If you're looking to buy an affordable mid-range gaming PC, check out HP's Pavilion desktop, featuring an AMD Ryzen 5 5600G APU (Zen 3) and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card (Ampere ), which you can get for $1,173.24 right now.

The final tally depends on the exact configuration and which coupon codes can be used. Prices actually start at just $649.99, but it's worth a few upgrades before hitting the checkout screen.

HP will not link custom configurations, so you will have to make your own changes. One possible route is to upgrade the processor to a 6 core/12 thread Ryzen 5 5600G, storage to 512GB (SSD), GPU to RTX 3060, and chassis/PSU combo to 400W. Then apply coupon code "5GAMER2021" at checkout to receive a $61.75 discount.

Not the most powerful configuration around, and with only 8GB of RAM not particularly satisfying, upgrading to 16GB and doubling the storage to a 1TB SSD would bring the price to $1,454.99 before discounts. Apply the even bigger coupon code "10GAMER2021" and the price drops to $1,309.49 (a savings of $145.50).

Our only hesitation is that the upgrade path is limited; with only a 400W power supply, there isn't much room to swap out the GPU. However, both configurations are suitable for gaming at 1080p, with the pricier configuration being better suited for 1440p gaming.