaming monitor available on sale is the KTC H24T7. The monitor typically retails for $189.99, but is on sale for $149.99. The discount code "FTTF8356" knocks another $5 off the price, bringing it to $144.99. This 24-inch monitor has a 2560 x 1440 resolution and a Fast IPS panel. According to KTC, it has a native refresh rate of 180 Hz, although you can overclock it to 185 Hz within the OSD. Other specs worth mentioning include a 1 ms response time, 400 nits typical brightness, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and AMD FreeSync/Nvidia G-Sync compatibility.

As for ports, you’ll find two HDMI 2.0 ports, one DisplayPort 1.4 port, and a 3.5 mm audio jack.

If you’re looking for a smidge more diagonal screen real estate (without increasing resolution), there's the H27T6 and H27T22C-3. Both monitors offer similar specs, including a 27-inch Fast IPS panel, 1440p resolution, 1ms response time, 200 Hz native refresh rate (210 MHz with overclocking), 1,000:1 contrast ratio, and 450 nits typical brightness.

Both monitors also include two internal speakers, two HDMI 2.0 ports, two DisplayPort 1.4 ports, and a 3.5 mm audio jack. The primary difference between the two is that the H27T6's display can pivot 90 degrees, allowing it to operate in landscape or portrait orientation. It also features a white housing for its back panel instead of black.

The H27T6 is priced at $164.99 after a $5 off coupon (FTTF8357) at Newegg, while the H27T22C-3 can be had for $174.99 after coupon (FTTF8355).

Finally, we switch gears to the H15F9 15.6-inch 1080p portable monitor. Over the past several years, portable monitors have become increasingly cheaper, making them an affordable option to add a second screen for boosting productivity while traveling. In the case of the H15F9, it weighs just 1.4 pounds, making it less of a burden when squeezing it into your laptop bag. It also has one of my must-have features for a portable monitor: a built-in kickstand. The kickstand allows you to adjust the tilt of the panel, and I much prefer it to detachable magnetic kickstands or origami case+stand setups that you see with other portable monitors.

On the connectivity front, you'll find two USB-C ports (DisplayPort Alt Mode supported) and a mini HDMI port to support a wide range of devices (including smartphones, tablets, and consoles like the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X).

The H15F9 normally retails for $69.99, but right now it is priced at $56.99 after a $3 off coupon (FTTF8359).

The past several months have been nothing but a pain in the wallet for anyone trying to buy RAM, storage, and graphics cards. Prices have shot through the roof since late 2025 and have, for the most part, only increased since. Today, we came across what is arguably one of the best deals on an RTX 5070 Ti we’ve seen in months: Gigabyte’s RTX 5070 Ti Windforce for only $1,099 after you click to get the promo code. All you need is a Newegg account to see the code. Click “Click to see the Extra discount,” select “Yes” to unlock it, confirm your Newegg email, and a pop-up will appear with the code.

The Windforce on sale is an all-black version that forgoes any RGB bling. Three large ‘Hawk’ fans dominate the front face, sending air through a sizable heatsink with copper heatpipes and a copper baseplate. The fans are relatively quiet and shut off at low loads and temperatures for quiet desktop operation. The Windforce is also good for small-form-factor builds, as it’s a dual-slot (50mm deep) card. However, the three-fan card is long (304mm), so it may not fit in all small-form-factor chassis.

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The Windforce 5070 Ti uses the ever-so-popular 12V-2x6 connector and includes a 2x PCIe 8-pin adapter if your power supply doesn’t use the 12V-2x6. Gigabyte recommends a 750W power supply for this card. Video outputs here typically include three DisplayPorts (v2.1b) and one HDMI (v2.1b). Base core clocks run at 2,497 MHz (a 45 MHz boost over reference), while the 16GB of GDDR7 runs at 28 Gbps across a 256-bit bus.

For performance, it’s great for high frame rates at 1080p and 1440p, and it's 60 FPS-capable in 4K UHD. Turn on Nvidia’s DLSS and MFG, and you can get even more out of it. Check out the performance charts below for a great idea of average frame rates across the three main resolutions.

If you’re shopping around for graphics cards, the landscape is still bleak and hyper-inflated. But sometimes you just need to buy (let’s be frank, this pricing debacle isn’t going to end soon), and the Gigabyte Windforce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB at $1,099 (with a promo code) is the best deal on this mid-range video card.

Dell/Alienware has long made excellent monitors, and the company's OLED screens in particular have stuck out in recent years for a combination of price and performance. And today, thanks to Amazon's Big Deal Days, you can snag a swift 27-inch, 360 Hz option or a 280 Hz 34-inch ultrawide for the lowest prices ever.

You can't go wrong with either of these screens, as we've tested both and both got our Editors' Choice for their performance. The AW2725DF is an older model from 2024, while the AW3426DW launched in the middle of this year and therefore has a newer panel. But both are made by Samsung and feature vivid colors and inky blacks.

On the AW3426DW in particular, our color testing showed that the screen was accurate out of the box, and like most QD-OLED screens, the panel was colorful and well-balanced. If you do, though, want to make a couple of minor adjustments, you can achieve 105% coverage of the DCI-P3 space.

We saw similar results in our testing of the smaller AW2725DF, which again proves that either option is excellent. If you're looking to upgrade your screen for gaming or gaming and productivity, these are two of the best options available -- especially at these record-low price points.

The AIpocolypse has consumed everything in its path, including the once-affordable high-capacity HDD. Newegg has a rare deal on a high-capacity 16TB external Seagate drive, knocking $100 off the price to bring it down to $449.99. That comes out to around $0.02 per GB, which is surprisingly sensible given HDD prices right now.

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The cheapest 16TB HDD we can find new right now is the IronWolf Pro at $599, which itself is on sale for 6% off. Around this point last year, before HDD prices started soaring, you'd be able to pick up around 28TB for $500. Now, most 16TB drives are around $700, with higher-end Exos drives pushing up above $800.

If you prefer internal storage, you can remove the enclosure, extract the drive, and put it in a case. Note that doing so will void your warranty, so although it's possible, you might want to rethink that move given how expensive HDDs are right now.

As with most external drives, the actual drive inside of the enclosure varies. Seagate doesn't list the speed of the drive inside, though many external HDDs run at 5,400 RPM. User reports online have shown both Barracuda and IronWolf Pro drives inside the Expansion Desktop, so naturally, your milage will vary.

You shouldn't expect great speeds from this drive. Most 5,400 RPM drives offer sustained sequential reads and writes around 100 MB/s. Thankfully, the USB 3.0 interface offers plenty of bandwidth to keep up with the slower drive. For long-term storage, speed shouldn't be an issue.

If you install the drive internally, you can use it for games, though you should stick to older titles. A lot of modern AAA games require an SSD, and even titles with HDD fallback like Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart struggle on slower 5,400 RPM drives.

Seagate ships the drive formatted to ExFAT, so it'll work with virtually any platform out of the box. Of course, you're free to reformat the drive to any file system you want.

At $449, the 16TB version of this drive is the one to buy. Both the 12TB and 14TB versions are more expensive at $619.99 and $660, respectively, while the 26TB version is $1,179.99.

If you're looking for more savings, check out our Best PC Hardware deals for a range of products, or dive deeper into our specialized SSD and Storage Deals, Hard Drive Deals, Gaming Monitor Deals, Graphics Card Deals, gaming chair, or CPU Deals pages.

Rising component costs have forced every major console maker to raise prices. However, Amazon U.K. has stepped up for Nintendo fans by slashing the Switch 2's retail price by 15%, bringing the console to an all-time low of £354.99. Other U.K. retailers, including Argos, John Lewis, and Smyths Toys, have also followed suit.

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The Nintendo Switch 2, which debuted a little over a year ago, originally entered the U.K. retail market at an MSRP of £395.99. Like its competitors, Sony and Microsoft, Nintendo ultimately raised the Switch 2's MSRP to £419.99 just last month due to the memory and storage shortage. This context makes the current offer of £354.99 exceptionally compelling, since you are essentially saving up to 10% off the launch price and up to 15% off the newly adjusted MSRP.

Not only is the Switch 2 available at a fantastic price, but it also opens the door to an unmatched library of franchises and upcoming blockbuster releases. Major titles, including the highly anticipated The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, and Metroid Ravenous, are set to launch soon, so you can secure your Switch 2 now at an unbeatable price.

If you are a longtime Nintendo fan, you already know that Nintendo rarely offers direct price cuts or holiday discounts on its highly sought-after consoles. It is uncommon to find a Nintendo console priced below the MSRP. Being able to buy the Switch 2 at a record-low price is already a blessing given how recent the handheld console has been on the market. Having a handful of retailers to choose from, including Amazon, Argos, John Lewis, and Smyths Toys, feels like an early Christmas.

Over the past several months, we’ve been stuck in the murky depths of the AIpocalypse and have been hit with sky-high prices on RAM, storage, and graphics cards. Luckily, processor prices haven’t really changed, but finding a decent deal that isn’t bundled with multiple items you may not need was tough at times. Today we found a solid discount on AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D for only $429 with promo code FTT7668, and it’s not in a bundle! That’s right, you can upgrade from your older or non-X3D AM5 processor to the latest and greatest for gaming without buying extra parts. And while it’s not quite at the all-time low, Newegg throws in two gifts: a 240mm MSI Coreliquid A13 AIO ($69 value) and an AMD Onimusha Game Bundle ($69 value) to sweeten the deal.

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The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is an 8-core/16-thread Zen5-based processor with a base clock of 4.6 GHz and a max boost of 5.2 GHz, which is plenty of speed for any task. The X3D variant's 96MB of L3 cache helps with gaming (among other things), making it one of the fastest gaming CPUs we tested. While it excels in games, it also performs well for just about anything else you can throw at it. The charts below show how it and the other processors on sale perform.

Newegg also has the newer, slightly faster Ryzen 7 9850X3D on sale for $469 with promo code FTTF7669, and it also offers the same gifts as the 9800X3D. In fact, there are a couple of deals on AMD X3D processors, some better than others. If you need more cores and threads for heavier workflows, the 9950X3D ($699) and 9850X3D2 ($899) 16-core/32-thread chips don’t offer a discount, but the free 240mm AIO and AMD game do carry over like the others and can offer a bit of relief if you need a cooler and want a free game.

If you’re in the market to upgrade your AM5-based platform and looking for X3D chips to improve your PC gaming experience, Newegg has you covered. Both the 9800X3D at $429 (promo code FTT7668) and the $469 9850X3D (promo code FTT7669) are discounted, and they throw in a couple of freebies to sweeten the pot. If it’s time to move up to an X3D chip and you don’t need a motherboard or RAM, now is a great time to buy any one of the fastest gaming chips available.

