Importing a GPU from US

[anaklusmos]

As the titles says, I was thinking of importing a Nvidia GTX 970 from the US, specifically the Gigabyte Windforce edition from Amazon. The total price was coming to $468 pre-INR conversion.
1. Is it worth it?
2. What kind of warranty can i expect?
3. If a friend of mine gets it from the US for me instead, price would be near about $370, then would it be worth it?

Currently i'm running a Radeon 6970 with i5-2500k

 

[anirbandd]

if you are getting it at $370 then yes obviously worth it.

but i doubt if Nvidia gives int'l warranty.

 

[napsterv]

Email Gigabyte and ask if they provide International warranty. Or else you can try EVGA.

Because if the GPU is DOA, it will be a pain in the ass to ship it back to the US and then wait for it to come to India.

 

[rijinpk1]

afaik, only EVGA provides international warranty and claiming warranty for evga in india can be a painful experience. since you are spending a lot of money, i would advice you to get it from here. peace of mind is better!