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A liveblog? ForAmazon Prime Day’s PC gaming deals? I’d be lying if I said this wasn’t an unfamiliar use of the tech – normally I just use liveblogs to relay game announcements or make fun of Geoff Keighley’s clothes.
There is, however, a lick of sense behind it. Sifting through the hundreds, if not thousands of discounted gaming wares is a time-hungry process – just ask Ed and Liam, who I’ve shandhaied into helping this year – and the mainPrime Day PC gaming deals hub, thePrime Day graphics card deals hub, and thePrime Day Steam Deck accessories deals huball tend to get larger but less frequent updates. To say nothing of theAnti-Prime Day deals guide, which also highlights savings on quality hardware from non-Amazon sellers. Keep an eye on this liveblog, though, and we’ll point out the really great stuff more or less as soon as we find it.
The same quality standards for both product and discount still apply. We’ll only be bloggerising genuinely good-value savings on hardware – whether anSSDor a mechanicalgaming keyboard– that’s worth buying. For all the deepest cuts, remember that you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership, though the 30-day free trial will work fine if you don’t have one.
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09:32 amUTCMorning, deal hunters. Let’s kick off with the HyperX Pulsefire Haste, one of my personal favourite lightweight gaming mice and a snip at £25. I thrust one of these in Ed’s hands at Gamescom once and he seemed to like it too.HyperX Pulsefire Haste - £25 from Amazon UK (was £50)
Morning, deal hunters. Let’s kick off with the HyperX Pulsefire Haste, one of my personal favourite lightweight gaming mice and a snip at £25. I thrust one of these in Ed’s hands at Gamescom once and he seemed to like it too.HyperX Pulsefire Haste - £25 from Amazon UK (was £50)
Morning, deal hunters. Let’s kick off with the HyperX Pulsefire Haste, one of my personal favourite lightweight gaming mice and a snip at £25. I thrust one of these in Ed’s hands at Gamescom once and he seemed to like it too.
09:44 amUTCGood timing for anyone who’s grabbed a Steam Deck in the Steam Summer sale: the Samsung Pro Plus, our top-rated microSD card pick, is on sale in its 256GB and 512GB capacities.Samsung Pro Plus 256GB - £20 from Amazon UK (was $37)Samsung Pro Plus 512GB - £39 from Amazon UK (was $74)
Good timing for anyone who’s grabbed a Steam Deck in the Steam Summer sale: the Samsung Pro Plus, our top-rated microSD card pick, is on sale in its 256GB and 512GB capacities.Samsung Pro Plus 256GB - £20 from Amazon UK (was $37)Samsung Pro Plus 512GB - £39 from Amazon UK (was $74)
Good timing for anyone who’s grabbed a Steam Deck in the Steam Summer sale: the Samsung Pro Plus, our top-rated microSD card pick, is on sale in its 256GB and 512GB capacities.
Samsung Pro Plus 256GB - £20 from Amazon UK (was $37)
Samsung Pro Plus 512GB - £39 from Amazon UK (was $74)
10:42 amUTCI’ve had my nose in some monitors, and found a couple of nice options at both ends of the rez/price spectrum, First, the LG UltraGear 24GQ50F-B, which at £100 is one of the cheapest 165Hz screens I’ve ever seen. It’s got Freesync Premium, too.LG UltraGear 24GQ50F-B - £100 from Amazon UK (was £180)
I’ve had my nose in some monitors, and found a couple of nice options at both ends of the rez/price spectrum, First, the LG UltraGear 24GQ50F-B, which at £100 is one of the cheapest 165Hz screens I’ve ever seen. It’s got Freesync Premium, too.LG UltraGear 24GQ50F-B - £100 from Amazon UK (was £180)
I’ve had my nose in some monitors, and found a couple of nice options at both ends of the rez/price spectrum, First, the LG UltraGear 24GQ50F-B, which at £100 is one of the cheapest 165Hz screens I’ve ever seen. It’s got Freesync Premium, too.
LG UltraGear 24GQ50F-B - £100 from Amazon UK (was £180)
10:45 amUTCNext, for thee who covets thy neighbour’s 4K gaming monitor, the fast and smooth BenQ Mobiuz EX2710U is down to £600. That’s a £200 saving, and what looks to me like an all-time low.BenQ Mobiuz EX2710U - £600 from Amazon UK (was £800)
Next, for thee who covets thy neighbour’s 4K gaming monitor, the fast and smooth BenQ Mobiuz EX2710U is down to £600. That’s a £200 saving, and what looks to me like an all-time low.BenQ Mobiuz EX2710U - £600 from Amazon UK (was £800)
Next, for thee who covets thy neighbour’s 4K gaming monitor, the fast and smooth BenQ Mobiuz EX2710U is down to £600. That’s a £200 saving, and what looks to me like an all-time low.
