Black Friday 2023: Best Gaming peripheral deals

Black Friday sales have arrived in force, with most major stores now offering big discounts on all things tech. Here, we break down some of the best gaming peripheral deals we've spotted so far, including mechanical keyboards, mice and headsets. If you are looking for a fresh upgrade – we have you covered at all budget points. 

We're kicking things off with keyboards, starting off with high-end options and working our way to more wallet-friendly options. If you have over £200 to spend on a new mechanical keyboard, then there are solid options from Corsair and Razer.

The Corsair K100 AIR RGB with Slipstream Wireless technology and Cherry MX Ultra Low profile switches. This keyboard is currently just under 20% off, bringing the price down from £279.99 to £229.99.

The Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro keycap bundle offers good value. For a discounted price of £217.99, you can get the BlackWidow V4 Pro mechanical keyboard with Razer's own tactile mechanical switches, as well as a set of upgraded PBT keycaps. Personally, I would use this as a longevity booster, wearing out the first set of keycaps before turning back the clock by giving the keyboard a clean and putting the fresh set of keycaps on to get the keyboard looking good as new.

For those with up to £200 to spend, there are several popular options. The Corsair K70 MAX RGB with adjustable-actuation switches is currently down to £176.39. The Razer BlackWidow V3 Pro with Razer Green Switches and Chroma RGB lighting is down from £229.99 to £177.99.

The Alienware Tri-Mode wireless gaming keyboard with AlienFX RGB lighting and Cherry MX Red switches is down from £249.99 to £174.99. If you prefer a TKL option, the SteelSeries Apex Pro offers an OLED panel, USB-C connection and adjustable-actuation switches for £169.99.

Moving below the £150 mark, we find the Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 at £139.99, the SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini (60% keyboard) at £129, the Razer Huntsman V2 with Optical switches at £130.99, the Logitech G915 Lightspeed with low-profile switches at £125, the Razer BlackWidow V3 at £103.48 and finally, the Corsair K70 RGB TKL at £104.99.

Usually $150, the brand new Arbiter Studio Polar 65 is now 30% off, bringing the price down to $105 for all colour combinations, including Ronin Red, Kumo Blue, Jedi Green, Midnight Lilac, Silver Lilac and Silver Panda.

You don't necessarily have to spend more than £100 to get a solid and reliable keyboard for gaming. There are plenty of solid options in the £50 to £80 range too.

Starting off at the top, we have the NZXT Function Mechanical Keyboard with hot-swappable switches at £80.70. Thanks to the hot-swap design, you can easily replace the switch to any mechanical switch you prefer at any point in time – including Cherry MX switches. At a similar price point, you can find the MSI Vigor GK71 with full RGB and media keys for £79.99. The TKL version of the Razer BlackWidow V3 can be found for £75.49.

The MSI GK50 low-profile TKL mechanical keyboard with clicky switches can be found for £59.99 and would look right at home in a gaming setup with per-key RGB lighting. The Razer Ornata V3 also offers low-profile switches but uses ‘mecha-membrane' switches instead, alongside full Razer Chroma RGB lighting.

At 47 percent off, the HyperX Alloy Origins Core keyboard offers a space-friendly tenkeyless (TKL) layout and RGB lighting with HyperX Red switches for £52.99. For a full-size option, you can find the Corsair K55 RGB PRO XT wired membrane keyboard at £49.99.

In this section, we cover gaming mice, including high-end to budget options.

As we saw with keyboards, Razer has some nice mouse bundles as well, with several higher-end options coming with a Goliathus Chroma RGB mouse pad with wireless charging capabilities so you can keep your mouse constantly topped up during use.

At 20% off, the Razer Naga V2 Pro and Goliathus Chroma bundle comes in at £173.99. The Naga is an excellent option for MMO gamers in particular thanks to its additional programmable side buttons. On its own, the Naga V2 Pro costs £149.

At £160.96, you can nab a Razer Basilisk V3 Pro with a Goliathus Chroma RGB mouse pad, offering a comfortable shape for palm grip gamers with fewer side buttons to obstruct your thumb. On its own, the Basilisk V3 Pro costs £135.99.

For a lower-profile option, the Razer Cobra Pro mouse with Goliathus Chroma mouse pad can be found for £143.99. If you are a fan of the tried and true DeathAdder mouse, then for £140.63, you can get to the DeathAdder V3 Pro with Goliathus Chroma mouse pad.

At around the £105 mark, you can find the Corsair Nightsabre RGB wireless MOBA gaming mouse with up to 100-hour battery life, or the Razer Viper V2 Pro Wireless esports gaming mouse.

