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Despite the ongoing RAM crisis, there are still occasional good deals on laptops at major retailers if you keep an eye out. For example, both Walmart and Best Buy have a few great value gaming laptops right now that won't put budget gamers too far out of pocket.

If you're really on a budget, then this Lenovo LOQ with an RTX 4050 is a great buy at

Moving up in price slightly, you could also consider something like this MSI Katana 15 with an RTX 5050 for

Finally, if you're looking for something a little more high-end, it's hard to ignore this Acer Predator Helios Neo at Best Buy for

Graphics card: RTX 4050 Processor: AMD Ryzen 5-7235HS  RAM: 16GB Storage: 512GB

If you're really on a budget, you can't go wrong with this Lenovo LOQ on sale at Best Buy right now. Sure, it's not exactly a world-beater in terms of performance, but the combination of a decent Ryzen 5 chipset and RTX 4050 graphics card will get you going get you started on the right foot for 1080p gaming. If you want to play slightly older titles or less graphically demanding games, then this laptop is a good value in my opinion.

Graphics card: RTX 4050 Processor: Intel Core i 7-13620H RAM: 16GB Storage: 512GB

Another good budget option, this Gigabyte A16 features a Core i 7 chipset alongside an RTX 4050, making it a good value buy. Again, not a super-speedy cutting-edge machine, but one that will handle most games at 1080p with respectable performance if you're willing to tweak a few settings here and there. A small price cut at Best Buy makes this one easier on the pocket this week, too.

Graphics card: RTX 5050 Processor: Intel Core i 7-14650HX RAM: 16GB Storage: 512GB

Moving up in price slightly can get you a machine with one of the latest RTX 5000 series graphics cards. Granted, in this case it's the entry-level RTX 5050, but that's still a great card for the basics. With a powerful 14th-gen Core i 7, this MSI Katana should provide a decent level of performance in-game with support for all the latest DLSS and Ray Tracing enhancements.

Graphics card: RTX 5060 Processor: Intel Core 7 240H RAM: 16GB Storage: 512GB

While there's no outright price cut on this MSI Cyborg 15 at Walmart today, it's easily the cheapest machine to feature the mid-range RTX 5060 graphics card. That should get you a nice level of performance when playing games at 1080p - enough to max out the settings in many cases, in fact. While not a super high-end machine, this MSI Cyborg is definitely a good value.

Graphics card: RTX 5060 Processor: Intel Core Ultra 9-275HX RAM: 16GB Storage: 1TB

You're jumping up significantly in price with this Acer Predator Helios at Best Buy this week, but it's a premium machine that's worth every penny. For one, you get a high-end 240 Hz OLED display here, which really sets it apart from cheaper models. On top of that, the combination of an RTX 5060 and Ultra 9 chipset definitely gives this one plenty of performance for playing all the latest titles and making the most of the OLED display.

Alex is Tech Radar's retail editor, specializing in buying advice and general tips on how to save our readers as much cash as possible. He's covered major retail events in some capacity for over seven years now; both in editorial and other ecommerce adjacent roles on Tech Radar, T3, Games Radar, and other Future PLC sites. Alex's expertise touches on most areas, but he has a particular love for phones, laptops, and cameras, being an avid photographer.

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