There's like.. Nothing good this year.. :(

[tp4tissue]

So.. there were the $60 for 8gb ram deals..  which are still more/less a rip off..  due to price fixing..
The only good deal for Harddrive so far was the 4TB for $90, and that wasn't even on black friday..


Tiger Direct,

Western Digital Red  $75  after -$20 rebate and -$25 paypal checkout discount



Anyone spot anything Else interesting ?

[Sagii]

Meh.. I'm still waiting for SSD deals here in Norway. But the thing is, black friday ain't really a big thing in Norway, and it's still only the 27th here. So I gotta wait till tomorrow before I really know if anything's worth buying.
You lucky bastards in America who've got awesome deals :c it's only like 25-40% off here...

[CPTBadAss]

I'm in the market for a new GPU, didn't really see anything besides a handful on newegg

[tp4tissue]

Meh.. I'm stillwaiting SSD deals here in Norway. Thing is, though, black friday ain't really a big thing in Norway, and it's still only the 27th here. So gotta wait till tomorrow before I buy anything!

well, i thought the 850 pro 256gb + free Assassins creed unity (new game) for $150 was a pretty good deal..

you can sell the game card for at least $25-30..  so $120-125 for an 850pro is pretty good.

[Sagii]

well, i thought the 850 pro 256gb + free Assassins creed unity (new game) for $150 was a pretty good deal..

you can sell the game card for at least $25-30..  so $120-125 for an 850pro is pretty good.

That doesn't sound too bad at all. But again, I'm in Norway ._.

[tp4tissue]

I'm in the market for a new GPU, didn't really see anything besides a handful on newegg

I don't feel like it's a good time for GPUs..   all the new games suck...

and seeing how bad ass creed is,   we can only hope ubi doesn't fk up "The Division"

[Sagii]

I'm in the market for a new GPU, didn't really see anything besides a handful on newegg

I don't feel like it's a good time for GPUs..   all the new games suck...

and seeing how bad ass creed is,   we can only hope ubi doesn't fk up "The Division"

What was it actually that unity screwed up so badly? I've seen tons of headliners saying that they done goofed, but haven't really read any of the articles. Is it buggy, or poorly optimised, or what?

[tp4tissue]

I'm in the market for a new GPU, didn't really see anything besides a handful on newegg

I don't feel like it's a good time for GPUs..   all the new games suck...

and seeing how bad ass creed is,   we can only hope ubi doesn't fk up "The Division"

What was it actually that unity screwed up so badly? I've seen tons of headliners saying that they done goofed, but haven't really read any of the articles. Is it buggy, or poorly optimised, or what?

so.. basically the game makes a bunch of Online calls..  somewhere in doing that,  it causes the game to hitch really badly, so frame rates drop by 20fps across the board..

[Sagii]

so.. basically the game makes a bunch of Online calls..  somewhere in doing that,  it causes the game to hitch really badly, so frame rates drop by 20fps across the board..

O_o .. that sounds.. annoying?
How did something like that get through to release? Haven't they got people testing for that kind of stuff?

[tp4tissue]

so.. basically the game makes a bunch of Online calls..  somewhere in doing that,  it causes the game to hitch really badly, so frame rates drop by 20fps across the board..

O_o .. that sounds.. annoying?
How did something like that get through to release? Haven't they got people testing for that kind of stuff?

it's like they don't care.. LOL

there's really only a FEW studios big enough to make AAA games these days.. so it's not like anyone's actually got competition.

[Sagii]

so.. basically the game makes a bunch of Online calls..  somewhere in doing that,  it causes the game to hitch really badly, so frame rates drop by 20fps across the board..

O_o .. that sounds.. annoying?
How did something like that get through to release? Haven't they got people testing for that kind of stuff?

it's like they don't care.. LOL

there's really only a FEW studios big enough to make AAA games these days.. so it's not like anyone's actually got competition.

They probably went "Hmmm... there might be a small amount of noticeable FPS drops. ... naaaah... it's probably us being picky. Noone will notice!".
Such great tactics.

[katushkin]

Some of the flash deals on Amazon are pretty good.

But then it's like 3 and a half hours until the actual black friday

[tp4tissue]

Some of the flash deals on Amazon are pretty good.

But then it's like 3 and a half hours until the actual black friday

what?.. r you forward in time ?

it's only 3.5pm .. for me.. so... 8.5 hours .. hahahaha

[katushkin]

Some of the flash deals on Amazon are pretty good.

But then it's like 3 and a half hours until the actual black friday

what?.. r you forward in time ?

it's only 3.5pm .. for me.. so... 8.5 hours .. hahahaha

You are EST. I am GMT.

The UK does Black Friday now too... I think I'm going to wait for Cyber Monday too.

[tp4tissue]

Some of the flash deals on Amazon are pretty good.

