During my recent PC build I noticed a bunch of online sellers competing for lowest price on various parts on staticice.com.au and pcpartpicker AU.
To help anyone building soon, here's how long each of my parts took to arrive:
part | vendor | paid | arrived | days waited |
---|---|---|---|---|
GPU | Umart | 2020-05-20 | 2020-05-27 | 7 |
SSD | Centrecom. | 2020-05-23 | 2020-06-01 | 9 |
RAM | Shopping Express . | 2020-05-23 | 2020-05-28 | 5 |
Case | Umart | 2020-05-26 | 2020-05-29 | 3 |
PSU | Centrecom | 2020-05-26 | 2020-05-29 | 3 |
CPU | PC Case Gear | 2020-05-26 | 2020-05-30 | 4 |
Motherboard . | Umart | 2020-05-26 . | 2020-05-29 . | 3 |
Nothing DOA or any problems.
My favourite vendors:
Amazon AU have free Prime delivery, which is fast, and easy returns. So I prefer them even if other sellers are a few dollars cheaper. (I didn't buy anything from them this time, all their best deals were out of stock). Just watch out; a few of the best deals are for "Amazon US via Amazon AU" and when you actually look at the delivery times it's 2 or 3 weeks, not days.
Centrecom have free delivery on many items. They were a bit slow on my SSD, but that's probably on the delivery side, and I love not having to calculate shipping and add it to the price.
Shopping Express first thing I ever bought from them (years ago) arrived within 24 hours, so I've always liked them, though I've heard mixed things about them on OzBargain.
Umart are the ones who honoured the recent "$480 RTX 2060 Super" price error deal (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/538830). They aren't always the cheapest, and delivery starts at about $12, but if their price is similar to others, I like to buy from them. I got one of those GPUs, it's fantastic for that price. I figure I owe them a bit of loyalty for that.
I used to use ebay a lot, but I find prices aren't great for new PC parts. Even in auctions, people will often bid items up well above retail price. And warranty can be a problem. Plus the dodgy sellers who post the wrong info, like this clown: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/538734
Any favourite vendors?
Ones that you don't like?
The best way to judge a retailer or person is how they react when things go wrong.