With RAM, storage, and graphics card prices still stuck in the stratosphere and no relief in sight, we have an opportunity to upgrade other parts of our PC that aren’t affected by the AIpocalypse. Take, for example, this full-size Cherry Xtrfy MX 3.1 wired mechanical gaming keyboard, on sale for only $34 with promo code WOOTCHERRY. That’s an incredible 67% off the original $119.00 list price, 50% off Amazon pricing, and, by far, an all-time low. If you happen to be a new customer at Woot, you get $10 off, taking it down to a dirt-cheap $29 and one of the best deals on a name-brand mechanical keyboard we’ve seen in a while.

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The Xtrfy MX 3.1 is a full-size (100%) keyboard boasting a high-quality aluminum frame and RGB lighting. It features the latest Cherry MX2A switches (Red - Linear, smooth and quiet) designed to reduce wobble, eliminate spring ping, and offer a notably smoother feel out of the box than the original. The keys come pre-lubed and feature a new spring design to reduce scratchiness and noise compared with the previous iteration. The updated keys are also durable, rated for up to 100 million keystrokes so that you can hammer away without worry. It also includes integrated internal damping mechanisms to reduce fatigue and lower its acoustic profile.

The Cherry keeb uses a 1,000 Hz polling rate and also includes useful gaming functions. You get full N-key rollover (where all keys can register simultaneously), anti-ghosting to prevent false or missed key presses when you press multiple keys at a time, and fully programmable keys through the Cherry software. The MX 3.1 also features 16.8 million-color RGB LED lighting shining up around the keys and out the sides. With the same Cherry software, you can choose from several canned schemes or program your own. You can also personalize multimedia controls, create shortcuts and macros with the software.

Currently sold for $80 (white version) on Amazon and $129 on the Cherry website, this $34 deal from W00t.com (or $29 if you're a new customer!) is one of the best prices we’ve seen on a reputable brand mechanical keyboard. If you’re in the market for a new keeb, or just want a solid backup on the cheap, you won’t want to pass up this deal.

There's a brilliant deal to be had on the Nintendo Switch 2 over at Amazon in the UK right now. This family-friendly console has just hit £354.99, which is a new record low price for this retailer, and arguably one of the cheapest prices we've seen for it to date. You'll save £65, or 15%, on this Switch 2 compared to its usual RRP, just before the big sales season starts.

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There are no compromises or hidden catches with this deal, and this item is brand new and sealed, so you're not getting a used return. Amazon is running this as a limited time deal ahead of its Big Deal Days event next week, but there's no guarantee that this deal will last long, so you'd better be quick to secure the console at this price.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is Nintendo's second generation version of the popular Switch. It comes with a 7.9-inch 1080p touchscreen that you can hold in your hands, but it also includes a dock that'll let you play games on a TV for 4K gaming at up to 120 fps. The included Joy-Con 2 controllers can be used attached or detached for flexibility.

You're getting 256GB of internal storage for games, but the Switch 2 does support expansion using microSD Express cards. The more big games you want installed, the more storage you'll need, so picking up a card here might not be a bad idea. A good option is this 256GB Samsung P9 Express microSD card for £73.98, saving you 19% on its usual price.

The £354.99 sale price for the Nintendo Switch 2 is an awesome deal to pick up before Amazon's Big Deal Days event next week. Expect this limited-time deal to sell out fast, though, especially with console purchases ramping up before the Christmas period starts.

With the RAMpocalypse in full swing and little relief in sight, we need to look for combo deals to get the best prices on items like RAM (and even those are fleeting today). This 3-item combo from Newegg is one of the better ones lately, offering the wicked-fast gaming processor Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RAM, and a quality motherboard in the Asus TUF Gaming X870E-Plus Wifi for only $1,050. A savings of $149. And if you apply the discount to the RAM, it’s only $351, which many would consider reasonable (for the times).

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First is one of the most popular and fastest current-generation CPUs for gaming: the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. This 8-core/16-thread Zen5-based processor has a base clock of 4.6 GHz and a max boost of 5.2 GHz, which is plenty of speed for any task. The X3D variant's 96MB of L3 cache helps with gaming (among other things), making it one of the fastest gaming CPUs available. It is also a well-rounded performer that excels in games and suits most applications. This combo also includes a free Rosewill FrostMax 240mm AIO with digital display (a $70 value), which easily handles the 120W processor.

The RAM portion of the bundle, Corsair’s Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 RAM kit, is currently available on Newegg for a wallet-emptying $499.99 (the price keeps going up) when bought separately. The good news is that the discount brings this RAM down to $351. This black kit matches the Asus TUF Gaming X870E-Plus Wifi board in this combo and features a frosted RGB light bar that runs the length of the sticks. If RGB lighting isn’t your thing and you prefer a stealthy, unassuming look, you can turn it off. The DDR5-6000 speed lands in the sweet spot for the AM5 platform and is a worthwhile, good-looking option. The SK Hynix ICs under the heatsink pair nicely with the board and offer plenty of overclocking headroom.

Last, the Asus TUF Gaming X870E-Plus Wifi 7 is a solid all-around motherboard for the AM5 platform. It delivers sufficient power to support flagship-class processors and easily handles the 9800X3D in the combo, even with some overclocking. It comes with four M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0), two SATA ports for storage, fast networking with integrated Wi-Fi 7 and 2,5 GbE, ample USB ports on the rear IO (13, including two USB4 40 Gbps Type-C), and a quality audio solution based on the last-gen Realtek flagship (ALC1220P). Asus’ AI solutions (AI Cache Boost, Overclocking, Cooling II, and Networking II) and the DIY-friendly design make it easy to build and get the most out of your system.

Newegg used to offer several Combo deals with RAM. Still, over the past few weeks, as stock continues to dwindle, we’ve seen them whittle down to only a couple that are worthwhile, so when you see something like this and are ready to pull the trigger, do it, as you never know how long it will last. If you’re in the market to buy a new AM5-based system, this 3-item $1,050 combo from Newegg, sporting 32GB of RAM, the venerable Ryzen 5 9800X3D, and a quality motherboard (don’t forget the free 240mm AIO and AMD game bundle!), is currently one of the least expensive ways into the platform.

If you’re one of the many consumers who are still struggling to find ways to spend your hard-earned money in the PC space, we found a deal that has nothing to do with ridiculously priced components like RAM, video cards, and storage, but still makes a difference in your computing experience. Newegg recently dropped the price of the MSI MAG 272QP QD-OLED X24 monitor to a palatable $359.99 (from its $499.99 MSRP) when using promo code SSF73849, just $10 away from its all-time low ($349.99), according to Camelcamelcamel. It's currently one of the best deals around on a high-quality 27-inch 4K QD-OLED with a high refresh rate.

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This monitor is ready for any type of gaming you can throw at it, from MMOs that don’t need the high refresh rate but lean into the wide color gamut (98% RGB/99% DCI-P3/138% SRGB, Delta E≤2), to first-person shooters (FPS) where the blazing-fast 240Hz refresh rate and the highest VESA ClearMR rating (13000) make a difference. Even if you’re not a gamer, productivity activities also look good, and the long 3-year burn-in warranty, along with MSI’s OLED Care 2.0 technology (with Pixel Shift, Panel Protect, and other features), should move burn-in worries to the back burner.

The panel itself is a 26.5-inch 10-bit, QD-OLED sporting 4K UHD resolution (3,840 x 2,160). It has a typical contrast ratio of 1,500,000:1, a 0.03ms (GTG) response time, and a 172 pixels per inch density. It’s also VESA-certified DisplayHDR 400 True Black. This means you're getting a display that looks incredible and is a significant improvement over older monitors that can’t display the same colors or have as fast response times.

While a 4K QD-OLED for under $360 is an incredible deal right now, other features make it really useful for gaming. Functions like crosshair mode, which displays one of several crosshair styles on the screen regardless of background color, help with your aim/centering. A really useful feature for FPS games in particular, where point-and-click in the center is key.

It’s also AMD FreeSync and Nvidia G-Sync compatible (officially on Nvidia’s list!), which eliminates screen tearing by syncing your GPU's output with the monitor’s refresh rate. As far as connectivity goes, it has the usual suspects: two HDMI (2.1) ports, one DisplayPort (1.4a), and a USB Type-C (DP alt.), so you can connect this monitor to other items outside of your PC, including your laptop, handheld, a console (it even has a Console Mode that optimizes for gaming consoles such as the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S).

If you’re in the market for a new 4K OLED monitor, you won’t find any with these specifications for less right now. I can tell you from personal experience (I own the 32” 4K version of this monitor) that the colors are awesome, blacks are true black, and ghosting in high-action games is non-existent. Priced at $359.99 with promo code SSF73849, the 272QP QD-OLED X24 deal won’t be around for long. So if you’re thinking about moving up to 1440P OLED monitor, you’ll want to jump on this deal while you can.

While RAM, video cards, and storage have become the most expensive parts of a PC build or upgrade, monitors haven’t really flinched price-wise. They can still offer a tangible upgrade, whether for gaming or productivity, for your PC. After all, you are staring at it the entire time you use your PC. Acer is currently offering an incredible deal on the Nitro (XV270U). Just $179 (a whopping 45%/$150 off the $239.99 MSRP) buys a 27-inch 2560x1440 IPS panel with a wicked-fast 270 Hz refresh rate without breaking the bank.

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This IPS panel uses a matte anti-glare surface and supports up to 99% sRGB, making it suitable for a wide range of tasks, specifically gaming, entertainment, and basic creative work. It also supports brightness up to 250 cd/m², a 1ms (MPRT) response time, wide 178-degree viewing angles, and Acer VisionCare, a suite of technologies to reduce eye strain, headaches, and fatigue, including BlueLightShield, flicker-less technology, and a low-dimming feature for a more comfortable viewing experience during prolonged use. It also supports AMD FreeSync Premium technology to help prevent screen tearing and stuttering for a better visual experience.

The monitor features a thin bezel on three edges for a cleaner look; however, it's not an ultra-thin bezel, so it may not be ideal for a surround setup. It comes with a stand that offers tilt adjustment from +25 degrees to -5 degrees, plus ~30mm of vertical height adjustment, and you can mount it on the wall using the standard 100x100mm VESA mounting holes on the back. As for I/O, the XV270U offers the standard fare of two HDMI (v2.0) and one DisplayPort (v1.4), which supports the panel’s specifications. It also has a single 3.5mm headphone out and two integrated speakers (2W x2).

