Advice on where to get PC parts in Europe

[Thnl]

Budget (including currency): 

Country: Netherlands 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Games, 3D Rendering

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Hi everyone, I moved to the Netherlands a while ago  and I've been struggling to find shops that sell  PC parts. Does anyone know the best place to get PC parts in the Netherlands?

 

[Catzzye]

A good idea is to check your nearest Amazon as well. They have cheaper parts compared to most of the local stores here, tho it's good to cross check.

Good luck!

[HanZie82]

11 minutes ago, Thnl said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: Netherlands 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Games, 3D Rendering

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Hi everyone, I moved to the Netherlands a while ago  and I've been struggling to find shops that sell  PC parts. Does anyone know the best place to get PC parts in the Netherlands?

 

Your best start would be something like https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/

This site compares many other sites.
And the best is to use a Dutch webshop then you will have all the waranty benefits* from this country.

 

But besides that:
Megekko
Alternate
SIComputers
BOL.com

 

Are very reputable.
And there is also Amazon.NL
 

 

(ps. most websites have their own English translation btw, in case you cant directly from your browser)

 

*

1 year minimum (altho on most electronics its 2 year) waranty on stuff.
And when you buy online you have 7-14 days to return it with FULL refund (incl shipping) with no reason given.

[PopsicleHustler]

Caseking.de 

 

I get all of my parts from them after Brexit. They have pretty much everything you would ever need from low end to high end parts to build your next dream setup. 

 

I'm located in Ireland if that matters. My last order was delivered in just 2 days from Germany.

[HanZie82]

5 minutes ago, PopsicleHustler said:

Caseking.de 

 

I get all of my parts from them after Brexit. They have pretty much everything you would ever need from low end to high end parts to build your next dream setup. 

 

I'm located in Ireland if that matters. My last order was delivered in just 2 days from Germany.

Sorry to burst your bubble, but yeah for us Dutch thats really not worth it.
Pricing is about 10%-20% higher and THEN there's also an increase in shipping cost.

(higher compared to buying locally)

 

 

edit, rechecked, but pricing is about the same. some is more expensive other things are cheaper, my bad.

[Blqckqut]

16 minutes ago, Thnl said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: Netherlands 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Games, 3D Rendering

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Hi everyone, I moved to the Netherlands a while ago  and I've been struggling to find shops that sell  PC parts. Does anyone know the best place to get PC parts in the Netherlands?

 

megekko seems to be best price, ordered from there since they ship to belgium too

[PopsicleHustler]

1 minute ago, HanZie82 said:

Sorry to burst your bubble, but yeah for us Dutch thats really not worth it.
Pricing is about 10%-20% higher and THEN there's also an increase in shipping cost.

Is it some kind of national dispute between countries or am I missing something?

[Blqckqut]

10 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:

Your best start would be something like https://tweakers.net/pricewatch/

This site compares many other sites.
And the best is to use a Dutch webshop then you will have all the waranty benefits* from this country.

 

But besides that:
Megekko
Alternate
SIComputers
BOL.com

 

Are very reputable.
And there is also Amazon.NL
 

 

(ps. most websites have their own English translation btw, in case you cant directly from your browser)

 

*

1 year minimum (altho on most electronics its 2 year) waranty on stuff.
And when you buy online you have 7-14 days to return it with FULL refund (incl shipping) with no reason given.

i wouldnt recomend bol.com

 

yea its renowned, but not good for prices

 

a 3070 ti stil costs 800 on here, u should checkl the other prices

 

its mad

[HanZie82]

3 minutes ago, PopsicleHustler said:

Is it some kind of national dispute between countries or am I missing something?

Not that i know of?!
Why would you think so?
I was just mistaken by the pricing had not checked enough items to come to an somewhat average.
 

 

2 minutes ago, Blqckqut said:

i wouldnt recomend bol.com

 

yea its renowned, but not good for prices

 

a 3070 ti stil costs 800 on here, u should checkl the other prices

 

its mad

Cant say i see that.
But indeed do pay attention at bol.com even tho my recomendation stays.
Make sure you know its different sellers operating on that website.

See red rectangle in picture showing being sold by not bol.com.

[PDifolco]

20 minutes ago, Thnl said:

Budget (including currency): 

Country: Netherlands 

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Games, 3D Rendering

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

 

Hi everyone, I moved to the Netherlands a while ago  and I've been struggling to find shops that sell  PC parts. Does anyone know the best place to get PC parts in the Netherlands?

 

Use PCPartpicker you can localize it in NL

And there's always Amazon  

[Blqckqut]

3 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:

Not that i know of?!
Why would you think so?
I was just mistaken by the pricing had not checked enough items to come to an somewhat average.
 

 

Cant say i see that.
But indeed do pay attention at bol.com even tho my recomendation stays.
Make sure you know its different sellers operating on that website.

See red rectangle in picture showing being sold by not bol.com.

still too much tho

u can get a 6950xt for 50 bucks more

[Blqckqut]

3 minutes ago, PDifolco said:

Use PCPartpicker you can localize it in NL

And there's always Amazon  

tweakers does belgium and netherlands only, id figure thats the best

[OADINC]

I always used and recomend these:

Megekko

Azerty

Alternate

And for cables:

Allekabels

[tikker]

1 hour ago, Thnl said:

Hi everyone, I moved to the Netherlands a while ago  and I've been struggling to find shops that sell  PC parts. Does anyone know the best place to get PC parts in the Netherlands?

Physical shops will be hard to find, if they even still exist at all. Online is where it's at here in NL. For general stuff like cases and components I shop at Azerty, Alternate or Megekko (typically in that order of preference as well). For watercooling stuff I go to Highflow.

59 minutes ago, HanZie82 said:

SIComputers

Have they improved over the years? I've had and heard a mostly poor experience with them years ago (things like stuff that wasn't in stock listed as in stock/immediate shipping, shipment being very slow compared to the promised delivery time, not getting in contact or updates where my shipment is).

[HanZie82]

2 hours ago, tikker said:

Have they improved over the years? I've had and heard a mostly poor experience with them years ago (things like stuff that wasn't in stock listed as in stock/immediate shipping, shipment being very slow compared to the promised delivery time, not getting in contact or updates where my shipment is).

I cannot say with my sample size of 1.
But that all went fine. (About half a year ago)