Best Anti-Prime Day 2023 PC gaming deals, day 2: cheap hardware, no Amazon required
All the best deals on PC gaming gear from non-Amazon retailers
The launch of another Amazon Prime Day means it’s time for another guide on how to ignore it. Yes, it’s the 2023 edition of our annual Anti-Prime Day deals list, where we round up the tastiest deals on a range of PC gaming hardware – all from non-Amazon retailers, and at prices that rival, match outright, or even beat those offered by the Prime Day sales.
Granted, these are still Prime Day sales of a sort. A lot of PC hardware manufacturers and third-party retailers like to cut their prices around Prime Day specifically, to get a cut of the shopping action while prospective upgraders are in a buying mood. And it goes without saying that these deals also have the benefit of not needing an Amazon Prime membership, the requirement that locks all of Prime Day’s best stuff behind a monthly subscription (or, at the very least, a free trial). Also, y'know, these are better if you just think Amazon are a bit too scummy.
I am, regardless, contractually obliged to remind everyone that we have a Prime Day PC gaming deals hub, with separate guides to Prime Day graphics card deals and Prime Day Steam Deck accessories deals.
The best Anti-Prime Day 2023 PC gaming deals so far
 | WD Blue SN570 500GB - £28 from Ebuyer (was £38) |
 | WD Black SN850X 2TB - £119 from CCL (was £303) |
 | Gigabyte G27Q - $220 from Newegg (was $250)27in, 2560x1440, 144Hz, IPS panel, AMD Freesync Premium |
 | Logitech G502 Hero - £35 from Currys (was £80) |
 | Logitech G915 TKL Lightspeed Wireless - £179 from Logitech (was £220) |
 | Palit GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual OC - £396 from Scan (was £410) |
 | AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - £209 from Ebuyer (was £243) |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - $250 from Best Buy (was $300) |
 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 - £2694 from Ebuyer (was £3088)14in, 2560×1600, 165Hz, IPS display, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, RTX 4080, 1TB SSD |
Scroll on for the full list, or hit these shortcuts to jump to each section.
- Best SSD and microSD card deals
- Best gaming monitor deals
- Best gaming mouse deals
- Best gaming keyboard deals
- Best gaming headset deals
- Best graphics card deals
- Best CPU deals
- Best RAM deals
- Best gaming laptop deals
Best SSD and microSD card deals
Fair play to those non-Amazon retailers, their SSD deals are generally both as numerous and as generous as Amazon's. A whole bunch of RPS favourites are here, from the best-in-class WD Black SN850X to the fast yet affordable Crucial P3. The Samsung Pro Plus, our current top pick of the best microSD cards for the Steam Deck, is also on sale in the UK and US alike.
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Best gaming monitor deals
As these deals demonstrate, Prime Day is a good time to make big savings on normally-spenny display types like ultrawides and 4K monitors. That Asus TUF Gaming VG289Q1A offer makes it especially cheap by 4K standards, though it does only manage a 60Hz refresh rate.
UK deals:
 | LG 27GQ50F - £130 from Ebuyer (was £210)27in, 1920x1080, 165Hz, VA panel, AMD Freesync Premium |
 | Acer Nitro XZ322QUP - £280 from Ebuyer (was £360)31.5in, 2560x1440, 165Hz, VA panel, AMD Freesync |
 | Asus TUF Gaming VG289Q1A - £299 from Ebuyer (was £360)28in, 3840x2160, 60Hz, IPS panel, AMD Freesync |
 | Asus ROG Strix XG27UQR - £629 from Ebuyer (was £716)27in, 3840x2160, 144Hz, IPS panel, Nvidia G-Sync |
US deals:
 | Acer KC242Y Abi - $90 from Best Buy (was $130)24in, 1920x1080, 100Hz, IPS panel, AMD Freesync |
| Gigabyte G27Q - $220 from Newegg (was $250)27in, 2560x1440, 144Hz, IPS panel, AMD Freesync Premium |
 | Samsung Odyssey G5 (ultrawide) - $400 from Best Buy (was $550)34in, 3440x1440, 165Hz, VA panel, AMD Freesync Premium |
 | Sony Inzone M9 - $798 from B&H Photo Video (was $898)27in, 3840x2160, 144Hz, IPS panel, Nvidia G-Sync |
Best gaming mouse deals
Several of these gaming mouse discounts price-match Amazon, and for some pedigree rodents too. The Logitech G502 Hero is particularly beloved by current and former RPS hardware editors, as well as you lot.