If you’re in the market for a new gaming monitor, or even a secondary monitor, and just don’t have the cash for a much more expensive 4K OLED (which, chances are, also requires a potentially prohibitively expensive video card upgrade), you can still reap the benefits of a more pixel-dense, high-refresh-rate display. Acer’s XV270U is only $179, an incredible 45% off, and while it’s not at an all-time low, it is the cheapest it’s been in several months. It's a great deal for a 27-inch, 1440p, 270 Hz, FreeSync Premium-capable IPS panel.

RAM prices are still out of whack and will be for the foreseeable future. Combo deals certainly help to bring this outlandish pricing down to something reasonable for the time being. This gray Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 kit is now $439 with promo code SSF73844 and is the cheapest standalone kit we could find right now matching our white 32GB V-Color Manta XSky kit we found earlier this week for less, but that’s now the same price.

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Deals like this, and the combos when active, are by far the best way to buy new RAM in the ongoing RAMpocalypse. Sadly, the days when you can get 64GB of DDR5-6400 RAM for around $225 (what I paid for a G.Skill Trident Z Royale kit in April 2025) are over, and you’re left with what we have now…the best prices in an extremely expensive market.

As for this specific Corsair Vengeance kit, it’s a great option for any build, performance-wise. The DDR5-6000 speed sits squarely in AMD’s sweet spot for price-to-performance and is much faster than older DDR4 modules. Sadly, we didn’t review this specific kit, but below are performance numbers from a similar DDR5-6000 CL38 kit from Team Group (Vulcan CL38 kit) that show how well it performs in our CPU test suite.

The Corsair Vengeance kit comes in gray without RGB lighting and includes two DDR5-6000 modules with CL38-48-48-96 timings at 1.35V. Though the timings are a bit higher than we’d like to see, they'll work well for any use case, from gaming to workstation productivity, and you’ll get the most out of your system at these speeds, especially on the AM5 platform. If you were considering this kit for an Intel system, it will also work well, but is a bit on the slower side for the platform.

While $439 for 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RAM (read: any RAM) makes most of us shudder in disappointment these days, considering what RAM prices were in early 2025, it is one of the best deals available for 32GB DDR5-6000 in gray/black. If you’re in the market to start a DDR5-based build or upgrade what you have and need it soon, I wouldn’t pass up this Newegg deal.

Bundle deals are often the best way to sidestep today's inflated pricing of memory, SSDs, and GPUs. However, a well-configured prebuilt can be even more compelling, offering compatible components and the convenience of a fully assembled system out-of-the-box. One such prebuilt is the ABS Cyclone Aqua that is currently listed on Newegg for $1,299.99, down from its original price of $1,699.99, resulting in savings of $400. Customers can get an additional $100 discount using the promo code SSF73826 during checkout, bringing the final cost down to $1,199.99 for the Cyclone Aqua and an overall saving of $500.

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The ABS Cyclone Aqua gaming PC features hardware suitable for modern AAA gaming at 1080p. It is powered by an Intel Core i7-14700F, which is a solid 20-core (8 P-cores + 12 E-cores) processor with 28 threads and boost clock speeds of up to 5.4 GHz. The CPU is paired with an ASRock B760M-C/D4 motherboard with 32GB (2 x 16GB) of DDR4 3200 MT/s memory from G.Skill (Ripjaws V). The motherboard also comes with onboard Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth. For storage, the system includes a 1TB Patriot P410 M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD offering read speeds of up to 5,000 MB/s and write speeds of up to 4,500 MB/s.

Graphics duties are handled by the Zotac Gaming RTX 5060 Solo with 8GB VRAM, which is essentially Nvidia’s latest entry-level 1080p card. While it may not be ideal for high-end AAA gaming, it's good enough for less demanding titles, especially if you are into competitive FPS shooters. The rest of the features include a Cooler Master Hyper 212 CPU air cooler, a 650W 80+ Gold power supply unit, and a decent ABS Cyclone Micro ATX mid-tower case with a glass side panel, as well as two 120mm ARGB fans at the front and one at the rear.

If you've been holding off on a new gaming PC due to high component prices, this deal at $1,199.99 is definitely worth your attention. Considering that sourcing comparable components individually would likely push the total cost beyond $1,500, this prebuilt offers excellent value for the money.

Component prices have been through the roof for far too long because of the AI apocalypse, with RAM, video cards, and storage among the biggest increases. And while the prices are nowhere near what they were just a scant year and a half ago, we are seeing some deals that are good for the times. For example, Newegg has a great price on the budget-friendly MSI Spatium M461 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD for only $299.99, or 10 cents per GB, after the promo code (SSD73852). This mid-range SSD is one of the least expensive name-brand drives available.

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While this isn’t the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSD, it’s exponentially faster than your average HDD and SATA-based SSD, with solid all-around performance for random and sequential reads and writes. The M461 uses a PCIe Gen 4x4 (64 Gbps) backbone, the NVMe 1.4 standard interface, and a Phison E21T controller with 3D NAND flash. This lets the 2TB MSI Spatium reach speeds of 5,000/4,200 MBps reads/writes, which is plenty fast for game storage or even an OS drive, and a notable upgrade over old storage technology and PCIe 3.0 drives.

MSI backs the M461 with a long five-year warranty and 900 TBW, which should be plenty of write cycles for the average user. You’ll likely reach the five-year time limit before you blow through 900 TB of writes. The Spatium also includes built-in data security and error correction capabilities, standard for this type of drive.

If you’re in the market for more NVMe-based storage, the 2TB MSI Spatium M461 for only $199 (with promo code SSF73852) is an excellent deal, since it’s one of the least expensive name-brand Gen 4x4 drives available on the market at only 10 cents per GB.

RAM prices have been out of this world for nearly a year, with some 32GB kits frequently breaking $500. The only real relief we had came from RAM combo deals, where you get a motherboard, processor, and RAM at a discount. While that well has seemingly run dry, at least for the moment, we did find a solid deal for the times on a 32GB V-Color Manta XSky DDR5-6000 kit for $429 when using promo code TEF366 at Newegg, making it the least expensive DDR5-6000 CL30 kit around (by ~$70) at Newegg.

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Deals like this, and the combos when active, are by far the best way to buy new RAM in the ongoing RAMpocalypse. Gone are the days when you can get 64GB of DDR5-6400 RAM for $225 (what I paid for a G.Skill Trident Z Royale kit in April 2025), and you’re left with what we have now…the best prices in an extremely difficult market.

As for this specific kit, it’s a great option for any build, performance-wise. The DDR5-6000 speed isn’t the fastest kit out there, but it does sit squarely in AMD’s sweet spot for price-to-performance and is much faster than older DDR4 modules. Sadly, we didn’t review this specific kit, but below are performance numbers from a similar DDR5-6000 CL30 kit from Team Group that show how well that speed and timings perform in our CPU test suite.

The Manta XSky kit includes two white DDR5-6000 modules with CL30-38-38-96 timings at 1.35V. These speeds and timings work well for any use case, from gaming to workstation productivity, and you’ll get the most out of your system at these speeds, especially on the AM5 platform. If you were considering this kit for an Intel system, it will also work well. A frosted RGB light bar across the top of the sticks adds some bling to your chassis. If you need a black kit, V-Color has its Manta XFinity DDR5-6000 CL30 kit for only $439 using promo code TEF364.

While $429 with promo code TEF366 for a 32GB set of RAM makes me want to cry (considering I bought 64GB for about half of this price in early 2025), it’s one of the best deals available. As a matter of fact, it is the least expensive DDR5-6000 CL30 available at Newegg or Amazon, and it doesn’t force you to choose between reasonable timings/speeds and price/performance. If you’re in the market to start a DDR5-based build or upgrade what you have, I wouldn’t pass this Newegg deal up.

The RAMapocalypse, which has been in effect for almost a year now, has sadly cleared out most of the RAM, storage, and video card deals we’ve clung to in hopes of finding some sanity amid these outlandish prices. And while we wait for prices on those components to come back down to earth, you can still find good deals on other items. For example, this ASRock Phantom Gaming (PG27FFT1B) 27-inch 1920x1080 180Hz gaming monitor, on sale for only $96, is a worthwhile upgrade for anyone still using a smaller or lower-refresh-rate monitor and who wants to jump into high-refresh-rate gaming, or maybe even go surround, without breaking the bank.

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The IPS panel uses an anti-glare surface and supports up to 94% DCI-P3 or 123% sRGB, making it suitable for a wide range of tasks, including gaming, entertainment, and standard creative work. It also supports brightness up to 450 cd/m² and the VESA DisplayHDR 400 standard, a 1ms (MPRT) response time, wide 178-degree viewing angles, and multiple technologies to reduce eye strain, including flicker-free and low blue light, for a more comfortable viewing experience. It also supports AMD FreeSync technology to help prevent screen tearing and stuttering for a better visual experience.

The monitor features an ultra-thin bezel on three edges for a cleaner look, or, if you’re using multiple monitors, reduces the visual gaps between them for a seamless surround gaming experience. It comes with a stand that offers tilt adjustment from +23 degrees to -5 degrees so you can angle it just right on your desk (no vertical height adjustment), and you can mount it on the wall with the standard VESA mounting holes on the back. As for I/O, the PG27FF1T1B offers the standard fare of two HDMI (v2.0) and one DisplayPort (v1.2), which easily support the panel’s specifications. It also has a single 3.5mm headphone out and two integrated speakers (2W x2).

If you’re in the market for a new gaming monitor, or even a secondary monitor, and just don’t have the cash for a much more expensive 4K OLED (which, chances are, also requires a potentially prohibitively expensive video card upgrade), you can still reap the benefits of a high-refresh-rate display. ASRock’s Phantom Gaming PG27FFT1B is just $96, an incredible 40% off and at an all-time low, and is one of the best deals going on for a 27-inch, 1080p, 180 Hz IPS panel.

If you’re in the market for an AM5 CPU and motherboard, Newegg has a solid 2-item combo to help. For just $578, you get the Ryzen 5 9800X3D, one of the fastest CPUs for gaming, and a quality MSI X870E Gaming Max Wifi motherboard. The $149 savings, when applied to the processor, make it the least expensive way, by far, to buy the popular CPU and jump into (or upgrade) the AM5 platform.

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First, and the star of the show, is one of the most popular and fastest current-generation CPUs for gaming, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. This 8-core/16-thread Zen5-based processor has a base clock of 4.6 GHz and a max boost of 5.2 GHz, which is plenty of speed for any task. The X3D variant's 96MB of L3 cache helps with gaming (among other things), making it one of the fastest gaming CPUs available. It is also a well-rounded performer that excels in games and suits most applications. This combo also includes a free Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240 AIO (a $80 value), which easily handles the 120W processor.

