i purchased samsung 1tb[internal] for 4550, 2 weeks ago in lko, did the shopper cheated me or price falled so much in 2 week?
Prices differ from place to place. The dealer might not have cheated you, but the guy who got it for 4.1k, must have gotten a sweet deal somewhere. The going rate for 1TB now is anywhere between 4.1-4.5k, so cool. Plus, if you stay in some remote town, then prices are bound to be higher. If you stay in a big city, well, next time just ask as many dealers as you can and if possible, pop in this thread and u'll knw what prices to expect.
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Heating is not a problem since I have my mobo kept in open. HD4850 seems to be the best VFM for me. I thought about GTS250 but apart from physx and CUDA it is comparable to HD4850. Correct me if I am wrong. Though I will certainly consider HD4770 too and will get the one which will be cheaper.
Yes, the GTS 250 is neck in neck with HD4850 apart from PhysX and CUDA. If you plan to do a lot of video editing/encoding, then get GTS 250, else get the HD 4850. Are you in a hurry to get the GPU? If not, I strongly advise you wait. HD5xxx will be here pretty soon(max one month). Then the prices will crash for all HD4xxx cards. Better wait and get at a much cheaper rate than rush into it now and regret later.
As for HDD I have settled for internal one as USB interface is kind of problem for me. I already had bad experience with Seagate. Lost some 250GB data before and replaced few HDDs too. But 2 platter version looks tempting because of more speed and less wear n tear, also 5 years warranty. As per tkin warranty period is 5 years but I couldn't confirm it.
WD caviar green is also two platter and is also power saving (GREEN edition
). All I'm saying is better get 2x500GB and backup all your data just in case. Nowadays HDD's fail a lot and you never know which one conks off. The brand you buy really won't make such a huge difference in performance that you must buy it. All performances are almost the same, give or take a couple of seconds.