This was posted 11 years 16 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

Related
  • expired

MSY - 10% off All Gigabyte + Free BBQ / Soft Drinks at Selected Stores

490
MSY - 10% off All Gigabyte + Free BBQ / Soft Drinks at Selected Stores
Download PDF
p1 ama on 06/12/2013 - 11:38 msy.com.au (2316 clicks)
Last edited 06/12/2013 - 11:47 by 1 other user

10% off all Gigabyte branded products from MSY this Saturday at selected stores, also free sausages for all.

Good prices to be had on all Gigabyte motherboards and assorted graphics cards.

If you're looking for an R9 290/290X or a GTX780, this will be the best price around at the moment with the R9 290 at ~$440, the 290X at ~$600 and the 780 at ~$535.

The 780Ti will also be the cheapest it has ever been at $720.

Free BBQ + Soft Drinks Sat 07/12 10:30AM-2:00PM
Gigabyte offer + BBQ only valid at VIC Clayton, NSW Ultimo, QLD Brendale, SA Adelaide CBD, WA Balcatta

Computing Barbeque Gigabyte

Related Stores

MSY Technology
MSY Technology

closed Comments

  • auna on 06/12/2013 - 11:41

    I was warned not to buy Gigabyte R9 cards as they explode.

    • chukkii on 06/12/2013 - 13:18
      +1

      Are they seriously bad? I was thinking about buying one

      • Charlatan on 06/12/2013 - 21:59

        They're notoriously loud (compared to other cards), but they're good. Run slightly hot but nothing a decentish cooling system can't handle. For this price I'd leap at it. "They explode" is.. uh.. hyperbolic at best :P

  • Kallo on 06/12/2013 - 11:42
    +38

    Are they using the 290/x for the BBQ?

  • dannyhc on 06/12/2013 - 11:43
    +55

    Great place to meet hot chicks!

    • stuckster on 06/12/2013 - 11:45
      +2

      lol. Had to laugh.

      • NosDan on 06/12/2013 - 11:50
        +25

        your doin it wrong. you dont meet chicks at a sausagefest dude, its a trap

    • xioxxio on 06/12/2013 - 13:55
      -6

      I think you mean hot chicks with dicks

  • BlazinPast on 06/12/2013 - 11:44
    +3

    Why couldn't they do this for all stores? Why's it only for selected stores =/

    • stuckster on 06/12/2013 - 11:45
      +8

      The other stores didn't have any sausages :)

    • bbyboy on 06/12/2013 - 12:58
      +2

      maybe because there are store like auburn where they are inside a building

  • morpheu on 06/12/2013 - 11:44
    +13

    for once, it will be a real sausagefest…

    • BH1 on 06/12/2013 - 17:11
      +1

      Looks like a few are keen on this. :)

  • wouldntyaliketoknow on 06/12/2013 - 11:50
    +3

    Wouldn't trust those guys behind the counter to throw a sausage sizzle…

    • susmind on 06/12/2013 - 11:58
      +1

      It'll be a saucy sausage sizzle so maybe they'll get hot chicks to cook rather than the guys behind the counter !?

    • mafmouf on 06/12/2013 - 11:58
      +57

      Everyone turns up for food and the guy says: "Just going to check stock…"

      Comes back 15 mins and says, sorry we ran out.

      • mcdog on 06/12/2013 - 12:23
        +34

        I've pre-order a sausage. Waiting for confirmation email…

      • morpheu on 06/12/2013 - 12:46
        -5

        i need to ask them advice about my sausage, is it compatible with win8.1 or better stick with win7? what about the linux version, has sauce support here https://saucelabs.com/php/se2/3

  • chrism238 on 06/12/2013 - 11:50
    +2

    Last time they had a similar deal: http://www.townsvillecomputerrecyclers.com.au/images/other_s…

  • lordsugar on 06/12/2013 - 11:53
    +19

    This is MSY though, you will get there and the sausages will either be out of stock or a sign will be put up saying free sausages can be redeemed upon purchase of graphics card $700 and above

    • voter1 on 06/12/2013 - 12:12

      no stock yes, but the other thing sounds more like a cpl/centrecom ploy

  • stuckster on 06/12/2013 - 12:12
    +2

    But seriously, if it were 30% off I'd be down there with bells on. 10% really isn't that big of a deal.
    Perhaps just on the bigger ticket items as the OP has pointed out.

    • blublu on 06/12/2013 - 12:40
      +5

      Be realistic… you think PC parts are earning 30%+ markup storewide?? Esp MSY who cut almost every other retailer out there and you want 30% off on top???

