Any Desktop Deals This Boxing Day?

Geekomatic on 25/12/2022 - 00:22
Last edited 25/12/2022 - 03:04 by 1 other user

Checking for a friend. Hoping 3070 or better, under $2k.

Anything out there?

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  Clear on 25/12/2022 - 05:48

  +1

  Techfast will certainly have one but remember they're really Techslow with their month or so wait times.

  I'd be hoping BPC have a cheap build.

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    Geekomatic on 26/12/2022 - 00:33

    Yes, it's odd how there were many and then it dried up. Supply-chain?

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  XxAiDsTaRxX on 25/12/2022 - 20:59

  +1

  Yep bpctech have 10% off on there pc until tomorrow. Here is one with a 3080 for under $2k f0r example.

  https://www.bpctech.com.au/product/sv-xmas3080-01-siren-vort…

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  DeepwaterNewt on 26/12/2022 - 08:55

  So I'm trying to put together a PC for my son, and I've never purchased a desktop bundle deal in my life (in all 30+ years I've been putting PCs together), and I have to ask, why oh why are desktop bundles always so rubbish?? PLE has a "Ready to game" bundle for $1199. It has a 2 generations-ago GPU (2060), noname memory (wtf is a Geil??), and a bloody i3 Intel CPU…
  Sure, you can buy that and don't have to put things together yourself, but the sum of those parts do not add up to $1199 :-\
  I've seen the same at mwave, scorptec.
  Even the linked bpctech one for $1999 is expensive for the parts you're getting :-\ It feels they put together bundle "deals" with old parts they can't sell individually then ramp it up with pretty pictures and RGB fans.
  Sorry OP, this is not a helpful response to your question, I don't have one of those.

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    yotis on 26/12/2022 - 10:57

    Geil only been around for more than 2 decades… Also keep in mind there is only limited amount of manufacturer when it comes to memory so most just rebadged anyway.

    As to bundle, business has to make a margin and one cannot expect to have someone do work and only pay for material?

    I've previously built my own too for abit less than 30 years but I don't anymore, time is better spent with seeking bargain on this website, the kids and the luxury of pulling parts from other PC to diagnose and prove a faulty component is in the past. IE. I have in the past spent a week testing a broken put together PC to prove to MSY the newly purchased video card was faulty.

    Last 2 pc purchase is from TechFast, it is cheap for a few reason (speed of delivery being one). Can be frustrating with the wait, responses are I think still pretty good compare to other cheap alternative. Both have had memory and M.2 upgraded so far but then our household is no longer in the gaming phase.

    For the lack of budget or lack of PC skills a bargain bundle is good and just upgrade components when you see bargain parts on this site.