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    R&J Tech Clevo Barebones no CPU and GPU? And Australia shipping?

    Discussion in 'Reseller Feedback Forum' started by GMLP, Jul 3, 2015.

  1. GMLP

    GMLP Notebook Consultant

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    I am considering the Clevo P770ZM and P377SM-A barebones from R&JTech. I have a perfectly good 980M and an i7-4900MQ pulled off my (sadly) deceased Alienware 17 :(. Do they ship with proper heatsinks and fans or thermal pads if you order without CPU and GPU? I already had a tube of IC Diamond so no biggie on thermal paste front. Sorry for creating a new thread but right now I'm running on old M17X-R2 (ironically has outlived the newer AW 17 by 5 years, so goodbye Alienware!) and trying to salvage as much as I could from the AW.

    My other question is, have any fellow Aussies here had decent experiences with this seller? Or anyone putting international orders for that matter? Can you ask the salespersons to declare the package at a lower value to avoid hefty import taxes and duties? From a quick search on NBR I've seen one or two horror stories with USPS and highly recommended UPS services for a cool $500 tag to Melbourne O.O! Honestly though, I've been eBaying for some time using USPS EMS and it was pretty quick. How bad can it really be?
     
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