Buying my next GFX Card in the US. Good idea?

[FinglisHobbit]

We go to America in July for a 2 week holiday, I was thinking this might be a good time to buy a new gfx card to update my 7950.

I believe I can bring back items worth up to £370 without being stung by taxes etc, so this could be a nice opportunity to save some cash.

Has anyone done similar? Im hoping the new cards might be released by then.

 

[stulid]

Check the warranty is not country specific.

 

[FinglisHobbit]

Check the warranty is not country specific.

This is a good point. Ive never had a card fail in the past so I have maybe overlooked that issue.

Do you know of any that are worldwide cover?

 

[Simon Belmont]

If warranty is worldwide then yes buy in the states. Much cheaper. Not the rip off britain price.

 

[stulid]

Not of the top of my head but this thread may throw some answers up - http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18231329

 

[FinglisHobbit]

Looks like EVGA do global warranty. Thats pretty decent.

I guess Ill see how things look when I get there. The prices look very good online. A good bit cheaper than UK prices.

 

[Freddie1980]

Its cheaper but people forget to add us sales tax then all of the sudden its not so cheap anymore. If the exchange rates were near to 2:1 like they have in the past it may still be worthwhile.

 

[passey89]

Evga is world wide i bought a 670le in canada and it died when i was back here a week laters.

Posted to germany under rma and got upgraded to a 670 ftw for free.

 

[varkanoid]

My worry would be transporting it back.

 

[Nelly]

I read an article of someone in Taiwan buying an EVGA card while in the USA, it developed a fault and he sent it back to the HQ in Taiwan fine without any problems.