Cyber Monday Computer Hardware Deals Live: Up-to-Date Savings on CPUs, SSDs, Laptops, Monitors and More

AMD’s gaming-specialized Ryzen 7 5700X3D is the best drop-in upgrade for AM4 systems

If you’re looking to upgrade an AM4 system focused on gaming, you won’t find a faster gaming CPU than the Ryzen 7 5700X3D — it’s the fastest gaming chip in the ~$200 price band, bar none. For Black Friday, you can find this surprisingly potent chip for $196, well below its $250 MSRP.

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The Ryzen 7 5700X3D replaces the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, which was slightly faster but no longer available. The 5700X3D has always been the far better deal, though: The 5700X3D has the same number of cores for 35% less cash while delivering 91% of the gaming performance of the more expensive 5800X3D, a win for value gamers that brings AMD’s vaunted game-boosting 3D V-Cache tech to a new lower price point.

As you can see above, this chip handily beats all comers in gaming at its price range, and it drops right into existing socket AM4 motherboards dating back to the 300 series, which debuted in 2017. Thus, it makes a great high-performance drop-in upgrade for Ryzen owners on the AM4 platform. You also won’t have to worry about buying new RAM or other additives, either, if you’re upgrading. Just be aware that the chip doesn’t support the newer PCIe 5.0 or DDR5 interfaces, though.

Like all of AMD’s gaming-optimized X3D chips, the Zen 3-powered 5700X3D doesn’t deliver as much horsepower in heavy productivity applications as standard CPU models. However, with eight cores and 16 threads operating at a 3.0 GHz base and 4.1 GHz boost, there’s plenty of gas in the tank for its price point. In our album above, you can see how it fared in single- and multi-threaded workloads.

Save $10 on a Huanuo Dual Monitor Stand, now $49 at Amazon

Nearly all of us use multiple monitors now and rather than use the included stands, we inevitably use third-party stands as they offer stability and manoeuvrability.  

I say nearly all of us has multiple monitors because I have only one, and I use the single arm version of the Huanuo stand.  The arms are heavy duty, capable of holding 13-32 inch monitors with a max load of 19.8 pounds. Rather than screwing into your desk, the C-Clamp can grip desks between 0.59 and 3.54 inches in thickness (1.49 – 9CM). Or you can use the grommet hole to drill through your desk. I use the C-Clamp and it has been solid for nearly two years, and that is with an IKEA desk.

The monitor arms have standard VESA 75×75 and 100×100 attachment points, and move freely to give you the most comfortable position. You’ve got 15.75 inches (40CM) of height, and 17.32 inches (44CM) of extension to bring the screen closer to you. Each screen can be tilted +35 and -50 degrees, and rotated 360 degrees. Swivelling the monitors 180 degrees means that connections on the monitor back are a breeze. Just spin the monitor out and make the connection, then put it back.

Lastly, cable management. Two monitors means twice the cables! But the monitor arms have cable management as standard, so you can hide the mess

This Lenovo Legion 5i laptop with an RTX 4060 and a 165 Hz 2560 x 1600 screen is just $879 at Walmart

You normally have to make major sacrifices to score a good gaming laptop under $1,000, like a sub-par screen, cramped SSD, or anemic graphics. But that’s not the case with this $879 Lenovo Legion 5i deal from Walmart. It packs a 16:10 165 Hz screen, Intel Core i7-13650HX, Nvidia RTX 4060 graphics, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. You even get a free copy of Assassin’s Creed Shadows (when it arrives in 2025) with the purchase.

From what I see, the primary downsides of this laptop are that it’s a bit bulky, at just over 5 pounds. And I wouldn’t expect battery life to be great when Walmart is claiming just 5 hours. There’s also no mention of variable refresh, so if you want a tear-free gaming experience, you’ll have to connect to an external monitor.

Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 laptop hits a low $1,199, packs a Ryzen 9 8945HS CPU and RTX 4060 GPU

If you’re looking for a thin and light premium laptop and want to do some light gaming on the side, you might want to look at the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14. As its name implies, this is a 14-inch class laptop, and in this case, it’s a 2880 x 1800 OLED panel with a 120 Hz refresh rate (which also happens to be Dolby Vision certified).

This laptop usually sells for $1,599, but Best Buy currently offers the ROG Zephyrus G14 for a low $1,199, a $400 savings. We tested the ROG Zephyrus G14 earlier this year, albeit in a higher-spec configuration with 32GB of LLPDDR5x memory and a 90-watt GeForce RTX 4070 discrete GPU.

The configuration currently on sale offers the same AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor and 1TB SSD but cuts the memory in half to 16GB and includes a 90-watt RTX 4060 GPU. The system features a lightweight aluminum CNC chassis, which weighs just 3.31 pounds and is 0.63 inches thin.

There’s a customizable “slash” that goes diagonally across the laptop’s lid and is lit by white LEDs. There’s also a healthy assortment of ports, including USB 4 (Type-C), USB 3.2 (Type-C), two USB 3.2 (Type-A), HDMI 2.1, a microSD reader, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Wi-Fi duties are handled by a MediaTek Wi-Fi 6E adapter (Bluetooth 5.3 included), and there’s a 72 WHr battery onboard to power everything.

We praised the ROG Zephyrus G14 for its compact design, punchy OLED display, and commendable audio system. However, we didn’t care for the added bloatware and the battery life could be better. At the $2,000 price point of our review unit, the ROG Zephyrus G14 didn’t “wow” us at the $1,199 price point, it’s a much more compelling option for people wanting a compact gaming rig that can also double as a productivity workhorse.

Check out our review of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 here.

TP-Link Archer GE800 tri-band Wi-Fi 7 router is $399 (or less) at Amazon

Amazon’s excellent promotion on the TP-Link Archer GE800 Wi-Fi 7 router has been extended through Cyber Monday. Amazon is selling the Archer GE800 for just $399, which is a generous 33% discount off the MSRP. When I reviewed the GE800 back in September, its street price was closer to $470.

There’s also an additional discount available if you have an Amazon Prime Visa credit card — the Archer GE800 qualifies for 15 percent in cashback instead of the usual 5 percent that you get with the Amazon Prime Visa. So that would mean an extra $60 off the $399 price, making this deal even hotter.

I found the Archer GE800 to deliver outstanding performance across all three bands (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz). Although the Asus ZenWiFi BQ16 Pro has since surpassed it in outright 6 GHz speed, the Archer GE800 delivered an impressive 2,730 Mbps at close range, falling to 1,980 Mbps at 25 feet. The router was no slouch in 5 GHz performance either, surpassing 1,800 Mbps at 6 feet with iPerf3.

For gamers especially, wired connectivity is just as much of a priority as wireless performance. TP-Link includes two 10 Gbps ports on the Archer GE800, one of which is for your high-speed ISP connection, while the other is for LAN. You’ll also find four 2.5 Gbps LAN ports, a single SFP+ port, and a USB 3.0 port. There’s even an internal fan to keep all the electronics cool when your network is hopping with traffic (although I did find it to get annoyingly loud at times).

You can read our full review of the TP-Link Archer GE800 here.

Charge and power nine devices from your desk or couch with Anker’s $35 100W charging station

If you frequently find yourself in need of USB ports or three-prong outlets to power your tech life (and who doesn’t), you should consider picking up Anker’s 9-in-1 A91C6 Charging Station / surge protector while it’s still on sale for just $35 (40% off).

It features three power sockets, four USB-C ports (100W max), and two USB-A ports (12W max). It even has a slim power plug so you can connect it behind your couch or in other tight spaces.

There are certainly similar devices from no-name brands that cost a little less. But do you want to trust your expensive devices (and possibly your home) to a dodgy power tower to save a few bucks? I’ve owned dozens of Anker products over the years and the quality is usually quite good, as is the customer service. Once when a USB charger I owned for about a year was recalled, they emailed me and told me to throw it away and they shipped me a new one.