BenQ Mobiuz EX2710U - £600 from Amazon UK (was £800)
11:14 amUTCIt’s turning out to be an auspicious day for Peripherals That Have A New Version Out But Are Still Good. Besides the Pulsefire Haste, Roccat’s Vulcan 120 mech keyboard - a former resident on our best keyboards list - is down to £80. Not bad at all for such an excellent full-sizer, though note this is specifically the version with tactile (bumpy) key switches.Roccat Vulcan 120 - £80 from Amazon UK (was £150)
It’s turning out to be an auspicious day for Peripherals That Have A New Version Out But Are Still Good. Besides the Pulsefire Haste, Roccat’s Vulcan 120 mech keyboard - a former resident on our best keyboards list - is down to £80. Not bad at all for such an excellent full-sizer, though note this is specifically the version with tactile (bumpy) key switches.Roccat Vulcan 120 - £80 from Amazon UK (was £150)
It’s turning out to be an auspicious day for Peripherals That Have A New Version Out But Are Still Good. Besides the Pulsefire Haste, Roccat’s Vulcan 120 mech keyboard - a former resident on our best keyboards list - is down to £80. Not bad at all for such an excellent full-sizer, though note this is specifically the version with tactile (bumpy) key switches.
Roccat Vulcan 120 - £80 from Amazon UK (was £150)
12:27 pmUTCA rare price drop for the Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition, one of (if notthe) best-value 1080p GPU out there at the moment.Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition - £204 from Amazon UK (was £240)
A rare price drop for the Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition, one of (if notthe) best-value 1080p GPU out there at the moment.Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition - £204 from Amazon UK (was £240)
A rare price drop for the Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition, one of (if notthe) best-value 1080p GPU out there at the moment.
Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition - £204 from Amazon UK (was £240)
12:59 pmUTCA chunky saving, while it lasts, on this RTX 3070 Ti-equipped Razer Blade 15. It’s one of Amazon’s Lightning Deals, so get clicking quickly if you fancy a more slim-built gaming laptop.Razer Blade 15 - £1599 from Amazon (was £2099)
A chunky saving, while it lasts, on this RTX 3070 Ti-equipped Razer Blade 15. It’s one of Amazon’s Lightning Deals, so get clicking quickly if you fancy a more slim-built gaming laptop.Razer Blade 15 - £1599 from Amazon (was £2099)
A chunky saving, while it lasts, on this RTX 3070 Ti-equipped Razer Blade 15. It’s one of Amazon’s Lightning Deals, so get clicking quickly if you fancy a more slim-built gaming laptop.
Razer Blade 15 - £1599 from Amazon (was £2099)
13:45 pmUTCSome deep cuts on the RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Tigathered up here- these are the lowest prices I’ve found on both. Been keeping an eye out for good RTX 4060 Ti deals, but no luck yet.
Some deep cuts on the RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Tigathered up here- these are the lowest prices I’ve found on both. Been keeping an eye out for good RTX 4060 Ti deals, but no luck yet.
Some deep cuts on the RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Tigathered up here- these are the lowest prices I’ve found on both. Been keeping an eye out for good RTX 4060 Ti deals, but no luck yet.
14:39 pmUTCWouldn’t be a Prime Day without some kind of Logitech G520 Hero highlight, so let’s do that. This time it’s down to just £29 in the UK, and $35 in the US.Logitech G502 Hero - £29 from Amazon UK (was £80)Logitech G502 Hero - $35 from Amazon US (was $80)
Wouldn’t be a Prime Day without some kind of Logitech G520 Hero highlight, so let’s do that. This time it’s down to just £29 in the UK, and $35 in the US.Logitech G502 Hero - £29 from Amazon UK (was £80)Logitech G502 Hero - $35 from Amazon US (was $80)
Wouldn’t be a Prime Day without some kind of Logitech G520 Hero highlight, so let’s do that. This time it’s down to just £29 in the UK, and $35 in the US.
