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Black Friday lands on 27 November this year, and the usual advice of “just wait for the sales” only half works in 2026. Memory and graphics card prices have climbed through the autumn, so deep cuts on RAM and GPUs are unlikely. Cases, coolers, fans, power supplies and monitors are a different story: their prices have held steady, which makes a Black Friday discount on them more likely to be genuine. This guide covers which Black Friday PC parts are actually worth buying on the day, what to skip, and how to tell a real deal from a relabelled one.
Last updated: 21 October 2026. Newegg prices and sale dates were checked on 21 October 2026.
The short version
- Worth timing for Black Friday: cases, air coolers, fans, power supplies and 1440p monitors.
- Buy when the price is fair, sale or not: RAM, mainstream GPUs and SSDs. A 32GB DDR5-6000 kit sold by Newegg costs about $470 right now, so don’t hold out for a miracle.
- Check the math on CPU and motherboard combos, bundles and Doorbusters before you trust the headline saving.
- Write down today’s prices for the parts you want. That’s the only reliable way to know whether a November deal is real.
Newegg’s sale calendar for October and November
FantasTech and Gametober
According to Newegg’s 18 September announcement, FantasTech Sale II ran from 5 to 11 October, with price protection on badged items bought between 28 September and 4 October. Gametober runs from 12 to 31 October. If you’re watching a part, Gametober pricing is a useful reference point to compare against in November.
Black Friday 2026 at Newegg: not announced yet
As of 21 October, Newegg hasn’t published its 2026 Black Friday dates or terms. Its holiday policy page, last updated on 21 July 2026, still shows last year’s rules: Black Friday Price Protection covered badged items bought between 1 and 19 November if the price fell by 29 November, with refunds by 9 December and only for differences above $1. Doorbusters, combo offers, mail-in rebates and free gifts were excluded. Last year’s main Black Friday sale ran from 20 to 29 November. Expect something similar, but check the badge and the terms on the product page before you rely on it.
What the parts cost on Newegg right now
Here’s a basket of mainstream parts with their Newegg prices on 21 October. Where the same listing was available on 4 October, we’ve included that price too. Every listing below is sold by Newegg, not a marketplace seller.
| Part | Category | 4 Oct | 21 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klevv Fit V 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 | RAM | Not tracked | $470 |
| G.Skill Flare X5 16GB (2x8GB) DDR5-6000 | RAM | Not tracked | $270 |
| Sapphire Pulse RX 9060 XT 16GB | GPU | Not tracked | $520 |
| Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT 16GB | GPU | Not tracked | $900 |
| ASUS Dual RTX 5070 12GB | GPU | $820 | $800 |
| Team Group NV5000 2TB | SSD (Gen4) | Not tracked | $296 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 9600X plus MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi | CPU and board, bought separately | Not tracked | $350 ($220 plus $130) |
| Montech Century II 850W | PSU | $90 | $90 |
| Phanteks AMP GH 850W | PSU | $85 | $85 |
| Corsair 3200D RS | Case | $70 | $70 |
| Phanteks XT Pro Ultra | Case | $80 | $80 |
| Montech NX600 ARGB | Air cooler | Not tracked | $34 |
| ASUS Prime MR120 ARGB (3 pack) | Fans | Not tracked | $45 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ3A 27 inch 1440p 180Hz | Monitor | Not tracked | $209 |
Only one of the like-for-like listings moved between 4 and 21 October: the ASUS Dual RTX 5070 dropped by about $20. Several parts we checked on 4 October had to be replaced because they went out of stock or were only available from marketplace sellers at a much higher price, which is a pattern worth knowing about before Black Friday too.
Category by category: what to time and what to skip
Cases, coolers, fans and power supplies: worth timing
These parts use little or no memory, and PCWorld names cases, power supplies and coolers as categories that keep getting cheaper. Their Newegg prices didn’t move between our 4 and 21 October checks, which makes them the best candidates for a genuine Black Friday discount. If your build can wait until late November, these are the parts to leave for last. Our PSU tier list and fish tank case fan guide will help you narrow the field.
Monitors: worth timing
Monitors are PCWorld’s clearest example of prices still trending down, and 27 inch 1440p 180Hz IPS panels already sit around $200 on Newegg. They’re a common Black Friday Doorbuster category, so if you need one, this is a good place to wait for a deal.
RAM: buy at a fair price, don’t wait for a sale
Desktop DDR5 has been climbing all year. RamRadar tracked desktop DDR5 at $17.08 per GB in September, up 12% on August, and TrendForce expects conventional DRAM contract prices to rise another 10 to 15% in the final quarter of 2026. On Newegg, the cheapest Newegg-sold 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 kit among the ones we checked was about $470 on 21 October, and well known kits like the Corsair Vengeance sat closer to $560. A Black Friday discount on RAM is possible, but don’t expect it to undo a year of increases.
