Scan or Aria ???

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Hi all, As there is No way I'm ever buying from OCUK again, I was wondering which other sites are decent ?. Aria looks ok and so does Scan but what do you all think ?

Also are there any other recomended sites that I could trust.

Thanks to all

Rob
 
This is purely from my own experience, 'k?

Bestest online supplier evah: Kustom PC's.

I also use, in order of preference:

Scan
E-Buyer
Aria
Chillblast

I've had one problem with Scan, a little too detailed to explain but basically they once accused me of rma-ing a component where the serial number, according to them, didn't match and they wouldn't refund or replace. It was touch or go for a while but in the end they confessed their mistake and I had £150.00 reinstated to me. That was scary as hell, really.

Despite that I get free postage with Scan as I'm a member of Hexus forums with over 50 posts and their delivery process is really excellent. Prices are quite fair too.

They don't specialise much but if they stock what you're after, then it's good.

Just watch out for them trying to charge extra for some supposed extra warranty, you have to watch out to untick the box, that, to my mind, is just blatant cash extortion on Scan's part.

Aria have been good but don't believe their special offers, they sell out in about ten seconds, lol, a blatant con. Aria rma-ed me a faulty NIC card within 2 days turnaround once, which was good.

E-Buyer have good prices and refunded me for memory that had gone faulty with only one week of warranty left once, I'd trust them.

I haven't used Chillblast for a few years but way back in the day they were good, easy communication.

Both Chillblast and Kustom PC's charge a little more than all the others I've mentioned here but with Kustom PC's it is most definitely worth it.

But remember - this is just MY experience.
 
How could I forget about Kustompc, I remember using them aswell about 5 years ago now lol. Prices are higher but after OCUK, I'd be happy to pay it as long as the components are treated with care and they don't ignore your emails when you have a concern or problem.


Thanks floppybootstomp

For the Sabertooth mobo though, what would you recommend getting for Memory and PSU ?, I am willing to pay a good price for a decent PSU and I deffinately don't want to skimp there.

For Memory, I want to get at least 6GB Tri channel Memory. but there is so mmany out now that its confusing me, I want the memory to take full advantage of what the mobo is capable of as we all do.

Day off work tomorrow, Yes!!!!!!! ... got to do some christmas shopping though :-( lol

Rob
 
Must confess I'm not familiar with this sabretooth motherboard, been out of the loop for 12 months or so but V_R probably could offer an opinion. I do know I favour Asus motherboards though.

Memory - there are lots of good makes, I favour Corsair Dominator and I would always trust Crucial.

Power supplies - Seasonic and Corsair (Some of Corsair's PSU's are made by Seasonic). OCZ are also good, about the only 'budget' PSU's worth considering. Oh, and Jeantech, PC World's very own believe it or not, are actually good if you want another reasonably priced option.

Again, these recommendations based on my experience and reading around, nothing's carved in stone ;)
 
Aria have been good for me. I have done a couple of returns with them under warranty and they were ok. E-Buyer let me send back a GFX card that I had changed my mind about recently. Both get my vote.
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Out of the two i'd go Ebuyer, I've read just as much crap about Scan and Aria on the internet as i have about OcUK. ;)

As for RAM, Corsair XMS or Dominator, Patriot, OCZ. Is there anyone else? :p

PSU, Gotta be a Corsair, HX Series as it they are modular. ;) (You'll see wy when you finish building it.

In my Gallery, See how nice a Modular PSU loooks. :D

https://www.pcreview.co.uk/gallery/browseimages.php?do=member&imageuser=7906

:)
 
I'd go with the Coolermaster Silent Pro 850w for a PSU: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176413

If you want cheap but very good tri channel ram, then look no further than the Corsair XMS: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/6gb-...dr3-pc3-16000(2000)-non-ecc-cas-9-9-9-24-165v

Or if you want faster more expensive stuff the Corsair dominator:
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/6gb(...000)-cas-8-9-8-24-dhx-xmp-df-ii-connector165v (i doubt you would see that much difference though, wouldnt justify the extra money)
 
Hi all, Sorry I didn't reply sooner, just got back from Cirencester my home town. Lucky we got back because heavy snow hit here for 4 hours non stop !. Blimey you should see it outside my house.


I know its more expensive but I think I may go with the Corsair Dominator GT 6GB Memory that comes with the dual fan that firs on top. I know its probably more just for the look of it rather than giving much better performance but Red is my fav colour and looks cool. it's like I wouldn't want to buy an Aston Martin Vanquish car with a Ford Fiesta Engine lol.

Does anyone else think its a complete waste of money, or should I pay the bit extra because I like the look of it ?

As for the PSU, the Antec 1200 case is a full tower so do you guys think I'll have problems getting connections to reach after routing the cables through the back of the case etc ???. Are there any really good PSU's that would have a bit more cable lengh or do they all come as standard lengh ?

I head some people use extention kits ?

P.s, I got an RMA number now so I can send the Sabertooth Mobo back to OCUK, I know I won't get the p+p back (which was nearly 11 quid and all they did was stick the box in a plastic sheet with no bubble wrap !). But I'll be happy knowing they can stick their crappy goods and service up their arse.

I'll still get the Sabertooth mobo but from another site, Kustom Pc's is good but its more expensive and they say on their site that they are ordered on request. Why don't they keep any in stock ?

Rob
 
If you like the look of the Dominator memory then go for it, cosmetics is as good a reason as any to make a purchase, it is better memory and the fans are good to have.

Truth be told though better specced memory is aimed mostly at overclockers and especially overclockers looking for improved performance benchmarks. I doubt whether you'll notice a performance improvement in everyday use and real time.

Kustom PC's probably don't stock the Sabretooth as there isn't a great demand for it and they're a small company so can't afford to stock an item they possibly won't sell leaving them with dead devalued stock on their hands.

It's an elite, expensive motherboard.

OCUK, of course, make so much cash they can afford to take a few gambles with their stock. Or they may even purchase so much equipment they have sale or return setups with their suppliers.

Good luck with the build.

PS: You're not allowed to say Arse here as it's a family site. Oh Arse, I said Arse :eek:
 
I'll use the term Bottom from now on ? lol, True what you say about it being aimed at Overclockers and truth be told I havn't done alot of that over the years, I'll still prob get it though
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After the Mem, it's time to choose a PSU, I'm a bit concerned though as I'm using the Antec 1200 case, will some PSU's give me problems with the lengh of cables do you think ?

I might get the Mobo from Kustoms even though its a few quid dearer unless you think I'm better of with somewhere else, at least they should protect it during transit and give good customer service, well I'd email them anyway just to make sure they did bubble wrap my board lol. Its my new baby after all. Daddys favourite lol.

Anyone else had much snow today ???, lets have a comp on who had the most inches.
 
CSB said:
Good price, whats the sites reputation though ?
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Ditto, never heard of 'em.

All the Antec PSU's that failed on me - 3 of 'em - were True Blue models.

No harm in having more power than you need in fact the reverse is true, too little power can harm components.

A system will only draw the current it needs and it's always good to have an overhead for those peaks and surges.

I personally think 850W is ample, even 750W tbh, the only thing that might justify 1000W is if you were going to go crossfire or sli further down the line or add a stack of hard disks.
 
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