The combo includes the MSI MAG X870E Gaming Max Wifi motherboard, a solid mid-range refresh board with all the platform's latest features. You get fast networking with integrated Wi-Fi 7 (160MHz) and 5 GbE, DDR5 support up to 8200 MT/s, ample storage options with three M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0) and four SATA ports, and 10 USB ports on the rear I/O, including a fast 40 Gbps Type-C port. Plenty of connectivity. It also looks good with the black PCB and silver heatsinks and can blend into most build themes, as long as you don’t want a solid black or solid white aesthetic. I didn’t review this specific motherboard, but I do like most of MSI’s X870E offerings.

Newegg combos are getting scarcer lately. Where there were a few gems per week, there are now maybe one or two that are truly worthwhile, and this is one of them. For just $578, this combo nets you one of the best gaming processors around for only $320 (as cheap as we’ve seen it by far), a solid MSI X870E-based motherboard, and a couple of freebies with the Cooler Master AIO and AMD game bundle. If you're thinking about updating or buying a new AM5 rig and need the processor, I'd jump on this deal before it expires.

It’s not often we find deals on video cards, but Walmart has a whopper for any gamer who needs a boost. Get your hands on the MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16G Shadow 2X OC Plus for only $569.99. While this card certainly isn’t at its lowest price ever, it is the lowest-priced RTX 5060 Ti 16GB we could find on Amazon ($759.99), Newegg ($799.99 - also an MSI Shadow), or Best Buy (also a $779.99 MSI Shadow), and by an incredible $200. As you may have noticed, the median price for an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB in early August was just over $800, a 39% jump from June, when you could find it for $570 at Walmart right now.

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The Shadow 2X OC Plus version sports an all-black, performance-focused design with two large fans to keep the card running cool during long gaming sessions. The shadowy appearance is sure to blend in with a black-themed build (sorry, no integrated RGBs). It’s one of the smaller 5060 Ti’s out there (8.8 x 4.9 x 1.6-inches - a 1.5-slot card) compared to the triple-fan options, which means it can fit inside many small form-factor chassis for a small but still powerful system.

The card uses a full-length PCIe slot (runs at x8 speeds) and is powered by a single 6+2 PCIe connector—plenty for its 180W power envelope. Video outputs consist of three DisplayPort (v2.1b) and one HDMI (v.2.1b) ports - standard fare. Base core clocks start at 2,407 MHz and boost to at least 2,646 MHz, while the ample 16GB of GDDR7 RAM runs at 28 Gbps across a 128-bit bus. The 5060 Ti 16GB is a decidedly mid-range part that plays well at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, offering an average of over 105 frames per second across 11 rasterized games at 1080p and 73 frames per second at the more intensive 1440p, which is plenty for today’s games (don’t forget about DLSS and MFG!). That said, we are aware that the AMD Radeon 9070 GRE exists, and if you can find it for less, it's faster all around, even with ray tracing. Choose your poison, as each has its positives and negatives.

You know we’re not in a good market when $570 for an MSI RTX 5060 Ti 16G Shadow 2x OC Plus is a great deal, but here we are, and this is a great deal considering it’s the lowest-priced RTX 5060 Ti and by an incredible $200 (~25% off).

Over the past several months, combo deals, especially those at Newegg, have been one of the only ways to upgrade your system during the RAMpocalypse. The number of combo deals seems to be declining recently, making it a little harder to get a ‘deal’ on the latest hardware. That doesn’t mean you’re out of luck. If you’re in the market to upgrade your RAM or start building a new system, Newegg has a 32GB TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Eco DDR5-6400 CL38 kit for only $405 with promo code LDSF243. The price tag makes this kit the least expensive DDR5-6400 kit available, even cheaper than most DDR-6000 kits at the ‘egg, too.

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The T-Force Vulcan Eco kit uses a cool-looking silver heatspreader that blends in seamlessly with white/light colorways and offers a nice point of contrast for anyone building in the familiar black. For those looking for some RGB bling, you’ll have to rely on your chassis or case fans, as the Vulcan Eco kit is plain jane. The Eco in the name comes from the recycled materials used to fabricate around 80% of the aluminum heat spreader, promoting environmental sustainability and responsibility while curbing carbon emissions.

We reviewed the DDR5-6000 CL30 kit and loved its tight timings, excellent performance on Intel platforms, and, of course, the recycled aluminum heat spreader. We didn’t review this exact kit, but the charts below give you a general idea of performance. No matter if you plan to use these in an Intel build or in an AMD system, it’s not going to hold you back. If you’re into overclocking, there’s a bit of headroom left in the SK Hynix A-die IC’s they use to improve performance even more if you choose.

While $405 using promo code LDSF243 for a 32GB RAM kit still makes the world cringe, considering we could all get 64GB just over half that price in mid-2025, it’s one of the best deals out there. In fact, it’s one of the least expensive options with reasonable timings and speeds, so you won’t have to choose between a good price and good performance. If you’re in the market to upgrade your RAM or start a DDR5-based PC build, you don’t want to pass this Newegg deal up.

Newegg is constantly updating its RAM combo deals. Sometimes the deals are good, but that's not always the case. This four-item combo (including the free AIO cooler) is one of the better ones lately, offering the wicked-fast Ryzen 7 9800X3D gaming CPU, along with 32GB of Corsair DDR5-6000 RAM and a quality mid-range motherboard, the Gigabyte X870E Aorus Pro, for only $1,113.99. That's a savings of $240. If you apply the discount to the RAM, it’s only $260, and what many would consider to be reasonable for the RAMpocalypse we're in the midst of.

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The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is one of the most popular and fastest current-generation CPUs for gaming. This 8-core/16-thread Zen5-based processor has a base clock of 4.6 GHz and a max boost of 5.2 GHz, which is plenty of speed for any task. The X3D variant's 96MB of L3 cache helps with gaming (primarily), making it one of the fastest gaming CPUs available. It is also a well-rounded performer and is a good match for most applications. This combo also includes a free Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240 AIO (an $80 value), which easily handles this processor's thermal output.

Gigabyte’s X870E Aorus Pro is a good-looking, well-rounded motherboard that pairs well with the 9800X3D and Corsair RAM. The board has everything you need, including fast networking with 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 7, ample storage options with four M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0), and four SATA ports, capable 80A SPS VRMs to power the processor (even for overclocking), and a quality audio solution. It’s also DIY-friendly, offering several “EZ” features such as M.2 and PCIe EZ Latch, Wifi EZ-Plus, and the EZ-Debug zone.

If you’re looking to build a capable rig and missed previous sales, this is one of the better AM5-based combo deals we’ve seen on Newegg recently. For just $1,113.99 (a $240 savings), you get a combination of quality components. Newegg and AMD sweeten the deal by including two free items: a Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240 AIO cooler ($79.99 value) and a free copy of Onimusha: Way of the Sword ($69.99 value).

The portability of a laptop is nice, but it’s not without drawbacks. I often find myself wanting more from their generally tiny screens and more connectivity than my laptop offers, especially for heavy multitasking. Even writing a simple deals post like this requires multiple windows to be open, and my 14-inch 2560x1440 work laptop doesn't offer enough screen real estate to work efficiently. An extra monitor or two is great for viewing multiple things (for me, browser tabs) at once without using ‘Alt+Tab’ to move around between active applications on your desktop. This $99.99 docking station costs only $24.29 with Woot using promo code WOOTDOCK ($29.99 without); it’s a whopping $77 (76%) off and is the best deal you’ll find on a name-brand 7-in-1 docking station this side of a Prime Day.

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Starting with video output, this tiny little device offers a single HDMI 2.0 output good for 4K60Hz, along with a DisplayPort 1.4 port for up to 8K30Hz output. In other words, you can run two 4K60Hz monitors or a single 8K30Hz display, either dramatically increasing your screen real estate from a single, generally small, native laptop monitor. In addition to video output, it supports up to 60W USB-C PD, so you can also quickly charge your host device when connected to an external charger.

It’s not all about the video with docking stations, though. You get additional connectivity, including two USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-A ports and a 3.5mm audio combo jack. It also offers a 1 GbE port so you can connect your laptop to a wired local network or the internet for faster speeds, lower latency, a more stable connection, and increased security over Wi-Fi. The HyperDrive dock connects to your MacBook Pro/Air, iPad Pro/Air, Windows, or ChromeOS device via a Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps) connection for ultra-fast data and file transfers.

With a price of $24.29 after using the promo code WOOTDOCK at checkout, you’re not going to find another name-brand dock at a better price. In fact, you’d be hard-pressed to find any Thunderbolt 4 dock at this price that offers the port count and high-res video support. Deals at Woot.com don’t last long, so if you’re even thinking about buying a dock for your laptop, jump on this deal now before it disappears.

Newegg has come out with a new high-end AM5 bundle that pairs the venerable Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor, 32GB (2x16GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RAM, and a premium motherboard in MSI’s MPG X870E Carbon Wifi for only $1,345.99. You save $260 (16%), which, when you apply that beefy combo discount to the 32GB of RAM, makes it only $230, which is a solid deal for these expensive times.

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The RAM portion of the bundle, Corsair’s Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 RAM kit, is currently available on Newegg for a wallet-emptying $489.99 when bought separately. The good news is that the massive discount brings this RAM down to $230. This black kit matches the MSI X870E Carbon board and features a frosted RGB light bar that runs the length of the sticks. If RGB lighting isn’t your thing and you prefer a stealthy, unassuming look, you can turn it off. The DDR5-6000 speed lands in the sweet spot for the AM5 platform and is a worthwhile, good-looking option. The SK Hynix ICs under the heatsink pair nicely with the MSI board and offer plenty of overclocking headroom.

Next is the Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor. Before the X3D2 came out, this was the flagship X3D SKU and offered not only a lot of cores and threads (16c/32t) but also X3D cache (128MB) on one of the CCDs, which is great for gaming. Clock speeds start at 4.3 GHz, with turbo boosting a couple of cores up to 5.7 GHz. Between the clock speeds, core count, and extra cache, this processor is not only a great gaming CPU, but also awesome for any type of PC work that needs a lot of cores and threads, like video editing, 3D rendering, and even running VMs.

Last but certainly not least is the MSI X870E Carbon Wifi motherboard (one we reviewed in the past. We loved the robust power delivery (perfect for the 9950X3D), the dual Ethernet ports, EZ features, storage options (4x SATA, 4x M.2 sockets - one PCie 5.0) and ample connectivity on the rear I/O, including four USB Type-C ports (2x 40 Gbps). The all-black motherboard sports a cool RGB design element of the MSI dragon on the VRM heatsink to break up the monotony and offers some bling to the inside of your chassis.

In the end, we like this combo as it takes some of the pain out of buying a PC today. Priced at $1,345.99 and at a significant savings of $259.99 (16% off) with a free 240mm Cooler Master Elite AIO ($79.99 value) and AMD Game Bundle ($69.99 value), it will be tough to find a better deal out there for this wicked gaming (and productivity!) bundle.

