Here are the best gaming rig deals you can get for the measly cost of an Nvidia RTX 5090

The HP Omen 35L gaming PC, Lenovo Legion Pro gaming laptop, and Nvidia RTX 5090 Graphics card on a blue background
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The Nvidia RTX 5090 is the graphics card company's big shiny new toy and, packed with 21,760 CUDA cores and taking up to 575 watts worth of power, it's a bit of a beast.

However, it's also an expensive beast at $1,999, and that's if you can even get your hands on one when it hits retailer's shelves at the end of this money. Chances are you will be paying a good cut above that if you want it soon.

Partly as a mental exercise, and partly to put that figure into context, I went looking through some of the best cheap gaming PC deals today and found some really enticing offers for just shy of $2000.

With the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 out next week, and the RTX 5070 and RTX 5070 Ti out next month, it's worth considering what type of PC you want, the power needed for it, and how long you are willing to wait.

Given we'll likely be waiting a bit longer for RTX 50 series laptops, it's worth paying attention to the best 40 series laptop out there too, especially if you can get it for a good deal.

Best gaming PC under $2000

Best gaming laptop under $2000

Of course, given the imminent launch of the 50 series cards, it's only really worth considering the last generation if you can get them in a particularly good deal and can't see yourself getting a 50 card in the first place. However, if you are one such person, there are some really solid choices for that opportunity cost.

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James Bentley
Hardware writer

James is a more recent PC gaming convert, often admiring graphics cards, cases, and motherboards from afar. It was not until 2019, after just finishing a degree in law and media, that they decided to throw out the last few years of education, build their PC, and start writing about gaming instead. In that time, he has covered the latest doodads, contraptions, and gismos, and loved every second of it. Hey, it’s better than writing case briefs.