RTX 40-series gaming PCs like these ones are getting cheap enough that they might actually be worthy of the name 'budget'

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'Tis soon the season to be brimming with the spirit of unbridled capitalism and snaffling up copious holiday tech deals, including those for budget gaming PCs. Manufacturers and vendors certainly seem to be prepping themselves for Black Friday, because there are already some pretty spectacular deals popping up, such as these two.

RTX 40-series gaming PCs in particular seem to be feeling jolly and generous in their pricing. Whatever the reason for that, I'm here for it, because it's giving us some pretty stellar options in the sub-$1,000 bracket. 

If you're pushing close to $1,000 you can get a solid all-rounder with the Thermaltake LCGS View i460T V2 with RTX 4060 Ti for $1,000 at Best Buy (save $300), or if you want something super-cheap there's the AVGPC Max with RTX 4060 for $665 at Newegg (save $185.21).

AVGPC Max | Ryzen 5 5600X | Nvidia RTX 4060 | 16 GB DDR4-3200 | 1 TB SSD | $849.99 $664.78 at Newegg (save $185.21)
This build's 5600X and 4060 combo is fairly entry-level, but more than enough for some 1080p or 1440p gaming, and getting this for well south of $700 is fantastic. The 1 TB SSD is great for starters, too, though you might want to upgrade to 32 GB RAM down the line. Thankfully, though, that shouldn't be too expensive as it's DDR4 RAM.

I'm pretty sure this AVGPC build is the cheapest I've seen a non-atrocious RTX 4060 going for in quite some time. It's even approaching the price of some ultra-budget builds lacking a discrete GPU. This is great given the RTX 4060 is perfectly capable of mainstream gaming at 1080p and 1440p today, though not at high refresh rates on max settings in AAA games.

Of course, you're making some sacrifices for a build so cheap, such as the CPU which is now two generations old, and the 16 GB of previous-gen DDR memory. But slap in another cheap 16 GB of RAM and you should be golden. 

The CPU could definitely do with an upgrade down the line, too, as it's in that sweet spot where it'll keep your GPU churning out frames just