Logitech G502 Hero - £29 from Amazon UK (was £80)
Logitech G502 Hero - $35 from Amazon US (was $80)
14:41 pmUTCAnother favourite: the WD Black SN850X, a best-in-class PCIe 4.0 SSD now available at frankly silly prices.Details here.
Another favourite: the WD Black SN850X, a best-in-class PCIe 4.0 SSD now available at frankly silly prices.Details here.
Another favourite: the WD Black SN850X, a best-in-class PCIe 4.0 SSD now available at frankly silly prices.Details here.
14:55 pmUTCBack on the subject of the Steam Deck, Ugreen’s nice metallic docking station is on sale as well. It’s one of theSteam Deck’s best accessories, and with these discounts is less than half the price of Valve’s official dock:Ugreen Docking Station for Steam Deck - £30 from Amazon UK (was £38)Ugreen Docking Station for Steam Deck - $31 from Amazon US (was $45)
Back on the subject of the Steam Deck, Ugreen’s nice metallic docking station is on sale as well. It’s one of theSteam Deck’s best accessories, and with these discounts is less than half the price of Valve’s official dock:Ugreen Docking Station for Steam Deck - £30 from Amazon UK (was £38)Ugreen Docking Station for Steam Deck - $31 from Amazon US (was $45)
Back on the subject of the Steam Deck, Ugreen’s nice metallic docking station is on sale as well. It’s one of theSteam Deck’s best accessories, and with these discounts is less than half the price of Valve’s official dock:
Ugreen Docking Station for Steam Deck - £30 from Amazon UK (was £38)
Ugreen Docking Station for Steam Deck - $31 from Amazon US (was $45)
15:29 pmUTCHow about a few non-Amazon goodies from the Anti-Prime Day deals list? Like the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, which here in the UK, Ebuyer has for the same price as Bezos (give or take 50p).AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - £209 from Ebuyer (was £243)
How about a few non-Amazon goodies from the Anti-Prime Day deals list? Like the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, which here in the UK, Ebuyer has for the same price as Bezos (give or take 50p).AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - £209 from Ebuyer (was £243)
How about a few non-Amazon goodies from the Anti-Prime Day deals list? Like the AMD Ryzen 5 7600X, which here in the UK, Ebuyer has for the same price as Bezos (give or take 50p).
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - £209 from Ebuyer (was £243)
MSI Katana 15 - £1200 from Ebuyer (was £1581)
15:48 pmUTCBack to Amazon now for some thrilling keyboard action. I’ve only just seen the Roccat Vulcan 121 is down 50% in the US - that’s an even better deal than the closest equivalent Vulcan 120 deal here in the UK. Especially since the 121 model offers a choice of linear or tactile switches, not tactile or bust like on the 120.Roccat Vulcan 121 - $60 from Amazon US (was $120)
Back to Amazon now for some thrilling keyboard action. I’ve only just seen the Roccat Vulcan 121 is down 50% in the US - that’s an even better deal than the closest equivalent Vulcan 120 deal here in the UK. Especially since the 121 model offers a choice of linear or tactile switches, not tactile or bust like on the 120.Roccat Vulcan 121 - $60 from Amazon US (was $120)
Back to Amazon now for some thrilling keyboard action. I’ve only just seen the Roccat Vulcan 121 is down 50% in the US - that’s an even better deal than the closest equivalent Vulcan 120 deal here in the UK. Especially since the 121 model offers a choice of linear or tactile switches, not tactile or bust like on the 120.
Roccat Vulcan 121 - $60 from Amazon US (was $120)
16:20 pmUTCIf you did grab that Ryzen 5 7600X posted earlier, or indeed any Ryzen 7000 series CPU, you’ll need some DDR5 RAM. Its still much pricier than DDR4 on average, though this cut-price 16GB kit from Crucial is unusually affordable:Crucial DDR5-4800 16GB (2x8GB) - £36 from Amazon UK (was £62)
If you did grab that Ryzen 5 7600X posted earlier, or indeed any Ryzen 7000 series CPU, you’ll need some DDR5 RAM. Its still much pricier than DDR4 on average, though this cut-price 16GB kit from Crucial is unusually affordable:Crucial DDR5-4800 16GB (2x8GB) - £36 from Amazon UK (was £62)
If you did grab that Ryzen 5 7600X posted earlier, or indeed any Ryzen 7000 series CPU, you’ll need some DDR5 RAM. Its still much pricier than DDR4 on average, though this cut-price 16GB kit from Crucial is unusually affordable:
Crucial DDR5-4800 16GB (2x8GB) - £36 from Amazon UK (was £62)
Corsair RM1000x Shift - £151 from Amazon UK (was £220)
08:24 amUTCWerthead says:I have a 4090-fuelled new PC build arriving later this week, so I’ve been eying a good 4K screen to go with it. Some nice 4K-60hz options but it feels that’s putting a straitjacket over the 4090 before I even fire it up, but it seems the nanosecond they go over 60hz the price doubles.
