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**Pc gamer in japan**
Im moving to Japan next year and wanted to know about how’s the market of pc gaming in japan, specifically hokkaido if possible.
Rn i got a 3060ti and a i5 13600k system and wanted to create something similar there.
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You’ll have no trouble whatsoever sourcing components.
Why not bring your current PC? Take it apart, wrap the pieces carefully, throw away your case and buy a new case when you arrive.
Just bring your PC with you. I presume your power supply is switchable?
There’s no real reason to rebuy everything here.
JAL lets you take two 18kg (I think) pieces of luggage.
I took my gpu out then wrapped my whole tower in bubble wrap and put it in one of my suitcases.
Buy a new monitor when you get here and you’re good to go. I got a 1440p 27inch 144fps koorui for about $220AUD.
expect it to be around 30% more expensive to buy in japan.
I’ll back the notion of bringing your own PC with you.
I came from the UK and to replace my rig would have taken a few months on my meagre wages. I had my PC sent over after a month and, looking up the specs on the PSU, I found it was 110v / 240v compatible so just plugged it in and it worked.
I’d maybe have it posted rather than try to bring it on the plane, dependent on your luggage limits.
So PC gaming is for sure a thiig here and you can buy all the parts you want… That being said electronics cost more here so expect to pay around 5-10 percent more over US prices.
On another note multiplayer here is down right dreadful in most competitive games (mostly fps) do to the abundance of cheaters on Asian servers stemming from China.
Use kakaku.com and amazon to search for components
Stuff is normally more expensive here compared to the US, and there’s **a lot** of stuff you can’t find here, or you can find but it’s overpriced compared to US prices.
A good example are monitors. You can’t really find most high end stuff here since only a few brands actually ship their monitors to Japan.
GPUs are also hard to find if you’re looking for a specific model in the high end segment.
If you’re looking to build a PC here, expect to pay an avg of 10-15% over the Western prices (RAM is surprisingly cheap here though). I’ve built 3 gaming pc’s since my time here as well as a few servers for my business. It’s always cheaper to bring stuff here with you if you can.
Just ship it. I’ve shipped my gaming pc 3 times back and forth. Take the gpu and hard drives out and shove the case full of bubble wrap.
I also had the original pc case box with styrofoam.
Never had any issues
PC parts are widely available in Japan. The second hand market is good too – I’ve bought and sold numerous used PC parts over the past 5 or so years. Prices might be a bit more expensive than the US though. If you need any recommendations then let me know.
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This is a copy of your post for archive/search purposes.
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**Pc gamer in japan**
Im moving to Japan next year and wanted to know about how’s the market of pc gaming in japan, specifically hokkaido if possible.
Rn i got a 3060ti and a i5 13600k system and wanted to create something similar there.
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* [kakaku.com](https://kakaku.com/pc/)
* [jisaku.com](https://jisaku.com/)
* [Amazon](https://www.amazon.co.jp/)
* [Mercari](https://jp.mercari.com/)
You’ll have no trouble whatsoever sourcing components.
Why not bring your current PC? Take it apart, wrap the pieces carefully, throw away your case and buy a new case when you arrive.
Just bring your PC with you. I presume your power supply is switchable?
There’s no real reason to rebuy everything here.
JAL lets you take two 18kg (I think) pieces of luggage.
I took my gpu out then wrapped my whole tower in bubble wrap and put it in one of my suitcases.
Buy a new monitor when you get here and you’re good to go. I got a 1440p 27inch 144fps koorui for about $220AUD.
expect it to be around 30% more expensive to buy in japan.
I’ll back the notion of bringing your own PC with you.
I came from the UK and to replace my rig would have taken a few months on my meagre wages. I had my PC sent over after a month and, looking up the specs on the PSU, I found it was 110v / 240v compatible so just plugged it in and it worked.
I’d maybe have it posted rather than try to bring it on the plane, dependent on your luggage limits.
So PC gaming is for sure a thiig here and you can buy all the parts you want… That being said electronics cost more here so expect to pay around 5-10 percent more over US prices.
On another note multiplayer here is down right dreadful in most competitive games (mostly fps) do to the abundance of cheaters on Asian servers stemming from China.
Use kakaku.com and amazon to search for components
Stuff is normally more expensive here compared to the US, and there’s **a lot** of stuff you can’t find here, or you can find but it’s overpriced compared to US prices.
A good example are monitors. You can’t really find most high end stuff here since only a few brands actually ship their monitors to Japan.
GPUs are also hard to find if you’re looking for a specific model in the high end segment.
If you’re looking to build a PC here, expect to pay an avg of 10-15% over the Western prices (RAM is surprisingly cheap here though). I’ve built 3 gaming pc’s since my time here as well as a few servers for my business. It’s always cheaper to bring stuff here with you if you can.
Just ship it. I’ve shipped my gaming pc 3 times back and forth. Take the gpu and hard drives out and shove the case full of bubble wrap.
I also had the original pc case box with styrofoam.
Never had any issues
PC parts are widely available in Japan. The second hand market is good too – I’ve bought and sold numerous used PC parts over the past 5 or so years. Prices might be a bit more expensive than the US though. If you need any recommendations then let me know.