Gaming PC prices to beat

The gaming PC to watch this Black Friday is an RTX 5060 tower, and the price to beat is £797.99: that is what the Computek Gaming PC with a Ryzen 5 5500 and RTX 5060 costs on Amazon UK at the time of writing (October 2026). Compare Electronic's buy-below target for any RTX 5060 tower is £720. Black Friday falls on Friday 27 November 2026, so buyers have eight weeks to watch prices against the targets in this guide.

Retailers do not publish Black Friday prices in advance, so this guide predicts none. Every PC carries its Amazon UK price on 3 October 2026 and a buy-below figure about 10% under it. The shortlist reuses the picks in Best cheap gaming PC UK 2026 and Best gaming PC bundle UK 2026, so the targets can be checked against full reviews of each system.

When do gaming PC Black Friday deals start in 2026?

Gaming PC Black Friday deals are likely to build through November and peak between Black Friday on 27 November and Cyber Monday on 30 November 2026. Amazon UK had not announced its 2026 Black Friday window as of 3 October 2026. Its 2025 sale ran from 20 November to 1 December, and its 2024 sale from 21 November to 2 December.

• 6 to 7 October 2026: Prime Big Deal Days, for Prime members only. The PC picks are listed in Prime Day PC gaming deals UK 2026.
• Early to mid November: early Black Friday prices at Amazon and UK PC builders.
• 27 November 2026: Black Friday.
• 30 November 2026: Cyber Monday.

Gaming PC Black Friday: what should each tier cost?

A genuine gaming PC Black Friday deal takes a system below the buy-below column. Compare Electronic set each target 10% under the Amazon UK price on 3 October 2026, rounded to the nearest £10. The 10% bar is deliberate: two of these PCs moved by 5.3% to 5.6% in a single month with no sale event, so a smaller cut is ordinary price movement, not a deal.

The £ per fps columns divide each price by the graphics card's 1080p average in Tom's Hardware's GPU hierarchy (updated 24 June 2026): 44.6 fps for the RTX 3050, 88.5 fps for the RTX 5060, 98.3 fps for the RX 9060 XT 16GB and 132.6 fps for the RTX 5070. Two findings stand out. The Computek RTX 5060 tower at full price, £9.02 per frame, already beats every other PC at its target. The CyberPowerPC Wyvern at its £610 target still costs £13.68 per frame, so even a deep Wyvern cut buys less game than a smaller cut on an RTX 5060.

What does a genuine gaming PC deal look like?

A genuine gaming PC deal beats the 90-day low for the exact configuration, and the graphics card is current. Prebuilt listings hide trade-offs in the title, so check five things before buying:

• The GPU generation. The ASC Ryzen 5 5500 RTX 4060 tower costs £799 and the GTR Ryzen 5 5500 RX 7600 tower £799.99, about the same as the RTX 5060 Computek. Tom's Hardware averages the RTX 4060 at 71.5 fps and the RX 7600 at 69.9 fps at 1080p, against 88.5 fps for the RTX 5060. A 10% cut on either leaves it at £10.07 to £10.30 per frame, worse than the Computek at full price.
• Desktop or laptop graphics. The Acer Nitro N20 costs £779.99 and lists an RTX 5060, but it is the RTX 5060 Laptop GPU inside a 15-litre compact chassis with a Core i5-13420H laptop processor. It is not the same card as the desktop RTX 5060.
• The VRAM. The Radeon RX 9060 XT comes in 8 GB and 16 GB versions. On Amazon UK today, the Vibox V-538 with a Ryzen 5 5500 and RX 9060 XT 8GB costs £1,019.95, and the Vibox Ryzen 5 5500 RX 9060 XT 16GB tower £1,064.95. The listings look alike; the £45 buys double the video memory.
• The storage. The Computek lists 1,256 GB, made up of a 256 GB SSD and a 1 TB second drive. A 1 TB NVMe SSD is the better spec at the same headline capacity.
• The platform. The Ryzen 5 5500 supports PCIe 3.0 only, and the RTX 5060 uses eight PCIe lanes, so the card runs at PCIe 3.0 x8 in a Ryzen 5 5500 tower. AM5 systems such as the MSI PBM run it at PCIe 4.0 or faster.