But then it's like 3 and a half hours until the actual black friday

what?.. r you forward in time ?

it's only 3.5pm .. for me.. so... 8.5 hours .. hahahaha

You are EST. I am GMT.

The UK does Black Friday now too... I think I'm going to wait for Cyber Monday too.

yea.. I'm still on the fence whether I should get just buy another 3TB for $90.. I mean.. like 3 years in a row..  it's really NOT a deal.. more like.. a mercy killing (ripoff) at this point.

[noisyturtle]

Black Friday was good the past two years so it's ****ty this year. Don't you know how the analytics work? Every 3rd year sucks.

[tp4tissue]

OK... so...

Western digital Red  3TB   drive, everyone knows it..    $75.. after $20 rebate..

Must checkout via paypal for $25 discount on Tiger Direct

[Lain1911]

I saw a decent monitor for 180 or so, but other than that it was a disappointing black friday. I had already decided to wait till next year. Same goes for Christmas i think.

[tp4tissue]

I saw a decent monitor for 180 or so, but other than that it was a disappointing black friday. I had already decided to wait till next year. Same goes for Christmas i think.

ok..  whenever people say... wait until next year ?  that's 1/75 of your life span..  are you SURE that that length of time is worth the wait to say $15

hahahahaha

[dante]

I was hoping to find a G3258/Motherboard combo for like $50 or something crazy

[tp4tissue]

I was hoping to find a G3258/Motherboard combo for like $50 or something crazy

That's the dream LOL... but that's essentially giving you the mobo for free..  so.... Possible, but it's gonna be like a b or h series.. and the overclock will be limited.. cuz you won't get the memory steppings..

[singaporean123]

Right here in Singapore, a Samsung EVO 250 is like 130USD after discounts ..pfft

[Badwrench]

Not much good stuff this year unless you are looking for a tv.  I swung by Frys this evening and snagged an hdmi cable for free, a stuffed animal for my daughter for $2, and a 32 gb samsung evo micro sd card for $12 for the tablet I bought my wife for christmas.  Everyone in the store seemed to have a 4k tv in their cart.  They had 65" lg 4ks for around $1100 and the same tv in 55" for $900 i think.

[tp4tissue]

Not much good stuff this year unless you are looking for a tv.  I swung by Frys this evening and snagged an hdmi cable for free, a stuffed animal for my daughter for $2, and a 32 gb samsung evo micro sd card for $12 for the tablet I bought my wife for christmas.  Everyone in the store seemed to have a 4k tv in their cart.  They had 65" lg 4ks for around $1100 and the same tv in 55" for $900 i think.

Yarb..  Tp4 refuse to buy anything that doesn't have ulmb....You really have to see to believe, it's a very intense experience.. I'd say ALMOST better than CRTs.

So regular TVs are out for me.   waiting for ulmb to hit the big screens.

[dante]

I'm in no hurry to buy a new tv.  If Interstellar comes out on some 4k format then I will change my tune.

[tp4tissue]

I'm in no hurry to buy a new tv.  If Interstellar comes out on some 4k format then I will change my tune.

4k with ULMB is VERY far away..

So much bandwidth ...

[Sagii]

Neeever mind.. tjere's actually some good sales here i norway just put together a  computer for my gf, so she's buying that! Did save quite a bit!

[tp4tissue]

Neeever mind.. tjere's actually some good sales here i norway just put together a  computer for my gf, so she's buying that! Did save quite a bit!

Parts List + Pricing.. ?

also.. GF doesn't need computers...  just get them some pots and pans.. and an apron..

[osi]

I'm looking for a lga 1150 mobo or GPU. Haven't seen anything to really knock my socks off yet

[Sagii]

Neeever mind.. tjere's actually some good sales here i norway just put together a  computer for my gf, so she's buying that! Did save quite a bit!

Parts List + Pricing.. ?

also.. GF doesn't need computers...  just get them some pots and pans.. and an apron..

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Dude, I'm not gonna unleash your wrath :))
But seriously, it's a GTX 970 and an intel i5-4690K which both were at a really good deal. Also a HyperX 240GB SSDD plus a seagate barracuda 2TB for other stuffs.
However, she's considering a proper laptop instead. Any thoughts on that? (I'm asking everyone, not just tp)

[azhdar]

Neeever mind.. tjere's actually some good sales here i norway just put together a  computer for my gf, so she's buying that! Did save quite a bit!

Parts List + Pricing.. ?

also.. GF doesn't need computers...  just get them some pots and pans.. and an apron..

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Dude, I'm not gonna unleash your wrath :))
But seriously, it's a GTX 970 and an intel i5-4690K which both were at a really good deal. Also a HyperX 240GB SSDD plus a seagate barracuda 2TB for other stuffs.
However, she's considering a proper laptop instead. Any thoughts on that? (I'm asking everyone, not just tp)

Based on a specs you listed it's a gaming rig ? If so gaming should remain on desktop and not in overpriced laptop that will overheat .
Laptop are fine for all the other usages .

