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I am going to be building a gaming pc with a budget of $1500 NZD includng keyboard, and monitor, (No mouse or headset), and I am not sure if I should buy from amazon in America, or buy parts from New Zealand.

 

The only reason I do not want to buy it from New Zealand is because prices are through the roof (Use http://www.pbtech.co.nz/as reference).

But if I do buy from America, I would have to guess the weight of the components, and hope that  I have enough money to pay for shipping, and shipping is $12.50 per parcel and then $9.50 per 1 KG.

 

The components I would use are

 

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/BFQbf7(NZ)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NjwQ99(US)

 

Keep in mind the NZ - US exchange rate is currently 1.31 so the US Pcpartpicker would come to 1044.43 NZD

 

So, my question is, will it be cheaper to buy from New Zealand or buy from the U.S + Shipping

 

Thank you very much for any replies

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I am going to be building a gaming pc with a budget of $1500 NZD includng keyboard, and monitor, (No mouse or headset), and I am not sure if I should buy from amazon in America, or buy parts from New Zealand.

 

The only reason I do not want to buy it from New Zealand is because prices are through the roof (Use http://www.pbtech.co.nz/as reference).

But if I do buy from America, I would have to guess the weight of the components, and hope that  I have enough money to pay for shipping, and shipping is $12.50 per parcel and then $9.50 per 1 KG.

 

The components I would use are

 

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/BFQbf7(NZ)

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/NjwQ99(US)

 

Keep in mind the NZ - US exchange rate is currently 1.31 so the US Pcpartpicker would come to 1044.43 NZD

 

So, my question is, will it be cheaper to buy from New Zealand or buy from the U.S + Shipping

 

Thank you very much for any replies

You will get nailed for Duty on imports. I live in NZ too. Buying parts overseas works but you need to be careful. The import laws are annoying.

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You will get nailed for Duty on imports. I live in NZ too. Buying parts overseas works but you need to be careful. The import laws are annoying.

So it'll be easier to just buy from NZ?

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I live in New Zealand and if you import any electrical components e.g. CPU. Make sure you keep it under $400nzd because if you go over you will need to pay GST.   

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I live in New Zealand and if you import any electrical components e.g. CPU. Make sure you keep it under $400nzd because if you go over you will need to pay GST.   

I think I'll just buy from NZ

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I think I'll just buy from NZ

Stuff like ram, I think you should by from amazon. You will be saving yourself about $30 bucks 

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Stuff like ram, I think you should by from amazon. You will be saving yourself about $30 bucks 

I was thinking buying Gpu, Cpu from amazon, because of the massive price difference in them, and then buying the heavier components like case etc from NZ?

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Because you live in NZ. Can i have your opinion for my build. I'm just waiting for the money so I can build it, but for the mean time I can tweak it a bit.

,Thanks  

 

http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/863JHx

Really solid, but maybe spend a tiny bit more and get a 600/650 watt PSU, just for the overclocking potential on the 970 and i7

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I was thinking buying Gpu, Cpu from amazon, because of the massive price difference in them, and then buying the heavier components like case etc from NZ?

Honestly with amazon's shipping rate and the currency. You will be saving yourself a whole $13. So i would just buy from NZ and avoid the risk? Your choice....

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Honestly with amazon's shipping rate and the currency. You will be saving yourself a whole $13. So i would just buy from NZ and avoid the risk? Your choice....

True true... But almost definitley buying GPU from the US because its so much cheaper

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Really solid, but maybe spend a tiny bit more and get a 600/650 watt PSU, just for the overclocking potential on the 970 and i7

Yea I was looking at that earlier today. Im trying for under 2000 for the lot, so if i get the ram off amazon i can spend a bit more on the psu....?  

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True true... But almost definitley buying GPU from the US because its so much cheaper

Amazon doesn't sell that card directly from them, but from alternate sellers. If you really want to get it from the states you could us NZ post's service "YouShop" 

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Amazon doesn't sell that card directly from them, but from alternate sellers. If you really want to get it from the states you could us NZ post's service "YouShop" 

That was my plan, thats what I normally use when buying off amazon

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Yea I was looking at that earlier today. Im trying for under 2000 for the lot, so if i get the ram off amazon i can spend a bit more on the psu....?  

I'd definitley do that, because the 970 and the i5 have HUGE overclocking potential

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That was my plan, thats what I normally use when buying off amazon

Im some cases, amazon's shipping rate is cheaper then youshop's. Then again, i buy most of my stuff from ebay, FREE SHIPPING :P

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http://www.amazon.com/XFX-RADEON-1000MHz-Graphics-R9-280X-TDFD/dp/B00FSC5N66/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1429953498&sr=8-9&keywords=sapphire+radeon+r9+280x 

This is the cheapest 280x card on amazon, but with the currency and the shipping you are losing about 50 bucks

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-Radeon-PCI-Express-Graphics-11230-00-20G/dp/B00IZXOW80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1429953738&sr=8-1&keywords=sapphire+radeon+r9+280

 

badda ding badda bam, 280 and Amazon ships it, not youpost

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Im some cases, amazon's shipping rate is cheaper then youshop's. Then again, i buy most of my stuff from ebay, FREE SHIPPING :P

I might have a gander at ebay then, churrr for all the ideas

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I might have a gander at ebay then, churrr for all the ideas

No problems m8

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I'm not bothered, very similair performance imo

The difference in performance is pretty big

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