Best online retailer(s) in EU and USA for buying computer components ?

[Musical Gym]

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[Daags]

A useful site for price comparison is PC Partpicker, who have a few European variants
Italy - http://it.pcpartpicker.com/
Spain - http://es.pcpartpicker.com/
France - http://fr.pcpartpicker.com/
Germany - http://de.pcpartpicker.com/

nice! very useful website, cheers

[Daags]

I usually order my stuff from Germany because they have big online shops, which source components at a lower price because they buy bigger quantities than small retailers in countries like Portugal. Things like processors etc. are sometimes 1/3 more expensive here than in Germany.
One such online store is Mind Factory, their prices are similar to US prices and you don't get the duty, tax, and warranty problems.
http://www.mindfactory.de/

excellent ... Germany is generally my preferred choice when it comes to EU online retailers for other things (i.e synths, and amazon stuff). [1] shared currency [2] good consumer laws, which lead to [3] good after-sales service in the generally uncommon situation where there's a problem with the item.


i will definitely check out mindfactory! thanks for the tip

[Daags]

TigerDirect and Newegg are my favorites, though Amazon is a great place to get cheaper used items.

I hadn't heard of TigerDirect... added to the list of places to check out, cheers!

[ford442]

Newegg = Good selection of best products, convienient, fast shipping, good prices
Amazon = Lower prices, huge selection
Zzounds = Good prices, shipping, selection
GuitarCenter/Sweetwater = Best products, reliable
JRRshop = USA based, discounts, Uncle E. (Eric) manager found here on KVR
Tiger/Walmart/Bestbuy = Price beating, worse results though