We dug up another solid gaming combo from Newegg for the week; this one features an excellent gaming CPU in the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, a quality mid-range Asus B650 motherboard, and a single stick of G.Skill Ripjaws M5 Neo DDR5-6000 RAM. Newegg also throws in a free Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240 AIO to sweeten the deal. Priced at only $568.99 ($200 savings/26% off), it’s an inexpensive way into the highly upgradeable AM5 platform.

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For the RAM, this combo offers a single stick of G.Skill’s Ripjaws M5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 CL36. And while on the surface you may think single-channel RAM isn’t ideal (it isn’t), you’d be surprised to see just how little it loses with AMD X3D chips like the one in this combo. Our recent testing puts a single-DIMM configuration only 3% behind dual channel in gaming with a Ryzen 9 9800X3D, and beats out DDR4 dual channel configurations in single channel (see charts below). If we apply the ~$200 discount to the RAM, that means you get a single 16GB stick for only $70. If you know 16GB isn’t enough for your needs, that same stick is currently running a promo (code NGZF248) for an additional $20 off. If you do the math, that’s ~$320 for 32GB of dual-channel G.Skill goodness, and one of the best deals going by today's standards.

While the Ryzen 7 7700X3D isn’t quite as fast as the 9800X3D, the 8-core 16-thread Zen 4 processor is still one of the top gaming chips and is well ahead of the recently re-released (and expensive, $349.99 at Newegg) Ryzen 7 5800X3D and Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus. Performance-wise, the 7700X3D is squarely between the faster 7800X3D and slower 7600X3D, and it clearly holds its own among its peers and is a great 1080p/1440p gaming chip while not paying for the more expensive 9000 series X3D chips. Newegg also throws in a free Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240 AIO ($80 value), which pairs nicely with the processor.

Last in this combo is the Asus TUF Gaming B650E-E Wifi. This budget AM5 motherboard has plenty of features and pairs well with the 7700X3D in the combo, even offering drop-in support for the 9000-series and future AM5-based processors should you decide to upgrade. The board has capable power delivery, three M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0) and four SATA ports, integrated Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5 GbE networking and is a good base for your AM5 PC.

With many individual component prices still through the roof, combo deals like this are one of the best ways to get the most out of your budget. For under $569, you get one of the fastest gaming processors available, a capable Asus B650 ATX motherboard, 16GB of RAM, and a free 240mm AIO on top of it. In other words, a great way to jump into the AM5 platform without breaking the bank.

With the RAMpocalypse in full swing and little relief in sight, we need to look at combo deals to take some of the sting out of these ridiculous prices. Newegg’s latest combo pairs the ‘new’ Ryzen 7 7700X3D gaming chip, a quality Asus ROG Strix B650-A Gaming Wifi motherboard, and 16GB (2x8GB) of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM, plus a free Cooler Master 240mm AIO, for only $609.99. A savings of $124 (not including the freebie), which, when applied to the RAM, brings it down to a reasonable-for-the-times price (~$136), making this an inexpensive entry into the AM5 platform.

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While the Ryzen 7 7700X3D isn’t quite as fast as the 9800X3D, the 8-core 16-thread Zen 4 processor is still one of the top gaming chips and is well ahead of the recently re-released (and expensive, $349.99 at Newegg) Ryzen 7 5800X3D. Performance-wise, the 7700X3D is squarely between the faster 7800X3D and slower 7600X3D, and it clearly holds its own among its peers and is a great 1080p/144 0p gaming chip while not paying for the more expensive 9000 series X3D chips. Newegg also throws in a free Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240 AIO ($80 value), which pairs nicely with the processor.

Along with the processor is a 16GB (2x8GB) kit of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL36 RAM in white to match the motherboard. This kit features a frosted RGB light bar that runs the length of the sticks, drawing attention inside your case. Or, if RGB lighting isn’t your thing and you prefer a stealthy appearance, you can turn it off. The DDR5-6000 speed lands in the sweet spot for the AM5 platform and is a worthwhile, good-looking option. The SK Hynix ICs under the heatsink pair nicely with the board and offer plenty of overclocking headroom if you choose.

Asus’ ROG Strix B650-A Gaming Wifi is a mid-range motherboard with a black PCB, silver/white heatsinks, and ROG RGB, providing a stark contrast of colors inside your chassis. The board offers capable power delivery, three M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0) and four SATA ports for storage, fast networking with integrated Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5 GbE, ample USB ports on the rear I/O including 20 Gbps Type-C port on the rear IO (8 other Type-A ports), a quality audio solution with the Realtek ALC4080 chip and Savitech SV3H712 combo, and finally, it offers a DIY-friendly design to help building your PC easier.

Together, this three-item combo can turn your AM5 upgrade dreams into reality without breaking the bank. At only $609.99, it’s a serious option for building or upgrading your gaming PC. And since it’s AM5, you can drop-in-upgrade to a 9000-series processor, AMD’s latest and greatest, like the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in the future.

There are exactly two things every PC has in common: it needs power and it needs to be cooled. Modern-day desktops mostly scale linearly in cost, with higher-end builds typically opting for liquid cooling over conventional air cooling. As such, today, we've rounded up some of the best AIOs we could find as part of Amazon's Prime Day Deals, along with a nice little cameo of tradition at the end. All of these coolers represent great value, and you can't go wrong with any of them. We also have a much, much more expansive list in our Best Amazon Prime Day CPU Cooler deals 2026 article.

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First up, we have the Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240, a 240mm AIO liquid cooler that comes with two 120mm RGB fans and a similarly RGB-illuminated pump block featuring aa frosted hexagonal design. The supplied Dual Elite 120mm fans can spin between 600 and 2,100 RPM, are designed to remain quiet during operation.

The Elite Liquid 240 supports all the major Intel and AMD sockets currently available. Cooler Master usually sells this for around $60, but you can have it for 33% off today for the white version.

If you're tired of all the RGB bling and just need an AIO that works exceptionally well, look no further than the Arctic Liquid Freezer Pro 360. While you don't get even RGB LED, the performance when we reviewed this cost-effective beast was the strongest AIO we've tested, "bar none." It also had chart-topping noise-normalized performance and a long six year warranty.

Maybe you need a deal on a black 240mm AIO. Corsair's iCue Link Titan 240 RX RGB AIO now has a massive price drop and is now found under $80. While it doesn't have a screen, the 2 120mm RGB fans and pump block have enough bling to keep you happy.

The AIO supports a wide range of processors including AMD AM4/5, and Intel's, 115x/1200/1700/1851. The included RX RGB fans run from 0-2,100 RPMs and eliminates noise entirely at low temperatures.

If you're into these large screens and like the look of the new curved versions, the Tryx Panorama SE 360 ARGB is a solid contender, but it's pricey. Normally $279.99, it's on sale at Newegg for $251.99 and it's lowest price since April 2026.

The 2K 6.67-inch rotatable AMOLED screen is the star of the show with high res, 400 nit brightness screens. It comes with pre-loaded animations or you can use your own. According to our review, it performed well with low noise levels and good noise-normalized performance so you don't need to worry about noise, or keeping your processor cool.

Before you leave, there's one more thing. If you want the solid cooling while spending as little as possible, then you can't go wrong with PCCooler RT720 TC ARGB. Unlike the options we've discussed so far, this is an air cooler that eliminates many of the complexities of AIO and replaces them with affordable, reliable cooling.

This dual-tower cooler is said to support up to 265W and comes with two 120mm hydraulic-bearing fans (500-2000 RPM) with 3.28mm-H20 for a nice balance of cooling and quiet operations.

Every cooler on this list is a great choice, offering solid performance at affordable prices that are not often found. Our top pick is the Thermalright Grand Vision because it offers a screen at a price where such novelty is unheard of. However, the options from Cooler Master, MSI, Corsair, and our cameo from Thermaltake will all tame your beastly processors just fine. Make sure to do your research, look at reviews, and don't hesitate to splurge if this is an upgrade you've been holding out on for a long time.

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Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070 Ti recently earned our pick as the best all-around enthusiast graphics card for gaming in 2026 thanks to its strong baseline performance for both raster and RT gaming at 1440p and 4K.

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The one catch is that the price for that all-round excellence has been quite high of late. We found that you can expect to pay $1099 or so at the midpoint of RTX 5070 Ti prices during our recent research for our guide to the best graphics cards in 2026, as well as our work for the 2026 GPU Benchmarks Hierarchy.

But as Amazon Prime Day rolls around, both Best Buy and Newegg are making Asus' Prime RTX 5070 Ti available for just $900 — the cheapest we've seen one of these cards go for in a long time.

Update: This RTX 5070 Ti is sold out at Best Buy, but you can still get it at Newegg.

We use the OC Edition of this Asus card for our own testing in the Tom's Hardware labs, and its clean design, quiet triple-fan cooler, and full-length metal backplate all make for a fine example of the 5070 Ti. The base Prime 5070 Ti on sale here sacrifices only 45 MHz of stock clocks to the OC Edition—a difference you'll never notice in games.

But you'll definitely feel the extra $50 to $100 in your pocket compared to the next-cheapest 5070 Tis out there, and this Asus Prime card offers an all-around nicer build than most board partners' most attainable product lines.

Beyond its strong baseline performance and 16GB of GDDR7 memory, the RTX 5070 Ti's support for superior DLSS 4.5 upscaling and Multi Frame Generation makes it easy to achieve fluid, responsive gaming across a broad range of resolutions, target frame rates, and quality settings. Especially for cutting-edge path-traced games, you'll want DLSS 4.5 and MFG at your disposal for the best experience.

If you've been waiting for an RTX 5070 Ti upgrade to elevate your gaming PC and missed out on lower prices late last year, this Asus card is the best opportunity that we've seen so far during the Prime Day stretch. Don't wait.

If you're looking for more savings, check out our Best PC Hardware deals for a range of products, or dive deeper into our specialized SSD and Storage Deals, Hard Drive Deals, Gaming Monitor Deals, Graphics Card Deals, gaming chair, or CPU Deals pages.

SELLIN' FAST: These deals are still in stock, and the discounts are still live, 24 hours later! We're seeing a lot of interest, so jump on these while you can.

With memory prices at all-time highs, it can be challenging to find stellar deals on gaming systems. Luckily for all of us, Walmart has some deals on MSI gaming laptops, starting at $1,089 for the Cyborg 15. It may be the eve of Amazon Prime Day, but who’s to say that Walmart can’t get in on the deals action?

