Black Friday entices with great deals in the PC and hardware sector. However, it may be worth waiting before making a purchase. Because in a few weeks, new hardware could be revealed.
Graphics cards and processors are very expensive. Little surprise that many gamers want to seize the opportunity on Black Friday to save some euros when buying a new graphics card or other hardware. However, it may be worth waiting until January 2025 to make the purchase.
Because with the CES 2025 in Las Vegas, new hardware will be introduced, and then prices will drop again.
New products will be introduced at CES, and old ones will be discounted
The following date is important: From Tuesday, January 7, 2025, to Saturday, January 11, 2025, CES will take place in Las Vegas. Every year at CES, important products in the hardware and tech sector are introduced. There are already rumors that Nvidia will reveal its next generation of graphics cards (RTX 5000) at CES in January 2025 and that the first cards will be released shortly thereafter.
Why should one wait? When new models of a product come to market, the old products are usually discounted to make room for the new stock. This means that sellers often offer significant discounts to clear their inventory. We reported on MeinMMO that Nvidia is already preparing for the launch of the “RTX 5000” generation.
This means: It is quite certain that new graphics cards will be introduced and enter the market in spring. By spring at the latest, the prices for graphics cards should drop. Because if many gamers are waiting for the release of the new graphics card, the inventory will not be cleared. And sellers will then try to address the situation with discounts.
What else should one consider? Additionally, some sellers increase their prices shortly before Black Friday to make their discounts look better on Black Friday. The website Janado.com warns about such fake bargains.
This makes it all the more important to compare prices around Black Friday. Use websites like Geizhals.de, Idealo.de, or tools that show you price changes. Generally, Geizhals.de and other websites help quickly determine if there are truly good deals (“best prices”) or just inflated offers.
A tool that shows you instantly how good deals on Amazon really are has also been presented in more detail on MeinMMO.
Who should buy a graphics card? Do you urgently need a graphics card because yours is broken, or are there other reasons that make the purchase of a graphics card necessary? Then you should be able to find a decent deal for yourself on Black Friday.
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