Hardwareversand.de Vs Scan.co.uk

steoc

Hi,

I see a lot of you buy parts from Hardwareversand.de.
Do you know anything about Scan.co.uk?
I am just about to buy parts for a self build, which my friend is doing for me.
He always uses Scan and never heard of Hardware.
My budget is max €3k and looks like i have reached that.

SpannerMonkey

Both are totally safe . Hardwareversand are cheaper than scan on a lot of stuff but they are more akward to order off because you have to do a bank transfer instead of just credit card or paypal. I have used both often and both are spot on. Personally unless the price difference is huge i normally go with scan.co.uk or overclockers.co.uk just for the ease of it as i work long hours and the bank is always closed when im off so not worth the hassle. Other places are www.dabs.ie / www.komplett.ie / www.elara.ie / www.amazon.co.uk
Some of those are way more expensive most of the time but shop around

steoc

Thanks SpannerMonkey

..Brian..

€3000 build?! Post up your specs dude, that's very expensive depending on what you building. Single monitor 1440p gaming rig would about half that. 1080p would be closer to €1000.

SterlingArcher

steoc wrote: »

Hi,

I see a lot of you buy parts from Hardwareversand.de.
Do you know anything about Scan.co.uk?
I am just about to buy parts for a self build, which my friend is doing for me.
He always uses Scan and never heard of Hardware.
My budget is max €3k and looks like i have reached that.

Yeah I'd love to see this duel 780ti rig make my eyes water.

mrcheez

steoc wrote: »

Hi,

I see a lot of you buy parts from Hardwareversand.de.

Hardwareversand are good... when everything goes smoothly.

If you have a problem with a product and want to return it expect long delays/issues etc.

Communications can be problematic and delayed while you wait for someone with English to respond... calling is probably faster though I didn't try this.

As I said before, if you order, then transfer the money quickly and have no issues with what's delivered (delivery is very fast and their products are generally packaged well.. you get what you ordered) then it's a good solution.

EDIT: oh yeah, small thing, plugs/keyboards are european, not UK as you'd probably get from scan/overclockers

Monotype

Scan are very speedy. Some good selections of items that aren't on hardwareversand. Some items are cheaper too. Their daily deals can be very good. RAM selection is poor and shipping can be steep with heavy stuff.

Hardwareversand tend to be cheaper if you're going for the full build. Average price tends to fall. Again, HWV offers unique items not available in other places. Downside is that they can be slow to get back to you with emails etc.

AntDub

I've read a few times that Hardwareversand have has issues delivering pre-built pc's to Ireland, quite a few times the pc's haven't worked once they arrived, possibly down to the transport companies. I think I saw a thread about it a few weeks ago on here.

Africa

highly recommend scan, got my rig off them and a few more bits. Great support as well.

ShadowHearth

I built my system from scan too. Great and speedy service, but their account system is bollox. Had to do a new account each time buying from them. Just a little bit annoying. They might have fixed it by now as I have not ordered anything from them in about a year.
Cc payment and company being in UK with English speaking staff is a big plus too.

ZeroThreat

AntDub wrote: »

I've read a few times that Hardwareversand have has issues delivering pre-built pc's to Ireland, quite a few times the pc's haven't worked once they arrived, possibly down to the transport companies. I think I saw a thread about it a few weeks ago on here.

I heard something similar about the time I was replacing my old PC, so I just had all the bits shipped & self-assembled, although I really regret not paying a few euro extra for a modular PSU.... my cable management leaves quite a bit to be desired...

Genghiz Cohen

Wouldn't touch Dabs really.

Scan VS. Hardwareversand comes down to price, which HVS usually win.

steoc

..Brian.. wrote: »

€3000 build?! Post up your specs dude, that's very expensive depending on what you building. Single monitor 1440p gaming rig would about half that. 1080p would be closer to €1000.

Have to type it out so here it goes so far...

3 Gb Pny Nvidia Quadro k4000 graphica card £749.28

240 Gb Corsair neutron Series 2.5"SSD £170.69

Corsair h80i Hydo Cpu cooler £76.56

128GB Corsair Force Series GS 2.5"SSD,Sata111-6gb/s £63.74

Creative T63000 5.1 Suround Sound Speaker system £59.41

2x 2TB WD wd20ezrx Green 3.5" HDD,sata111 6gb/s £127.68
Asus p9x79E-ws,Intelx79,S2011,DDR3,sata111-6gb/

ssata raid,Pcle 3.0(x16)cep £339.35

32 GB (4x8) Corsair DDR3 Vengeance pro series silver £287.18

850w Corsair RM series cp-9020056-UK Quiet fan £118.62
Intel core i7 4930k extreme,2011 Ivy bridge 6 core
3.4 ghz,3.9ghz turbo,5gt/s dmi,34xratio,12mb cache £427.40

NZXT Phantom 530 Full Tower Chassis Black £100

Windows 7 pro SPI 64 bit £87.70

Let me know what you think please.

theteal

Do you have a main purpose for the build?



edit: aaahhhh, i just saw your other thread