I’m considering buying a high-end gaming PC for around 2300€ but I’m torn on whether to wait for Black Friday sales that could help me get better prices or save more for a good monitor. I’m specifically looking at getting a high-end GPU like the 5080, and I worry that stock will be snatched up quickly by bots. Plus, Christmas is right after, and I suspect prices might go up then. Should I just buy now to play it safe, or hold off for potential sales?
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Black Friday often coincides with new hardware releases, especially CPUs, so discounts aren’t that common. It seems like a gamble waiting for a sale only to find out you can’t actually snag what you want at a good price.
Prices are pretty stagnant, so it’s hard to predict any meaningful discounts coming up, especially with Black Friday around the corner. Just look at current prices: Ryzen 7 9800X3D is around 488€, and the cheapest RTX 5080 is about 1.1k. No clue how much they’d drop during sales.
In my experience, the key components like CPU, GPU, and motherboard don’t see much of a price drop on Black Friday. You might find discounts on older hardware, but if you’re going high-end, the prices are likely to stay pretty similar.
Honestly, waiting for a deal can trap you in a never-ending cycle. New parts are always coming out, and just when you think you’ll get a discount, even newer models drop, pushing you to wait longer.
I used to think the same about Black Friday. Last year, I tracked prices for months and noticed there weren’t actually savings to be had. They’d raise prices before then only to discount back to old prices. It’s usually just clearance on less popular items.
Yeah, there are occasional deals on high-end parts, but they’re pretty rare. If you’re going for top-tier stuff, trying to wait for a big discount is usually a waste of time. You might end up waiting forever while prices remain steady.