The BenQ is a nice price, but it’s already gone back up to around £700.It’s not technically part of the current round of sales, but theAOC U28G2XU2/BK is a great 4K/1440Hz monitor for £600.
Werthead says:I have a 4090-fuelled new PC build arriving later this week, so I’ve been eying a good 4K screen to go with it. Some nice 4K-60hz options but it feels that’s putting a straitjacket over the 4090 before I even fire it up, but it seems the nanosecond they go over 60hz the price doubles.
The BenQ is a nice price, but it’s already gone back up to around £700.It’s not technically part of the current round of sales, but theAOC U28G2XU2/BK is a great 4K/1440Hz monitor for £600.
08:54 amUTCNice low price for the RPS gaming headset top pick, Logitech’s G432:Logitech G432 - £35 from Amazon UK (was £80)
Nice low price for the RPS gaming headset top pick, Logitech’s G432:Logitech G432 - £35 from Amazon UK (was £80)
Nice low price for the RPS gaming headset top pick, Logitech’s G432:
Logitech G432 - £35 from Amazon UK (was £80)
08:59 amUTCLightning deal on the 1TB SanDisk Ultra, a thrifty tool for massive expanding your Steam Deck storage. Get it while you can:SanDisk Ultra 1TB: £85 from Amazon UK (was £102)
Lightning deal on the 1TB SanDisk Ultra, a thrifty tool for massive expanding your Steam Deck storage. Get it while you can:SanDisk Ultra 1TB: £85 from Amazon UK (was £102)
Lightning deal on the 1TB SanDisk Ultra, a thrifty tool for massive expanding your Steam Deck storage. Get it while you can:
SanDisk Ultra 1TB: £85 from Amazon UK (was £102)
09:57 amUTCCouple of deals on modern classics coming up. First, the Logitech G502 Hero mouse isall the way down to £29…
Couple of deals on modern classics coming up. First, the Logitech G502 Hero mouse isall the way down to £29…
Couple of deals on modern classics coming up. First, the Logitech G502 Hero mouse isall the way down to £29…
09:58 amUTC…and the Logitech G432, our overall best gaming headset pick,is only £35.
…and the Logitech G432, our overall best gaming headset pick,is only £35.
…and the Logitech G432, our overall best gaming headset pick,is only £35.
10:32 amUTCIf you don’t mind SATA storage, this 2TB Samsung 870 Evo SSD deal looks good:Samsung 870 Evo 2TB - £86 (was £118)
If you don’t mind SATA storage, this 2TB Samsung 870 Evo SSD deal looks good:Samsung 870 Evo 2TB - £86 (was £118)
If you don’t mind SATA storage, this 2TB Samsung 870 Evo SSD deal looks good:
Samsung 870 Evo 2TB - £86 (was £118)
11:19 amUTCSince the States are just waking up, here are a couple of keyboard deals from Amazon US. The Logitech G915, one of the finest wireless mechanical keyboards (for its great switches and minimal latency) is on sale in both its full-size and tenkeyless guises:Logitech G915 TKL Lightspeed Wireless - $150 (was $230)Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless - $170 (was $250)
Since the States are just waking up, here are a couple of keyboard deals from Amazon US. The Logitech G915, one of the finest wireless mechanical keyboards (for its great switches and minimal latency) is on sale in both its full-size and tenkeyless guises:Logitech G915 TKL Lightspeed Wireless - $150 (was $230)Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless - $170 (was $250)
Since the States are just waking up, here are a couple of keyboard deals from Amazon US. The Logitech G915, one of the finest wireless mechanical keyboards (for its great switches and minimal latency) is on sale in both its full-size and tenkeyless guises:
Logitech G915 TKL Lightspeed Wireless - $150 (was $230)
Logitech G915 Lightspeed Wireless - $170 (was $250)
11:22 amUTCRemember that MSI Katana 15 gaming laptop that Ebuyer had for cheap? The one with the RTX 4070? Amazon UK have it for even less.MSI Katana 15 - £1140 (was £1499)
Remember that MSI Katana 15 gaming laptop that Ebuyer had for cheap? The one with the RTX 4070? Amazon UK have it for even less.MSI Katana 15 - £1140 (was £1499)
Remember that MSI Katana 15 gaming laptop that Ebuyer had for cheap? The one with the RTX 4070? Amazon UK have it for even less.
