Frontierpc.ca computer component bundles (gpu/lcd; gpu/mb; gpu/cpu/ram ect..)

[SumDumGuy]

some decent value bundle deals @ frontierpc.ca: (although shipping and environmental charges seem high to me...)

https://www.frontierpc.com/bundleSales.aspx

some highlights:
1- Asus HD 4890 (EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5) and 19# LCD V Series V193 B LCD Monitor
http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2276/65365863.jpg

for $300 *approx cost to buy separately would be ~$366 (GPU=$200; LCD=$166)
[Landed Ontario address]: Subtotal: $307.00 Shipping and Handling: $25.00 Environment Tax: $38.91 GST: $18.55 RST: $29.67 Order Total: $419.13
bonus - 20 rebate on 4890 *rebate can be found here: http://www.mirhelp.com/asus/asus-october-rebates-09

2- Asus GTX 260 top (ENGTX260 TOP/HTDI/896M) and P43 motherboard (P5QL-PRO)
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/1376/76287024.jpg
for $225 *approx cost to buy separately would be ~$309 (gpu=$220; MB=$89)
[Landed Ontario address]Subtotal: $225.46 Shipping and Handling: $31.27 Environment Tax: $26.88 GST: $14.18 RST: $22.69 Order Total: $320.48
NO MIR

3- E8500 (BX80570E8500) & ENGTX275/896 ASUS GTX 275 (ENGTX275/896MD3) & Crucial 2GB DDR2 RAM (CT2KIT12864AA800)
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/218/36550450.jpg

for $411.53 *approx cost to buy separately would be ~$490 (cpu=$200; GPU=$250 & ram $40)
[Landed Ontario address] Subtotal: $411.53 Shipping and Handling: $30.48 Environment Tax: $40.32 GST: $24.12 RST: $38.59 Order Total: $545.04
bonus - 20 rebate on GTX275 *rebate can be found here: http://www.mirhelp.com/asus/asus-october-rebates-09

[morpheus_1987]

Just off the bat the 4890 + 19" Acer monitor is a major rip off. Just order a 4890 from NCIX and PM one of its sister sites for about $200 + pick just about any 22" monitor from there in their weekly sales and you'll pay less than that bundle.

Why's there enviro tax on everything? I put together a computer recently and I was only charged enviro fee on HDD. I dodged it on the monitor by buying out of province. Neither RAM, mobo, or CPU had it. I'm still using integrated video while scoping and waiting for the new video cards. Is it the video card that has it?

Why on earth is S+H cheaper with the monitor bundle than than GTX 260 + mobo bundle? Monitor weighs way more.

The 2gb of ram and 4770 is also over priced on the bundle page. 4770 is like $110 on sale. For $50-60, you should be able to find 4gb (2x2gb) of DDR2 800 ram. I only use this as another example since I've been following prices on video cards lately.

Even local stores like CanComp and Infonec for Toronto residents would be better than most of these bundles. If not then there are always NCIX and sister sites.

I'm sorry to be so negative. I do thank you for showing me this retailer since I did not know about them before this post, but nothing I've seen from this brief visit even looks remotely warm. I will add it to my list of places to check just in case they might have something someday...

EDIT: I wouldn't touch them with an ugly stick after seeing this:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/ratings/vendor_info/FrontierPC.com
Looks like the only good review was for ISPU or for something not very valuable. Most their prices appear a good 10% more expensive than regularly priced products on the common computer retailers we see on RFD anyways.

[andreid]

When posting good deals on RFD, you'd better have them else the retailer will be burned. Being from YVR, I can confirm that FrontierPC generally do not have sharp enough prices for a RFD crowd.


Just off the bat the 4890 + 19" Acer monitor is a major rip off. Just order a 4890 from NCIX and PM one of its sister sites for about $200 + pick just about any 22" monitor from there in their weekly sales and you'll pay less than that bundle.

Why's there enviro tax on everything? I put together a computer recently and I was only charged enviro fee on HDD. I dodged it on the monitor by buying out of province. Neither RAM, mobo, or CPU had it. I'm still using integrated video while scoping and waiting for the new video cards. Is it the video card that has it?

Why on earth is S+H cheaper with the monitor bundle than than GTX 260 + mobo bundle? Monitor weighs way more.

The 2gb of ram and 4770 is also over priced on the bundle page. 4770 is like $110 on sale. For $50-60, you should be able to find 4gb (2x2gb) of DDR2 800 ram. I only use this as another example since I've been following prices on video cards lately.

Even local stores like CanComp and Infonec for Toronto residents would be better than most of these bundles. If not then there are always NCIX and sister sites.

I'm sorry to be so negative. I do thank you for showing me this retailer since I did not know about them before this post, but nothing I've seen from this brief visit even looks remotely warm. I will add it to my list of places to check just in case they might have something someday...

EDIT: I wouldn't touch them with an ugly stick after seeing this:
http://www.redflagdeals.com/deals/main.php/ratings/vendor_info/FrontierPC.com
Looks like the only good review was for ISPU or for something not very valuable. Most their prices appear a good 10% more expensive than regularly priced products on the common computer retailers we see on RFD anyways.

[Fantasty]

I fully agree with andreid - there was a time back during the first Pentium chips that Frontier PC was cutting edge but they got sloppy - there's never any deals to be had there and certainly not for RFD.

[morpheus_1987]

When posting good deals on RFD, you'd better have them else the retailer will be burned. Being from YVR, I can confirm that FrontierPC generally do not have sharp enough prices for a RFD crowd.

Well I initially planned on giving the retailer a chance until I stumbled on the retailer review. If they don't have product/price or service then goodbye.

Although people complain all that time that CanComp has bad service (my guess is usually with P-Mall lol), they at least have products at decent prices, and so long as they have enough in stock and I get the product in the end, I'm happy. Of course service varies with diff locations since it depends on the individual employee.