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The Cyborg 15 is the definite value play wth its $1,089 asking price (a $510 discount). That price gets you an Intel Core 7-240H processor, 16GB of DDR5 memory, and a 1TB SSD. The Series 2 “Raptor Lake” processor has a maximum turbo frequency of 5.2 GHz and 10 cores in total: 6 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. You’ll also find an 8GB GeForce RTX 5070 discrete GPU.

Front and center is a 15.6-inch 1080p IPS display with a maximum refresh rate of 144 Hz. Also on deck are a four-zone RGB keyboard, Wi-Fi 6E/Bluetooth 5.3, and a 55.2 WHr battery. Regarding ports, the Cyborg 15 has a healthy balance of USB-A and USB-C ports along with a GbE port (which is becoming rarer these days as manufacturers aim for thinness).

If you need a bit more spring in your gaming step, look no further than the MSI Vector 16, priced at $1,899, or a discount of $800. This system delivers a healthy performance boost over the Cyborg 15, which uses a Core Ultra 9 275HX processor. This “Arrow Lake” chip has 24 cores in total (8 performance, 16 efficiency), a maximum turbo frequency of 5.4 GHz, and 40MB of total L2 cache.

You still get 16GB of DDR5 memory and a 1TB SSD, but you also get a big performance boost with a 16GB GeForce RTX 5080 GPU. Not only do you get a higher-resolution, larger 16-inch panel (2560 x 1600) with a 240 Hz refresh rate, but you also get a much larger 80 Wh battery to power the system. As for the keyboard, you get another upgrade courtesy of a 24-zone RGB setup.

Both of these MSI laptops are compelling options for gamers, no matter your budget. Especially with the Vector 16, which offers a lot of bang for the buck at $1,799. After all, that value proposition is made even more abundantly clear, as who would have thought we’d live in the age of $1,800 handheld gaming PCs?

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Building a PC is a great experience. We sit there with a spreadsheet and multiple browser tabs, poring over the best CPUs, the best GPUs, PC cases, motherboards, RAM deals, and many more components.

The package arrives, and we are excitedly tearing into the boxes, putting the parts on the table, and we are ready to build! We reach into the toolkit and dig out the rusty old screwdriver we used to open a paint can back in 2014. We then spill standoffs and screws over the floor, ready for an unsuspecting foot at 2am!

But wait, it doesn't have to be like this! We've all done this, made the mistakes, and now we share my knowledge and that of the Tom's Hardware staff so you don't have to.

So tool up, and let battle commence!

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Precision Kits

All the gear, and lots of ideas?

You need to start somewhere, and these kits have pretty much every tool that you could need to maintain a PC, all in a handy case. In my office/workshop, I have a general set of screwdrivers for general tasks, and a set of Hoto screwdrivers and bits for servicing my PC and any other parts I review.

Whether you call them Hex or Allen wrenches, this part of our toolbox is often overlooked. Why? Because we get one in every set of flat-pack, DIY furniture that's why! You can get cheap sets of Hex wrenches, but they are ultimately made from a material softer than Play-Doh, or have the power to strip a head. You need a good set of Hex wrenches and this set from Wera is awesome.

German made precision, strength, and a ball head to enable access to awkward screws. Grab this set now, and thank yourself later!

Everyone should own these great electric screwdrivers!

At least five Tom's Hardware editors own a Hoto screwdriver. I am one of them. It should be difficult to extol an electric screwdriver. After all, it is really just a motor that spins and screws / unscrews. But Hoto's new Pixel Drive is easy to glorify!

The main screwdriver chassis is chunky and features a rubberized finish to prevent it from slipping from your hands. The twist power ring offers three levels of torque, and the simple push-button forward/reverse is a joy to use. Throw in a bonus LED light ring, and you are ready to build and maintain PCs and have plenty of power to put up those shelves in the living room. All of the details are displayed on the LED display, so you know how much power you are putting down, and how much the screwdriver has left!

Screw Kits

Don't screw up your next PC build!

Let's be honest. We've all scrabbled around for a spare stand-off or screw to secure a motherboard to a chassis. We've cannibalized other components to ensure that our main rig has everything it needs to keep the motherboard in place and the GPU firmly attached to the case. But what if we just spent less than $10 for 400 screws?

That's right, for less than $10, we can have 400 screws, stand-offs, and insulation rings to secure every part of our PC.

In the kit, there are:

• Hard drive screws
• Motherboard screws
• Chassis fan screws
• SSD screws
• Insulation gaskets
• High-strength chassis screws (think GPUs)
• M2 screws
• Flat Phillips screws
• M3 Stand-offs
• Chassis hand twist screws

I bought myself a similar pack years ago since I deal with motherboards and system components on the daily, and it has proven its worth on more than a few occasions.

For less than $10, just throw it into your basket without thinking!

Flashlights

Save money on this 'illuminating' flashlight deal

A good flashlight is one of the most rewarding tools that we can own. It lights up the dark, helps us see obstacles and what we are working on, and could be used to signal planes, should you be trapped on the island from Lost.

Air dusters and cleaners

Clean the filth from your PC!

Air blowers/dusters are a popular choice for quickly blowing out fans and filters to remove any collected dust and fluff. They can also blow out the crumbs that linger under your keyboard. Air blowers are a great alternative to single-use compressed air cans.

The Wolfbox MegaFlow 100 (MF100) may sound like a 1990s Euro Rock tribute act, but it has 150,000 RPM of power to blow dust out of your PC at 45 meters per second!

This convenient blower is battery-powered and supports USB Type-C charging. The MF100 fully charges in 2.5 hours and provides up to 100 minutes of runtime on the first setting. The MF100 is small and compact, weighing only 0.66lb, so it can be easily stored when not in use. The MF100 is also supported by a 24-month guarantee and 24/7 customer service.

Not everyone wants to buy an $80 air duster. There are plenty that cost less that still move a lot of air and come with several attachments that are plenty useful for cleaning out your PC.

I clean out my desktop PC once or twice a year and my blower did a great job, but there were times when the amassed collection of dead skin cells, dog and cat hair, and other fluff was too much for my much weaker air duster. So I bought some cans of compressed air, and not the dollar store stuff either! I don't use them often, but they are handy when you need a little more power in a precise point.

Sometimes compressed air or turbo-force USB-powered jet fans aren't enough, and so you must get your hands dirty. Cleaning any electronic components should be done with care. Components aren't as static sensitive as their predecessors but we should take care not to trash our kit.

These nylon anti-static brushes come in a range of sizes and shapes to clean dust from components and inside drive bays, and to keep caked-on dust from your fan blades. It also includes a keycap puller and tweezers to deep clean the harrowing scene that lurks under your keyboard.

The final cleaning product that you need for building and maintaining PCs is Isopropyl Alcohol, IPA. Yes, 99% is overkill; heck, it's medical grade for first aid use, but if you really want to eke it out, get some distilled water and water down your mix to 70%. I don’t because it works well as it is.

My top tip, though, is not to spray it when the components are hot. There is very little risk of fire, but it will evaporate rather quickly. That said, in the electronics hobbyist world, rapidly evaporating IPA is used to identify super-hot chips, typically those that have shorted.

Thermal pastes

Thermal paste etiquette — pea-sized blob, an X, or a smooth layer like peanut butter?

Let's all agree that, however you apply thermal paste, that is the right way, ok? Thermal paste / TIM or thermal pads bridge the hot side of a component to a heatsink or heatpipe, which wicks away heat, keeping the component cool.

Thermal material is essential to keep your system cool, and I asked the team what they use. Our Editor-in-Chief, Paul Alcorn, said that MX-6 is his go-to thermal paste. So I looked around and found this handy kit that contains 4G of thermal paste and six handy wipes. The wipes are essentially isopropyl alcohol on a cloth, and they are used to prepare the surface for the new paste. They will wipe off the old paste, dust, dead skin (ewww) and leave the surface ready for pasting!

If you spot something better, or want to tell me I am wrong, hit the comments!

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Thanks to ongoing AI-driven demand, trying to find any kind of storage, be it SSD or HDD, on sale at a reasonable price is next to impossible, even during deals events like Amazon’s Prime Day. But if you’ve been a PC builder or even a laptop user for several years, there’s a good chance you have a drive of some kind sitting in a drawer or the back of a closet, doing nothing more useful than collecting dust.

Whether it’s a SATA SSD, an NVMe or SATA M.2 drive that you swapped out for a faster or higher-capacity option in the before times, or even an old-school hard drive, you can drop it into an affordable USB enclosure, plug it into one of your ports, and perhaps save yourself hundreds over what you’d have to pay for a new drive at today’s awful storage prices.

Our Best SSD and hard drive enclosures page collects the best enclosures we’ve personally tested. But we’ll include some on-sale options below, as well as enclosures for older drive types, since these hard times for storage might have you reaching back to some truly old drives that can still be useful. Of course, for those who crave fast throughput and have a fast drive to drop in, we’ll also include a 40Gbps option.

A solid, see-through enclosure for 2.5-inch SATA SSDs or hard drives

There are cheaper 2.5-inch SATA SSD / HDD options, but this option from Orico uses a modern USB-C cable, rather than the more common (for some reason) Micro USB-B connection. This is important, both because Micro-B is rare these days, so you might misplace the cable.

But also, should you want to use a USB-C connector on your PC, rather than the USB-A cable that this enclosure ships with, you probably already have a suitable USB-C to USB-C cable. With other enclosures, you'd almost certainly have to order a Micro-B to USB-C cable. And no one wants one of those if they can avoid it.

A sub-$15 10 Gbps NVMe and SATA M.2 enclosure

Unless you're digging some SATA drives out of storage, the most likely (and speediest) option for putting an old drive to use as external storage is an M.2 drive. Older models might be SATA, but newer, faster options use the NVMe protocol. The tool-free option below supports both, as well as all the common physical M.2 form factors.

This enclosure supports speeds up to 10Gbps, which is fine for most mainstream uses. And it's unlikely most have a faster spare PCIe 4 or PCIe 5 drive to take full advantage of faster interfaces anyway. If you do, keep scrolling for a faster option, below.

Breaking out the big guns with a 3.5-inch external hard drive enclosure

If you’ve got a spacious 3.5-inch hard drive you want to make use of and don’t have the space for it inside your PC case, there are, of course, enclosures available for old-school desktop hard drives. And our favorite tested pick, from UGreen, is also on sale.

Despite its svelte size for the category, there's no denying the bulkiness here compared to 2.5-inch enclosures, not to mention the requirement of a power brick. But hey, it supports drives up to 20TB, and you can’t cram all those bits in a 2.5-inch drive.

The only real benefit of 3.5-inch external storage at this point is capacity and price. 2.5-inch hard drives top at 5-6TB, and 8TB SSDs these days usually cost $900 or more. But this enclosure from Ugreen supports up to 20TB drives. Just remember: backing up terabytes of essential data to a single hard drive, without another off-site backup, is a good way to ensure a future catastrophe. Always follow the 3-2-1 backup rule if your data is irreplaceable.

