How to spot the best deals on gaming PCs and laptops for Amazon Prime Early Access

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We're entering the deals season early this year with Amazon Prime Early Access(opens in new tab). Not only is Amazon getting in on the gaming laptop and gaming PC deals, other retailers from across the web are reducing prices for this new event.

It all kicks off at midnight PDT on Tuesday, October 11 and discounts will run for the next 48 hours. While the deals aren't likely to be as deep as we'll see when Black Friday rolls around on November 25, we still might see some worthy contenders that'll have you opening your wallet up early.

There are significant differences between cheap gaming machines and powerful ones, with wildly different CPUs and upgrade potential, and the prices are going to vary wildly. In tracking down a deal, you're going to have to weigh up what is most important to you, and it may be you don't go with the absolute cheapest. 

We expect quite a range of CPUs to factor in this time around, and going with a 10th Gen Intel CPU when 13th Gen chips are about to drop may be a step too far for you. Ultimately though, if you're looking for a gaming PC or laptop, then the most important consideration is the graphics card. That's the component you want to focus on. That's the one thing that is going to define how well the system handles the games of today. 

But what can you expect to pay for such systems? Allow me to slip this crib sheet into your life just in time for Prime Early Access. Complete with example systems.

RTX 3060 ~$800 — HP Pavilion | $848 $749 at Walmart (save $99)(opens in new tab) RTX 3060 Ti ~$1,200 — AVGPC Hellfire | $1,299$1,199 at Amazon (save $100)(opens in new tab) RTX 3070 ~$1,500 — Skytech Shiva |$1,899.99$1,499.99 at Amazon (save $400)(opens in new tab) RTX 3070 Ti ~$1,600 — ABS