[Iron Giant]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
isn't buying like that somewhat chancy?

I've been buying computers and parts almost exclusively from www.pricewatch.com for about 5 years. I only had one problem with a vendor, and it was kind of my own fault. I bought a processor which only had a 30 day warranty, waited 2 months to put the thing in the M/B and it didn't work. I have had to return parts (that were IN warranty) and never had a problem.

If your not a "computer person" you might have better success with a local computer company, but if you know what you want, pricewatch is the way to go, imho.