MSI Katana 15 - £1140 (was £1499)
13:53 pmUTCAha, an OLED gaming monitor - the first I’ve seen as part of a big sale event like this. Corsair’s Xeneon 27QHD240 uses an OLED panel for perfect blacks and (deep voice) INFINITE CONTRAST, along with a 240Hz refresh rate for mega smoothness. There are much cheaper 1440p monitors if you stick to IPS and VA tech, mind.Corsair Xeneon 27QHD240 - £900 (was £1050)
Aha, an OLED gaming monitor - the first I’ve seen as part of a big sale event like this. Corsair’s Xeneon 27QHD240 uses an OLED panel for perfect blacks and (deep voice) INFINITE CONTRAST, along with a 240Hz refresh rate for mega smoothness. There are much cheaper 1440p monitors if you stick to IPS and VA tech, mind.Corsair Xeneon 27QHD240 - £900 (was £1050)
Aha, an OLED gaming monitor - the first I’ve seen as part of a big sale event like this. Corsair’s Xeneon 27QHD240 uses an OLED panel for perfect blacks and (deep voice) INFINITE CONTRAST, along with a 240Hz refresh rate for mega smoothness. There are much cheaper 1440p monitors if you stick to IPS and VA tech, mind.
Corsair Xeneon 27QHD240 - £900 (was £1050)
14:36 pmUTCThe Intel Arc A750 just went off sale seconds before I finished writing a highlight post about it, hold me
The Intel Arc A750 just went off sale seconds before I finished writing a highlight post about it, hold me
The Intel Arc A750 just went off sale seconds before I finished writing a highlight post about it, hold me
14:51 pmUTCIn brighter news: at last, good deals on the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless! The UK deal isn’t even marked as a Prime Day sale, so you shouldn’t need a Prime membership for it.HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless - £142 from Amazon UK (was £190)HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless - $150 from Amazon US (was $200)
In brighter news: at last, good deals on the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless! The UK deal isn’t even marked as a Prime Day sale, so you shouldn’t need a Prime membership for it.HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless - £142 from Amazon UK (was £190)HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless - $150 from Amazon US (was $200)
In brighter news: at last, good deals on the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless! The UK deal isn’t even marked as a Prime Day sale, so you shouldn’t need a Prime membership for it.
HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless - £142 from Amazon UK (was £190)
HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless - $150 from Amazon US (was $200)
16:19 pmUTCICYMI, friend of RPS Will Judd wrote upa very respectable deal on the 2TB Crucial P3 Plus. It was more than twice that on Black Friday 2022!
ICYMI, friend of RPS Will Judd wrote upa very respectable deal on the 2TB Crucial P3 Plus. It was more than twice that on Black Friday 2022!
ICYMI, friend of RPS Will Judd wrote upa very respectable deal on the 2TB Crucial P3 Plus. It was more than twice that on Black Friday 2022!
16:26 pmUTCOne last highlight before my deal-typing fingers give out entirely. The Logitech StreamCam - a sharp-capturing and feature-rich webcam that I own and use myself - is 55% off, plummeting to £63. I think I paid something like £100 for mine, so this is a great opportunity to make me look like a berk.Logitech StreamCam - £63 from Amazon UK (was £139)
One last highlight before my deal-typing fingers give out entirely. The Logitech StreamCam - a sharp-capturing and feature-rich webcam that I own and use myself - is 55% off, plummeting to £63. I think I paid something like £100 for mine, so this is a great opportunity to make me look like a berk.Logitech StreamCam - £63 from Amazon UK (was £139)
One last highlight before my deal-typing fingers give out entirely. The Logitech StreamCam - a sharp-capturing and feature-rich webcam that I own and use myself - is 55% off, plummeting to £63. I think I paid something like £100 for mine, so this is a great opportunity to make me look like a berk.
Logitech StreamCam - £63 from Amazon UK (was £139)
16:27 pmUTCRIGHT, time to call it a day. Thanks to anyone who’s checked in, and see you… on Black Friday? I guess? Oh god.
RIGHT, time to call it a day. Thanks to anyone who’s checked in, and see you… on Black Friday? I guess? Oh god.
