Time for a gaming laptop? The Cyber Monday sales season is the perfect time to do so We found two laptops that offer a tremendous punch for the dollar, with specs powerful enough to play the latest PC games All in all, it's tempting to buy a system for around $1,000, but Newegg currently has two deals on offer

Newegg currently has the MSI GF65 Thin 10UE-071 for $1,049 Also, a Gigabyte G5 KC is available at Newegg for $999

The MSI GF65 Thin 10UE-071 is powered by a 10th generation Intel Core i7-10750H, while the Gigabyte G5 KC has a 10th generation Intel Core i5-10500H Another major difference? They each have 512GB of storage, but the MSI model uses a faster NVMe SSD, while the Gigabyte model uses a PCIe SSD

In other core specs, the two models are nearly identical Each has 16GB of RAM and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with 6GB GDDR6 memory Both feature a gaming-optimized 156" 1920 x 1080 IPS display running at 144 Hz Both models also offer a free upgrade to Windows 11 Pro

The MSI weighs in at a light 41 pounds and has five ports (two USB 32 Gen 1 Type-C, two USB 32 Gen 1 Type-A, and one 4K HDMI); the Gigabyte is slightly heavier at 485 pounds and has a built-in SD card reader and 6 ports (2 USB Type-A ports (one of which is actually a USB 20 port), 1 USB 32 Gen2 Type-A port, 1 HDMI 20 with HDCP support, 1 DisplayPort 13, and 1 DisplayPort 14 Type-C)

For more laptop discounts, see our Cyber Monday laptop updates