Black Friday 2026 in South Africa is Friday 27 November, and Cyber Monday is Monday 30 November. Don't hold out for a general drop in RAM or graphics card prices: TrendForce forecast memory contract prices to keep rising through the fourth quarter of 2026, and as of 15 November 2026 NVIDIA had announced no new graphics card generation. Individual parts will still be marked down, so judge each deal by what the same model costs at other stores on the day and by the date the deal ends, not by the percentage.
AZ Online sells some of the products in this guide, so read it as advice from a shop. Prices and stock change daily, so we link to live pages and quote only a few. Prices checked on 15 November 2026 and include VAT. If your real question is which online stores are safe to order from at all, start with our guide on where to buy a gaming PC in South Africa.
When is Black Friday 2026 in South Africa?
In South Africa, Black Friday 2026 falls on Friday 27 November, with Cyber Monday on Monday 30 November. EWN confirmed the date on 11 November 2026 and noted that retailers have stretched one day into something close to a month, with some deals already running. So the 27th matters less than the day the deal you want ends.
When do AZ Online's current deals end?
Most of AZ Online's current deals end on 20 November 2026, a week before Black Friday. That batch includes our AM4 processor deals and most of the marked-down motherboards, cases, power supplies and keyboards. Most memory and SSD deals run to 18 December, most AM5 processor deals to 5 December, and some liquid cooler deals to 30 November.
These are supplier promotions with their own end dates, not a Black Friday set, and as of 15 November 2026 none of them covers a graphics card or a gaming laptop we have in stock. The deals page shows what is marked down today. Product pages show the deal price but not the end date, so ask us on WhatsApp if the timing matters.
Which PC parts are likely to get cheaper, and which aren't?
Expect individual PC parts to be marked down on Black Friday 2026, not whole categories. None of the forecasts and price reports below points to a broad drop by 27 November.
Memory and SSDs: don't wait for a market-wide drop
Don't plan a build around RAM getting cheaper on the day. On 30 September 2026 TrendForce forecast conventional DRAM contract prices to rise 10 to 15% from the third quarter to the fourth. Its update of 11 November 2026 put PC DRAM at 13 to 18% for the quarter, with the increases slowing, and client SSDs, the drives that go into PCs, at less than 5%.
Those are contract prices, what PC makers and module brands pay the manufacturers, not rand shelf prices. Still, with the forecasts pointing up, waiting for the whole shelf to get cheaper is a bet. If the exact kit you need is on promotion and the price holds up against other stores, buy it.
Most of our own desktop memory and SSD deals run to 18 December 2026, three weeks past Black Friday, so the 27th is not a deadline for those.
Read the kit size before the price. The Hiksemi Hiker 16GB DDR4-3200 is a single module, and a board with one stick fitted runs its memory in single-channel mode. If you're adding to a stick you already own, one is what you need. For a new build, buy two so the memory runs in dual-channel mode.
The 16GB Hiker stick cost R2 029 and the 8GB stick R1 215, so two 8GB sticks came to about R400 more for the same 16GB. A boxed kit is sold as a matched set and two loose sticks are not, so check your motherboard's memory support list, or ask us, before you order a pair.
Graphics cards: is a new NVIDIA generation coming?
As of 15 November 2026, NVIDIA had announced no RTX 50 Super refresh and no RTX 60 card, so there is no confirmed new generation to wait for. Its RTX 50 series page still lists seven desktop cards, from the RTX 5050 to the RTX 5090.
In the US, prices have moved the wrong way. Club386 reported on 11 August 2026 that no RTX 50 model could be found at its launch price at the one US retailer covered by the price tracking it cited, and Notebookcheck, citing VideoCardz, reported on 6 November 2026 that the lowest tracked US price for the RTX 5070 Ti had climbed again. That is not how a clearance starts. Note what the card you want costs now, on our graphics card pages and elsewhere, so you can tell a real cut from a relabelled price.
Processors: most AM5 deals run past Black Friday
Most of the AM5 deals in our processor collection run until 5 December 2026, the Ryzen 7 7800X3D and 9800X3D among them. Our AM4 and Intel processor deals end on 20 November, so if you're dropping a new chip into a board you already own, that is your date.
A discount on more processor than you need is still money spent. The Ryzen 5 7500X3D has no deal, and it costs less than any of the marked-down X3D chips.
Black Friday laptop deals: check the RAM before the price
With any Black Friday 2026 laptop deal in South Africa, read the memory line before the price. Gaming laptops still ship with 8GB, and we stock two: an ASUS TUF Gaming A15 with an RTX 3050 and an Acer Nitro V 15 with an RTX 5050.
