One of the reasons that HP is one of our favorite places to buy a prebuilt gaming PC is because it is so easy to customize your order. While you can get started with the base $500 model (it has an AMD Radeon RX 6400 GPU and 8GB of RAM), you’ll probably want to update it. Think of this as $350 of savings off of components of your choice.

Whether you're looking for a home office desktop, a gaming PC, or an all-in-one, Black Friday 2024 offers the best chance to score steep discounts on desktop PCs.

For prebuilt gaming desktops, a few companies are reliable and widely available. Dell's Alienware division produces solid if sometimes pricey PCs that have a fan following. Asus's Republic of Gamers line hits the midrange and high-end markets with good machines. Acer's Predator line is also good, and HP's Omen models have their adherents.