If you are in the market for an upgrade on your gaming computer, there are certain times of year where great sales opportunities present themselves – from Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales events through back-to-school sales and Amazon Prime Day offers.
Watch for new hardware releases; once a new generation of components hits the market, current-gen hardware prices will become less expensive.
Black Friday
Black Friday marks the beginning of Christmas shopping season. Many retailers hold sales, including limited quantity “doorbuster” items. Stores open early and remain open late into the night to allow consumers to find holiday gifts ranging from computers and other tech items to appliances and big ticket items that may require guidance from an expert.
Black Friday can be an attractive opportunity to purchase prebuilt gaming PCs at substantial discounts. Most manufacturers list discounted models on their websites during this time, offering potentially substantial savings.
However, those who prefer building their own rigs may benefit from waiting until component prices drop after they’ve been on sale for some time – this could happen around major holidays or after new processors and graphics cards have been introduced into production.
Many of you mentioned in our nomination thread that they had switched from other parts retailers to Amazon because it’s more convenient and offers competitive prices and shipping costs. This makes sense, given Amazon is an immense logistical beast with access to an expansive selection of parts while constantly cutting costs in response to competition. In order to save even more money using price comparison tools to track individual components over time and set alerts when prices decrease; saving even more can be achieved using price alerts that notify when components go on sale!
Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday is generally the ideal day to purchase PC components like monitors, CPUs, RAM, SSDs and gaming GPUs; however, depending on what specific parts you need the prices may actually be better elsewhere or at different times of year – particularly when retailers hike prices ahead of new generations being released; prices tend to increase to create FOMO and generate buzz; if possible wait until it has come out before making your purchases; you might find you can take advantage of cheaper older models still capable of meeting your needs!
Note that prebuilt computers often reach significant discounts during holiday weekends such as Presidents Day, Memorial Day and Labor Day. If you’re in the market for either a laptop or desktop PC, keep an eye out for back-to-school sales around August (especially in the US), which often offer great bargains on entry level models and basic components.
NVIDIA and AMD typically release their next-gen processors and GPUs during Q1 or Q4, providing you with an excellent opportunity to purchase current-generation products at reduced prices until their successor becomes available.
Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday is an opportunity to support independent mom-and-pop stores. Many computer stores will host sales that offer great savings compared to their online prices. American Express will donate $1 to Small Business Saturday for every purchase made at participating stores using an AmEx card this year!
There are year-round sales on computer parts, while certain stores or manufacturers may run specials at certain times of year – Intel typically reduces its prices every March, June, September, and December for example – though you might need to dig ahead of these events in order to find an acceptable offer on your PC. Deal aggregators also offer great opportunities.
Some states also host tax-free weekends in late August, when state sales taxes are suspended for three consecutive days from Friday through Sunday. This offers the ideal opportunity to purchase computer components while saving both on costs and sales tax charges.
Planning sales and marketing activities for Small Business Saturday requires keeping track of customer interactions in order to gauge how effective your strategies are, which will allow you to tailor future campaigns more effectively while drawing in more customers. A CRM system can help capture information like how customers found you, what products or services they bought and their purchasing patterns.
Amazon Prime Day
Are You Searching for an Affordable Gaming Computer? Holiday weekends offer great opportunities to find great bargains when it comes to gaming computers. Retailers such as Walmart, Amazon and Dell often offer prebuilt models at reduced prices during these sales. These sales may include high performance PCs suitable for games as well as productivity purposes.
Amazon Prime Day offers another excellent opportunity for finding deals. This summer sale event typically offers heavily discounted tech products while sparking fierce competition between retailers – in some instances offering exclusive offers that won’t be found elsewhere!
This year’s Prime Day sale will span four days instead of the usual three. Beginning Tuesday, July 8 and concluding Friday, July 11, Amazon will provide discounted memberships to young adults – something it announced earlier in July.
There is no single ideal time or day to purchase computer parts, though Black Friday/Cyber Monday and Boxing Day offer opportunities to take advantage of deep discounts on monitors and CPUs. Be on the lookout for other sales throughout the year as well.
