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So lately I've been doing some research on PC parts as I was tempted to order an i7 4790k when I went on to an American website and noticed the i7 6700k is only $419 (£280) which is an absolute bargain, however if you were to buy it in the UK it would set you back £350 ($523) which is shocking considering the 4790k is £250.

I want to know if there is any way i can pay for American prices and why there is such a high price difference.

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So lately I've been doing some research on PC parts as I was tempted to order an i7 4790k when I went on to an American website and noticed the i7 6700k is only $419 (£280) which is an absolute bargain, however if you were to buy it in the UK it would set you back £350 ($523) which is shocking considering the 4790k is £250.

I want to know if there is any way i can pay for American prices and why there is such a high price difference.

Surely you're aware of VAT. Also companies think that they can get away with higher prices that don't just account for that. If you bought something from the US then import fees might be quite bad.

 

Also there isn't too great a performance difference between the two i7s - I'd personally go with the 4790k.

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you could go to America and order the parts... mostly its because of import and shipping fees and such 

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is my usual retailer really the only place in the world that has the 6700k priced at peanuts more expensive than the 4790k?

 

god, the world must really be filled with moneygrabbing asshats...

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Surely you're aware of VAT. Also companies think that they can get away with higher prices that don't just account for that. If you bought something from the US then import fees might be quite bad.

 

Also there isn't too great a performance difference between the two i7s - I'd personally go with the 4790k.

Oh god import fees are annoying. Ordering fractal designs cooler costed more than the cooler was even worth.

 

 

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So lately I've been doing some research on PC parts as I was tempted to order an i7 4790k when I went on to an American website and noticed the i7 6700k is only $419 (£280) which is an absolute bargain, however if you were to buy it in the UK it would set you back £350 ($523) which is shocking considering the 4790k is £250.

I want to know if there is any way i can pay for American prices and why there is such a high price difference.

american sites dont include tax and the import fees are high :(

*flies to murica*

*stuffs his bags full of i7s*

*flies back to europe*

no officer i am not importing stuff for business purposes, just carrying scrap metal xD

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I got my i7 4790k on ebay for £180 new from some guy that got it from Amazon US. The reason that parts cost so much here in the UK is due to VAT and shipping fees. 

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So lately I've been doing some research on PC parts as I was tempted to order an i7 4790k when I went on to an American website and noticed the i7 6700k is only $419 (£280) which is an absolute bargain, however if you were to buy it in the UK it would set you back £350 ($523) which is shocking considering the 4790k is £250.

I want to know if there is any way i can pay for American prices and why there is such a high price difference.

Welcome the glorious value added tax my friend :D

 

Also if you buy any electronics say from America get ready for your ass to be pounded by import tax haha

 

 

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So lately I've been doing some research on PC parts as I was tempted to order an i7 4790k when I went on to an American website and noticed the i7 6700k is only $419 (£280) which is an absolute bargain, however if you were to buy it in the UK it would set you back £350 ($523) which is shocking considering the 4790k is £250.

I want to know if there is any way i can pay for American prices and why there is such a high price difference.

just go for the 4790K, if you had the 6700K imported form America it would cost; an arm, a leg, an eyeball, your iris, your first born child, your second wife's toes and a pumpkin...

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Its stupid how much more expensive the Skylake i7 is compared to i7 haswell. 

Is it because of stupid DDR4 support ? Charging like £80 more....

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