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

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A pile of PC gaming components on top of an Amazon Prime box, with a big red No Symbol edited over the top. Image credit: Rock Paper Shotgun

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 Anti-Prime Day 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.

The best Anti-Prime Day 2026 PC gaming deals


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Anti-Prime Day Steam Deck accessory deals


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Anti-Prime Day SSD and storage deals


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Anti-Prime Day gaming monitor deals


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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

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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


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Anti-Prime Day gaming headset deals


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Anti-Prime Day graphics card deals

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Anti-Prime Day RAM deals


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