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Once upon a time in Australia there were only two times of the year when you could count on buying stuff cheap: Boxing Day, and in June, during the End of Financial Year sales. The sales typically taper off in late June and finish up by July, but below we've listed all the discounts that remain available as of July 2.

Keep an eye on this page, as we'll add any other notable deals if, and when, they appear, though at this point you're probably better off preparing for the forthcoming Amazon Prime Day sales.

Without further ado:

EOFY sales 2024: the best retailers to watch

EOFY 2024 gaming monitor deals

EOFY 2024 gaming peripheral deals

EOFY 2024 gaming laptop deals

HP Omen 17 | RTX 4090 | i9 13900HX | 32GB RAM | 2TB SSD | 2560 x 1440 @ 240Hz | 17.3-inch | AU $6,499 AU$3,691 at HP eBay (save AU$2,808)

At AU$3,691, this is a cracking price for a near god-tier gaming laptop that's tough to top. An RTX 4090, i9 13900HX and 32GB of RAM are specs that will stand up to all but the most powerful and expensive desktops. This is the kind of machine you'll be proud to show off. Enter the HPJUN20 code to take a huge 20% off what would already be a reasonable price, bringing it down to just AU$3,691.

Gigabyte G5 MF5 15.6-inch gaming laptop | i7-12650H / RTX 4050 / 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD | AU$1,799 now AU$1,299 from Umart (save AU$500)

If you're after a solid entry-level gaming machine this is a great price to pay. It'll play most modern games at decent specs, and the 1080p screen means you'll always be tempted in the direction of silky-smooth framerates: good thing this has a 144Hz refresh rate. It's also thin and lighter than your standard gaming lappy, so you could use it as a productivity machine too.

Lenovo Legion Slim 5 | RTX 4070 | Ryzen 7 8845HS | 16-inch | 2560 x 1600 @ 165Hz | 32GB RAM | 1TB NVMe SSD | AU$3,789 AU$2,499 at Lenovo (save AU$1,290)

This is a great deal on an RTX 4070 equipped laptop with AMD's latest generation processor. Calling it a slim model is perhaps a bit of a stretch, but still, it's not some immovable giant at around 2.4KG. Its 2560 x 1600 165Hz IPS screen will give you good color accuracy and its a good match for gaming with the RTX 4070. It's got a high quality keyboard and trackpad too. Use the EOFY24 code to qualify for the discounted price.

EOFY 2024 gaming chair deals

When will EOFY sales start in 2024?

Logic would suggest that the sales should begin at the end of the financial year, but if there's one thing we've learned about sales events over the years, it's that logic is a precious and rare commodity! So you can expect Australia's EOFY sales to kick off in the weeks before June 30 (the official "last day" of the financial year) and then keep running for most of July.

Compared to the likes of Amazon Prime Day and Black Friday, the EOFY sales period is amorphous: it kinda just runs for as long as every individual retailer wants, and that can often be upwards of a month. So yes, it's probably worth waiting until June, at the very earliest, to make any non-essential purchases.

Are EOFY sales good for PC gaming products?

Actually, yes! Chiefly because the likes of Mwave get involved, so there's every chance you'll find a good discount on big ticket items like gaming monitors or gaming laptops. But you can also expect to pick up some great deals on keyboards, mice, and headsets from the likes of Amazon, eBay and more.

In many ways, EOFY (and Black Friday) are the best times to pick up PC gaming gear—more so than Prime Day for example. It's because a range of specialist merchants get involved, ranging the aforementioned Mwave, through to PC brands themselves, including Lenovo, HP and Dell.

Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.

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