What PC Parts usually go on sale during Black Friday/ Cyber Monday?

[nathanyule]

Looking to upgrade my system during the holidays when a lot of things go on sale. At the mean time, however, I want to know what PC components go on sale during the holidays and what doesn't so I can get a deal on those items when I find one. As the title implies, what PC components go on sale during Black Friday/ Cyber Monday?

[minibois]

Just now, nathanyule said:

Looking to upgrade my system during the holidays when a lot of things go on sale. At the mean time, however, I want to know what PC components go on sale during the holidays and what doesn't so I can get a deal on those items when I find one. As the title implies, what PC components go on sale during Black Friday/ Cyber Monday?

The deals nowadays on Black Friday/Cyber Monday don't feel as good.

Generally you will be able to save a bit of money on a videocard, CPU and certain other somewhat high-ish value parts like cases, PSU's and RAM.

But it will really depend on what you are shopping for and what kind of deals you're expecting.

 

If you are not familiar with the sort of pricing you might see on BF/CM you could look at Black Friday livestreams from LTT last year and the year before that to kind of get an idea of what pricing to expect:

Spoiler

 

But also be sure to - when the times comes around - to check if the deal you see is actually a deal. Using comparison websites (like for Amazon, there is camelcamelcamel.com) to see if the BF/CM price is actually lower than the normal sale price for the item.

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

I've purchased GPUs, PSU, and custom loop water cooling parts on great Black Friday deals.

[shoutingsteve]

I have a sad tale to share with you.  I wanted to buy a printer.  I found the one I liked in October, and decided to wait till Black Friday.  The price went up a couple weeks before Thanksgiving, then on Black Friday it was exactly the same price as it was in October.

 

Moral:  there is no Black Friday sale... it is mostly a sham.  A few things are actually a good deal, like the 100 dollar TVs, but beyond that, it is nothing special.

[nathanyule]

1 minute ago, shoutingsteve said:

I have a sad tale to share with you.  I wanted to buy a printer.  I found the one I liked in October, and decided to wait till Black Friday.  The price went up a couple weeks before Thanksgiving, then on Black Friday it was exactly the same price as it was in October.

 

Moral:  there is no Black Friday sale... it is mostly a sham.  A few things are actually a good deal, like the 100 dollar TVs, but beyond that, it is nothing special.

I use sites like camelcamelcamel to check prices usually. Would it be smart to make a spreadsheet of the current prices of components that I'm thinking of buying, and when Black Friday/ Cyber Monday roles around, I analyze the deal?

[shoutingsteve]

Just now, nathanyule said:

I use sites like camelcamelcamel to check prices usually. Would it be smart to make a spreadsheet of the current prices of components that I'm thinking of buying, and when Black Friday/ Cyber Monday roles around, I analyze the deal?

You could do that.  But then you are watching the prices of hardware that is 3 months old.  Newer hardware will have replaced it by then.

[nathanyule]

27 minutes ago, shoutingsteve said:

You could do that.  But then you are watching the prices of hardware that is 3 months old.  Newer hardware will have replaced it by then.

Aren't the amd cpus/gpus and the nvidia gpus the only things releasing later this year? Correct me if I'm wrong, but if so, I can pin point the other components for now like RAM, mobos, etc. 

 

EDIT: Nice

[Hairless Monkey Boy]

23 minutes ago, nathanyule said:

Would it be smart to make a spreadsheet of the current prices of components that I'm thinking of buying

It's not as likely that the exact hardware that you are looking to buy will be the best deal or even be on sale at all. So unless you are willing to keep track of multiple options for each component, it probably doesn't make sense to do this.

 

Although, keeping your eye on pricing like this over a duration of time will give you a good perspective on when something is actually a good deal.

[nathanyule]

1 minute ago, HairlessMonkeyBoy said:

It's not as likely that the exact hardware that you are looking to buy will be the best deal or even be on sale at all. So unless you are willing to keep track of multiple options for each component, it probably doesn't make sense to do this.

 

Although, keeping your eye on pricing like this over a duration of time will give you a good perspective on when something is actually a good deal.

Very well said, thanks for this. 

[Kisai]

4 hours ago, nathanyule said:

Looking to upgrade my system during the holidays when a lot of things go on sale. At the mean time, however, I want to know what PC components go on sale during the holidays and what doesn't so I can get a deal on those items when I find one. As the title implies, what PC components go on sale during Black Friday/ Cyber Monday?

Monitors usually. Because they take up so much space.