Buying from Dabs or Overclockers?

dannyrst

Both companies are very good and reputable. You should have no issue when buying something so high end especially.

Stoke

Overclockers are great. Their HQ is just down the road from me though, so I just pop in :P

gr1340

sparkiemalarkie wrote: »

Hi my son wants to buy quite an expensive graphics card.
The best price is from Dabs or Overclockers and comes with a free game.


I haven't dealt with these companies before.


When he built his PC most parts came from Ebuyer or Amazon. We had issues with a couple of parts and both Ebuyer and Amazon were fantastic at replacing them.
These sites are quite a bit more expensive than Dabs or Overclockers and Amazon doesn't include the game.


any thoughts please on Dabs or Overclockers?


thanks


sparkie

Is this the same which is now under £500 on ebuyer?
http://www.ebuyer.com/722282-gigabyte-gtx-980-ti-6gb-gddr5-dual-link-dvi-hdmi-3x-displayport-pci-e-gv-n98twf3oc-6gd?gclid=Cj0KEQiAsZayBRCrioKRkYetvc0BEiQAI70-A-JBefeZwrrRE5W3GV5sC551sLsXBpleM-hCF9b4Ou8aAhtT8P8HAQ#fo_c=951&fo_k=d6d7e4c9e647ac0739acbc2686344a5b&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=51508054259&pkw=&pmt=

MataNui

Both companies are fine. Also try one called Aria.co.uk. Similar to Dabs.

Double_V

That's one expensive card.
Is he into heavy gaming ?
If not then no point for that card.

Cisco001

gr1340 wrote: »

Is this the same which is now under £500 on ebuyer?
http://www.ebuyer.com/722282-gigabyte-gtx-980-ti-6gb-gddr5-dual-link-dvi-hdmi-3x-displayport-pci-e-gv-n98twf3oc-6gd?gclid=Cj0KEQiAsZayBRCrioKRkYetvc0BEiQAI70-A-JBefeZwrrRE5W3GV5sC551sLsXBpleM-hCF9b4Ou8aAhtT8P8HAQ#fo_c=951&fo_k=d6d7e4c9e647ac0739acbc2686344a5b&fo_s=gplauk?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=51508054259&pkw=&pmt=

different version

[Deleted User]

sparkiemalarkie wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.
I was concerned about how easy things can be returned if they are faulty or unsuitable.
The graphics card makes me feel ill ! It is very, very expensive £500 + but he has saved his own money and done the research.
http://www.dabs.com/products/gigabyte-g1-gaming-geforce-gtx-980ti-6gb-gddr5-pcie-3-0-graphics-card-gv-n98tg1-gaming-6gd-BGRZ.html?src=3


I am desperate to talk him down to something cheaper....... not that he will listen.


sparkie

They are good graphic cards i have the same.. thou these will drop to 200 next year when the new lines of graphic card come out so can he not wait then he can get 2 lol

enkoda

Quick checklist for your son, OP:

PCIe 3.0 compliant motherboard?
600W psu?
Very big case? (Dimensions: L=282mm, W=110mm, H=43mm)
Monitor the size of a shop window to take advantage of this card?;)

sparkiemalarkie

Cisco001 wrote: »

Is he paying it or you?
Any idea what PC set up & screen set up he is having?

My son is paying

Double_V wrote: »

That's one expensive card.
Is he into heavy gaming ?
If not then no point for that card.

Yes and video editing

Iain79 wrote: »

They are good graphic cards i have the same.. thou these will drop to 200 next year when the new lines of graphic card come out so can he not wait then he can get 2 lol

I would like him to wait too..

Thanks, we had a measure up before reading your post and there isn't enough room in his case for this card..... so back to the drawing board.


I would really like him to see about overclocking the card he has before buying another one.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/GeForce-DirectCU-Graphics-DisplayPort-Surround/dp/B0098VKIRC


sparkie

forgotmyname

I have bought from Dabs and overclockers, Not used either for a while as they do not seem as competitive as ebuyer and scan and aria etc.
Although you always need to check because sometimes bargains are out there at unexpected places. I bought a VAX from Littlewoods because it was cheaper than everywhere else. I had to double check and triple check the price was not a mistake or a monthly payment, but it arrived and the price was correct.

Have you done your homework on cards over 3GB of RAM? You maybe in for a surprise.

Overclocking the cards enough to notice an improvement during gameplay may produce quite a bit of extra heat.