Where do YOU buy...
..computer parts?
Also/alternatively: Do you have recommendations for vendors of high-end vs budget parts?
If I can get one or more sites to check I think it will save 10-30 other questions down the road. I have an old Dell Optiplex GX150 the case is big and it actually has an A:.
(For budgetary reasons,) a long-term project will be my making a machine that I can use for my server/database (mis)adventures & off of which I can launch my websites. This way if something goes wrong or it gets hacked it won't necessarily mean compromising my family's stuff.
I think a crucial part of my learning will be the actual assembly of the machine.
I'm a Category 2'er: I used to be an enthusiast but have fallen out of practice and am getting back into it, albeit slowly.
/flashes peace sign
Thankees!
Also/alternatively: Do you have recommendations for vendors of high-end vs budget parts?
If I can get one or more sites to check I think it will save 10-30 other questions down the road. I have an old Dell Optiplex GX150 the case is big and it actually has an A:.
(For budgetary reasons,) a long-term project will be my making a machine that I can use for my server/database (mis)adventures & off of which I can launch my websites. This way if something goes wrong or it gets hacked it won't necessarily mean compromising my family's stuff.
I think a crucial part of my learning will be the actual assembly of the machine.
I'm a Category 2'er: I used to be an enthusiast but have fallen out of practice and am getting back into it, albeit slowly.
/flashes peace sign
Thankees!
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Canada Computers or NCIX, whichever is cheaper, in Canada.
I've heard Scan is good for the UK.
online sometimes
for local
+1
I checked the store locator and I'm fortunate enough to be about 20 minutes from the PA location.
I'd never thought of Newegg as a parts dealer, but gods help me if that name doesn't keep popping up. Thanks.
QFT
Thanks again!
Never again for Newegg. They've devolved to the typical mid-90's shady big shipper. Customer service has become nonexistent, they've been caught shipping B and C stock (returns/DOAs) as new, do everything they can to avoid issuing refunds, charge restock fees on defective hardware regularly, order processing takes days unless you pay extra, and their prices aren't that great. So screw Newegg. If things go fine, nobody notices. But when they go wrong, is when it matters. (Like when Newegg ships me the wrong hardware then claims 'no returns' even though it was THEIR error. Mismatch between invoice and part is a pretty damn clear indicator.)
Besides, NCIX is in the US and have VASTLY superior customer service. (Also an imaginative URL, right?) When they accidentally oversold US stock on a CPU, they not only apologized, but refunded part of the shipping, and then proceeded to overnight it from Canada. (Including through customs.)
SuperBiiz also offers remarkably good customer service, despite being a "smaller" shop. They're also the place to go for SuperTalent parts. Smaller selection, but they have good prices, excellent customer service; a 9.26 rating on RR, quick resolution of errors, never a problem with them.
Either one is vastly superior to Newegg. Directron's also got good customer service, though I haven't dealt with them in a while, so I can't say yay-nay. For all your cooling needs, going anywhere other than Sidewinder should be verboten unless you go Petra's instead. (But Sidewinder has more air cooling stuff.)
And I thought we had them straightened out. Newegg is getting too big for their britches
@Mt_Goat Holy crap on a stick! I just read your initial post about Newegg being to big for their britches!! That... would've made me fume, too.
@fatcat I think NCIX is trying to make their website look clean and reputable with the white background, but all the products run together in the middle. I just typo'd "muddle" and realized as I corrected it that yes, the messages they're trying to convey to get muddled, too. :P
But the important part was that they did come through! They ended up doing me more than right by the time it was all over. ....and that thread was also the home of my drunken post!
Over the years I have spent just over $18,000 @ the egg.
Problems with Newegg Orders: 9, excluding excessive delays in shipping (3+ days)
Problems Newegg Resolved Satisfactorily: Zero.
Every issue with Newegg has been pulling teeth. Call them up at their hidden number, get the usual lip service or "you can't return that, call the manufacturer." Of course, Newegg knows full well, the manufacturer doesn't handle DOA - ALL defects in the first 30 days are Newegg's responsibility, no matter what they claim. I have not had any problems that took less than a week to resolve (time to actual refund) or did not require demanding at least one manager. Twice I had them ship incorrect special order parts, then try to refuse return and charge restock fees, when the part delivered was wrong - as in PN and SN not matching the invoice.
Their latest stunt is telling Sapphire owners to call Sapphire. Thing is: Sapphire's warranty statement clearly states, in black and white, that the entire 2 year warranty is serviced through the retailer, period. When you try to get Newegg to honor that warranty? They tell you to piss off, go call Sapphire, warranties aren't their problem. Knowing full well that their reseller agreement with Sapphire obligates them to perform RMA and warranty servicing.
Newegg's favorite sock puppet calls it absurd. But when confronted with the facts, Newegg grudgingly honors their legal obligations after you make a public spectacle of it. And it's well known Sapphire does not do RMA or warranty direct. It's not as though Newegg's been doing this stunt for over a year straight either - oh wait, they have.
If that's the sort of company you want to deal with, that's certainly your option. But as the saying goes: caveat emptor. Certainly, Sapphire RMAs are a pain to begin with, but Newegg routinely lies about it and tries to avoid honoring obligations.
For every other anecdotal story, there's mastercard.
The fact that Sapphire has a universally shity warranty policy with all resellers has nothing to do with NewEgg.
Anyways, if you buy NewEgg use Icrontic's affiliate link. The end.
Before Newegg, there were a few local stores that carried reasonably-priced parts, but they died around the time the iMac debuted. There used to be that traveling computer convention that hit the Sheraton, though; somewhere around here, I still have that AMD K6 300 CPU I picked up for $40 from some guy with a card table in the center of the room.
He is... the most interesting man in the world.