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warriorscot

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Was about to order the hardware for my new rig and then i looked at how much bloody VAT(sales tax) i was payin 150 quid to the taxman. I thought about gettin someone i know with a business to maybe claim it back for me on the fly, but that can take a while and can be an akward process.

So was talkin to my dad and he suggested maybe i get the stuff from the US as the exchange rate is very good and because im not a US citizen i dont get sales tax. The only tax i think i can be eligible to would be the 10% import tax on computer hardware but since its a small amount of stuff it should be able to get through un taxed.

So what i want to know is wether US stuff would work over here with components i would buy here. Im not sure if the PSU would work o was just going to buy one over here along with the monitor i think as they need power cables and adapters for over here as far as i know. So can anyone give me some input on this i think the stuff should work but i dont want to order and find out it wont.
in terms of US purchases i could manage $1.365 dollars that leaves me with just under 300 pounds for buying a monitor and PSU.
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well i should work because all the pc componants run on 12vdc
the psu should have a switch on the back 115vac/230vac some dont though it would be best to buy the psu over here (uk) for complete peace of mind
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