If you’re not sure how much you need, our guide to how much RAM you need for gaming covers it, and our explainer on why RAM is so expensive covers the background.
Graphics cards: a fair price beats a hoped-for deal
TechSpot found the RX 9070 XT selling for about $730 to $750 in early September. On 21 October, the Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT was $900 on Newegg and the RX 9060 XT 16GB was $520. By late September, TechRadar was already advising against waiting for Black Friday on mainstream cards. If you see a card you want at a price you’re happy with, buy it. If a used card suits you, our used GPU guide covers what’s safe to buy.
SSDs: buy the capacity you need
TrendForce projects NAND contract prices rising 15 to 20% in the fourth quarter. A 2TB Gen4 drive sold by Newegg was about $296 on 21 October. Our SSD prices guide covers which drives make sense right now.
CPUs and motherboards: check the combo math
CPU and motherboard bundles are a Black Friday staple, but combos were excluded from Newegg’s 2025 Black Friday price protection, and a bundle is only a deal if it beats the parts bought separately. On 21 October, a Ryzen 5 9600X and an MSI B650 Gaming Plus WiFi came to about $350 bought on their own, so that’s the number a combo needs to beat. There are also reports, not confirmed by either company, of roughly 10% CPU and chipset price rises from Intel and AMD in the fourth quarter (Pandromeda, TrendForce).
How to tell a real deal from a fake one
Just be aware of the “marketing” during this time. Many retailers claim to have a Black Friday deal, but when you do the research you often find that the price hasn’t really changed at all. It pays to search across multiple retailers and resellers to make sure that you are actually getting a deal.
- Check price history, not the “was” price. A strike-through price tells you what a seller once asked, not what the part normally sells for. TechRadar notes a common complaint that GPU prices get quietly raised in October so they can be “discounted” for Black Friday. Write down October prices for anything you’re watching.
- Look at who’s selling it. Newegg mixes its own stock with marketplace sellers. On 21 October we found the same PowerColor RX 9060 XT listing that Newegg sold for $500 on 4 October offered only by a marketplace seller at $759. Check the “Sold by” line before you add anything to your cart.
- Do the combo math. Price each part separately before you trust a bundle, and remember that combos didn’t qualify for Newegg’s 2025 Black Friday price protection.
- Know the Doorbuster rules. According to Newegg’s FAQ, Doorbusters are limited to one unit per customer per deal and are excluded from price protection.
- Consider open box for the simple parts. Cases, coolers and fans are low-risk open box buys, but check the warranty and the return window first.
What to do, depending on your situation
| Your situation | What to do |
|---|---|
| You need a PC now | Build it now. Buy the RAM and GPU at a fair price and use Gametober pricing where it looks good. |
| You can wait until late November | Buy the RAM and GPU when you see a fair price, and leave the case, cooler, fans, PSU and monitor for Black Friday. |
| You’re upgrading one part | If it’s RAM or a GPU, buy when the price suits you. If it’s a case, cooler, PSU or monitor, it’s worth waiting for Black Friday. |
| You’re planning a build for 2027 | Read our guide to building now or waiting until 2027. |
The short list
These are the parts from our basket we’d consider at a fair price. Prices change daily, so check the product page before you buy.
- Corsair 3200D RS: a budget mid-tower that supports a 360mm radiator, a good candidate for a Black Friday discount.
- Phanteks XT Pro Ultra: a mesh mid-tower that comes with four 140mm fans, according to its listing.
- Montech NX600 ARGB: a dual-tower air cooler with six heat pipes, according to its listing.
- ASUS Prime MR120 ARGB three-pack: 120mm fans for filling out a case on a budget.
- Montech Century II 850W and Phanteks AMP GH 850W: 850W power supplies with enough capacity for most single-GPU builds.
- ASUS TUF Gaming VG27AQ3A: a 27 inch 1440p 180Hz IPS monitor.
- Sapphire Pulse RX 9060 XT 16GB, Sapphire Pulse RX 9070 XT and ASUS Dual RTX 5070: mainstream cards for anyone who finds a price they’re happy with.
- Klevv Fit V 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 CL30: the cheapest Newegg-sold 32GB DDR5-6000 CL30 kit we checked on 21 October.
- Team Group NV5000 2TB: a 2TB PCIe 4.0 drive sold by Newegg.
Black Friday is still worth it for the parts outside the memory crunch. For RAM and graphics cards, a fair price you can live with beats waiting for a discount that may not come.