      • stuckster on 06/12/2013 - 12:50
        +6

        "you think PC parts are earning 30%+ markup storewide"

        Not at all.
        This is promotional stock for one brand, which they no doubt bought at good margin… because it's promotional stock.

        Australia already has crazy mark up on PC components compared to the US/Canada (sometimes double). 30-40% discounts on sale items are common for retailers like Newegg, NCIX, MicroCenter and SuperBiiz.

        So either AU retailers are paying too much or we are.

        • outlander on 06/12/2013 - 13:43
          +8

          Errrm maybe a fews years ago.
          But from what I can remember, this year many graphics cards and hard drives were as cheap or even cheaper in Aus. Ofcourse american IT retailers like newegg and tigerdirect will from time to time do really good deals on items, and combining those with coupons and rebates can make it legendary, but they aren't everyday prices, they're loss leaders, and there's often a very limited supply given the population.

          Throw in sales tax and lower than parity dollar and I'd say we get a pretty good prices most of the time.

          10% off is good, provided they haven't raised the prices beforehand.

        • Nousernamehere on 06/12/2013 - 14:09
          +1

          Completely agree. Few years back there was massive differences between Australia and the US, but now we're mostly on par overall I find. You'll always find sme awesome bargains from some US sites, but the same can be said for some AU sites as well.

        • PigSnowball on 06/12/2013 - 15:29
          +1

          Agreed, the prices for their video cards are already cheaper than some US states (remember, most US prices are quoted without the applicable taxes).

          at 10% off, anything you buy is an awesome bargain. So tempted to pull the trigger on a 280x but I have to hold out for

          Mantle API results
          Gigabyte Windforce 290 results
          Game bundles for the R9 series (although BF4 was just announced for the 280x, the ones on shelves now won't have the game).

        • stuckster on 06/12/2013 - 17:06
          -1

          Perhaps Aussie retailers have more margin to play with on larger ticket items such as high end gpu's to the point they can match US prices.

          But having just been through an extensive research process putting together a new system this certainly does not seem true for lower priced components such as cases, mobos, psu's and memory. I'm seeing a min 50% mark up in general over US prices.

          Having said that, I agree that MSY is very competitive locally, so any discount on their stock will be decent buying. It just seemed funny to make such a big song and dance over 10% that's all.

  • f38r1 on 06/12/2013 - 13:08
    +9

    Better check the sausage stock online before I come… oh wait,… the online stock is not reliable too…

    • Scrooge McDuck on 06/12/2013 - 16:13
      +4

      And don't bother calling, they only answer the phone on the 32nd of each month.

  • Pollywaffle on 06/12/2013 - 13:51
    +8

    2% surcharge on all sausages sold. Make an order on their website for sausages and they'll email you when it's ready.

  • noise36 on 06/12/2013 - 14:11

    Good price on graphics cards butMsy never have stock when they do special deals anyway.

    • exit on 06/12/2013 - 15:41

      They do when something is on clearance.

  • silent1 on 06/12/2013 - 14:49

    Gigabyte also sells at MSY:

    • Video Cards
    • Keyboards (Mechanical)
    • Mice
    • Motherboards
    • Laptops
  • exit on 06/12/2013 - 15:44
    +1

    10% isn't much of a deal since most likely there are other brands of the same card than cost cheaper. Like i got a msi customizable dual fan and OC version radeon 7770 for $70 when it was on clearance (still available), and the gigabyte single fan non-OC standard version of the radeon 7770 was $79 on clearance. So make sure you're still getting the better deal.

    • Charlatan on 06/12/2013 - 22:02

      The cards do have actual performance differences. It isn't just a different fan and cover.

      • exit on 07/12/2013 - 17:29

        I've benchmarked the msi card (never manually oc'd) and it performs much better than the average radeon 7770. The card is also supposed to have extra fancy overclocking features like overvoltage.

        Regardless, the more expensive Gigabyte version isn't factory overclocked out of the box, unlike the msi power edition one.

  • subywagon on 06/12/2013 - 16:01
    -1

    Free delivery with the sausage? If so I'll be checking the mail excitedly…

  • Scrooge McDuck on 06/12/2013 - 16:14

    NO WARRANTY ON SAUSAGE OR DRINK!

    • morpheu on 06/12/2013 - 16:24
      +3

      Headlines to include "ACCC to open 'SausageGate' Investigation into Misleading Free Beef Bonus" and "MSY receives Hefty Fines For Unsupported Sausage Warranty of Fitness Claims"!

  • BH1 on 06/12/2013 - 17:14
    -4

    I'm definitely be doing my own GigaBITING on the day, possibly go TERA!

