buying hardware parts

sycamorex · 06-16-2007, 05:21 AM

Hi,
I've been wondering what are the best places to buy hardware parts,
like motherboards, cpus, gfx cards,etc.

I mean, I used to buy them in normal shops (London), however, then I've learnt my lesson when I found my gfx card £30 cheaper online.

Recently I've been using ebuyer. I don't complain, however, are there any other cheap internet shops that you can recommend?

thanks

Okie · 06-16-2007, 07:17 AM

in the USA there is www.newegg.com and www.tigerdirect.com both of which offer the best value for the dollar, i am sure in England there must be similar websites...

ilikejam · 06-16-2007, 08:10 AM

I think the easiest way is to find the part number (the full part number, not just the model etc), plug that into Google, and use the 'pages from the UK' option.

Dave

Jorophose · 06-16-2007, 08:22 AM

Sometimes, retail stores have better pricing than the two.

Case in point: Canadian retail store, a mini-box store (IE, they have 4 locations, and it's like a mini-BestBuy/PCWorld) had a motherboard for 100$ Canadian. Newegg.com had it for 110$ american, plus shipping, plus whatever.

But if the price of shipping is low, generally you will find good deals online.

sycamorex · 06-16-2007, 08:39 AM

thanks guys

phil.d.g · 06-16-2007, 08:48 AM

Dabs and Scan are the ones I seem to use the most.

Scan has the advantage of being only 40 mins drive away, which is great for returning doa items. Dabs is on the same estate, but unfortunately they don't have a counter.

hacker supreme · 06-16-2007, 11:16 AM

Scan is the *only* place I buy my hardware from. It being near wholesale prices and only a twenty-five minute stroll from my house (fifteen minutes I I cut across the car-park.)

You have got to be aware that retail stores prices are going to be much higher.
e.g. I could have bought my printer's USB cable at scan for 50p. But I didn't fancy the long walk so I went to a closer retail store. The same cable was 4.50UKP. O_O.

jimmy512 · 06-18-2007, 07:54 AM

I normally buy at dabs.com. After ordering my graphics card here for £60, I walked into maplin electronics and found the model below for £125. It's sad, but the high street is probably one to avoid for computer components, especially when you can find them at a much cheaper price online.

Other places to try:
http://www.scan.co.uk
http://www.msico.co.uk
and you could try...
http://www.savastore.com(I haven't tried them myself)
http://www.ebuyer.com