Black Friday sales for Gaming PC

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boingoboingo

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#301940 17-Oct-2022 14:12

Hi team,

I've never paid attention to the Black Friday sales (I'm assuming places like PBTech have them).
Just wanted to check if they are actually worth waiting for? Or do they just hike prices before so they can discount on the day?

Are these deals also for mid-range gaming PCs, or more geared towards higher end?

Or is it best to wait till after Black Friday and pick up used gear on trademe after everyone else levels up?

Thanks!

Qazzy03

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#2983991 17-Oct-2022 20:04

Black Friday is usually pretty good for PC parts if you are confident or game enought to build your own PC. Is usually the cheapest way to do it.

For buying actual systems though, I am honestly not sure.

Honestly PCs are on the pricey end of gaming.
Xbox X or S with game pass is actually a really good deal if you are only looking to game a moderate amount and don't need a PC.

cruxis

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#2984005 17-Oct-2022 20:46

Worth waiting just to see the upcoming releases by intel, AMD sit.

boingoboingo

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#2984188 18-Oct-2022 09:25

Qazzy03: Black Friday is usually pretty good for PC parts if you are confident or game enought to build your own PC. Is usually the cheapest way to do it.

For buying actual systems though, I am honestly not sure.

Honestly PCs are on the pricey end of gaming.
Xbox X or S with game pass is actually a really good deal if you are only looking to game a moderate amount and don't need a PC.

Huh, I guess it's true that PCs are not cheap compared to gaming consoles.

IDK, I was always a PC gamer, and never got into consoles. I've always found console gaming so limited compared to PC gaming. But that was a million years ago and this is for my son, so.... maybe it's time to take a serious look at consoles.

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#2984240 18-Oct-2022 12:18

If looking at PBTech, do your own due diligence on pricing. They can have some good deals, but are also known for some underhanded (I won't say illegal, but pushing the envelope!) pricing tactics around their 'big' sales. If you know what you want, and have identified what it is usually worth, you will be in a much better position to make a judgement on the day.

Lazy is such an ugly word, I prefer to call it selective participation

Qazzy03

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#2984294 18-Oct-2022 17:38

boingoboingo:

Huh, I guess it's true that PCs are not cheap compared to gaming consoles.

IDK, I was always a PC gamer, and never got into consoles. I've always found console gaming so limited compared to PC gaming. But that was a million years ago and this is for my son, so.... maybe it's time to take a serious look at consoles.

I am a PC gamer, built my own etc, upgrade parts when i need to etc etc.

However if i was to build a new system from scratch its going to be approx 2,000 + if i want to go to DDR5

For friends and family that just want to do a moderate amount of gaming, i have been saying consoles way to go.

Specifically

Xbox series S (it's the lite verision of current gen) approx $540

Xbox series X (pro verision of current gen) approx $799

Both way more affordable if you are just looking for some gaming and dont need the grunt of a full PC.

I also highly recommend Xbox Game Pass, you can get the PC version as well to try it out.

Usually goes for $1 for the first month, if you are lucky you can get 2 extra months free.

Xbox Game Pass is like Netflicks for video games.

It has like a library of like 600 odd video games to download and play, new releases too, I played new Halo day one and Total war: Warhammer Hammer 3 on release as well.

Usual rates are like $12.95 per month, you can buy one month at a time and just opt out of the auto renewal and it still lets you play for the entire month.

Anyway just my 2cents, you can wait for the Black Friday Sales to see what PC stuff is out there but i doubt it will drop by much and if it has, got to wonder about quality of parts.

Editted for spelling, mine is shit

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#2992191 5-Nov-2022 12:25

PB Tech has a pre-sale sale

Though i suspect it is at least a pre pre pre-sale sale as there's a few more weeks to go