Cyberpower's GXi4700W gaming PC is the only Black Friday discount rig that doesn't look like any other colorless box. This PC is sure to be an insta-looker, and Walmart has discounted it by $300 to $899 (opens in new tab).

Sometimes you have to risk it all for aesthetics; the airflow on the $899 Cyberpower GXi4700W gaming PC looks a bit suspect, but a Best Buy review (opens in new tab) says it is fine on another PC with this case The retailer's review of this exact configuration is There is no retailer review of this exact configuration, but some Reddit comments say it's not as bad as it looks.

The CyberPower case has a curved white front panel, and its white interior can be seen through the glass side panels. All pre-installed hardware is black, matching the black edges of the case. While many gaming PCs, especially those priced under $1,000, are charcoal black rectangles with no personality, there is something about the whole thing; a clever preset on the RGB fans could make this desktop PC look less like a black monolith on your desk.

Monochrome beauty won't run your games, but the GXi4700W's 12-core Intel i7 12700F, Radeon RX 6700 XT, and 16GB of DDR4 RAM will get the job done. under $1,000, a powerful processor and impressive AMD GPU in a sleek case. The graphics card alone is a gateway to high frame rate gaming at 1080p and 1440p; if you want to play games in 4K, you should look for a gaming PC twice this price. But for those on a budget, this rig is a great choice.

Four case fans in a fairly closed case may seem a bit risky, but that may be due to my insecurities about home-built PCs. Homebuilt PCs tend to come with oddly designed cases that restrict airflow. Best Buy's review of another Cyberpower PC with this same case reported no problems, but the superior specs of this model may generate more heat, especially if you dabble in overclocking. in this Reddit (open in new tab) PC thread, users say overheating is not really an issue.

"Air is drawn in through the bottom and through thin openings on the sides and top of the front panel. It is sufficient. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but there is enough air for normal use," MicahWeeks writes (opens in new tab).

As long as you don't play games in the sauna, it looks fine. [Sorry Finnish readers, but there is no chance of playing Crysis in a sauna. -ed]

The only disappointment in this build is the SSD. I think a 500GB NVMe SSD at this price is small. SSDs are cheap these days, so if this doesn't work, you can always upgrade. I would have preferred a 1TB SSD from the start; if you're PC savvy, you can choose from the Black Friday SSD Deals (opens in new tab).

For the indulgent PC gamer, the GXi4700W is one of the best Black Friday deals right now. At $300 off the base price, the specs don't differ greatly from other deals, but they're nothing to be ashamed of looking at. And how about picking the best looking one when everything else is about the same?