Getting a new graphics card is so difficult at the moment. It's soul-destroying. Between crypto mining, the chip shortage, and greedy resellers and retailers hiking the prices, it's a minefield. For the most part, you shouldn't be buying right now. But, we're into Cyber Monday in the biggest shopping season of the year, you've got some cash and you want a new gaming PC. Perfectly reasonable.
So I'm going to tell you how to get a killer deal on an RTX 3060. If you go on a retailer like Newegg, you could be paying between $800 and $900 for an RTX 3060 right now, and you definitely shouldn't do that. It's a great graphics card, I use one myself, but it's not worth that in any stretch. Fortunately, there's a way you can get a much better value package.
What you can do is hit up the HP store and get this killer deal on an HP Pavilion Gaming desktop. For that same $900 you can get a whole PC with an RTX 3060 and a new gaming headset thrown in. It's a bit of a cheese, but it works. Here's what to do.
HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop w/ RTX 3060 | Save nearly $300
Hit the pink button below for the exact specification you want to get the best price. It'll net you an Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, and that all-important RTX 3060. You need to add the headset listed below as well to trigger the code "HOLIDAY10" to take another 10% off and overall reduce the price you pay by another $60.
HP Omen Blast gaming headset
A decent headset in its own right, but in this case, you'll be using it predominantly to trigger the "HOLIDAY10" discount code to bring your overall price down even further.
Use the links above to add both items to your basket. Then in the voucher code box add the code HOLIDAY10 and you'll see another 10% discount. The code doesn't work on just the PC on its own, but by adding the headset and triggering the discount you'll pay just $900 for both compared to the (admittedly discounted) $960 for just the PC. Prices may vary a little throughout the day as HP seems to be doing some limited-time extra discounts, but so far we've seen only a $7 fluctuation.
As you can see from our basket, it works a treat, and if you're OK waiting a couple of weeks for shipping (this itself isn't even that bad in the current climate) you should have a shiny new gaming rig in time for Christmas.
Sure, you're basically getting the lowest spec you can to make this really workout, but the CPU is decent and RAM and storage are cheap enough to upgrade in the future. The key is the RTX 3060, with its massive 12GB of VRAM and the ability to crush 1080p and even some 1440p gaming.
This is one of those times where you really shouldn't delay because graphics cards won't be affordable any time soon. Either keep the whole PC or sell off the bits you don't want, either way, this is the best Cyber Monday deal you'll find on an RTX 3060.
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