Corsair's alternative to the Razer Naga, the SCIMITAR ELITE RGB Wireless MMO gaming mouse with up to 150 hours of battery life can be found for £99.98 with a similar side key layout with lots of reprogrammable buttons.

The Razer Viper Ultimate with its charging dock can be found for £90.89, with a 20K optical sensor and Chroma lighting. The Logitech G Pro X Superlight is another great lightweight wireless option in the sub-£100 bracket, offering up to 70 hours of battery life at £89.90. However, if you prefer a claw-grip style mouse, the Corsair M65 RGB Ultra Wireless with up to 120 hours of battery life offers very good specs at £79.99. For a palm grip option, Corsair has the Dark Core RGB Pro SE gaming mouse at £69.99 with Qi Wireless Charging capabilities.

The SteelSeries Aerox 5 Wireless gaming mouse offers a honeycomb shell for lightweight and swift movements for FPS games at £62.99. Alienware's AW620M is more suited for palm grip at that same £62.99 price point.

HyperX has its own honeycomb shell, ultralight mouse with lengthy battery life in the form of the HyperX Pulsefire Haste, weighing just 62g and costing £54.99 during this month's sales period. Offering a similar spec is the SteelSeries Aerox 3 for £49.99. Again, if you prefer a taller, palm-grip-suited mouse, then the Corsair Dark Core RGB Pro can be found at £49.99.

If you aren't looking for a wireless mouse, or to spend as much as £50 on a mouse, then the SteelSeries Rival 5 and NZXT Lift are both great options that fall under the £35 mark while offering RGB lighting.

At £19.99, you can grab a Trust Gaming Keyboard and mouse set, both with full RGB lighting, making for an easy and cheap way to brighten up your PC setup.

If you are looking for an audio upgrade, then there are plenty of discounts to be found there too. Everyone needs a gaming headset for reliable comms with teammates in multiplayer games, or for quietly playing through single-player titles.

At the high-end, Razer's bundle options feature again, offering a headset, alongside an RGB Chroma-lit headphone hangar for your desk to keep your headphones tucked away when not in use. The Razer Barracuda Pro wireless with base station is down from £319.98 to £270.99, the BlackShark V2 Pro with base station is down to £228.99 and the ever-popular Kraken V3 Pro with base station is down to £228.99 as well.

SteelSeries also has some great options in the high-end, including the Arctis Nova Pro Wireless, now down to £268.99 (18% off) and the Arctis Pro Wireless at £199.99.

Moving into the below £200 bracket, the Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT offers Dolby Atmos, Bluetooth audio and multi-platform support for £184.99. At that same price point, you can also find the Logitech G Astro A30 Lightspeed.

If you don't mind giving up features like Dolby Atmos support out of the box, then the standard Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless can be found at £149.99. Another step below that, at £134.99, you could nab the latest HyperX Cloud III Wireless gaming headset.

The Steel Series Arctis Pro with GameDAC offers a high-fidelity wired option at the £124.99 price point – a 50% saving over its RRP. If you want a wireless headset for that kind of money, then the standard Razer Barracuda Wireless with USB-C charging can be found for £118.99.

At closer to the £100 mark, the Logitech G Pro X Wireless and Corsair HS80 RGB Wireless can both be found for £109 during the sales period.

You don't have to spend over £100 to get reliable gaming audio. There are plenty of more affordable options well below the £100 mark, including the base model Razer Barracuda X Wireless, offering multiplatform support, USB-C charging and 40mm drivers at £82.99. The wired version of the HyperX Cloud III can be found for £79.99. Corsair's comparable HS80 RGB wired headset can be found at £69.99.

If you would rather have a wireless headset at £60 or less, the Corsair HS55 Wireless Core offers exactly that, with 2.4GHz wireless and Bluetooth, as well as support for 3D Audio on the PS5, for £59.99. However, if you don't mind trading down to a wired model with Dolby Surround support out of the box, then the Corsair HS65 Surround might be the way to go at £54.98.

At £34.99, you can find the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 and Corsair HS35 wired gaming headsets. Logitech's most comparable option is the Logitech G432 Wired Gaming Headset at £38.50 with its generously large ear cups. Finally, the Trust Gaming GXT 391 Thian is built using environmentally sustainable materials and offers wireless audio at just £39.99.

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KitGuru Says: As always, remember to shop around as this is just a selection of deals we've found – there are plenty more out there that we didn't cover here. Are you planning on picking up a fresh set of gaming peripherals during the Black Friday sales? Is there something in particular you are looking to grab? 

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