Modding & Computer Stores, Hardware, components, search engines, all around the world! Options

[Bosco]

This is OCC's list of stores that sell computer hardware, modding supplies, and electronic components for more involved modding projects.
Also, to help you find the best prices, product price search engines are included in these lists.

You may reply to this thread if you know about a store or search engine that is not already listed. Please include a direct link in your post, and keep discussion to a minimum, possibly including a short description about what is good about the store or search engine.

If you know any links are broken because the URL has changed, or the company has stopped trading, post the updated URLs or relevant notes and the changes will be made...



-- United States --
Motherboardpro
2CoolTek
3DCool
ATACOM
Axiontech
Best Byte Computers
CaseCooler
Case-Mod
CensusPC
Central Computer Systems - SF bay area, prices on par with Newegg, can order unlisted stuff in for you
Circuit City (May 19, 2009, Systemax Inc. purchased the Circuit City brand and website)
ClubIT
CompUSA
CoolerGuys
Cooltechnica
Crazy PC
DangerDen (Watercooling/Pelt Supplies)
Directron
Duplicolor Duplicolor makes a great colour shifting paint, as well as many other paints and supplies
EL Wire Cheap - (see Vibelights below)
End PC Noise
eXtreme PC Gear
Frozen CPU
Frys
HeatsinkFactory
HighSpeed PC
HyperKore (laser etched windows)
Jab-Tech
KikBoxes Computer Craft - fan/radiator guards/grills
Legend Micro
LieberTeks
Memory Express
Microcenter
MNPC Tech
Moddersmart
MonoPrice - AV cables, computer cables incl. networking components
Mountain Mods
Mwave
NCIX
NewEgg
NorthWest Computer Accessories
PC Case Gear
PC PitStop
PCToys
Performance-PCs
Petra's Tech Shop
PlyCon
RadioShack - now carries a line of 'modding' supplies, from ThermalTake.
Sharka Corp
Shattered Web, The (Window Appliqués Only)
Sidewinder Computers
Swiftech - high performance air, water, and TEC cooling (excellent customer service)
Silicon Valley Compucycle (SVC)
Think Geek
TigerDirect
UmaxPC
Upgrade IT!
Vibelights - (Lighting products, Inverters)
Voyeurmods
Xoxide
ZipZoomFly
Components
All Electronics - components, cables, and gadgets
Digi-Key
Electronic Goldmine
Jameco
Mouser Electronics
Newark (part of Premier Farnell group)
Price Search Engines
Pricewatch
PriceGrabber.com



-- Canada --
ADPmods
Anitec - Vancouver, BC - Very competetive with NCIX, decent website and walk-through style store with much on the shelves
ATIC Computers - Vancouver, BC
BestDirect
Canada Computers - Toronto, Markham, and Kingston, Ontario
CaseWraps - Edmonton, Alberta (Case/Keyboard Wraps Only)
Deals Direct - Orleans, Ontario
DirectCanada - cheaper than most places, fast and cheap/free shipping (2-3 days)
extreme-pc <-- great store, guelph ontario
MemoryExpress - Calgary
MysteryByte - Halifax, Nova Scotia
NCIX - Vancouver, B.C., & Burnaby, B.C.
NewEgg.ca
CTCW - Burnaby, B.C.
PC Canada - Etobicoke, Ontario
shopRBC - Nepean, Ontario
TigerDirect.ca - Markham, Ontario
Search Engines
PriceBat
shopbot



-- Australia --
Computers & Parts Land
CoolPC - cooling and modding parts for PCs and consoles
Dick Smith Electronics general electronics with modding accessories etc.
Infinity Computers
iStore
IT Warehouse
MSY Technologies - Warehouse pricing
PC Case Gear
Scorpion Technology



