Best Buy has kicked off its Techtober Sale just in time to go head-to-head with Amazon’s fall Prime Day event, and it’s offering a huge batch of PC gaming deals at up to $1,000 off select hardware. The sale covers pretty much everything from gaming laptops and desktops to monitors, keyboards, mice, headsets, and other battlestation upgrades, so there’s a solid mix of big-ticket gear and smaller accessories. Best Buy also has plenty of deals live across the rest of its lineup, including Apple gear, appliances, and more. We’ve rounded up some of the more notable PC gaming offers below if you’re looking to upgrade your setup during the sale.
Best Buy’s Techtober PC gaming deals
- Alienware Aurora 16X 16-inch 2.5K OLED gaming laptop Core Ultra 9 290HX/16GB/RTX 5070/1TB $1,950 (Reg. $2,900)
- HP Victus 15.6-inch 144HzD gaming laptop Ryzen 7 7445HS/16GB/RTX 4050/512GB $900 (Reg. $1,475)
- ASUS TUF Gaming A16 16-inch 165Hz gaming laptop with AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX/16GB/RTX 5070/512GB $1,600 (Reg. $2,225)
- HyperX HP OMEN 16-inch 165Hz 2.5K OLED gaming laptop Ryzen 9 8940HX/24GB/RTX 5070/1TB $1,830 (Reg. $2,600)
- Sony INZONE Buds Truly Wireless Noise Cancelling Gaming Earbuds – Glass Purple $150 (Reg. $240)
- CORSAIR GALLEON 100 SD Stream Deck-Integrated Mechanical Gaming Keyboard $300 (Reg. $350)
- CyberPowerPC Gaming Desktop with Ryzen 7 8700F/Radeon RX 7700/16GB/1TB $1,180 (Reg. $1,350)
- Samsung 49-inch Odyssey OLED G9 (G93SD) DQHD 240Hz Gaming Monitor $1,000 (Reg. $1,700)
- LG UltraGear 45-inch OLED QHD 240Hz Smart Gaming Monitor $900 (Reg. $1,700)
- Lenovo Legion 7a 16-inch 2.5K 240Hz OLED gaming laptop Ryzen AI 7 450/32GB/RTX 5060/1TB $2,000 (Reg. $3,000)
- HP OMEN Transcend 14-inch 120Hz 3K OLED gaming laptop with Core Ultra 9/32GB/RTX 5070/1TB $2,040 (Reg. $3,000)
- HyperX HP OMEN MAX 16-inch 2K OLED gaming laptop with Core Ultra 9/32GB/RTX 5070 Ti/1TB $2,775 (Reg. $3,900)
Best Buy is also putting a spotlight on gaming laptops and desktops with 32GB of RAM, making it easier to narrow things down if you want something a bit more capable than the usual entry-level configs. There are quite a few higher-end systems in the mix, and we’ve pulled out some of the more notable 32GB models below.
- GIGABYTE AERO X16 16-inch gaming laptop with Ryzen Al 7 350/1TB/32GB/RTX 5060 $1,250 (Reg. $1,300)
- GIGABYTE GAMING A16 16-inch 165Hz gaming laptop with Core i7-13620H/1TB/32GB/RTX 5060 $1,200 (Reg. $1,300)
- Acer Predator Orion gaming desktop with Core Ultra 7 265KF/RTX 5070 Ti/32G/1TB $2,270 (Reg. $2,600)
- And even more…
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One of the more notable deals of the lot gets you Alienware’s latest 2026 Aurora 16X RTX 5070-powered gaming laptop for $1,949.99 shipped. This is one of the most powerful Aurora 16X configs out there with an RTX 5070 GPU and an Intel Core 9 290HX processor. It’s currently going for $2,900 directly at Dell, so you’re looking at a straight-up $950 discount on it right now as part of the ongoing Techtober sale. This is the lowest price we have tracked for this config, and it’s one of the better deals we’re currently tracking from the sale. This Alienware Aurora 16X is a pretty powerful config with a Core Ultra 9 275HX, RTX 5070, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. It also sports a 16-inch 240Hz display, which is a great fit for high-refresh gaming, and some of its other highlights include an RGB backlit keyboard and a good selection of ports to get you as many as five USBs, an HDMI 2.1, and more.
Alienware Aurora 16X gaming laptop features:
- Intentionally designed for comfortable, everyday use. Alienware 16X Aurora’s streamlined design offers advanced thermal support without the need for a rear thermal shelf. The laptop’s smaller profile makes it an easy fit into bags and backpacks for on-the-go performance.
- The perfect balance of performance and portability, ready to run your favorite games seamlessly with up to 155W Total Performance Power.
- Step into the future of gaming and creation with NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPUs, powered by NVIDIA® Blackwell and AI. Designed to push boundaries, RTX 50 Series with NVIDIA® Max-Q delivers optimized battery life and performance and jaw-dropping graphics fidelity—perfect for those who demand the extraordinary on the go.
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