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Hello, I would like to know if i could buy most of my components in the US ( because in the US it is MUCH cheaper) and use them in Europe (exactly the Czech republic).

 

thanks for answers

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no.

the voltages are different.

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3 minutes ago, MagnesiumPC said:

no.

the voltages are different.

And the only thing that it could affect is the PSU. If it's not a Chinesum shitty PSU then it should support both 110V(ish) and 230V(ish). 

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sorry but my english isnt that good could you explain it a bit simpler??

 

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5 minutes ago, elcid11 said:

sorry but my english isnt that good could you explain it a bit simpler??

 

electricity in us is 110v europe is 220v most psus can be switched

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what is a psus??

P.S. i am new to the pc world

 

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4 minutes ago, elcid11 said:

what is a psus??

P.S. i am new to the pc world

 

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All of the parts from USA can be used in europe, but the type of electricity and voltage are different, so the power supply must also support the voltage used in your country. Otherwise the power supply WILL overload and blow up(personally tested this myself by accident :P ).

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6 minutes ago, elcid11 said:

what is a psus??

P.S. i am new to the pc world

 

Power supply. Its the box-like thing with lots of cables with connectors at the end. It converts electricity from the wall into elecricity that is safe for the computer to use.

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sooo if a have an adapter and a power supply from the us it should work right???

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On some power supplies theres a little red switch that switches the volts from 110 to 240. If it has that you can use it anywhere. If it's a cheaper american one it may not have that so you wouldnt be able to use it.

 

Apart from that all the parts other than the power supply will work fine.

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Everything except the PSU you should buy from the US.

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Just now, Anonumus said:

Everything except the PSU you should buy from the US.

The psu can be bought from the usa as well if he wanted to.

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Just now, lee32uk said:

The psu can be bought from the usa as well if he wanted to.

 

The US uses a different voltage though. Unless he buys one with variable voltage and buys a power adapter for his country.

 

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2 minutes ago, Anonumus said:

 

The US uses a different voltage though. Unless he buys one with variable voltage and buys a power adapter for his country.

 

Modern power supplies don't have the voltage switch though anymore. They switch automatically.

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2 hours ago, elcid11 said:

Hello, I would like to know if i could buy most of my components in the US ( because in the US it is MUCH cheaper) and use them in Europe (exactly the Czech republic).

 

thanks for answers

It probably won't work out much cheaper after you have paid import duty etc. Also if something is faulty then you will probably have to post it back to the usa.

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2 minutes ago, lee32uk said:

Modern power supplies don't have the voltage switch though anymore. They switch automatically.

They have automatic switching instead of a physical switch on the decent to crazy PSUs.

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2 minutes ago, Anonumus said:

They have automatic switching instead of a physical switch on the decent to crazy PSUs.

That is what I said o.O

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8 minutes ago, Anonumus said:

I need to read before doing. Silly me :(

I think we are all guilty of that xD

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Regardless of voltages! dont buy from the US, youll get stuck at Customs and have to pay a ridiculous amount for import costs, best thing to do is to buy locally, or from germany and have it ship to you

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14 hours ago, Mr.Meerkat said:

And the only thing that it could affect is the PSU. If it's not a Chinesum shitty PSU then it should support both 110V(ish) and 230V(ish). 

Maybe, but I've seen some people's double-certified PSU just implode after moving from countries.

 

It was a Seasonic, if you were wondering.

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31 minutes ago, MagnesiumPC said:

Maybe, but I've seen some people's double-certified PSU just implode after moving from countries.

 

It was a Seasonic, if you were wondering.

Fair enough :P You sure they were using a PSU rated for both 110V and 230V (ish)?

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On 7/24/2016 at 1:04 AM, Mr.Meerkat said:

Fair enough :P You sure they were using a PSU rated for both 110V and 230V (ish)?

Yup. Seasonic S12G.

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