Buying stuff in the UK...

[ANY2]

I'll be visiting London soon, and have about $350 to spend there on computer parts.
Here is what i was thinking of getting:

AMD Athlon "ThunderBird" 1.2GHz (Retail)
Abit KT7A-RAID or Iwill KK266
Hercules 3D Prophet GeForce2 Pro

Does the cost of these parts *in London* fit my budget?
Where ,in London, should i buy these parts, and might i add at the lowest prices available there?

Which motherboard should i get? KK266 or KT7A-RAID? (I don't need Raid...)

Thank you for your time!

P.S. I know that the prices in the USA are far better than the prices in the UK(in most cases...) but it's less expensive than the prices in Israel for sure...

 

[anthrax]

If u want cheap parts in london, go to one of the those computer fairs they have on saturday.....
There is normally one at the American Church on SATURDAYs. (its on Tottenham Court Road just round to the corner from Goodge Street Tube Station (Northern Line Charring Cross Branch)....1 quid cover charge but prices in there are much better than street prices.....U would get the first on a tray, two in retail but not the third....remember to claim VAT from it..(17.5 % !!) ..u have to do that at Heathrow when u leave thou.
Prices 135 for Iwill 115 for for the Abit 95 for the AMD 1.2 gig on tray..(266 MHz).,..
not too sure on the prohet Geforce 2 pro...All the price quoted above include VAT(value added Tax and are in pounds..)....remember to claim it back at the airport.!

 

[ANY2]

Thanks anthrax!!!

Will i find those parts there?

Are there any other places you know about?
Can you point me to an online store in the UK so i can actually see the prices of the parts there?

10x!

 

[anthrax]

those prices are all extimates......
dunno of too many other place. that place at least is in central london ! so u will probabaly be near there....got my 1.3 gig amd with a ASUS A7V133 there thou.
OC UK

 

[FelixDeCat]

Wonder I if customs hassle will you. Tax due in US will there be for you? Dont know do I but would find out soon before shopping I would.

 

[ANY2]

FelixDeKat - I took care of everything... 🙂

What do you think about the parts?

Maybe if i take the MSI StarForce 831 instead it will fit my budget?
The Herc must be more expensive than the MSI; don't you think?

 

[anthrax]

not sure about Israel but is unlikely they will check any way.. not when u are comming in from england anyway..

 

[ANY2]

Bump!

 

[anthrax]

that 350 USD rite...take the xchange rate as 1.4 USD to 1.6...therefore u have 218 pounds...I really doubt u would be able to squeez a Geforce GTS into it...u could get away with MX ,,,what video card r u using at the moment?

 

[anthrax]

Really depend where u live...where I am living at the moment...the price for GE-force 3 from highest to lowest.. ELSA, HERC , ASUS Duluxe, Win Fast, ASUS pure, MSI ...
but MSI would definately be cheaper than HERCs Hercs has a brand name....so doese Asus......MSI ain't that old in the video business...if u are goin to use msi, I would expect u to reference drivers any way........ Refernce driver vs manufacuture, depends who made it......I kinda like the Drivers ASUS given to me with my V8200, ...especially the On Screen Display...Useful for counter - strike( although some will argue its really cheap).....
MSI would probably be cheaper than HERCs thou....
About the parts...well I am really kinda to brand loyal with my parts..so I would be biased....but between the iwill and A-bit, I would go for the Abit (I don't really like Iwill...last year, I ended up choosing a P3V4X over similar Iwill board)..

 

[ANY2]

anthrax - Thank you for your help!

I'm using a Matrox G450 16MB videocard, and an ASUS P3V4X too!

I guess that the prices in the U.K. are very high; Higher than i expected... :-(((

At newegg.com i can get those parts (The MSI card,Iwill board and 1.2 T-Bird) at $357 - fits my budget perfectly...

Wish i could shop there...

Thanks anyway!!!