The two cards are compared in detail in RTX 5060 vs RX 9060 XT.

What is the best gaming PC deal under £700?

The CyberPowerPC Wyvern is the only gaming PC under £700 worth watching, and it is worth buying below £610. The Wyvern costs £679 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (October 2026), down from £719 in September, with a Core i5-12400F and an RTX 3050 8GB.

CyberPowerPC Wyvern - buy below £610

Tom's Hardware averages the RTX 3050 at 44.6 fps at 1080p ultra and 29.8 fps at 1440p, half the RTX 5060's 88.5 fps. The Wyvern runs Fortnite, Minecraft and esports games well at 1080p, but new AAA games need medium settings or DLSS. The £118.99 gap to the Computek RTX 5060 tower buys 98% more frames, which is why the Wyvern only makes sense for a buyer whose ceiling is firmly under £700.

What is a good Black Friday price for an RTX 5060 gaming PC?

A good Black Friday price for an RTX 5060 gaming tower is under £720. The Computek Ryzen 5 5500 RTX 5060 costs £797.99 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (October 2026), the cheapest desktop RTX 5060 tower Compare Electronic found from an established seller. At £720, an RTX 5060 tower would cost about what the RTX 3050 Wyvern cost in September.

Computek Gaming PC Tower (Ryzen 5 5500, RTX 5060) - buy below £720

The RTX 5060 runs every current game at 1080p high settings and most at 1440p. Tom's Hardware averages it at 88.5 fps at 1080p and 59.8 fps at 1440p, and TechSpot measured 100 fps in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty at 1080p High without upscaling. Game-by-game figures are in What games can a budget gaming PC run? The Computek is also the top pick in Best gaming PC under £800 UK.

Which gaming PC under £1,000 is worth waiting for?

The CyberPowerPC x MSI PBM is the gaming PC under £1,000 worth waiting for, at a buy-below target of £890. It costs £989 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (October 2026), up from £939 in September, and pairs the same RTX 5060 as the Computek with a 6-core Ryzen 5 7500F, 16 GB of DDR5 and an 850 W power supply.

CyberPowerPC x MSI PBM (Ryzen 5 7500F, RTX 5060) - buy below £890

The £191.01 premium over the Computek buys the platform, not frame rate. AM5 accepts newer Ryzen processors without a new motherboard, and the 850 W supply covers a much faster graphics card later. The Veno Scorp Ryzen 7 5700X RTX 5060 at £954 is the alternative with an 8-core CPU and liquid cooling, but it stays on the older AM4 platform with a 512 GB SSD. Its buy-below target is £860.

Is a gaming PC bundle a good Black Friday deal?

A gaming PC bundle is a good Black Friday deal only when it beats the parts bought separately, and today it does not. The Vibox Gaming PC Bundle with a Ryzen 5 5500, RTX 5060 and 23-inch monitor costs £1,049.95 on Amazon UK at the time of writing (October 2026). The bundle guide priced the Computek tower, an AOC 24G4ZR 240 Hz monitor, a keyboard, a mouse and a headset at £1,011.94, £38.01 less and with a faster monitor.

Vibox Gaming PC Bundle (Ryzen 5 5500, RTX 5060) - buy below £940

At £940, the Vibox bundle would cost £71.94 less than the build-it-yourself basket and include Windows 11, a 1 TB SSD and the peripherals in one order, which suits a first PC or a Christmas present. The Veno Scorp bundle with a 27-inch 165 Hz monitor costs £1,094 and is the larger-screen alternative, with a target of £980. Monitor choice is covered in Best budget gaming monitor UK 2026.

