Black Friday is a great time to bag a bargain, but don't get sucked into the dealz hype.
It’s Black Friday week now and the sales event has become a genuine global phenomenon. It’s a time of year when just as the tinsel is starting to filter out into the high-street so now are the big black signs declaring sales so big they have their own gravitational pull. And it can be a fantastic time to get a saving on that one thing you’ve had your heart set on all year or round out all your Christmas shopping in one glut of gifted spending.
But it can also be a time where some retailers pull out their shiftiest tactics and their most effusive language in order to encourage people to part with their cash on products they would not normally look twice at. That’s why we’re here each and every year, to act as your fecal matter filters, straining out the worst excesses of the November dealiogeddon, and ensuring you only see the sort of kit we would recommend to our friends.
Because we’re all friends here, right?
We’ve also put together a Black Friday survival guide, just to give you a little extra in your armoury when the discounts keep on coming. We’ve created a set of handy features to ensure you don’t overpay for a Black Friday gaming laptop, you can spot a Black Friday gaming PC deal, and help you figure out how to bag a Black Friday gaming monitor deal, too.
Our Black Friday graphics card deals guide also highlights the relative performance and original MSRP of every GPU likely to be on sale over the sales period to give you the best idea of how the different cards stack up against each other.
But the general advice is all about being prepared. Have an idea of what you want to buy, whether that’s a new TV, graphics card, headset, or gaming laptop, and set yourself a strict budget. And stick to it. And don’t drink.
It’s way too easy to get caught up in all the hype, with discount tags flying around like some ultra-capitalist virtual ticker-tape parade. It’s no surprise that so many of us just feel like we need to scratch some nagging retail itch and just buy something. Resist that urge, ignore the calls of ‘what did you buy on Black Friday?’ That way lies eternal buyer’s remorse.
So, remember, you don’t have to buy anything on Black Friday, if you end up with a black hole in your bank account and a needless box of tat arriving at your door at the start of December you’ll regret it. It doesn’t matter how cheap something is if you still don’t want it when it arrives.
But if there is something you want or need this Black Friday, just know that we’re dedicated to keeping buyer’s remorse at bay for everyone this year.
Where are the best Black Friday PC gaming deals?
Amazon – deals on anything from RTX 3060 gaming PCs to $260 4K screens
Newegg – save up to 39% off Nvidia RTX-powered laptops
Dell – save over $500 on Alienware PCs
iBuyPower – save up to $350 on same day shipping gaming PCs
Walmart – save close to $1,000 on RTX 3080 gaming laptops
B&H Photo – save over $400 on gaming laptops and more
Best Buy – save big money on gaming monitors, laptops, and graphics cards
Target – savings on low-end gaming laptops
Staples – save on gaming chairs and peripherals
Lenovo – savings of up to 35% on Legion gaming laptops and desktops
Razer – save up to $25 on Razer Blade gaming laptops
Microsoft – save $20 on an Xbox Wireless Controller and more
Gigabyte – save over $150 on Gigabyte gaming monitors at Newegg
HP – save up to $400 on an Omen gaming laptop
Corsair – save on PSUs, headsets, gaming chairs, and more
Secretlab – save up to $220 on the best gaming chair
Nvidia GeForce powered gaming PCs
RTX 3060 – MSI Codex R | $1,069 $1,000 At Newegg (save $69)
RTX 3060 Ti – Dell XPS | $1,649.99 $1,149.99 at Dell (save $500)
RTX 3070 – MSI Aegis | $1,899 $1,199 at Newegg (save $700)
RTX 3080 – Skytech Shiva | $2,399.99 $1,699.99 at Amazon (save $700)
AMD Radeon powered gaming PCs
RX 6600 XT – HP Pavilion | $1,239.99 $904 at Amazon (save $336)
RX 6700 XT – CyberPower PC Gamer Xtreme | $1,199.99 $949 at Walmart (save $250.99)
RX 6800 XT – Alienware Aurora R14 | $2,399.99 $1,799.99 at Dell (save $600)
Gaming laptops
RTX 3060 – Gigabyte A5 K1 | $1,199 $729 at Newegg (save $470)
RTX 3070 – MSI Crosshair | $1,899 $1,349 at Newegg (save $550)
RTX 3070 Ti – Gigabyte Aero 5 XE4 | $2,199 $1,249.99 at Newegg (save $949.01)
RTX 3080 – Razer Blade 14 | $2,799.99 $1,999.99 at Amazon (save $800)
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