7900gs, 7900gt, 7900gtx, 7950gt

[Redundant]

It should be faster but it did surprise me that some 7900GT's cost more than the 7900GTO's...

I went to a currency converter site (XE.com) and it said 540 AUD = 406 USD. It seems that either NewEgg has REALLY good prices or that store has them a bit overpriced. Is it normal for Australia PC parts to be more expensive than in the US?

EDIT: I read somewhere that the 7900GTO's were GTX's that had slower memory so that Nvidia could get rid of them because of the new 8000's (of course, this was just a rumor)

[Ronyx]

yes we auzzies have to put up with overpriced parts.... what is the world coming to...

[The boy 4rm oz]

Yeah i know Ronyx, sucks dusnt it. If your looking for a reasonably priced store Ronyx check out www.bronet.com.au they have stores in Queesnland and Victoria or check out my personal favoutite (cos it close to me lol) www.photech.com.au it's in Adelaide.

[simon275]

Yep due to more cards being sold in the US then their the margins can be lower. So in Australia cards are more expensive that's why I know only by parts from overseas retailers I use to buy locally. You can save up to $400 if you are buying cpu, ram, mobo, gpu from the states rather than here locally.

[The boy 4rm oz]

Simon275 could you give the the details of some of the overseas retailers you go to? And how much do u usually pay for shipping cos i heard thats the real killer. I'm in adelaide so it should only be a bit more than you.

[Ronyx]

i'm in Melbourne and the only reason i'm thinking of going local is:
1: i have never built a computer in my life and don't want to screw up the expensive parts i buy, so i need to find some company to build it for me and give me a warranty on everything in the case (if anyone knows of any plz shout)
2: if i buy overseas and i do successfully build it but then after a while some parts start to fail before warranty expires i would like to be able to personally shove the part up the retailers ass rather then have to send it off in the mail and hope for the best.

if anyone knows of some local "computer builders" who are willing to work with the customer while they build and can build from the parts you bring in then i will love them! and i'm talking about a business, not in a garage in sunshine with dim lighting and what smells like a drug lab in the back. =]