-- United Kingdom / Europe --
Advance Tec - competitive prices, wide range of products
Aquatuning - specialising in watercooling gear
AriaPc - daily special offers can be the lowest price in the UK
Case World - official European Chieftec dealer, carries tower and server cases, spares parts & accessories
Chillblast
Chilled PC
Com-Tra.de (English) / Com-Tra.de (German)
Computers & Components (Central)
Coolercases UK - mostly watercooling
coolestPCuk
CyberPower PC UK - customisable gaming laptops and desktop gaming full systems
dabs (UK/France)
Dorothy Bradbury - specialises in Panaflo fans in all sizes, good prices too!
e-bug (Germany/Europe) - ships all around Europe, great store to deal with
eBuyer - often hard to beat on price, many delivery options including free (but slow lol, unless it's an LCD screen)
Fleetwood Computers
Hardware Versand (Germany) - top store all round (doesn't accept credit cards though)
Hydro Powered - despite the name, air-cooling is the highlight of this place, fans, heatsinks, and other cooling parts
Komplett (Europe) - UK branch closed, but several other European stores
Kustom PCs
LambdaTek Component Shop - I just got some harddrives for cheaper here than anywhere else (24/11/07)
LaptopStuff - awesome Golla and Crumpler laptop bags, laptop skins, and other accessories
Litewave Neon, LED and fibre-optic lighting
Maplin - lots of switches, cables, bits n bobs
mediaPC.tv
MicroDirect
Misco
NordPC (Germany) - small amount of items, but great prices
NovaTech - PC parts, some AV stuff, toys/gadgets
Over-Clock UK
Overclock.co.uk - a wide range of high-performance parts
Overclockers UK - good prices/range, not the most reliable at getting your order right or on time, RMAs can be a nightmare
PC Memory Upgrade - pretty much all the top of the line memory along with standard ram
PC World: Component Shop - computer hardware as opposed to the laughable shop
Performance-PCs (USA) - accepts PayPal for UK orders, reasonable P&P, ~ 5 day delivery
Planet Micro
Planet Gizmo - high end headphones, speakers, music production gear, gadgets - great customer service!
Quiet PC - lots of high performance heatsinks, low noise fans, and other silent solutions
RL Supplies
SaverStore
Scan Computers
SpecialTech.co.uk - one of the largest range of brands of Watercooling available in the UK including those hard to find fittings that no one else bothers to list!
Tekheads
Thermochill - buy Thermochill radiators and accessories direct
TheCoolingShop.com - wide range of air-cooling, watercooling, waterchilling, and phase-change; low shipping rates, fast delivery
WaterCoolingShop.com
Water Cooling UK
YoYotech
Components
Bitbox - £1.50 flat rate postage
Canford - cables, connectors, audio equipment
CPC - pretty much identical to the main Farnell site, but with more gadgets and consumer electronics
Cricklewood Electronics - recommended by the solder fume junkie himself, markiemrboo! must be good!
Farnell - probably the widest range of components in the UK, free next day delivery for orders over £20
Hi-Fi Collective - audiophile quality components, cables, kits, etc
Maplin - not always the cheapest, but has over 100 stores in the UK, so handy if you have a local branch
Rapid Electronics
RS Components
VDC Trading - very good for high quality audio cable and connectors
Hardware price search engines
ComputerPrices.co.uk
DealTime.co.uk
Geizhals-Preisvergleich (Germany/Europe)
Kelkoo.co.uk
Planet Prices
ShopGenie



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[higgamo]

have any sites that do case wraps?

[hardnrg]

Circuit City is gone

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
On May 19, 2009, Systemax Inc. purchased the Circuit City brand and website. Systemax Inc. has been in business since 1949. Systemax Inc. is a leading multi-channel retailer of computers, electronics, and industrial products in North America and Europe. Systemax Inc. is a publicly traded company on the NYSE under the symbol SYX.

[znowztorm]

Yep, Circuit City is gone. So is Comp USA.
Over here in Canada Radio Shack was purchased by Circuit City and renamed "The Source". Since the demise of Circuit City, "The Source" was sold to Bell (yes, the telco) but kept the name.
Speaking of Canada, there's a new site called wishabi.ca that would be interesting for Canadians with price analysis and cross border shopping info. Works great for me given how the CAD is pretty strong compared to USD these days =)