Our Holiday Hardware Deals Guide
Staff – December 19, 2018 at 8:52 AM
The holidays provide us with a perfect excuse to update our gaming rigs or take the plunge and purchase our very first gaming desktop PCs or laptops — all under the guise of gift-giving. Don’t get us wrong; being charitable this holiday season is all well and good, but don’t be afraid to treat yourself when browsing the virtual marketplace this time around.
Whether you’re buying or building for a friend, for a loved one, or for yourself, don’t hesitate to check out these holiday deals and capitalize on the opportunity to save big on PC hardware. Our deals guide is here to help you find the best and most suitable deals for you.
Digital Storm
If you’ve been holding off on building your dream PC until the right price came along, Digital Storm has some good news for you. Their winter deals include such delectable freebies as free ground shipping, free CPU overclocking, and free RGB LED lighting for your system, as well as discounts on a plethora of other features, components and peripherals! Purchase a PC with an unlocked Intel® Core™ i5, i7, or i9 CPU and you’ll also receive Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 on the house. Altogether, this means you could save up to $500 on the purchase of your dream PC — a steal!
These deals are eligible until January 7, 2019.
iBUYPOWER
Vault Dwellers rejoice! This month, iBUYPOWER have special deals on their special edition Fallout-themed desktop PCs. These machines have been meticulously crafted, sporting custom Vault Boy-themed panels and detailed, Nuka Cola- and Vault-Tec-inspired interiors. The standard edition comes with an 8th-gen Intel® Core™ i7-8700K processor, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070, and a 1TB SSD, while the pro edition swaps out the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 for a 2080.
Both of these machines are on sale for $200 off of their original prices, with the standard edition costing just $1599.99 and and the pro edition costing $1899.99. You’ll have to hurry if you want to grab one of these, however; the deal ends on December 24, 2018! You can check out the standard edition here and the pro edition here.
Check out the iBUYPOWER website for additional deals, including their 12 Days of Deals special where they introduce a new deal everyday.
Razer
Razer’s line of ultra-sleek, award-winning gaming laptops, Razer Blade, is seeing some significant discounts this holiday season. Depending on the model you choose, you could be saving up to $500 on one of these slim, powerful gaming machines.
First off, the most urgent deal, which is $100 off of the base Razer Blade 15 model, is only available until December 22, 2018, so grab that while you still can. Otherwise, you can save on an advanced model of the Razer Blade 15 ($100 off of the 256GB SSD version and $200 off of the 512GB SSD version) until January 12, 2019. You can also snag the limited edition “Mercury White” edition of the Razer Blade 15 at $200 off exclusively at Best Buy and Amazon, a deal that also expires on January 12, 2019.
The biggest deal, however, is on the Razer Blade Pro models. Both the full HD and 4K resolution versions of this laptop are on sale for $500 off until January 5, 2019.
Don’t miss the chance to pick up one of these beautiful gaming PCs before heading home for the holidays.
CLX
For this holiday season, until December 31, 2018, CLX has an impressive list of offers and perks for their customers.
For starters, they’ve got a handful of deals on pre-built gaming PC sets. The Intel Gamer Days Special set is on sale for $1299.99, the Intel Core i7 Advanced Gamer set is on sale for $1599.99, the VR Ready Deal set is on sale for $1799.99, and, finally, the Battle Box 2018 Ultimate Intel set is on sale for $2099.99. Follow the links provided for more details on what these sets include, and check out their handy customization tool at the bottom of the product description to fine-tune your PC and get exactly what you want out of your system.
Check out a full list of the other offers they’ve got cooking for this holiday season below:
FREE NVIDIA GTX 1080 to RTX 2070 Upgrade
FREE Intel i7-8700 to i7-8700K Upgrade
FREE Intel i5-8600K to i5-9600K Upgrade
FREE 2TB to 3TB Storage Drive Upgrade
FREE Gamdias Addressable RGB Fans Upgrade
FREE RGB Lighting w/Remote Control Upgrade
FREE CLX Branded Mousepad
FREE PCI-E Dual Band Wireless-AC + BT Upgrade
FREE 500W PSU to Gamdias Astrape M1 650W RGB
FREE 700 or 750W PSU to Gamdias Astrape M1 750W RGB
FREE Gamdias GKC6011 Keyboard/Mouse Combo
$100 OFF on Custom Chassis Paint
$100 OFF on Laptops featuring NVIDIA GTX1050Ti,
GTX1060, GTX1070, and GTX1080.
BUY NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080Ti, 2080, or 2070 & get BATTLEFIELD V Bundle.
BUY NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti, 1070, or 1060 & get Fortnite Bundle.
BUY qualified Intel® CPU & get up to 250$+ game bundle.
Up to $300 OFF on Selected pre-configured Systems.
Up to 20% OFF Gamdias Gaming chairs.
50% OFF CPU and GPU Professional Overclocking
Maingear
Maingear is offering over $1,200 in free upgrades and up to $700 off their VYBE desktop PCs for this holiday season. This includes free upgrades on coolers, thermal paste, and Intel CPUs and SSDs. No need to wait: These deals are available now until December 31, so hurry over to Maingear’s website today!
CyberPowerPC
From December 24 to December 31, 2018, CyberPowerPC is offering a $50 American Express gift card along with the purchase of any Intel desktop PCs or laptops. They’ve also got a smattering off huge deals on systems, numbering above $500 off on select purchases, throughout the holiday season—some of which are weekly or even daily deals. Check them out at their site before they expire!