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Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is less than a week away, and while you can already find markdowns on a variety of tech, the gaming deals are still few and far between. If you can’t wait for the sale to officially kick off to upgrade your setup, Best Buy is running its Tech Fest sale through Sunday, with huge discounts on new and refurbished consoles, high-end gaming monitors, laptops, and more.
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To help you find the best fit for both your budget and your gaming space, I put together a list of the very best deals I could dig up. My favorite is the massive 62% discount on the WD Black SN850P 2TB SSD, bringing the price down to just $400 (and a bit closer to pre-AI-hype costs). While it’s officially licensed for use with the PS5, it can also be used in PCs and desktops. You can keep reading below to find out more about the SN850P as well as the other top Tech Fest deals.
Best Buy Tech Fest gaming deals
- Current price: $1,200
- Original price: $1,750
This mid-range gaming laptop features a 16-inch display capable of 2K resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate for enhanced detailing, color accuracy, and smoother motion during fast-paced gameplay. It’s built with an AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX CPU, Nvidia RTX 5060 graphics card, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
- Current price: $650
- Original price: $960
An entry-level gaming laptop with plenty of power to handle everything from cozy indie games to action-packed triple-A titles. The 15.6-inch display gives you 1080p resolution with a 144Hz refresh rate for great picture quality and smoother motion. The AMD Ryzen 5 7000 Series CPU and Nvidia RTX 4050 graphics card provide all the power and performance you need for every game in your library while the 16GB of RAM and 512GB SSD are perfect for pulling double-duty as a work laptop.
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- Current price: $999
- Original price: $1,200
A budget-friendly gaming desktop built with an Intel Core Ultra 5 225F processor, Nvidia RTX 5060 graphics card, 16GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD storage drive. With four RAM slots supporting up to a maximum of 128GB and 6 SATA HDD ports, you can drop in more memory and storage as your needs change. The ROG G700 supports Wi-Fi 6 for faster and more reliable wireless internet connectivity as well as Bluetooth for setting up wireless peripherals like mice, keyboards, and headsets.
- Current price: $80
- Original price: $150
This compact mechanical keyboard features optical switches for near-zero latency so you get almost instant on-screen reactions to your inputs. The mechanical switches give clicky feedback but also feature sound dampening, making it a good choice for pulling double-duty as a work keyboard or for use in shared spaces where loud typing can get annoying. And with enough on-board memory to program 5 different profiles, you can set up custom layouts for your favorite games or quickly switch from work to play.
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- Current price: $750
- Original price: $1,000
This high-end OLED monitor is perfect for both creative professionals and gamers. The 480Hz maximum refresh rate makes motion blur a thing of the past while the 0.03ms response time gives you near-instant reactions to your inputs. With 1440p resolution, you’ll get enhanced detailing and color accuracy with the OLED panel capable of reproducing over 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut. The screen also supports HDR for better contrast as well as both Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro VRR technologies to prevent annoying screen tearing and stuttering.
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- Current price: $390
- Original price: $550
This Geek Squad certified refurbished PS5 console has been tested and inspected to ensure that it performs just as well as a new-in-box model. This version features a disc drive for playing physical copies of games as well as DVDs and Blu-Rays, a 1TB SSD for faster loading times, support for HDR, and 3D spatial audio support.
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- Current price: $400
- Original price: $1,100
This SSD is officially licensed for use with the PlayStation 5, but can be dropped into a gaming laptop or desktop with a little reconfiguration. With 2TB of storage space, you’ll have plenty of room for large game downloads, save files, screenshots, and more. You’ll get read and writes speeds up to 7300 and 6600 MB/s, respectively for faster loading times and quicker access to your most-used apps and favorite games.
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- Current price: $650
- Original price: $700
This Nintendo Switch 2 bundle includes the console, a copy of Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle, a download code for Mario Kart World, a carrying case, screen protector, and game cartridge storage case.
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When is Amazon’s Spring Sale?
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale returns March 25-31, 2026.
When is Best Buy’s Tech Fest sale?
Best Buy’s Tech Fest sale will end on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
How did we choose these gaming deals?
ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy — devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops.
We also looked over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we’re recommending. Our recommendations may also be based on our own testing — in addition to extensive research and comparison shopping. The goal is to deliver the most accurate advice to help you shop smarter.
