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NCIX>Newegg>TigerDirect Or straight from the manufacturer, like EVGA or well that's the only company I've bought straight from.

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I buy my stuff from CanadaComputers as it is the closest store to my house. However, I wish there was an NCIX store nearby :'(

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Almost exclusively Amazon, because of the shipping and easy return practices. I bought from Newegg once, got some borked part, and they gave me the run around and almost denied me my refund.

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Microcenter!

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Canada Computers mostly since it's the only dedicated computer-hardware store in the city I live in, which is weird because my city is fairly large (150,000) or so! If I can't get what I need there I order off Newegg or NCIX.

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Guys, Linus doesn't work for NCIX anymore, we don't have to suck up to them anymore... :lol:

In all seriousness, I mainly use Amazon because Prime and awesome prices all around. Sometimes Newegg. Honestly NCIX isn't all that convenient for US buyers.

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PC Case Gear (Australia) but i'm tempted to try something from NCIX - why? Just cause.

+1 i prefer PCCG because customer service at msy is beyond terrible

 

btw i had a feeling u were aussie (without seeing your forum profile) when u were talking on the livestream, just from that accent haha.

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Guys, Linus doesn't work for NCIX anymore, we don't have to suck up to them anymore... :lol:

In all seriousness, I mainly use Amazon because Prime and awesome prices all around. Sometimes Newegg. Honestly NCIX isn't all that convenient for US buyers.

When I lived in Canada NCIX and Canada computers had the best prices.  This was before I even knew who Linus was. I usually bought from Ncix.ca online because of convinience and because I lived in Ontario, only had to pay one tax.

 

Now I'm in the US and I buy from Newegg, Amazon and when I have the time drive about 45 minutes to Microcenter for extra crazy deals.  I've noticed that NCIX US had some very competitive prices on Fractal cases so they might still be generally good for prices but I haven't looked closely enough to say for sure.

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I buy from NCIX most of the time. For instance, I purchased 8 pieces of my build from them.

I bought the other 3 from NewEgg because 2 of the items were not in stock in NCIX and one item was cheaper.

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1) Newegg

 

2) Frozen CPU

 

3) Performance PCS

 

4) Tigerdirect ( In store, 10 minutes away from my house )

 

5) ModDIY

 

6) Xoxide

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I take advantage of employee discounts at Micro Center as frequently as possible. 80% off service plans also means I get very affordable two- to three-year coverage on all hardware plus these discounts extend to Micro Center partners like Corsair, on whose Website I get up to 60% off. Even without employee discounts, Micro Center offers great bundle deals. When these options still don't get me the best prices, I take advantage of my Amazon Prime account both for Amazon's great prices and for the free two-day shipping. It's only after these that I look toward Newegg, Frozen CPU, and NCIX. I always do a lot of research and price comparing when I make a purchase.

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So far I've only bought from Newegg 

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I shop here www.weaplus.co.uk TBH best prices around on the internet defiantly should check it out

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I shop at http://www.microedcomputers.com.au/ because it is the only local computer shop.

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I'm from New Zealand so In this order best to good. Computer Lounge, Ascent, Playtech and Techworld. Also PerformancePC for my watercooling needs, have also used amazon and NCIX.

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Newegg almost exclusively, but I have ordered from NCIX US in the past.

I have a laptop that sucks because I'm broke.

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I am from Bosnia and Herzegovina so I buy only from two to three stores ( the one is local and near my house so if I need something quick I go there ), but big things like phones, TV's, laptop's and stuff like that I buy from Imtec http://imtec.ba/ and univerzalno http://www.univerzalno.com/

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I bought my pc parts from memoryexpress since it is actually located in my city so I don't have to pay for shipping

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For me, I live in Singapore so most of us would get our parts from a shopping centre called Sim Lim Square. Sometimes we get our stuff from Amazon too if it's a lot cheaper including the cost of shipping. In Singapore, warranties and stocks are handled by distributors. Which can be fairly irritating because these some (or most) of the service of these distributors suck. Lol

 

Dude I'm from the same location. Which items do you buy from Amazon? Because as far as I know only cases can be shipped. Not CPUs and graphics cards.

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NCIX, Newegg, and it's very rare but sometimes amazon.

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NCIX or Newegg. Whatever is cheaper.

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