    • Scrooge McDuck on 06/12/2013 - 19:16
      +1

      Dad's on the computer again!

    • exit on 07/12/2013 - 17:30
      -1

      Wow i was going to neg this when it didnt have votes because its such a bad joke but i didnt need to since other people did it for me

  • exit on 06/12/2013 - 18:37
    +2

    Me: May I order a sausage?

    MSY: Sorry OUT OF STOCK

    • giggles on 06/12/2013 - 19:41
      +4

      A friend had an argument with MSY ages ago after they sold the last of an item, that he had reserved over the phone.

      At the end of his rant, they offered (facetiously) to sell him a stapler.

      Since then our MSY joke has been "you want stapler?"

    • morpheu on 07/12/2013 - 18:06

      he's not the soup nazi, but his long lost cousin, SAUSAGE NAZI!
      http://i41.tinypic.com/10p0hoh.jpg

  • giggles on 06/12/2013 - 19:40
    -1

    meow meow

  • donga100 on 06/12/2013 - 20:06

    I've always wondered why MSY don't update their website to something a little more modern.

    • Charlatan on 06/12/2013 - 22:05
      +1

      Does the job. They really could reformat the price list though.. even to something like PCDIY. Times New Roman in red and black is a nightmare..

  • HereYeeHereYee on 06/12/2013 - 20:06
    +1

    Im surprised the christmas pdf banner is nicer than the website's design lol

  • shoey on 06/12/2013 - 20:43

    Most likely picking up a GPU tomorrow for my new rig…

    GTX 780 or R9 290x?

  • Ozvalue on 06/12/2013 - 20:44

    Ha! Got my order number for a Gigabyte GTX780 Ti. Picking up this bad boy Tomorrow!!

    • giggles on 06/12/2013 - 22:48

      awesome. That'll let you use AA on ultra settings in BF4/COD Ghosts compared to a 660 (AA kills it).

      • Ozvalue on 07/12/2013 - 20:41

        Picked up my card. No1 in line we also grabbed a few sausages n drinks!

        BTW The GTX780 Ti is a fucking beast!!

  • ExPrinceHairy on 06/12/2013 - 20:46
    +1

    They will run out of sausages and offer a similar item instead.

  • 2pro4sho on 06/12/2013 - 23:22
    +2

    Hmmm I wounder what the line will be like tomorrow. Normally I have to wait 40 minutes for the 2 people complaining in front of me about warranty etc. The one I visit only has a counter that allows 2 staff to serve at one time…

    • CH on 07/12/2013 - 09:35

      Exactly what I was thinking, the wait is long enough without a promotion.

  • simonizmaster on 07/12/2013 - 01:11

    Why are you ppl making fun of MSY ? For once they are doing something right, giving away sausages and drinks!

    • bbyboy on 07/12/2013 - 13:00

      because of all the bad experiences they had in the past

  • triplenet on 07/12/2013 - 06:26

    GTX660 for closly 200$ with 10% . it's worth to buy ?

    • 4agte on 07/12/2013 - 11:24

      I think its a good buy. I'm looking at a similar performance wise card, the R9-270X. I have been watching the 2nd hand market for a while but people want and pay stupid prices. Usually only save maybe $20 by going second hand and many instances seen cards sell more than they are brand new. Eg. 6970 are still usually selling around the $200 mark. Performance wise its pretty similar but its 2-3 year old second hand old card.

      I don't know why the 2nd hand market is priced so high. Maybe bitcoin mining is driving the prices up on these

  • 2pro4sho on 07/12/2013 - 13:51

    Has anyone been to any of the stores yet? What are queues like?

  • mahgo on 07/12/2013 - 14:16

    Cheers OP. Got a GTX780 for $548.10 at Clayton VIC at around midday. Lines were surprisingly good (less than 5 people in line), and there was plenty of staff.

    • Crownie on 07/12/2013 - 14:35
      +2

      But did you get a sausage or was it out of stock :)?

    • shoey on 07/12/2013 - 14:45

      Did you get the nvidia holiday game bundle?

      I didn't. :(

      • exit on 07/12/2013 - 17:32

        They will only give if you ask them specificly.

        • Cair22 on 07/12/2013 - 17:57

          Incorrect, current Nvidia vouchers are packaged inside the box. You most likely got a card shipped before the promotion started in Australia (Nov 28th).

          It's not like the Never Settle AMD bundles which have separate vouchers given to the retailers.

        • shoey on 07/12/2013 - 19:13

          At least they gave me a Splinter Cell code.

  • scheps on 07/12/2013 - 15:09

    would be nice if it included laptops as well.

Login or Join to leave a comment
Login Join