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Best gaming keyboard deals
Another gaggle of great, Amazon-free peripherals. Special mention to the Razer Huntsman V2, which I’ve previously used as my everyday desk partner, and the Logitech G915 TKL Lightspeed Wireless: a more compact version of the classic G915, which has been parked on our best gaming keyboards roundup for so long that the local oiks have begun graffitiing it.
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Best gaming headset deals
For now, all the best-value gaming headset offers are basically the usual suspects. The Logitech G432, HyperX Cloud II, and HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless are all brilliant in their own ways, and while this isn’t the first Prime Day for any of them, they’re still all deserving of your attention.
UK deals:
 | Logitech G432 - £55 from Currys (was £70) |
 | HyperX Cloud II - £61 from HP (was £85) |
 | Corsair HS65 Surround - £65 from Ebuyer (was £80) |
 | HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless - £170 from Currys (was £189) |
US deals:
 | Logitech G332 - $23 from Best Buy (was $40) |
 | HyperX Cloud Stinger - $30 from HP (was $50) |
 | Logitech G733 - $127 from Best Buy (was $150) |
 | Razer Kraken V3 Pro - $176 from Best Buy (was $200) |
Best graphics card deals
lIKE Amazon’s deals, these are mainly dominated by Nvidia’s RTX 30 and 40 series – perfect for taking advantage of DLSS. The occasional AMD Radeon GPU may have snuck in, though, which is fine as the latest RX 7900 family comprises some respectable 4K-ready cards.
UK deals:
 | Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti - £299 from Box (was £333) |
| Palit GeForce RTX 4060 Ti Dual OC - £396 from Scan (was £410) |
 | PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Verto - £580 from Ebuyer (was £600) |
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Best CPU deals
Deals on older gaming CPUs are available, but I’d stick to the latest stuff: that being Intel’s 12th and 13th gen chips, and AMD’s Ryzen 5000 and 7000 series. The Ryzen 5 7600X, in particular, seems to be dropping quite aggressively
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Best RAM deals
Tragically, I haven’t found any DDR5 RAM deals that rival Amazon’s best efforts. Still, both DDR5 and older DDR4 kits (don’t worry, the performance difference is minimal) are going for less right now, so one of these dual-channel sets could make an ideal accompaniment to your next CPU and/or motherboard upgrade.
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Best gaming laptop deals
Gaming laptops aren’t going to be as powerful with a desktop with similar-seeming parts, but they’re plenty capable of running most games at a decent clip. Especially if you go for one of the higher-end models, like the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. Besides their innate portability, gaming laptops also save a lot more space than a tower PC and monitor setup, so can work at home if you’ve only got a teensy desk.
UK deals:
 | Lenovo Legion 5 Ryzen - £800 from Ebuyer (was £1051)17.3in, 1920x1080, 144Hz, IPS display, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, RTX 3060, 512GB SSD |
 | MSI Katana 15 - £1200 from Ebuyer (was £1581)15.6in, 1920x1080, 144Hz, IPS display, Intel Core i7-12650H, RTX 4070, 1TB SSD |
| Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 - £2694 from Ebuyer (was £3088)14in, 2560×1600, 165Hz, IPS display, AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS, RTX 4080, 1TB SSD |
 | Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 - £3000 from Ebuyer (was £3259)16in, 2560×1600, 240Hz, IPS display, Intel Core i9-13980HX, RTX 4080, 2TB SSD |
US deals:
 | Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 - $2799 from Newegg (was $3300)15.6in, 2560x1440, 240Hz, IPS display, Intel Core i9-12900H, RTX 3080 Ti, 1TB SSD |
