I've been covering gaming PC deals for years, and these are the Newegg Labor Day sales I'd recommend to any PC gamer

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If any of my friends were to ask me when the best time to buy the parts for a new gaming PC was, Labor Day probably wouldn't be my first recommendation. It's not that Labor Day sales are bad, but with multiple Prime Days, Black Friday, and a host of other seasonal sales on the calendar, the end of August doesn't exactly stand out. Still, it's always worth looking for some of the best gaming PC deals hiding in the smaller sales.

The first place I always check for gaming PC and component deals is Newegg, and in the retailer's Labor Day sales listing, there are some pretty good offers hiding, although they don't look like anything special at first glance. Comparing the price of a few of these deals to Amazon, the discounts themselves aren't anything to write home about, with the world's largest retailer matching prices left, right, and centre. But Newegg has a few discount codes that actually take things down to excellent prices.

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My personal favorite: Intel Core i5-14600K + Battlefield for $149.99

If you're planning on building an entirely new gaming PC, there's actually a really wide selection for you. There are the obvious CPU and GPU discounts, but there's also the smaller things like AIO cooler deals and even thermal paste on offer. I've rounded up my favorite six deals available at Newegg, price checked them with Amazon to make sure you can't get a better deal elsewhere, and recommended them below.

MSI Aegis Z2 Gaming PC + Borderlands 4 | ~~$1,899~~ $1,449 at Newegg
Save $450 - If you're looking to take the fuss of assembling all of your parts and building a PC from scratch out of the equation, a prebuilt like this with modern specs might actually be a better investment. This rig uses an RTX 5070 as its graphics card, and finding one of those rigs under $1,500 is always a winner right now. You'll also get a copy of Borderlands 4 with your purchase.

Specs: AMD Ryzen 7 8700F, RTX 5070, 32GB of DDR5, 1TB SSD

If you're still assembling your dream setup, you should also peruse the best RAM for gaming, the best computer speakers, and the best gaming chair.

One of my earliest memories is playing SuperMario64 and wondering why the controller I held had three grips, but I only had two hands. Ever since I've been in love with video games and their technology. After graduating from Edinburgh Napier University with a degree in Journalism, I contributed to the Scottish Games Network and completed an Editorial Internship at Expert Reviews. Over the last decade, I’ve been managing my own YouTube channel about my love of games too. These days, I'm one of the resident hardware nerds at GamesRadar+, and I take the lead on our coverage of gaming PCs, VR, controllers, gaming chairs, and content creation gear. Now, I better stop myself here before I get talking about my favourite games like HUNT: Showdown, Dishonored, and Towerfall Ascension.