A total of 2 reviews of this product on Reddit.
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(Sorry for long post)
This was in 2018, shipping to Oman (Ordered on 4th of August and Arrived on Aug 13th):
Order Summary
Item(s) Subtotal:$1,430.81
Shipping & Handling:$85.85
Total before tax:$1,516.66
Estimated tax to be collected:$0.00
Grand Total:$1,516.66
1x of: Intel Core i7-8700K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.7GHz Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
Sold by: Amazon Export Sales LLC
Condition: New
$347.00
1x of: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3000MHz C15 Desktop Memory Kit – Black (CMK16GX4M2B3000C15)
Sold by: Amazon Export Sales LLC
Condition: New
$159.99
1x of: EVGA SuperNOVA 650 G2, 80+ GOLD 650W, Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode, 7 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester Power Supply 220-G2-0650-Y1
Sold by: Amazon Export Sales LLC
Condition: New
$80.30
1x of: GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 (Intel LGA1151/Z370/ATX/3xM.2/M.2 Thermal Guard/Front USB 3.1/ESS Sabre DAC/RGB Fusion/Fan Stop/SLI/Motherboard)
Sold by: Amazon Export Sales LLC
Condition: New
$228.56
1x of: EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 SC GAMING ACX 3.0, 8GB GDDR5X, LED, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC) Graphics 08G-P4-6183-KR
Sold by: Amazon Export Sales LLC
Condition: New
$469.99
1x of: Aigo Halo Ring Fan 140mm Case Fan Quiet Edition High Airflow Adjustable Color LED Case Fan for PC Cases, CPU Coolers,Radiators 4 Pin/3 Pin (140mm, 2 Pack White)
Sold by: Vetroo (seller profile)
Condition: New
$19.99
1x of: CORSAIR HYDRO SERIES H115i AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, 280mm Radiator, Dual 140mm SP Series PWM Fans, Advanced RGB Lighting and Fan Software Control
Sold by: Amazon Export Sales LLC
Condition: New
$124.98
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This setup including my old:
– 2 TB Hitachi HDD
– Samsung 850 EVO 500GB
As for the case and power cable I’ve ordered them from Microless:
– 1x Cougar PANZER-S $123.59
– 1x PSU Power Cable $5.73
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I’ve since updated the rig and topped it in the last 7 months with:
– Added 16 GB of RAM totaling 32 GB DDR4 $85.99
– SAMSUNG 970 EVO Plus SSD 2TB – M.2 NVMe $249.99
– Crucial MX500 500GB $64.99
– Corsair iCUE Commander Pro $74.29
– Corsair RGB Fans (140mm 2x SP/2x LL) $68.99 + $38.42
– Corsair iCUE Lighting Node (LED strips) $57.22
– Elgato Game Capture HD60 pro $85 (New from Geekay Oman)
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All of this was delivered to my doorstep via DHL courier (except the case and cable by some 3d party courier in a big truck), we had no VAT implemented at the time so the customs randomly charged you ~1 to 5% depending on the item value, most of the times they did not, the only extra flat charge was by the bank for foreign currency exchange benefit (2.5% of total amount by card) and currency exchange fee, but as of today I believe UAE has a 5% VAT charge on importing goods from abroad, I think this charge will be included in the shipping calculation in Amazon, for instance I made an order 4 days ago for a new wireless mechanical keyboard (my GMMK died after 3 years)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08JYRFJ67/ref=ppx\_od\_dt\_b\_asin\_title\_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Order Summary
Item(s) Subtotal:$49.99
Shipping & Handling:$21.21
Total before tax:$71.20
Estimated tax to be collected:$0.00
Import Fees Deposit$3.56
Grand Total:$74.76
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Therefore the import fees deposit is the sum of $71.20 + 5% (Oman recently implemented import VAT on more applicable merchandise by category) = $3.56
So it seems Amazon is taking care of this estimation on our behalf now and handles the deposit by itself with the courier companies which is very convenient for us…and the governments, I believe UAE also has a 5% VAT on certain goods.
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Q- Has anything failed or broke until today?
– No. Everything is operating smoothly, PC usage is up for at least ~11 to 15 hours per day since day 0 build.
I’m a software engineer and at that time this investment was just what I needed and even by today standards its still a good all rounder, expecting it to last the next 7 years before I make any radical changes.
Today with your budget I believe you have much better choices minus the GPU (depends on your intentions), an AMD build seems to be budget friendly, I recommend the following resources to better think through your build:
https://www.videocardbenchmark.net/
https://ssd.userbenchmark.com/
You can always sign up on Amazon and throw parts you need in the cart and have a look at the total shipping fee, I can only tell you from experience that its legit.
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I’m complete noob but would like to buy mechanical keyboard. I’m looking for something quiet, wireless, and small (I think 60% is what it’s called?). I don’t game, but just dying for something nice to type with (I’m a writer, so it will get a lot of use). My budget is about $100 but I’m okay with going a little outside of that — I’d like to buy something that will last and is nice but not super expensive or something that comes with a bunch of features or things I don’t use.
I had this one recommended to me: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08JYRFJ67?th=1&fbclid=IwAR1rhhMifBlr-IoMkDakj-FRjhWGMYb5ZkEPsoFS0XOW94DYg1tzw2ow8wg
and I also like this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07B8DS585/ref=ewc_pr_img_2?smid=A3E77W1MOSAP85&psc=1
does anyone have any suggestions or thoughts? appreciate it in advance!
