Amazon vs TCGPlayer Costs + Holiday Gaming PC Sale

We’re in post-Christmas offers territory, which is a surprisingly good time to buy. Off the rip, we’re seeing new value drops on pre-built gaming PCs, which have gotten all of the extra standard given the current value will increase on RAM alone.

Amazon has additionally bumped up its Pokémon TCG inventory this vacation, however is something value shopping for? Of course it’s not. Well, there’s a handful of offers available, however the unbiased retailer military that makes up TCGPlayer is main the best way with the vast majority of the most effective costs on each the brand new and secondary market.

TL;DR: Top Deals for Today

Skytech has dropped some cracking offers on a variety of their prebuilt gaming PCs earlier than New Year’s Day, and we’re seeing RTX 5070 Ti builds for beneath $2,000 and RTX 5080 builds for beneath $2,800. Crazy scenes, let’s get into it.

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Cheapest at Amazon: Pokémon TCG

It’s nice to see standard units like Surging Sparks and Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Boxes crop up for much less on Amazon, with the previous being beneath market worth alongside the Destined Rivals triple booster.

Cheapest at TCGPlayer: Pokémon TCG

It’s unusual to see Silver Tempest sealed product displaying up on Amazon proper now. Perhaps we’ll see extra Sword & Shield-era reprints on retailer cabinets? Regardless, TCGPlayer has the Silver Tempest Elite Trainer Box for much lower than Amazon, and the identical goes for the Prismatic Evolutions ETB.

TCGPlayer additionally has the most effective deal on Destined Rivals Booster Bundles, at the moment sitting at $52.50. That means you get double the booster packs in comparison with the three-pack booster deal within the final part for lower than double the worth. TCGPlayer actually has the no-brainer offers proper now.

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Skytech Gaming PC Holiday Sale

Considering we’ve simply entered a reminiscence chip scarcity throughout the board, with even DDR4 RAM going for foolish cash, getting an RTX 5060 construct with 32GB DDR4 for $1,079 is a good deal. You’ll have strong 1080p gaming with both an Intel i5-14400F or AMD Ryzen 7 5700 processor in addition. Personally, I’d go for the Crystal construct. It prices the identical and offers you way more room for larger GPU upgrades down the road.

If you’re trying to go all-in with 4K gaming out of the field for beneath $3,000, the $2,799.99 Aqua construct comes with a stunning clear white and blue case, full with CPU liquid cooling, an RTX 5080, 32GB DDR5, and absolutely the beast that’s the Ryzen 7 9800X3D.

Christian Wait is a contributing freelancer for IGN protecting every thing collectable and offers. Christian has over 7 years of expertise within the Gaming and Tech trade with bylines at Mashable and Pocket-Tactics. Christian additionally makes hand-painted collectibles for Saber Miniatures. Christian can also be the writer of “Pokemon Ultimate Unofficial Gaming Guide by GamesWarrior”. Find Christian on X @ChrisReggieWait.