Should I wait until Jan for my PC upgrades?

whiteshadow · 1 Dec 2012 at 17:49

Hi.

I'm looking at buying the following in the near future\now for my PC but I'm trying to decide if I should wait until January to get better deals.

Case (CM Storm Trooper)
AM3+ mobo
DDR3 16 GB RAM
Cooler Fan
SSD card

Do you think I'm better off waiting?

Thanks for any help.

MarkJr · 1 Dec 2012 at 18:39

Any Graphics Card? You should be fine with the case, it's a really nice one!

whiteshadow · 1 Dec 2012 at 18:58

Maybe at some point .......

I got a Radeon 7850 2GB to replace my old Radeon 4850 recently.

I want to get a board with 2 PCIe slots so I can go crossfire in the future at some point.

Glad to hear it about the case, it looks like a beast.

Carl-Brit · 1 Dec 2012 at 22:19

Bump id like to know if they usually do boxing day and January sales like all the clothes shops etc do?

Grimley · 1 Dec 2012 at 22:51

If you have the cash I'd get them now, especially the SSD. SSD prices are currently increasing & are unlikely to drop shortly after Xmas. I'd keep an eye on OCUK's weekly offers too.

MarkJr · 1 Dec 2012 at 23:22

I recommend a new mobo, processor, and a 7850 for gaming.

valkynaz · 2 Dec 2012 at 02:43

Grimley said:
If you have the cash I'd get them now, especially the SSD. SSD prices are currently increasing & are unlikely to drop shortly after Xmas. I'd keep an eye on OCUK's weekly offers too.

Rumour is that there was going to be a global shortage on NAND memory soon. Not helped by the growing demand for NAND because of smartphones.

The Crucial M4 I bought at the end of August has gone up in price £10. A 12.5% increase in price.

So buy now, and don't regret later.

markyboy91 · 2 Dec 2012 at 02:57

valkynaz said:
Rumour is that there was going to be a global shortage on NAND memory soon. Not helped by the growing demand for NAND because of smartphones.

The Crucial M4 I bought at the end of August has gone up in price £10. A 12.5% increase in price.

So buy now, and don't regret later.

exactly what i was afraid of :/

gopromiller · 2 Dec 2012 at 09:59

If you have the cash I'd get them now, especially the SSD. SSD prices are currently increasing & are unlikely to drop shortly after Xmas

Carl-Brit · 2 Dec 2012 at 15:38

so that goes for all components not just ssd ?

OpenToSuggestions · 2 Dec 2012 at 15:43

OP: Computer components never go into 'Jan sales'. If they do it is some excess stock and/or the part is about to be superceeded. For example the latest gen graphics cards will heavily drop in price just before the new ones come out.