It's not easy to tell a gaming laptop or gaming PC deal from a dud. Here's our cheat sheet for what Amazon Prime Early Access deals should look like.
When you are checking for a deal, a holistic approach is key. After the graphics card itself, check you're getting an up-to-date CPU—we wouldn't go any older than a 10th Gen Intel CPU , and for AMD you want a Ryzen 5000-series chip on desktop, and 4000-series or later on a laptop.
Next up you need to look at the amount of memory on offer. Ideally, you want 16GB of RAM, and to make the most of the memory subsystem, you want a pair of 8GB sticks, not just a single 16GB SODIMM. On the cheaper systems, you'll often see 8GB as standard, but you can at least upgrade later down the line if you need.
As for storage, you want at least a 500GB NVMe SSD or larger. If we're writing our dream specs, then a 1TB drive, or even 2TB, would be preferable considering the size of games today, but you can usually upgrade that later on. I say usually because some laptops come with soldered SSDs that can't be replaced—I know, in the year of our Lord 2022?
Whatever you're looking for, there are certainly some good deals out there. And as we get nearer to Prime Early Access, we expect some choice deals to appear. Just have a mind about how much you should pay for what's on offer, and you won't make a costly misstep.Screw sports, Katie would rather watch Intel, AMD and Nvidia go at it.