Which RX 9060 XT and RTX 5070 gaming PCs should you watch?

Two step-up PCs are worth watching: the Vibox Ryzen 5 5500 RX 9060 XT 16GB tower at £1,064.95 for 1440p, and the CyberPowerPC Luxe with a Core i7-12700KF and RTX 5070 at £1,409 for high refresh 1440p. Their buy-below targets are £960 and £1,270.

Tom's Hardware averages the RX 9060 XT 16GB at 67.3 fps at 1440p and the RTX 5070 at 96.4 fps, against 59.8 fps for the RTX 5060. The Luxe is the better value per frame of the two at £10.63 per 1080p frame, and CyberPowerPC lists 32 GB of DDR5, liquid cooling and 2 years' parts and 5 years' labour. The 16 GB of video memory on the RX 9060 XT suits 1440p textures that an 8 GB card has to lower.

How do you check a gaming PC's price history?

Check a gaming PC's price history with a free Amazon price tracker such as Keepa or CamelCamelCamel, which chart a listing over months and email an alert when it falls below a chosen figure. Compare any Black Friday price with the 90-day low, not the crossed-out "was" price.

1. Record today's price for the exact listing and configuration.
2. Set a tracker alert at the buy-below target in the table above.
3. Add the PC to an Amazon wish list, which Amazon says tracks price changes.
4. Recheck on 6 and 7 October, then from early November.
5. Confirm the seller, the warranty and the GPU model on the day.

Prices move without any sale. The Wyvern fell £40 between September and October and the MSI PBM rose £50. The Lenovo Legion 27Q-10 monitor cost £149.00 on Amazon UK on 29 September 2026 and £209.99 on 3 October, a £60.99 rise in four days. More checks are in Amazon Black Friday deals 2026.

Why are gaming PCs more expensive in 2026?

Gaming PCs cost more in 2026 because DRAM and NAND flash, the chips in RAM and SSDs, are scarce. data centre operators are buying a large share of global memory output, TrendForce reported DRAM industry revenue up 81% quarter on quarter in early 2026, and Microsoft said its console memory and storage costs rose more than 2.5 times.

Two consequences follow for Black Friday. A cut may only return a PC to an earlier price, as the MSI PBM's £50 rise shows. And memory is the part to buy up front: every tower under £1,100 here ships with 16 GB, and adding RAM later costs more while the shortage lasts. Microsoft expects memory costs to double again by autumn 2027. The full story is in RAM shortage 2026: why tech is more expensive.

Should you buy a gaming PC now or wait for Black Friday?

Wait for Black Friday when the PC is not needed before late November and today's price sits above its buy-below target. Buy now when the PC is needed sooner, or when a listing falls below its target early. Every PC in this guide sits above its target on 3 October 2026.

• Buy now: a PC needed for a birthday, a new term or a game launch before November, at a price at or below the 90-day low.
• Wait: an upgrade from a working PC, or a Christmas present, with a tracker alert set at the target.
• Build instead: buyers comfortable with a screwdriver can compare costs in Build vs buy a gaming PC UK 2026.

Buying early carries little risk in the UK. The Consumer Contracts Regulations give 14 days to cancel an online order after delivery, and Amazon UK has in previous years extended returns on November and December purchases to 31 January. The wider picture is in Buy now or wait for Black Friday 2026.

Verdict

The RTX 5060 tower is the gaming PC Black Friday deal to watch: the Computek Ryzen 5 5500 RTX 5060 costs £797.99 today and is a clear deal below £720. The CyberPowerPC x MSI PBM is worth it below £890 for buyers who want AM5, the Vibox RTX 5060 bundle below £940 for a complete setup, and the CyberPowerPC Wyvern below £610 only on a strict budget. Match the GPU, VRAM and storage before buying, and compare every offer with the 90-day low. The full shortlist outside sale season is in Best cheap gaming PC UK 2026.