And when one of the wheel motor in one company’s robovacs died on me under warranty, the company asked me to send a video, then responded within hours by giving me a full refund and telling me a new model was coming out in about a month. It’s that kind of experience that makes Anker’s devices easy to recommend — especially when they’re on a great sale like this power strip.

4TB SSDs, Starting at $0.05 per GB

There’s plenty of savings on 4TB SSDs, which are the ideal size. We’ve been tracking the sales and the best deals start at just $0.05 per GB. The cheapest drive is the Silicon Power UD90 for $189 but we recommend the Samsung 990 Evo Plus ($249) as the best balance between price and performance.

The best typing keyboard at any price is just $69

How much do I love the Cooler Master MK770? It has 98 keys so I love it 98x more than most other keyboards. This compact, 96-percent keyboard has everything a typist could want. It uses Kailh Box White V2 switches, the best clicky switches you can buy, and combines them with a gasket mount to get the best key feel I’ve ever experienced.

I’ve been typing on computer keyboards for more than 40 years. I’m extremely picky and, for many years, I would only use an IBM Model M keyboard because of its snappy, “buckling spring” switches. The Kailh Box White V2 switches are even better, because they have slightly less travel and are easier on your fingers, while providing plenty of tactile feedback and the perfect clicky sound.

The gasket mounting that holds the switches in place is rubberized so that when you hit the keys hard — bottoming out — you don’t feel like you’re slamming your finger tips into a rock. There’s a little give there.

I’ve tried keyboards that cost more than $300, none of them feels this good. And today, the MK770 in either Gray or Macaron colors (shown above) is just $69 at Amazon. Just be sure to select the “soft click white” switches not the “linear red” switches when you buy.

This keyboard is more than just a typist’s dream. The MK770 also supports both wired and wireless connectivity. It can connect via USB-C and has three Bluetooth profiles, along with a 2.4-GHz dongle that you can stow in the bottom. So, if you have a laptop, a desktop and a Raspberry Pi, you can toggle between them with a simple key combination.

The MK770 also has a volume dial. It doesn’t have media keys but you can always do what I do and remap the numpad keys to be media keys. It also has RGB and the ability to set macros using its custom software (or any other software you want).

The Arc A770 16GB is the best GPU right now for 1080p gaming, and it is now at all-time low pricing

If you’re looking for a budget gaming GPU deal, we want to keep the price close to $200, and we generally recommend against 8GB cards these days. The A770 16GB has reached an all-time low of just $229 now, probably in advance of the Arc B580 arriving in a few weeks. But the A770 provides plenty of memory and decent performance, and it’s a great fit for 1080p gaming.

Arc Alchemist really seems to come into its own with 16GB of VRAM — there are a lot of games where it ends up being noticeably faster than the A750, primarily due to the added memory. It’s also roughly on par with AMD’s RX 6650 XT, but with twice the VRAM for the same price, and it’s about 10% faster overall than Nvidia’s older RTX 3060 12GB, which still costs $269.

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Intel’s drivers have come a long way over the past couple of years, and you also get good AV1 encoding support. There are still occasional quirks, but showstopping bugs are very rare these days. It’s probably a good idea to see what the next-gen Arc B580 has to offer, but if you don’t want to wait and need an affordable card right now, the A770 fits the bill.

I just bought one of these laptops. Now it starts at $999.

I’ve been reviewing laptops for 17 years now and my favorite productivity laptop, over the course of many generations, is the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon. I bought a Carbon (6th Gen) back in 2018 and, last month, I bought a new one: a 12th Gen X1 Carbon. The old one was still going strong, but I wanted more RAM and better performance after six years.

