The RPS 2026 deals guide: Cheaper hardware, 100% Amazon-free

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Deals by James Archer Deputy Editor

Published on June 23, 2026, 11:22 a.m.

If you thought becoming deputy editor would get a man off the hook from sifting through Prime Day deals, you would be incorrect. Apparently. Still, these days I’m especially not in the mood to point people towards Amazon – lest even a single penny continue to bulge the pockets of their anti-press, pro-authoritarian executive chairman, one of the wealthiest men in history and yet so thin-skinned he won’t even let RPG characters be named after him.

At the same time, I will concede that there is a mutually beneficial utility in pointing out PC hardware discounts at a time when PC hardware is suffering an extended bout of overpricing and shortages. Just ask the Steam Machine, eh. It therefore seems like the best way to proceed is to resurrect the RPS deals guide: a curated selection of components and peripherals that are actually worth your cash, all from non-Amazon retailers.

Do these prices match or beat the equivalent offers on Amazon? No clue. Unlike previous years, for 2026 we’re not going to highlight any Prime-specific Prime Day deals at all, here or elsewhere on the site. You get to save cash, I get to look at myself in the mirror without feeling more than the usual amount of shame and disgust. Everybody wins, except those guys.

A Steam Deck OLED surrounded by good Steam Deck accessories. — Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun

Steam Deck accessory deals

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US deals:

SSD and storage deals

UK deals:

	Kioxa Exceria G3 1TB Now £130 (was £160) See at Overclockers UK
	WD Black SN850X 1TB Now £160 (was £290) See at Overclockers UK
Image credit: Samsung	Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB Now £250 (was £298) See at Currys
	SanDisk Ultra microSD card 512GB Now £73 (was £133) See at SanDisk
	SanDisk Ultra microSD card 1TB Now £142 (was £264) See at SanDisk

US deals:

	Crucial P310 1TB Now $170 (was $250) See at Best Buy
	Samsung 990 Pro 1TB Now $220 (was $320) See at Best Buy
	WD Blue SN5100 2TB Now $300 (was $690) See at Best Buy
	SanDisk Extreme Pro microSD 1TB Now $258 (was $260) See at Newegg

Counter-Strike 2 running on an Asus ROG Strix XG27AQNGV monitor with G-Sync Pulsar enabled. — Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun

Gaming monitor deals

UK deals:

	LG UltraGear 27GS60F-B (1920x1080, 180Hz, 27in, IPS) Now £110 (was £160) See at Box
	MSI MAG 274QP X24 (2560x1440, 240Hz, 27in, QD-OLED) Now £349 (was £399) See at Box
	LG UltraGear OLED GX7 (2560x1440, 240Hz, 27in, OLED) Now £390 (was £550) See at LG
	Lenovo Legion Pro 34WD-10 (3440x1440, 240Hz, 34in, OLED) Now £649 (was £990) See at Currys

US deals:

	MSI MAG 27CQ6F (2560x1440, 180Hz, 27in, VA) Now $140 (was $200) See at Newegg
	Gigabyte M27Q2 (2560x1440, 200Hz, 27in, IPS) Now $160 (was $280) See at Newegg
	Acer Predator X27U (2560x1440, 240Hz, 27in, OLED) Now $330 (was $550) See at Newegg
	LG UltraGear 45GX900A-B (3440x1440, 240Hz, 45in, OLED) Now $900 (was $1700) See at Newegg

The Turtle Beach Burst II Pro mouse on a desk. — Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun

Gaming mouse deals

UK deals:

US deals:

	Razer Basilisk V3 Now $35 (was $70) See at Newegg
	SteelSeries Aerox 5 Now $70 (was $100) See at SteelSeries
	Logitech G502 Lightspeed Now $100 (was $120) See at Logitech
	SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless Now $120 (was $170) See at SteelSeries