Cheapest place to buy a cpu.

[DjDafiDak]

So iam looking to buy a i7 3770 ( non k edition), but it costs a fudgeton of money here in israel.

so what's the cheapest and most realiable online stores that ship internationally?

and is there any big sale someone knows about at any store, or a sale that's about to begin soon?

Thanks!

 

[Pinhedd]

Due to export restrictions placed on electronics, it's actually quite difficult to find US domestic stores that ship internationally. Big ones such as Amazon and Newegg use their domestic site for US sales only, and put up foreign sites for international sales.

I live in Canada and despite being only a stone's throw from the US border I can't purchase from Newegg.com or Amazon.com, I have to purchase from Newegg.ca or Amazon.ca

Even if you were able to find an international seller it may cost more to ship and import the product than it would to purchase it outright.

 

[dextermat]

Hi,

A suggestion is if you know someone in the US, make them order it and ship it to you if you can't get hands on one of them.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Are there any freight forwarding services you can use? The national post service where I am runs one out of the US.

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Look whenever you got to need parts go to www.pcpartpicker.com select the category then select your component it will automatically tell where the part is the cheapest around you

This site is available for many counties

Fo US the cheapest 3770 would be

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/7tk5





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[DjDafiDak]

Jesus this is just a bit out of my price range, guess i will wait till a sale, maybe black friday or something, you think that at black friday those shops will have a discount?

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Yes there would be a discount for sure
But look for a discounted 4770 instead






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[DjDafiDak]

My motherboard dosent support haswell cpu's =[
Thanks though

 

[sarwar_r87]

Yes there would be a discount for sure
But look for a discounted 4770 instead






Dont forget to close the post by selecting best answer

nice! you get pitty vote up even after incorrect info.

 

[DjDafiDak]

Yes there would be a discount for sure
But look for a discounted 4770 instead






Dont forget to close the post by selecting best answer

nice! you get pitty vote up even after incorrect info.

This is one of the most hate-free forums on the internet, please lets try and keep it like that.
i didnt even provide information on my motherboard, but yes he could have assumed i was looking for a ivy bridge cpu,but he still helped me twice, and its my decision who i vote as best answer.

 

[Sn1992-1361850]

Thanks for dat support

 

[Pinhedd]

Yes there would be a discount for sure
But look for a discounted 4770 instead






Dont forget to close the post by selecting best answer

nice! you get pitty vote up even after incorrect info.

That's why we have the ability to unselect incorrect best answers.

Black Friday sales are generally only in the USA (although they have been spreading internationally somewhat, primarily to Canada) so I'm not sure why it was recommended seeing as the OP lives in Israel. PCPartPicker also doesn't have an Israeli filter so the whole suggestion is kinda moot.

As I said above, very few US electronics websites will ship B2C internationally due to export restrictions to prevent embargoed countries from getting their hands on such equipment.

OP will have to buy locally or have someone smuggle the components in for him and risk having them seized.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

PCPartPicker doesn't have an Israel site.

Wait, components seized? Sounds a bit overkill. NZ-US relations may be a bit more happy than US-Israel, but I thought they weren't that bad. We've got this, and nobody has closed it down yet.

 

[Pinhedd]

PCPartPicker doesn't have an Israel site.

Wait, components seized? Sounds a bit overkill. NZ-US relations may be a bit more happy than US-Israel, but I thought they weren't that bad. We've got this, and nobody has closed it down yet.

To be clear, US export restrictions do not prevent anyone from exporting electronics from the USA or importing them to another country from the USA. Were this the case, no Intel processors would be available outside of the USA.

Rather, US export restrictions make it unlawful to export without an export licence dual-use products (civilian and military applications) to countries which are under UN sanctions, are considered to be state sponsors of terrorism, or pose a national security concern. Countries which are under a trade embargo such as Cuba are obviously also included.

In order to be compliant with these restrictions, the US based exporter needs to obtain an assurance that the international buyer will not turn around and ship the product to one of the restricted countries. Every time I buy electronic parts from AVNet for my hobbies I have to sign an agreement guaranteeing that I won't be shipping them to North Korea.

Navigating this on a business to consumer (B2C) level can be a bit of a pain in the ass which is why most retailers set up domestic shops for the countries that they wish to operate in rather than one large international shop. It's much less painful when trying to tell some poor chap in Syria that he can order a case but not a processor.

 

[bambiboom]

DjDafiDak,

This may be a naive suggestion , but if it worked, the least expensive CPU source would be to buy from Ebay US >

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-3770K-3-5-GHz-Quad-Core-Processor-CPU-Only-/141005205153?pt=CPUs&hash=item20d490aea1

> Which is a new i7-3770K sold for $120. At newegg (US) this costs $290. The $120 is the lowest I've ever seen- not typical, but there were a number of completed sales around $160 to $200.

Of course, there would have top be an agreement withe the seller that they would sell and ship to Israel, what the cost would be,and how to mark the parcel. As an Ebay seller is likely to be an individual reselling an item, it may be marked as "second hand" -not exactly new- in the sense that it is not from a distributor under direct contract with Intel. Not every seller will ship internationally. I've sold a number of articles overseas and it has sometimes been very expensive, but a CPU is not a heavy or large object. There may a substantial import duty or VAT that makes these expensive in Israel, or Intel may have protective policies which is why US retailers don't ship overseas- as distributors they're not allowed.

Also, I'd mention that I have purchased several used CPU's and used computers over the years up to 8 years old and never had a failure. I bought a 4-core Xeon 3.2 for $25 and which has been running 16-24 hours a day for 4 years. So, possibly the absolute cheapest i7-3770 will be a used one and if there's import duty, the rate may be lower than for new. Still, if the $120-$160 sales for a new 3770, if the sellers would agree to send them seems the least expensive. I've bought a number of items from Israel, including electronic, these transactions all went well, the shipping was not prohibitive- actually seemed less expensive than from the UK.


Shalom,

BambiBoom