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7th October 2012
Last edited by Killerhurtz; 7th October 2012 at 06:16PM.
Post #1
Gold Member
November 2006
293 Posts
Title says it all, really - I'm finally getting enough money to buy the components I wanted to buy (for now, 2 1TB HDDs, one internal one external, but in the future I might buy sticks of RAM, a PSU and a screen), but I want to make sure the place I order from (and thus, the components) will be reliable and relatively inexpensive. I live in Canada, so it must ship to Canada. What are your recommendations?
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7th October 2012
Post #2
Gold Member
June 2008
5,697 Posts
NCIX.com has a great selection, though the website is annoying to navigate and their stock checker isn't always accurate. However, they do always seem to have a sale running with some nice deals.
Newegg.ca is my favourite; it's super easy to navigate and narrow down what you're looking for. Their selection is sometimes lacking (They didn't carry any Bitfenix cases the last time I checked). Their shipping can get expensive because some stuff is shipped from various parts of the US.
Recently I discovered that Bestbuy.ca has some good deals and they can price-match other websites if you visit their store from what I hear. The best thing is that they have free shipping on stuff over $20. The selection isn't going to be like newegg or ncix, though I've found it's often cheaper after you factor in shipping. My only major complaint is that they don't offer PayPal or Interac Online for payments, which is important to me since I don't have a credit card.
You can also use shopbot.ca to find cheaper prices on stuff, though it's better to buy from only one or two places because the shipping prices add up quickly.
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7th October 2012
Post #3
July 2010
2,525 Posts
If you want to use NCIX, use pcpartpicker, and search that way. NCIX, while having good deals on a huge assortment of random crap, is an absolute nightmare to navigate.
Newegg.ca works, but as benjvps mentioned, watch out for shipping.
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8th October 2012
Post #4
Gold Member
April 2011
8,196 Posts
NCIX has a couple of locations in southern Ontario if you want to travel there from Quebec.
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8th October 2012
Post #5
July 2010
2,525 Posts
How did we all forget to mention the bleedingly obvious Amazon?