Just four weeks. That's how long is left until Black Friday, the biggest sales event of the year, is upon us. For us PC gamers, that means Amazon and all the major retailers will have endless deals on keyboards, mice, and controllers, but you don't have to go searching through them all—we've done it for you.
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We have individually and independently tested 51 of the best gaming keyboards, 27 of the best gaming mice, and 28 of the best controllers in the past two years.
When is Black Friday 2025?
Black Friday 2025 kicks off Friday, 28 November 2028 and runs for three days over the whole weekend. But even then, the annual sales bonanza isn't over, as it will be followed by Cyber Monday (1 December 2025) and Cyber Week, until 5 December.
It won't just be Amazon dishing out the discounts, of course, as all the major retailers will have their own deals: Newegg, Best Buy, Walmart, and B&H in the US; Overclockers, Scan, Currys, and Laptops Direct in the UK. With so many sales going on, you'll be certain to find a keyboard, mouse, or controller that's just right for you.
Where are the best Black Friday gaming keyboard and mouse deals?
- Amazon: All the gaming keyboards you could ever want
- Walmart: Speedy gaming mice, superb savings
- Best Buy: Big name keyboards with big value discounts
- Staples: Offers on serious mice for serious people
- Target: Corsair and Logitech keyboard deals a go-go
- Newegg: Big savings on big brand gaming mice
- Drop: save up to 78% on enthusiast keyboards
Black Friday gaming keyboard deals
1. Best overall:
Asus ROG Strix Scope II 96 Wireless
2. Best budget:
Gamakay x Naughshark NS68
3. Best mid-range:
Ducky Zero 6108
4. Best rapid trigger:
Wooting 80HE
5. Best wireless rapid trigger:
Keychron K2 HE
6. Best silent:
Be Quiet! Light Mount
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Black Friday gaming mouse deals
1. Best wireless:
Razer DeathAdder V4 Pro
2. Best wired:
Logitech G502 X
3. Best budget wireless:
Logitech G305 Lightspeed
4. Best budget wired:
Glorious Model O Eternal
5. Best lightweight:
Corsair Sabre V2 Pro
6. Best MMO:
Corsair Scimitar Elite Wireless SE
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Black Friday controller deals
1. Best overall:
GameSir G7 Pro
2. Best budget:
GameSir Nova Lite
3. Best high end:
Razer Wolverine V3 Pro 8K PC
4. Best wired:
Scuf Valor Pro
Black Friday gaming keyboard, mouse, and controller deals — UK quick links
- Amazon: Big discounts on top-brand gaming keyboards
- Overclockers: Over 100 gaming mice to choose from
- Scan: Gaming keyboards from just £20
- Box: Gaming mice from Asus, Logitech, and Razer
- Currys: Keyboards, mice, and controllers from as little as £10
- Argos: Good prices on budget to high-end keyboards
Black Friday gaming keyboard deals in the UK
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Buying advice: keyboards, mice and controllers
What is the most important thing to look for in a mechanical gaming keyboard?
The switch type is arguably the most important choice to make when picking your new gaming keyboard. Cherry mechanical switches are the most common and most recognizable, but there are a host of alternatives on offer, as well as a bunch of upmarket, specialist switches to choose from.
What is the big deal with mechanical switches?
We can talk for hours about the feel of mechanical switches versus membrane switches, but ultimately that's a personal choice. What makes mechanical switches objectively superior, however, is their far-extended life span. They can take far more punishment and keep responding long after a membrane switch has collapsed in on itself.
What should I look out for in a gaming mouse?
When deciding on a mouse, your priority should be finding one that's comfortable for your hand. There are numerous sizes, shapes, and weights to consider. You might have the coolest-looking mouse with the most practical array of buttons, but if it's not comfortable for you, you won't be able to settle in with it. There are plenty of ambidextrous gaming mice and gaming mice for lefties in the list, too—if the goofy stance is more your style.
In the last few years, most gaming mice have also adopted very high DPI sensors (or more accurately, CPI), so even a budget mouse will likely perform well. Most of these sensors can handle extremely high DPI counts at up to 20,000 DPI when realistically, you'll play on a much lower sensitivity—generally under 2,000 DPI.
The consensus is not to worry about that number too much. Instead, concentrate on finding a mouse with the ideal shape and weight, and obviously, one that'll match your stylish set-up.
Pro gamers generally recommend lighter, more straightforward mice with few buttons to get in the way. Lighter mice won't fatigue your wrist and can easily glide across the mouse pad at high speeds. Anything below 100 grams is often ideal for competitive mice. But something has to be said about how powerful you feel at the helm of a nice, heavy mouse.
Is a wireless mouse good for gaming?
Historically, the answer was always: no. The wireless connection, though convenient, was used to add extra latency to the connection compared with a wired cable, which meant input lag in games was 'a thing'. For reference, that is also seen as a 'very bad thing' in competitive online games.
But modern wireless interfaces, primarily the 2.4 GHz radio connections, have zero perceptible difference in latency compared to a standard wired connection. Blind tests have been done with pro gamers using wired and wireless mice, and if the most sensitive players around can't tell the difference, we're confident you won't be able to either.
Bluetooth connections, however, can still introduce unwelcome input lag into a gaming situation, so that's best avoided. In modern wireless gaming mice, however, Bluetooth is only used as a low-power backup option.
Can you use a console controller on PC?
The short answer is yes. The slightly longer answer is that you might need to perform a little fiddling the first time you set it up—although after that it will just be a case of plugging it in.
How to set up your controller on PC:
Is PC gaming better with a controller?
This might seem an utterly offensive question to ask in the annals of PC Gamer, but it remains true that certain PC games are far better played with a controller than the classic keyboard and mouse combo.
Sports games are the most obvious, as anyone who has tried to play FIFA using the strange keyboard/mouse control scheme can attest to. But there are other titles, specifically those which were primarily designed for consoles whose control schemes are so unwieldy away from a pad that playing them any other way is a pain.
For example, you could play Elden Ring without a controller, but using a pad on a PC feels far better. Oh, and for racing games? You really want one of the options above, although of course, you could go all out and get a full-on racing wheel instead.