We put together an $1800 all-AMD 4K gaming PC built entirely from Cyber Monday deals — but we can't match this Alienware pre-built with a 5080 and Intel's Core Ultra

With Black Friday officially over and Cyber Monday on our doorstep, there are still ways that you can build a fantastic gaming PC this weekend, even in the face of some pretty tough PC hardware pricing landscapes.

Putting together a great PC during this weekend isn't the easiest task. With spiraling RAM prices, SSD inflation, GPU shortages, and information overload around every corner, sometimes you just want someone to do the legwork for you.

We've scoured all the best Cyber Monday PC hardware deals going right now to put together a PC that can game however you want, including at 4K, without breaking the bank. And I'm afraid we've got some bad news. Despite our best efforts, rising DDR5 prices and creeping component prices mean that, try as we might, we weren't actually able to match the best Cyber Monday pre-built PC we've seen, this Alienware Aurora with an RTX 5080.

Our version, which you can see below, comes with an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and a Radeon RX 9070 XT, and while it was more expensive than our previous attempts at this spec, we were feeling pretty pleased with ourselves.

However, this Alienware Aurora alternative features an Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF and a much better GPU. We might be missing out on the X3D cache from AMD, but instead, you get an RTX 5080, 16GB of RAM, and a 2TB SSD, as well as a 1000W PSU and a liquid cooler. We beat Alienware for RAM, but even then, you can upgrade this Alienware PC to 32GB of RAM for just $100 more, pricing the enthusiast DIY market has no answer for.

If you're a diehard DIY-er, or you want to wander through the ruins of PC building this Cyber Monday, take a look at our $1,800 Cyber Monday PC below.

$1,800 Cyber Monday gaming PC: Quick list

• AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU: was $449 now $375.98 at Amazon
• Cooler Master Hyper 212 Black CPU Cooler: Was $29.98 $19.99 at Amazon
• Asus TUF Gaming B850-PLUS: was $239.99 now $189.99 at Amazon
• ASRock Challenger Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB: was $699 now $599 at Amazon
• Crucial Pro Overclocking 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 6400: $272 at Newegg
• Samsung 990 Pro SSD 2TB: was $199 now $169 at Amazon
• Corsair Frame 4000D: was $104 now $85 at Amazon
• Montech Century II 850W fully modular PSU: was $89 now $82 at Amazon

$1,800 4K Cyber Monday PC

This is more than we've priced out for our "mid-range build" in the past, so we're in at around $1,800 rather than the $1,600 of previous attempts. Crucially, however, the extra cash spent on that 9070 XT is going to pay dividends in real 4K gaming performance. If you have to swallow RAM and SSD price increases, we figure you may as well get 4K gaming readiness in the bargain. Check out our best monitor deals this Black Friday season if you need a great display to go with this powerful build.

If you're looking for more savings, check out our Best PC Hardware deals for a range of products, or dive deeper into our specialized SSD and Storage Deals, Hard Drive Deals, Gaming Monitor Deals, Graphics Card Deals, or CPU Deals pages.