The Wolfy among us Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Experts, I need some info. I have a budget of 40/45K -- what's the best laptop I can get in that range? purpose? will you be playing a lot of games on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Sticky now @Badger : As Wolfy asked, what would the laptop be used for primarily. Also, would you be travelling much. In which case, portability (screen size and weight) becomes a huge factor. Secondly, do you need a laptop or would a desktop suffice? Believe me, the people I know who didn't ask themselves this question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeehunter Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 Experts, I need some info. I have a budget of 40/45K -- what's the best laptop I can get in that range? Hp dv6 .. Good for normal usage , gaming Only downside is below average battery life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMNTR Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 (edited) Sorry for not mentioning the requirements earlier... I don't need it for gaming but it should be capable of high performance. Preferably a 15 inch screen, 4GB RAM (expandable), i5 at least etc. I found a couple of laptops from Dell, Sony & Samsung but couldn't really decide. @MSFTW, I not too sure about HP -- as in, don't care much for the company. Edited August 10, 2012 by iHoneyBadger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMNTR Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 These are a 'lil over my budget but I'm really liking them... 1. Dell Inspiron 15R SE 2. Samsung NP550P5C-S01IN Could someone help me choose b/w them? Any other suggestions are also appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeehunter Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 My dad has previous gen Dell Inspiron 15 It has many issues And Why don't U go for hp ?? Beats audio speakers are one of the best in the market Hp has best value for money laptops imho Above two lappies U provided , go with Samsung one it has a higher resolution screen and the other specs and price is the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRMNTR Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 The one from Samsung seems better but I'm not sure about the build quality. I'll check out HP now. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr1pt1k Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 i have transcend external hard drive 320gb. on transcend there comes a software storejet elite. i used this software to encrypt some files and now the storejet elite does not work and complete drive becomes non responsive. is there any software to recover encrypted files. also if using a software i am able to recover files, should i then format the hard drive. will formatting hard drive ensure correcting of any probable issues with the drive. please reply!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doobz Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 My laptop is making a very low hissing sound like static, but when i put the audio lower or mute it, it vanishes. Could someone help me out ? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Need some Pc components Please suggest Processor - AMD Mobo - with Onboard Gfx and with 32GB ram support Ram - 8GB Decent cabinet with power supply UPS Monitor Budget Rs 25-30k Also if possible suggest a intel rig too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kunal_Mehta Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Get the basic CoolerMaster cabinet I'd suggest. And Kingston's HyperX Blu or LoVo would be a good choice - super speeds and low cost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 @Srini : What would be the primary use of this rig at the moment? Because your request for onboard gfx pretty much rules out gaming. So basically, 2 CPU cores should suffice. But do you want to keep the gaming option open for the future? In which case you should opt for more than 2 cores on the CPU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Its for my friend actually he might buy dedicated grfx card in Near future He wants Quad core CPU Edited August 13, 2012 by SRINI87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 CPU : AMD Phenom II 970 (7k) or FX 4100 (6k) Mobo : ASUS M5A97 (6.5k) RAM : Corsair Vengeance or GSkill RipjawsX (1.7k for 4GB) PSU : Corsair CX430 (2.8k) Cabinet : Cooler Master Elite 311 (2k) Monitor : Any 22" fullHD (8k onwards) HDD : Seagate/WD 500GB (3.8k) <-- You didn't specify this, does he already have one? Components on which expenses can be reduced : Mobo (if okay with only two memory slots, so 16GB support). But the one I have specified will support upcoming AMD Piledriver processors as well. Monitor (If full HD not required). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRINI87 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Thanx for the Reply Yeah he has a HDD i'll show him this config Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Oh, perfect. Then the rig fits the budget and requirements. And mobo supports 32GB 1600MHz+ RAM, supports Crossfire GPUs, and upcoming AMD processor family as well. In my experience, a good motherboard is essential. An alternate from Gigabyte is the GA-970A-UD3 (and it's variants), but availability is a bit tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I'm looking to buy a cheap graphics card for my PC.. i have phenom 9950 black edition processor which has a onboard ATI Radeon HD 3300 and 4 gb ram.. Got this PC from more than 3 years..Never played much games in it.. My PS3 is about to die soon..So i need a gaming device till i get a new PS3.. I was browsing fliipkart and there are graphics cards starting from 2000.. so some1 please suggest a cheap and best graphics card.. I dont need the games to run at max graphics.. If i get decent graphics i'm good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 What is the resolution of your monitor? Your processor is good enough, you should pair it with the any of the x8xx series from ATI or x60 series from Nvidia. The 6850 / 560 will cost you around 10k. Both are excellent VFM cards. For a little lesser budget you could try the 6770 / 550 Ti . If you want to lower the budget then you should opt for some used cards from other forums. You should be able to grab good deals in the 5-6k range. Some excellent old gen cards are the 460 and the 5850. Pairing your processor with any cards lower than that would most likely cause a GPU bottleneck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 What is the resolution of your monitor? Your processor is good enough, you should pair it with the any of the x8xx series from ATI or x60 series from Nvidia. The 6850 / 560 will cost you around 10k. Both are excellent VFM cards. For a little lesser budget you could try the 6770 / 550 Ti . If you want to lower the budget then you should opt for some used cards from other forums. You should be able to grab good deals in the 5-6k range. Some excellent old gen cards are the 460 and the 5850. Pairing your processor with any cards lower than that would most likely cause a GPU bottleneck. resolution is 1360 * 768 Oh...Cant afford 10 k now.. It makes no sense for me to buy a 10 k graphics card as i dont play once i get my PS3.. will see if i can get a cheap deal in deal.. Thanks for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Then the best thing for you is to opt for used cards on other forums like TE and Erodov . And I sold my 4670 (still under warranty) for 2k last week. That would've been more than sufficient for your resolution. What is your budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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