landmarktiger Posted August 29, 2010 Report Share Posted August 29, 2010 Is there a huge difference in performance between the mobile versions for the CPU/GPU vs their desktop versions? Also do the GPU/CPU have universal warranty? I will be headed to the UK soon for a business trip and was thinking of buiding a good gaming rig. Will i have any regional compatibilty/waranty issues if i buy the main things from UK and the big unportble things from here as the stuff seems to be a bit cheaper there? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulovski Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Dunno about huge difference or not - but the mobile variants are built keeping in mind less power consumption requirements. So performance may be affected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 I went ahead and defragmented the External 500GB HDD , took around 3hrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante77 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Is there a huge difference in performance between the mobile versions for the CPU/GPU vs their desktop versions? Also do the GPU/CPU have universal warranty? I will be headed to the UK soon for a business trip and was thinking of buiding a good gaming rig. Will i have any regional compatibilty/waranty issues if i buy the main things from UK and the big unportble things from here as the stuff seems to be a bit cheaper there? Thanks Not really sure but GPU pretty much YES. CPU no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memnom Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) @landmarktiger, at what level? if u are taking about a lappy that costs 40k and has a ati's lower-than-the-lowest-pc-gfx then yes there is a huge difference, but once u begin to go up say a M-5870 with 1GB GDDR5 the difference boils down to 1-3fps. But if u are serious about gaming then a Laptop is not the optimum choice unless u travel non stop and really cant miss the update of ME2/SC2. Â Compatibility wont be a problem, a pcie2 card will work with a pcie2 mobo all the way from bangalooru to belfast but the PSUs might be a different story so except that everything else is fair game. It may seem cheaper there but if one of your beloved costing high-as-a-horse GPUs conk off u are left with a costliest paperweight. So take that into account too. Â @Joy,nice for u mate, but dont do it again for some time.. a long time for that matter. Edited August 31, 2010 by memnom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 @Joy,nice for u mate, but dont do it again for some time.. a long time for that matter.  Why is that ? I did do it twice though  I use Disk keeper , so it always shows Warning as disk space is less while defragmenting, even though I have 50GB remaining in the HDD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memnom Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 fragmentation occurs when a drive has a lot of random reads and writes which in turn makes the blocks non-contiguous so it takes more time to read and write, so u defragment it, like ur OS partition, ur Apps/Games Partition. Ur external hdd is not going to have that much fragmenting for u to defrag it like that on a regular basis. So dial down the defrag for like once in 3 months that too if u find the disc to be noticeably slower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I know what defragemnting is what I was asking there is no harm right in doing it twice in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in-fi-ni-ty Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 1) is the connection pin for 5.1 speaker system to the PC the same old 3.5mm or some thing different?? 2) will i get surround sound if i connect the bundled rca cable from PS3 to the stereo speaker system (stereo has rca female slots for L and R) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memnom Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) @Joy, i wasnt lecturing on defrag bruv, im just saying its no big deal. Â @infinity: 1. The same 3.5mm on the PC side of the cable, but on the speaker side it may be different. [meaning its the same ol' 3.5mm] Â 2. I dont get the question. Edited August 31, 2010 by memnom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in-fi-ni-ty Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 1) thnx i was confused that how can we get 5.1 ch from the same old 3.5mm  2) i hooked my stereo to my PS3 (red n white rca male only) but surround is not working. i thought we get only 2 channels thru 1 red n 1 white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 5.1 speakers have three 3.5mm ports , L,R and C. Â Not sure about ur 2nd question , does ur speakers/home theater have optical output , PS3 has a optical audio port at the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in-fi-ni-ty Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 yup it does but i dont have a wire at the moment. i just used the standard rca cable coming with the ps3 n my stereo has slot for RED+WHITE rca pins . so i just hooked them up n it worked. but i m not getting surround sound even after selecting 'surround sound' in my stereo. so i wanted to know if we get surround sound with just the rca wire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landmarktiger Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 yup it does but i dont have a wire at the moment. i just used the standard rca cable coming with the ps3 n my stereo has slot for RED+WHITE rca pins . so i just hooked them up n it worked. but i m not getting surround sound even after selecting 'surround sound' in my stereo. so i wanted to know if we get surround sound with just the rca wire No you cannot get surround sound through the rca wire. You will only get stereo through those. To get surround sound on Ps3 you need to use Digital optical or get it through the HDMI cable on the TV(If your TV has surround sound speakers built in) i beleive. Â I dont know how surround sound on PC works though. Do i need to install a special sound card on my motherboard on a custom built PC to get surroun sound support? Also how do i get digital optical output on PC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solitaire Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Â I dont know how surround sound on PC works though. Do i need to install a special sound card on my motherboard on a custom built PC to get surroun sound support? Also how do i get digital optical output on PC? Â What motherboard do you have? Onboard audio from Realtek perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 The HDMI 5.1 sound, you need to put the HDMI cable from PS3 to HDMI In of your AMP and then HDMI out from there to TV. Â Getting surround sound on PC, you need a sound card which supports Optical In Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 47 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Can anyone tell me where can i find cooler master service center in bangalore ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joy Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 ^^ Hmm.. , try calling SMC in Nehru Place , New Delhi , they might be able to tell you since they are official distributors of CM products in India. Â U can find their contact info on their site. - http://smcinternational.in/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent 47 Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 ^^ Hmm.. , try calling SMC in Nehru Place , New Delhi , they might be able to tell you since they are official distributors of CM products in India. Â U can find their contact info on their site. - http://smcinternational.in/ Â fine thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in-fi-ni-ty Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 (edited) hey can ne1 recommend a cheap 300-400 controller to play on PC?? dose dual shock 2 work on PC thru drivers?? or do we require a seperate device for it? Edited September 7, 2010 by in-fi-ni-ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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