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you really can build a decent PC (used) for $600 CAD!

I'm all for a reasonable budget build, but it's important to note these appear to be in USD. Buying in Canada makes a big difference. It's not just a straight conversion, as we pay a premium for hardware on top of the conversion rate. So any USD build would certainly be much more expensive here.

That said, there's certainly deals to be had, which is a huge piece of this forum. I can comfortably say that a large amount of my used parts purchases (and sales) have filtered through this forum over the past decade.
 
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Caldezar said:
I'm all for a reasonable budget build, but it's important to note these appear to be in USD. Buying in Canada makes a big difference. It's not just a straight conversion, as we pay a premium for hardware on top of the conversion rate. So any USD build would certainly be much more expensive here.

That said, there's certainly deals to be had, which is a huge piece of this forum. I can comfortably say that a large amount of my used parts purchases (and sales) have filtered through this forum over the past decade.
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indeed...I scored one of them back in May! ;)
 
@Caldezar that is something that always drives me a little bonkers. I know he is Canadian but kinda just always assume Canadian content creator or not that they are only talking prices converted to USD. I notice some of them try to show both prices but the reliability of that is inconsistant.
 
Caldezar said:
I'm all for a reasonable budget build, but it's important to note these appear to be in USD. Buying in Canada makes a big difference. It's not just a straight conversion, as we pay a premium for hardware on top of the conversion rate. So any USD build would certainly be much more expensive here.

That said, there's certainly deals to be had, which is a huge piece of this forum. I can comfortably say that a large amount of my used parts purchases (and sales) have filtered through this forum over the past decade.
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I would say 80% of my PCs when I started out where built from parts bought off from Forum members at this site
 
Izerous said:
@Caldezar that is something that always drives me a little bonkers. I know he is Canadian but kinda just always assume Canadian content creator or not that they are only talking prices converted to USD. I notice some of them try to show both prices but the reliability of that is inconsistant.
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Whether we like it or not..... the largest market for Canadian content creators is still the US, but another part of the $CDN/$USD puzzle is the fact that pretty much all manufacturers provide MSRP in USD as opposed to CDN.
 
The only thing that bothered me is that 3D printed front panel. Since he's using smaller holes instead of the clips, eventually it will wear out and won't hold on to the case. This is an issue since the mesh is behind the front panel, so you have to remove it to clean.
 
moocow said:
The only thing that bothered me is that 3D printed front panel. Since he's using smaller holes instead of the clips, eventually it will wear out and won't hold on to the case. This is an issue since the mesh is behind the front panel, so you have to remove it to clean.
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some tpu gromets would go a long ways with his design
 
Izerous said:
@Caldezar that is something that always drives me a little bonkers. I know he is Canadian but kinda just always assume Canadian content creator or not that they are only talking prices converted to USD. I notice some of them try to show both prices but the reliability of that is inconsistant.
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sswilson said:
Whether we like it or not..... the largest market for Canadian content creators is still the US, but another part of the $CDN/$USD puzzle is the fact that pretty much all manufacturers provide MSRP in USD as opposed to CDN.
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I agree with it being frustrating, but I also agree that it's unlikely to change.

As for the MSRP, that's a HUGE grief of mine. What I really don't understand is how the jump from a mid to premium level part may be a $20 MSRP jump in USD, but when I go searching, there can be several hundred $ difference here. Ann excellent current example is the price spread on GPU models. If you want to buy a decent 9070XT right now, the difference between a base model and a premium model should have a $50 jump in USD, but in our market it's more like 50-100% price increase. I know some of this is the retail pricing garbage, but not all.
 
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