That 8GB Nitro V 15 cost R28 999. A Nitro V 15 with the same RTX 5050 and 16GB of memory cost R25 999: about R3 000 less for double the RAM. The processors differ (Core 7 240H against Ryzen 7 170), so it isn't a like-for-like swap, but it shows how little a price tells you on its own. Don't assume you can add a stick later unless the manufacturer's spec sheet shows a free or replaceable slot.
How do you tell a real Black Friday deal from a fake one?
A real Black Friday deal is a price lower than the same product cost a few weeks ago, from a store that will still answer when something goes wrong. Five checks tell you whether you're looking at one.
Check the price history, not the "was" price
The struck-through figure is whatever the store says it is, so you need a price history of your own. Screenshot today's price of the exact model you want, then compare that model number across two or three stores on the day. Two monitors with near-identical names can have different panels and refresh rates. If you only start looking on Black Friday, the cross-store comparison is the one check you still have.
Our own pages show a struck-through price and a percentage on supplier specials, and no price history either. Judge our deals the way you'd judge anyone's: by today's price against other stores.
Price the whole build, not one part
A cheap headline part can hide an expensive basket. On 15 November 2026, 32GB of DDR5 memory on our shelf cost about as much as a Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor, and the cheapest boxed 2x16GB kit cost more. A saving on the chip can vanish in the memory line.
In bundles and pre-configured builds, look for a single stick of RAM where a pair belongs, and for a power supply listed without a brand, model or wattage. Our PC Builder checks that the parts you pick are compatible with each other.
Watch for last-generation stock dressed up as a deal
Older stock is fine when the price reflects its age. An RTX 3050 laptop, for example, is two generations behind the RTX 50 series, so check what the current equivalent costs before you treat a big percentage as a special.
Ask who handles the warranty
Find out who you deal with if the part fails: the store, or a manufacturer's service desk in another country. On our site the warranty is a local South African one, the period is shown on every product card, and claims go through us instead of the manufacturer.
Check that the store exists
Before you pay a store you haven't used, look for a company registration number, a VAT number and a physical address you could visit. Here are ours: AZ Online is the online store of AZ Networks (company registration 2014/060082/07, VAT 4010266544), at 11 Voortrekker Avenue, Edenvale.
Will a Black Friday order arrive in time?
At AZ Online, an order placed before 12:00 on a working day ships the same day, and anything later goes out the next working day. An order placed after 12:00 on Black Friday, or over that weekend, ships on Monday 30 November.
From dispatch, the courier takes 1 to 3 working days to Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and areas within 100km of them, and 2 to 4 working days further out. Delivery is free on orders of R2 500 or more. A pre-built PC, or a PC Builder order that we assemble, usually needs 2 to 4 extra working days for the build before it ships.
Our shipping policy calls those times the courier's estimates, not a guarantee, and couriers can run slower in a week when every retailer is shipping at once. If it has to arrive by a set date, order early in the week.
Can you return a Black Friday purchase?
Yes: at AZ Online a Black Friday order gets the same 14 days from delivery as any other order, and we pay the return shipping. The item must be unused, in its original packaging with all its accessories, and not activated or registered.
One exception to know before you order: a custom PC assembled to your specification can't be returned for a change of mind, though a pre-built model from our catalogue can. The full conditions are in our returns policy.
Questions people ask
When does Black Friday 2026 start in SA?
Black Friday 2026 is Friday 27 November 2026, but in South Africa there is no single start. Retailers set their own dates, and some deals were already running by 11 November 2026, so check when the deal you want begins and ends.
Will RAM be cheaper on Black Friday?
Some individual RAM kits are on promotion, but none of the forecasts cited in this guide points to RAM getting cheaper across the board on Black Friday 2026. At AZ Online, most memory deals run until 18 December 2026.
Are Black Friday graphics card deals worth it?
Black Friday graphics card deals are worth it only when the price beats what the same card cost a few weeks earlier, at a store you trust. NVIDIA had announced no new graphics card generation as of 15 November 2026, so a real cut on a current card is worth taking.
Can I pay off a Black Friday order monthly?
AZ Online offers Stitch Pay Later, shown on the product page where it is available. The terms are Stitch's, so read them before you commit; a deal bought on instalments is still a bill in January.
Next steps
- See what is marked down today on the AZ Online deals page.
- Note today's price for each part on your list, so you have your own "was" price on the 27th.
- Put a full parts list together in the PC Builder. We assemble it at no charge.
- Ask about a specific part, a build or a deal's end date on WhatsApp (079 491 0181), weekdays 08:00 to 17:00.