Hi i am wondering if anybody out there knows of a good website or shop where i can get high end parts at decent prices other than ebuyer or maplins as im looking to build a new machine thanks in advance for your help

www.aria.co.uk do some desent specials

overclockers.co.uk
aria.co.uk
misco.co.uk
pcnextday.co.uk
kustompcs.co.uk

and a lot more my fav's are overclockers and kustompcs top service ok prices and some really nice kit

Scan are pretty good too

http://www.scan.co.uk/

always worth checking their 'Today Only' list

http://www.scan.co.uk/todayonly/

aria.co.uk get my vote:thumbsup:

overclockers.co.uk are VERY expensive,
I priced up some parts im getting at the end of the month. (rounded to the nearest £1)

overclockers.co.uk - £497 (P5E board)
scan.co.uk - £437 (Maximus Formula board)
aria.co.uk - £399 (Maximus Formula board)

for EXACTLY the same components, now to see if I can find cheaper still ;)

this is another i have found but never used.

http://www.advancetec.co.uk/

prices look very good mind!

Ghozer post a list and lets see what we can do :-)

You are correct OCers expensive but often bargains can be had, but no free shipping.

Ok ;)

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (Wolfdale) (3.0ghz)

4GB Corsair Dominator (1066mhz) (4x1gb, 5-5-5-15, 2.2-2.5volt) (DDR2)

Asus Intel X38 Chipset (have been looking at the P5E, and the Maximus Extreme and Maximus Formula SE (and Gamer edition)

** EDIT **

advancetec.co.uk = £438 (P5E board)

£437 from Scan.co.uk, cannot find anyone else who has all items in stock.

Maximus boards push the cost right up.

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Novatech-Ltd_W0QQssPageNameZstrkQ3amefsQ3amesstQQtZkm Go here,
it's www.novatech.com 's clearance site on eBay. You can get things like full motherboard bundles with warranty for as little as £30 .

I bought a WD my world book for £45, shop price was £123.79.
I also bought a t-Shirt with a video screen built in and i paid £2 for that and it shop price was £40.

stuff like DVDRW new and branded £10,Thermaltake watercooled pc case £70,500gb hard drives £30 .... list is endless and you need to look about 3pm as the stock changes daily.

Overclockers can be expensive but when they have special offers on they are competative and I've always had fast service and no issues.

Also try simply (now misco.co.uk).

www.dcs-online.biz

local....ish in doncaster and can buy over counter, suppose i am lucky cos i can walk to this shop in 5 mins. but worth a look

Alright thanks guys this is very helpful but i now dont think im gonna get all the parts from one place i will get it from different places and i like the ebay shop some good stuff in there and as iv been looking does anybody know why DDR3 ram is so expensive compared to such as DDR2

does anybody know why DDR3 ram is so expensive compared to such as DDR2

'cos it's newer technology so harder to make / less of it.