Black Friday is increasingly overtaking Boxing Day when it comes to massive deals events in Australia. It makes sense: Black Friday kicks off in late November (officially, anyway) meaning it's a decent way to pick up Christmas gifts at a discount. It's also pretty good for picking up PC gear, which is why this page exists. For years we've covering the best PC gaming deals during Black Friday, and we'll be doing it again in 2024.
Whether you're looking for a loved one or to treat yourself, we'll be heavily curating the deals on this page during Black Friday and the weeks leading up to it. The official date for Black Friday is November 29 (that's a Friday, naturally), but I've been covering Black Friday in Australia for five years now, and the deals tend to start emerging by late October.
Not to mention Cyber Monday, which lands on December 2 this year. That date hasn't tended to throw up any amazing new deals in the PC gaming arena, but we'll be keeping an eye out nevertheless.
Here at PC Gamer we spend our working week testing the latest products to see if they're worthy of our PC gaming setups. And the ones we think worthwhile, we tell you about. That's why we do it: You shouldn't have to waste a cash on poorly-made products.
And, at a time with an increased focus on the cost of living across the world, it makes sense to save any large purchase for an event such as that around Black Friday, where every retailer in every corner of the globe will be cutting prices to tempt you into spending your money with them. Whether you're desperate for an air fryer, want to upgrade your PC setup, or go all-in on a whole new machine, the Black Friday sales event is a great time to bag a bargain.
There are simply too many deals on the internet nowadays to sift through them yourself, that's our job. But don't worry, we're not going to start peddling air fryers, or mattresses, or anything that doesn't have anything to do with PC gaming. That's what we know, and we're making sure to channel our years of expertise into making sure you know what the best deals are and don't have to go trawling though pages of not-actually-deals on Amazon, eBay, Mwave or elsewhere.
Where were the best Black Friday PC gaming deals?
Amazon - deals on anything from RTX 3060 gaming laptops to 4K screens
Dell - save big on Alienware and Dell PCs and monitors
MSI - Great deals on MSI laptops plus bonus Black Friday hardware and accessories
Lenovo - savings on Legion gaming laptops and desktops
Razer - save on Razer gaming laptops
Secretlab - save up to AU$330 on some of the best gaming chairs
Mwave - bargains across gaming PCs, hardware and peripherals
Green Man Gaming - big discounts on PC games
HP - Black Friday offerings on gaming laptops, PCs and more
When is Black Friday 2024 in Australia?
Black Friday 2024 is on Friday, November 29 this year and will effectively last through until Cyber Monday on December 2.
Though, in reality, Black Friday is now a month-long event running pretty much throughout the entirety of November.
Should you wait to buy until Black Friday?
There are always reasons to hold off on making a new purchase whenever you are thinking about making one. Whether it's the potential for a new generation of techie goodness on the horizon—either cutting prices on existing models or delivering tangible higher performance—or because there might be an imminent sale like Black Friday looming.
When picking out the early Black Friday PC gaming deals we take all of this into consideration, and where we think prices on something might significantly drop on the big day itself we simply won't recommend it. But all of the products here we either believe won't significantly drop much further in terms of their pricing, or are just good deals that we wouldn't hesitate recommending if you wanted to make a purchase today.
What should I avoid buying on Black Friday 2024?
Anything you don't need. It's distressingly easy to be duped into dropping cash on something just because there's a hefty discount attached to it… even though you have absolutely no use for it.
If you're considering making a purchase around Black Friday, have a plan of attack. That probably sounds needlessly aggressive, but you need to know what you actually want to buy first or you'll end up with no end of crap. Cheap crap, maybe, but crap nonetheless.
Do some research on the products you'd like to pick up in the sales (we offer detailed hardware buying guides), and maybe some alternatives in case those don't pop up. Set yourself a strict budget too.
Products like graphics cards and processors have obvious tiers (though the different companies work damned hard to make product names as confusing as possible), and SSDs have rated speeds, but for peripherals, it's tougher to tell from the specs whether they're worth the money. Checking for reviews, from such luminaries as ourselves, should guide you on your way.
Are there any Black Friday tips and tricks?
If you haven't already used it up during a credit card splurge around Amazon Prime Day, then you ought to take the opportunity to sign up for a free 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. That will get you early access to the Lightning Deals, and help you grab some of Jeff's best deals of the day. It will also net you free shipping on a host of products and speedy delivery too, and at the very worst it'll be handy when it comes to bagging some last-minute Christmas gifts for that aunt you always forget about.