Affordable 40 Gbps external speed, if you need it

If you’re digging in a drawer for an older drive, there’s a fairly good chance it’s not up to delivering 40 Gbps speeds, so there’s no use in overpaying for a pricier enclosure with speeds your drive can’t deliver. But for those who do have a spare SSD that’s capable of speeds of 3,100 MB/s or more and want a fast enclosure, this model from Orico, if you clip the coupon, is one of the cheapest we’ve seen from a known brand.

This is a fanless enclosure, and not as large as some other passively cooled options. So don't expect the fastest possible sustained performance, but Orico's enclosure supports speeds up to 3100 MB/s, as well as USB4, Thunderbolt, and older / slower USB protocols.

If you're a gamer, the best CPU you can buy is going to come from AMD right now, and the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D is going to be on your shortlist. While it isn't technically the most powerful chip on the market anymore, the 9800X3D is still an absolute powerhouse performer and our top pick for best gaming CPU in 2026, and it's just hit its lowest ever price in the UK on Amazon, costing just £339.99.

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The data from Camelcamelcamel confirms what we know about Amazon's price, and an early check across the other big tech retailers in the UK points to a minimum £30 price drop compared to the cost elsewhere. There are few CPUs that offer the reputation that the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Until very recently, it was the fastest CPU for gaming in the world, and it's still our best pick overall. This 8-core, 16-thread processor features AMD's newest Zen 5 architecture and comes equipped with a boost clock speed of up to 5.2 GHz.

The performance upgrade, however, is really noticeable in one area: the cache. These 3D V-cache chips feature a boosted 96MB L3 cache capacity, stacked beneath the CPU cores, closer to the integrated heat spreader on a reconfigured die. For gaming, that means that it doesn't need to drop down and rely on the slower system RAM, reducing latency and ensuring much higher frame rates in-game.

The 9800X3D comes fully unlocked, making overclocking a possibility, something which wasn't available on earlier 3D V-cache chips. That said, base performance is pretty stellar on its own, and there really isn't a more efficient gaming CPU on the market at this level.

You aren't having to juice for power here. It offers the best performance per watt of any gaming CPU on sale, besting newer upgrades like the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D. Our CPU benchmark data confirms that, showing that the FPS difference between the earlier AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and newer Ryzen 7 9850X3D sits at only 3% at 1080p. You're probably running your games at 1440p or 4K with a chip like this one, too, which will close the gap even further.

Pair the 9800X3D with a modern GPU, and you won't find too many bottlenecks from the CPU end. If you combine it with a top-class option like the RTX 5080 or RTX 5090, however, and it'll smash through anything. High frame rates, high resolutions, even in CPU-heavy games like Cyberpunk 2077. The 96MB of L3 cache will give you the performance upgrade you need to perform at any level.

Another bonus for the 9800X3D is its lifespan. This is a long-term CPU, with performance that sits near the top, and which is very much expected to continue to dominate gaming for years into the future. This is an AMD AM5 processor, too, and that's a platform that AMD has publicly committed to support for several years to come.

The £339.99 sale price for the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D makes it a must-buy if you're due for a CPU upgrade or you're planning a new build. While RAM and SSD prices have shot through the roof in recent months, this 9800X3D deal is an unmissable discount ahead of the Prime Day sales event, and one you'll want to grab quickly before the stock or discount runs dry.

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Whether you’re looking for a small, low-watt charger for your phone, a versatile travel charger, or something powerful enough to keep your laptop and multiple other devices topped off, these deals on USB chargers and portable power banks can help you save money while improving your charging setup.

After testing more than 20 chargers, ranging from basic, low-wattage models to a 140W multi-device charger, we learned that choosing the right one isn’t as complicated as you may think. Modern charging standards have made today’s chargers more efficient, smarter, and safer than ever. But some still stand out, as you'll see in our Best Chargers 2026 article.

In addition to the chargers, we also recently tested 13 power banks with various capacities and outputs. From 5K mAh 22W models to massive 25K mAh 220W devices, we covered charging speed, charging capabilities, and capacity by using a desktop charger and a powerful laptop to drain the battery packs. In the end, we found it’s best to buy what you need for what you’re charging. If you're powering a laptop, get something more powerful with more capacity; if you’re only charging smartphones, watches, and low-power devices, a smaller capacity/output bank is fine for most people.

While cheaper options exist for both types of devices, we stand behind these because we have tested or used most of them ourselves, or they are part of the same family with the same or similar attributes. Below is a list of some of the best charger and power bank deals available.

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With prices still at or near all-time highs and no relief in sight, users have almost no choice but to turn away and upgrade to something else. We’ve seen several laptop deals lately, and this one from B&H Photo is a doozy. For only $1,499.99 ($500/25% off) you get the 16” Acer Predator Helios Neo IPS gaming laptop with its 16-inch 2560x1600 IPS panel, fast latest Intel Core Ultra 9 275 HX mobile processor, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, 1TB of storage, and the pièce de résistance for a gaming laptop, the Nvidia RTX 5070 8GB graphics card for desktop-level performance anywhere.

Starting with the brain of the bunch, you get the high-end mobile processor in the 24-core (8p/16e) Core Ultra 9 275HX. The eight performance cores run up to 5.4 GHz, while the efficiency cores run up to 4.6 GHz, which is plenty of speed for any activity, including gaming. The 55W base TDP (about 70-80W nominally) should happily run without thermal throttling, so you get the most out of your system.

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The Predator Helios 16 AI also comes with 32GB of DDR5-6400 memory in two user-replaceable 16GB CSO-DIMMs. If, for some reason, you run out of 32GB of RAM, you can upgrade to 64GB yourself. Even though this isn’t AMD, it’s nice to see a laptop with decent memory speeds and two sticks of RAM, as sometimes, to cut costs, it’s one stick or slower speeds. But the Helios Neo 16 doesn’t skimp on that front. For storage, Acer throws in a 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 SSD. If you need more, there is another empty M.2 socket inside for a simple drop-in upgrade without touching your OS drive.

Next is the venerable RTX 5070 graphics card, which comes in at 907 MHz base and 1,425 MHz boost with a TDP of about 50W. The 8GB of dedicated GDDR7 vRAM and 4,608 CUDA cores provide an excellent experience at the panel resolution (2560x1600), whether you're gaming or a creative. Just be aware that 8GB can become a bottleneck in a few vRAM-heavy modern AAA games when settings are cranked to Ultra. The video card feeds the GSync-enabled 16-inch 2560x1600 IPS LCD with a fast 240 Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time, which all but eliminates ghosting. It also displays 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, which is good for the professional crowd.

Connectivity on the laptop is plentiful and consists of two USB-C ports (one Thunderbolt 4, which supports power delivery; the other runs at Gen 2 speeds and supports Video Alt Mode and power delivery up to 90W). You also get three Type-A ports (2x Gen 2, 1x Gen 1) with an additional HDMI (v2.1) output. It also has a 2.5 GbE, 1/8-inch/3.5mm headphone/mic/output jack, and a single memory card slot (mSD, mSDHC, mSDXC). It also comes with integrated Wi-Fi 6E and BT 5.4, a user-facing 1080p webcam, a built-in chiclet-style customizable RGB keyboard, and a copy of Windows 11 Home.

If you’re in the market for a powerful laptop that can pound through modern games, and frankly any other task, with ease and do plenty of other work, don’t pass up this B&H deal. Act while you can as for $1,499.99 (25% / $500 off); it will sell out fast.

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If you've got a blistering gaming PC or want to take the next step in visual fidelity on a PS5 or Xbox Series X, then a 4K OLED gaming monitor is one of the biggest upgrades you can make to your gaming setup. Right now at Amazon UK, you can get this 4K, 32-inch ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG32UCWMG monitor for just £599, a massive 43% discount on the list price of £1,049.

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This is a dual-mode monitor that supports 4K gaming at a blistering 240Hz. If you're playing twitch shooters or are into the competitive scene, you can also run FHD at 480Hz. This glossy-finish monitor features ASUS' TruBlack Glossy WOLED panel, and scored extremely high in our benchmarking, earning a 4.5-star rating in our review.

As per our Asus ROG Strix XG32UCWMG 4K OLED review, this monitor scored 4.5-stars in our testing thanks to its enhanced clarity and color saturation, out-of-the-box color accuracy, Uniform Brightness option, large gamut coverage, and excellent build quality. As you can see from our benchmarks, it scores very well in both response time and absolute input lag. In the third slide, you can see the Asus XG32UCWMG's excellent screen uniformity test scores.

This panel will make any game look absolutely stunning whether you're playing on PC or console. As mentioned, 3,840 x 2,160 @ 240 Hz gets you full 4K gaming, and there's support for AMD FreeSync Premium Pro and Nvidia G-Sync, as well as HDR10 and DisplayHDR 400. The GTG response time is listed as 0.03ms, and brightness is rated at 450 nits SDR with up to 1,300 nits HDR.

In terms of connectivity, you get one DisplayPort 1.4, two HDMI 2.1, and one USB-C port, as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack. There's also four USB 3.2 ports, and the monitor weighs in at 7.3kg.

OLED monitor burn-in is becoming less problematic these days, but this monitor comes with a series of care features to give you piece of mind. It has a Neo Proximity sensor that can detect when you're not in front of the screen, switching the screen to black automatically. There's also pixel cleaning and pixel move features, logo brightness and adjustment, taskbar detection, and more. All-in-all, you should be able to use this monitor with peace of mind. There's also a three-year warranty.

The monitor exudes a premium build quality, and the glossy panel is extremely impressive. In terms of UK pricing, this is the lowest-ever recorded price on this model in the UK at £599, according to CamelCamelCamel's price tracker, with the previous low being £762.

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With many of the combo deals on Newegg running out of steam, we came across this solid deal on one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs around: the 2TB Samsung 990 Pro. Currently on sale for $369.99 (from an eye-watering $639.99), you’ll save $270, an incredible 42% off at Newegg, and have some cash leftover for other parts to update your PC, laptop, or PS5 (you will need a heatsink for this application).

• Check out this deal on Newegg or Amazon

We reviewed this drive shortly after release and loved its strong all-around performance, excellent software (Samsung Magician) and support, and the fact that it ran consistently, efficiently, and cool, making it a well-rounded storage option for any build.

The Samsung 990 Pro 2TB is the successor to the popular 980 Pro, using the same 2280 form factor, the in-house Samsung Pascal controller, and V7 3-bit 176-layer V-NAND TLC flash. It promises to be faster and more efficient than the 980, and it is. The drive includes 2GB of LPDDR4 DRAM, which acts as a buffer to handle data bursts during large-file transfers and helps keep performance more consistent. It comes in two flavors: one with a heatsink (MZ-V9P2T0CW) and one without (MZ-V9P2T0CW), and it also comes with a 5-year warranty.