What I love about the X1 Carbon is how it makes me a better performer. The keyboard is snappy and a joy to type on with its deep travel, curved key caps and snappy feedback. The soft-touch palmrest gently cradles my wrists while i work. And I never have to even lift my hands off of the home row to move my cursor, because I can use the TrackPoint pointing stick. If you don’t like the nub, there’s a touchpad (but try the nub; you’ll like it, honest).

Now, you can get the X1 Carbon (Gen 12) base configuration, which comes with a Core Ultra 5 CPU, 16GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD and a 1920 x 1200, non-touch screen for just $999 at Lenovo.com

That config should be fine for a lot of people, but I wanted a ton of RAM when I bought mine so I used Lenovo.com’s Build Your PC feature to increase the amount of RAM in my unit to 64GB and make the CPU a Core Ultra 7 165U (required if you want the 64GB RAM option).

I saved some money on my build by going with a tiny, 256GB SSD and opting for Ubuntu Linux instead of Windows. Then, after I bought the laptop, I swapped in a 2TB SSD and installed Windows 11 Pro, which I bought product key for for just $12. There’s no way to upgrade the RAM after you buy an X1 Carbon so better to be stingy on the SSD and get as much RAM as you think you’ll ever need.

Today, you can get the same config I bought — with 64GB, a Core Ultra 7 165U, a 1920 x 1200 non-touch display, Ubuntu Linux and a 256GB SSD for $1,611.50. If you want a 1TB SSD and Windows 11 Home preloaded, the price goes to $1,935.

You can also save money by configuring your X1 Carbon with 32GB of RAM instead of 64GB. For most people, 32GB is fine. But I like to run virtual machines in windows on my computer so I need that extra memory.

This 32-inch, Dell gaming monitor is our top pick and now it’s just $199

The Dell S3222DGM tops our list of the best gaming monitors overall, because it offers the best combination of performance, image quality and build quality. This 32-inch, curved display outputs at 165 Hz, and works with FreeSync and G-Sync adaptive sync standards. So, if you’re playing a game at up to 165 fps, you won’t see any tearing or ghosting.

It also has a very immersive, 1800R curve and a sharp, 2560 x 1440 resolution. Sure, you could buy a 4K gaming monitor, but those cost a lot more and most people don’t have graphics cards that can give you high fps and special effects at 4K. Right now, the S3222DGM is just $199 at Best Buy, which is down from its $329 regular price and matches its all-time low.

The Dell S3222DGM isn’t just sharp and smooth, it’s also colorful. Thanks to its VA panel, it delivers a contrast ratio that’s a full 3,718:1 where most monitors, which have IPS panels, are closer to the 1000:1 range. The more contrast, the more colors appear to pop.

Dell XPS 13 (9350) “Lunar Lake” laptop scores $400 discount, falls to $999

Dell’s XPS family of laptops has always been a favorite here at Tom’s Hardware. The XPS 13 has always offered a compelling balance of performance and features in a thin and light chassis.

Intel’s latest take on that formula is the XPS 13 (9350), which uses Intel’s Core Ultra 2 “Lunar Lake” processors as its heart and soul. Dell is currently running a sale on the XPS 13 (9350) configured with a Core Ultra 7 256V processor, 16GB of LPDDR5X, a 512GB SSD, and a 13.4-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) 120 Hz display. The laptop normally costs $1,399 but is currently on sale for $400 off, bringing the price down to $999.

When we reviewed the XPS 13 (9530) in October, we praised the minimalist design and incredibly long battery life (17+ hours). However, we did knock the machine because it did not have the performance chops to keep up with its Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite counterpart. The Snapdragon X Elite version also eked out another two hours of battery life.

However, with this new discount, the XPS 13 (9350) makes a better case for itself thanks to its value proposition. In addition, you get x86 compatibility, which has been a challenge for the XPS 13 (9345).

We should note that the $999 price applies to the Graphite and Platinum colors for the XPS 13 (9350), which is nice. However, you’ll need to act fast if you want to hop on this deal: Dell says the promotion only lasts for the next two days (though Cyber Monday).

Read our review of the Dell XPS 13 (9350) here.