[Sagii]

Neeever mind.. tjere's actually some good sales here i norway just put together a  computer for my gf, so she's buying that! Did save quite a bit!

Parts List + Pricing.. ?

also.. GF doesn't need computers...  just get them some pots and pans.. and an apron..

Show Image

Dude, I'm not gonna unleash your wrath :))
But seriously, it's a GTX 970 and an intel i5-4690K which both were at a really good deal. Also a HyperX 240GB SSDD plus a seagate barracuda 2TB for other stuffs.
However, she's considering a proper laptop instead. Any thoughts on that? (I'm asking everyone, not just tp)

Based on a specs you listed it's a gaming rig ? If so gaming should remain on desktop and not in overpriced laptop that will overheat .
Laptop are fine for all the other usages .

Gaming/drawing other graphical stuff.. aka cpu and ram! But yeah, I get what you mean.. but when you might end up at a uni with game designs, 3D, etc. having a high end laptop might not be such a bad idea. I do, however, agree that gaming is mainly for a desktop

EDIT: I'll give insight as to why such a high end graphic card etc later.. but right now I'm making dinner :))

[osi]

I grabbed an evga 750 ti from newegg for $109 after MIR -- normally $179.99. Certainly not a bleeding edge GPU but should be quite and upgrade coming from an HD5450


I'll upgrade my core 2 processor and mobo later :x

[tp4tissue]

Neeever mind.. tjere's actually some good sales here i norway just put together a  computer for my gf, so she's buying that! Did save quite a bit!

Parts List + Pricing.. ?

also.. GF doesn't need computers...  just get them some pots and pans.. and an apron..

Show Image

Dude, I'm not gonna unleash your wrath :))
But seriously, it's a GTX 970 and an intel i5-4690K which both were at a really good deal. Also a HyperX 240GB SSDD plus a seagate barracuda 2TB for other stuffs.
However, she's considering a proper laptop instead. Any thoughts on that? (I'm asking everyone, not just tp)

Based on a specs you listed it's a gaming rig ? If so gaming should remain on desktop and not in overpriced laptop that will overheat .
Laptop are fine for all the other usages .

Gaming/drawing other graphical stuff.. aka cpu and ram! But yeah, I get what you mean.. but when you might end up at a uni with game designs, 3D, etc. having a high end laptop might not be such a bad idea. I do, however, agree that gaming is mainly for a desktop

EDIT: I'll give insight as to why such a high end graphic card etc later.. but right now I'm making dinner :))

There's no such thing as a high-end laptop.. 

Only overpriced bricks that tends to overheat and / or throttle...


If you're gonna go SERIOUS 3dmax , get something like the titan,  because it's more tailored for workstation stuff..

as far as CPU,  4690k is fast enough as long as it's overclocked.. the PROBLEM is to properly OC a 4690k, you need to De-lid.. 

and that may require  remounting here and there if the tim experiences pump out, under the ihs..


So..  if your GF is the pots+pans+apron type,   prolly get the 4790k for safe measure and accept a lower safer oc like 4.4 or 4.2... for which you don't need to delid.

[Lain1911]

I saw a decent monitor for 180 or so, but other than that it was a disappointing black friday. I had already decided to wait till next year. Same goes for Christmas i think.

ok..  whenever people say... wait until next year ?  that's 1/75 of your life span..  are you SURE that that length of time is worth the wait to say $15

hahahahaha

When I say that I mean it's more likely I'll get something newer and better if I wait a year instead of getting the same thing I wanted this year for $15 less next year. However I guess that's not true with my haf x tower I looked at for about 3 years so maybe you're right

[dante]

I grabbed an evga 750 ti from newegg for $109 after MIR -- normally $179.99. Certainly not a bleeding edge GPU but should be quite and upgrade coming from an HD5450

The 750ti is the best bang for the watt.

[katushkin]

I bought a screen, an iron, a socket set and a pair of trainers... That's it. I thought I would get more seeing as I got paid on Wednesday =/

Meh.

[Sagii]

I bought a screen, an iron, a socket set and a pair of trainers... That's it. I thought I would get more seeing as I got paid on Wednesday =/

Meh.

I ended up buying nothing ._. Almost bought the Bose QC headset, but decided to wait till after christmas (basically the same deals as on black friday).
Kinda sad, really.. I really looked forward to Black Friday, but nearly nothing I wanted was on sale :/

[katushkin]

Hopefully there will be SOMETHING on Cyber Monday.

[tp4tissue]

Hopefully there will be SOMETHING on Cyber Monday.

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