On the performance front, the 2TB 990 Pro delivered excellent random read performance, beating a host of other 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 drives in our testing. It was also relatively efficient in the process and good for battery-powered devices like a laptop, while also reducing thermal output. Samsung lists sequential reads at 7,450 MBps and 6,900 MBps, with IOPS at 1.4M and 1.55M reads/writes, respectively. The read speeds essentially max out the PCIe 4.0 x4 interface. It also has an endurance rating of 1,200 TBW, which is average for the generation and capacity. You’ll be hard-pressed to pass that metric unless you’re transferring gigabytes upon gigabytes of data daily.

At $369.99, it isn’t the least expensive 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD available, but it is still one of the fastest of its kind for the interface (see results from our review below). If this one is too expensive and you don’t need 2TB capacity, the 1TB Samsung 990 Pro is also on sale for much less, $219.99. As you can imagine, these prices are vastly higher than they were a year ago, but we're continuing to see seeing some reductions from the painful peaks of earlier this year.

Prices have stabilized, but sadly, we're still not seeing a consistent downward trend in storage at this time. While this drive would have set you back just $140 last year, we've seen this model chart as high as $690 owing to the AI price crunch on RAM and SSDs.

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If you’re someone who’s been trying to update their PC and move into AMD’s latest and greatest platform, AM5, we found a great deal in this 2-item combo from Newegg. Just $514.99 gets you a solid mid-range class motherboard, the Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIfi 7 Ice, and the star of the combo, 32GB (2x16GB) of Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 (also in white). With a normal price of $439.99 if bought alone, the $184.99 combo savings essentially puts the RAM at a mere $255, an incredible deal in today’s market.

Starting with the motherboard, the X870 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 Ice is a solid mid-range motherboard and a great centerpiece for building your new AM5 gaming PC. The Icy-white appearance stands out from the sea of black boards and is sure to look great inside a white or silver chassis. For those who would like integrated RGBs on their board, there is a small strip under the chipset heatsink that gives off a subtle glow. Or if you don’t want them on, simply turn them off. Either way, it’s a good-looking motherboard.

• Check out this deal on Newegg

The X870 Elite Wi-Fi 7 Ice motherboard supports the latest AMD processors, including the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 dual-CCD 3D V-cache-equipped CPU, or, if you’re ‘just gaming’, pairs nicely with the single-CCD 3D V-cache Ryzen 9 9850X3D for a lot less. Either way, it’s capable of handling any compatible processor, including AMD's next-gen Zen6, without concern. While this isn’t an ‘X3D’ board by name, Gigabyte's latest BIOS lets you use the ‘X3D’ overclocking feature so that you can get every MHz out of your CPU with ease.

Connectivity-wise, the X870 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 Ice offers robust power delivery (16-phases for Vcore), ample USB ports on the rear IO (12 total, including two USB4 40 Gbps Type-C ports), fast networking with an integrated 2.5 GbE and quick-connect Wi-Fi 7, plenty of storage options with four SATA ports and four M.2 sockets (three PCIe 5.0 x4 sockets - quite rare on X870), and a solid audio solution using the last-gen flagship Realtek ALC1220 codec. On top of the specifications, Gigabyte’s EZ features span multiple functions, including the Wi-Fi EZ Plug, EZ-Latch, and EZ-Click Plus on the PCIe and M.2 sockets (quick-release and screwless!) to ease the installation process.

The RAM part of the bundle, Corsair’s Vengeance RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DRR5-6000 CL36 RAM kit is currently available on Newegg for $439.99 when bought separately. The good news is that the $184.99 discount brings this RAM down to around $255, which is quite reasonable for the times. This white kit matches the Aorus Elite Ice board and sports a frosted RGB light bar that runs the length of the sticks, drawing attention inside your case. Or, if RGB lighting isn’t your thing and you prefer a stealthy appearance, you can also turn it off. The DDR5-6000 speed lands in the sweet spot for the AM5 platform and is a worthwhile, good-looking option. The SK Hynix ICs under the heatsink pair nicely with the board and offer plenty of overclocking headroom.

With a price of only $514.99, and almost $185 off, you’d be hard-pressed to find a better AMD-based combo deal on Newegg right now. Since there’s no sign of relief on RAM (or storage, or graphics cards) in the near future, combos like these are your best option to upgrade your PC today. Jump on this deal now and get your Icy-white AM5 system started before it expires.

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With many of the combo deals on Newegg running out of steam, we came across this solid deal on one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSDs around: the 2TB Samsung 990 Pro. Currently on sale for $389.99 (from an eye-watering $639.99), you’ll save $250, an incredible 39% off, and have some cash leftover for other parts to update your PC, laptop, or PS5 (you will need a heatsink for this application). We reviewed this drive and loved its strong all-around performance, excellent software (Samsung Magician) and support, and the fact that it ran consistently, efficiently, and cool, making it a well-rounded storage option for any build.

The Samsung 990 Pro 2TB is the successor to the popular 980 Pro, using the same 2280 form factor, the in-house Samsung Pascal controller, and V7 3-bit 176-layer V-NAND TLC flash. It promises to be faster and more efficient than the 980, and it is. The drive includes 2GB of LPDDR4 DRAM, which acts as a buffer to handle data bursts during large-file transfers and helps keep performance more consistent. It comes in two flavors: one with a heatsink (MZ-V9P2T0CW) and one without (MZ-V9P2T0CW), and it also comes with a 5-year warranty.

• Check out this deal on Newegg or Amazon

On the performance front, the 2TB 990 Pro delivered excellent random read performance, beating a host of other 2TB PCIe 4.0 x4 drives in our testing. It was also relatively efficient in the process and good for battery-powered devices like a laptop, while also reducing thermal output. Samsung lists sequential reads at 7,450 MBps and 6,900 MBps, with IOPS at 1.4M and 1.55M reads/writes, respectively. The read speeds essentially max out the PCIe 4.0 x4 interface. It also has an endurance rating of 1,200 TBW, which is average for the generation and capacity. You’ll be hard-pressed to pass that metric unless you’re transferring gigabytes upon gigabytes of data daily.

At $389.99, it isn’t the least expensive 2TB PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD available, but it's one of the fastest of its kind for the interface (see results from our review below). If this one is too expensive and you don’t need 2TB capacity, the 1TB Samsung 990 Pro is also on sale for much less, $249.99 ($70 off). As you can imagine, these prices are vastly higher than they were a year ago, but we're seeing some reductions from the heady heights of earlier this year.

Prices have stabilized, but show no sign of dropping any time soon. While this drive would have set you back just $140 last year, we've seen this model chart as high as $690 owing to the AI price crunch on RAM and SSDs.

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If you’re in the market for a new AM5 machine, Newegg has you taken care of with this unbelievable 4-item combo. For just $2,269 (an incredibly $899.97 off when bought alone) gets you one of the flagship and one of the fastest gaming processors from AMD in the recently released Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, 64GB of G.Skill Ripjaws DDR5-600 RAM, a wicked-fast 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD, and the MSI MPG X870E Carbon Wifi motherboard. The $900 off this stellar combo essentially makes the RAM $10 or the 4TB of storage $100, taking a lot of the sting out of buying PC hardware today.

• Check out this deal on Newegg

The CPU in this combo is the latest and greatest from AMD in the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. The new chip is the first to add the extra 3D V-cache to the second CCD, which could speed up gaming and other workflows. The chip has 16 cores and 32 threads, with a maximum boost clock of 5.7 GHz. Our review of the processor showed it didn’t improve much in gaming, matching the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Still, it showed a 4% overall improvement in multi-threaded loads and significant improvements in specialized workloads.

As part of the combo, Newegg is throwing in 64GB (2 x 32 GB) of G.Skill Ripjaws S5 DDR5-6000 RAM. This unassuming (read: no RGBs) kit has decent timings for CL36-36-36-96, which is perfect for everyday activities, including gaming, and especially for productivity or creative workflows where you can more easily surpass 32GB. The black RAM matches the combo's theme and will look great on the included motherboard.

Next is the 4TB Samsung 990 Pro. This PCIe 4.0 x4 (64 Gbps) drive not only has plenty of space to store your games or other files, but it's fast too. We reviewed this drive and loved its top-tier performance across multiple tests, reaching speeds of up to 7,450 MB/s reads and 6,900 MB/s writes. The powerful, single-sided 4TB SSD uses TLC cache to keep things performing as they should for long transfers and is one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 drives we tested at the time, and fits in well with all the other high-end parts in the combo.

Last but certainly not least is the MSI X870E Carbon Wifi motherboard. We also reviewed this board in the past and loved the robust power delivery (perfect for the 9950X3D2), the dual Ethernet ports, EZ features, storage options (4x SATA, 4x M.2 sockets - one PCIe 5.0), and ample connectivity on the rear IO, including four USB Type-C ports (2x 40 Gbps). The all-black motherboard sports a cool RGB design element of the MSI dragon on the VRM heatsink to break up the monotony and lend some bling to the inside of your chassis.

In the end, we like this combo as it takes some of the pain out of buying a PC today. Priced at $2,269 and an amazing $899.97 (28%) off, you’re not going to find a better deal out there for a combination like this. Flagship-class processor that’s great for gaming and anything else you can throw at it. 64GB of RAM, tons of fast storage, and a high-quality motherboard make this a well-rounded, but especially well-priced deal in today’s market.

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Newegg is back at it again with their combo deals, and we found a four-item deal that’s sure to turn heads. For only $1,494.99 (an incredible $444/22% off), it's offering a nearly complete AM5 gaming system. Just add a case, PSU, and storage, and you’re on your way to an awesome AMD PC. For the money, you get one of the fastest gaming processors around in the Ryzen 7 9805X3D, a quality Asus TUF Gaming X870E-Plus Wifi 7 motherboard for it, an Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 12GB video card, and 32GB (2x16GB) of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RGB RAM (you're essentially paying $44 if you apply the discount).

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The CPU in this combo is the fastest gaming processor on the market, AMD’s $474.99 Ryzen 7 9850X3D. The 8-core/16-thread Zen5 processor has a base clock of 4.7 GHz with a boost clock of 5.6 GHz, a nice boost over the 9800X3D, and plenty of clock speed for any type of work. The 120W TDP also makes it easier to cool than some other higher-power processors. The 96MB of L3 cache on the X3D chips helps with gaming (and other activities), making it the fastest gaming CPU currently available. It’s great for gaming and any work that isn’t prosumer-class multi-threaded.