PC Buying Guide 2011- Q4

[thetechfreak]

@topgear

You mean this?
Seagate 1 TB SATA Desktop 3.5" Internal HDD (1000 GB) - www.deltapage.com

Could not find a cheaper Seagate drive on the site or even on the price list page. Also this seems out of stock

 

[MyGeekTips]

are you sure about the price - it priced at 9.1k on SMC and 8.4k on lynx

Yes he is 100 % sure price has came down, 2 tdf members has buyed it that price one in Delhi & one in Lamington Road. It's India arrey who has time to update it's website.

Get edge-lit LED if you like backlight bleed.

What monitor do you have ?

 

[vickybat]

are you sure about the price - it priced at 9.1k on SMC and 8.4k on lynx

100% mate. Two of my brother's friend purchased from nehru place and lamington road at that price. It has definitely come down.

One purchased from "computer empires" nehru place @ 6.9k and the other from "mahavir electronic" lamington road @ 6.8k.
Its confirmed. They can also give me the scanned invoice if i ask them.

 

[MyGeekTips]

100% mate. Two of my brother's friend purchased from nehru place and lamington road at that price. It has definitely come down.

That's a good news. @ Jas: Now you can add led model on front page.

 

[Cilus]

Nice thinking.. Was searching for any review of 'Zotac' 560ti 2GB edition, but can't find any anywhere. May be I'm overlooking at one or more places, but one thing for sure, this card is not overclocked. Its a normal 560ti card with only one added advantage, 1GB extra VRAM. So, I highly doubt over its 'real' capabilities.

This card is not for 1920X1080 gaming where above 1GB VRam hardly being used. This is for multi-monitor, 2560X1600 or 3D display setup where Vram plays a very important role.

A GTX 560 Ti SLI with 1 GB VRam cannot perform better than a single GTX 580 with 1.5GB memory in 3D setting because of the lower Vram whereas at 1920X1080, the scenario is completely opposite.

So 2GB GTX 560 Ti in SLI will offer superior performance in 3D or over 1080P resolution due to its 2 GB frame buffer.

 

[Extreme Gamer]

This card is not for 1920X1080 gaming where above 1GB VRam hardly being used. This is for multi-monitor, 2560X1600 or 3D display setup where Vram plays a very important role.
No. I myself have used more than 1GB VRAM on my 580 3GB SLI @1680x1050. Would post screenshots if my mobo and/or CPU were not FUBAR at the moment, they will be going for RMA tomorrow.

A GTX 560 Ti SLI with 1 GB VRam cannot perform better than a single GTX 580 with 1.5GB memory in 3D setting because of the lower Vram whereas at 1920X1080, the scenario is completely opposite.
True.

So 2GB GTX 560 Ti in SLI will offer superior performance in 3D or over 1080P resolution due to its 2 GB frame buffer.
Agreed.

Replies in bold.

 

[Skud]

I don't why, but playing an old game like Flatout Ultimate Carnage consumes more than 800mb VRAM whereas Witcher 2 was capping below 700mb. I guess games like BF3 or Crysis 2 should consume more.

BTW, it was measured by process explorer. Can it be trusted?

 

[Cilus]

AFAIK, in 1680x1050 resolution game playing, Gfx cards normally stressed don't get stressed to their limit. At this time it is the CPU which matters more.

And I mentioned, hardly more than 1 GB is used. But obviously there are exceptions. Even though, the extra VRAm over 1 GB is used is not significant and more than 1 GB cards, like 2GB or 3GB are simply not required.

I think you know that within 1080P, 2GB versions of 560 Ti or HD 6950 actually perform sligltly lower than their 1 GB versions as the 2 GB frame buffer is hardly in use and it increases the latency too.

@@ SKUD, it depends upon the game solely. It is not like that more hardware demanding games always use more memory compared to some less demanding games. Consider the original Crysis, one hell of a resource hungry game; and it does not use more than 768 MB of Video memory any time.

 

[Extreme Gamer]

@Cilus: 1680x1050 is not CPU limited, unless its a bad crapsole port.

Crysis 2 uses 1.6-1.7GB maxed out in-game. Crysis 1 and warhead use 600MB-1.6GB.

Metro 2033 uses 1.1-1.2GB, GTA4:EFLC uses 1.4-1.5GB.

COD: MW2 uses 700MB-1.2GB.

I hope this isnt insignificant to you.

These are only a few that I've checked.

2GB frame buffer does not increase latency. Latency is increased by higher memory densities (i.e. a single chip has more space and so requires more power).

Skud have you tried ubersampling in Witcher 2?

 

[Skud]

Just remember, NO!

 

[Extreme Gamer]

give it a try and check mem+GPU usage. You will be surprised.

 

[Skud]

Ok, will try.

 

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Great man
Waiting you to post in the first page soon

ok

100% mate. Two of my brother's friend purchased from nehru place and lamington road at that price. It has definitely come down.

One purchased from "computer empires" nehru place @ 6.9k and the other from "mahavir electronic" lamington road @ 6.8k.
Its confirmed. They can also give me the scanned invoice if i ask them.

and i always forget to update it.

 

[d6bmg]

@topgear

You mean this?
Seagate 1 TB SATA Desktop 3.5" Internal HDD (1000 GB) - www.deltapage.com

Could not find a cheaper Seagate drive on the site or even on the price list page. Also this seems out of stock

How can you see the price of an out of stock product?

 

[topgear]

@topgear

You mean this?
Seagate 1 TB SATA Desktop 3.5" Internal HDD (1000 GB) - www.deltapage.com

Could not find a cheaper Seagate drive on the site or even on the price list page. Also this seems out of stock

they just don't update the fancy website regularly - for latest prices just visit the old fashioned price list

*www.deltapage.com/list/index.html

Yes he is 100 % sure price has came down, 2 tdf members has buyed it that price one in Delhi & one in Lamington Road. It's India arrey who has time to update it's website.

What monitor do you have ?

100% mate. Two of my brother's friend purchased from nehru place and lamington road at that price. It has definitely come down.

One purchased from "computer empires" nehru place @ 6.9k and the other from "mahavir electronic" lamington road @ 6.8k.
Its confirmed. They can also give me the scanned invoice if i ask them.

ok - thanks guys.

@ vickybat - no need for scanned invoice - your words are enough for me

 

[thetechfreak]

@topgear
But man I could not find the cheaper 3 Gb/s models. Only the costlies 6 Gb/s ones are present.
But the faster driver are cheaper here by almost 1000 to itwares although theirs was the slower one too.
ty topgear

 

[swapnilbunty123]

Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

hi thanx,

i going to buy core i5 2500k
gigabyte GA-H67M-D2
4 gb ram
cm elite 311
corsair cx500

is it good option ??????


plz reply !!
going to buy system on sunday !! ( Navi mumbai )

than you !!!!!

 

[Cilus]

Guys, at last we find some quality 3D product, well within our range which does have support for both Nvidia Stereovision and AMD HD3D.

It is LG Cinema 3D D2342P, a 23" Display with 1920 X 1080 resolution, 5ms response time, 250cd/m2 Brightness, 2D to 3D conversion and many more features. It is also using some energy saving technology called Super LED.

It also comes with two LG's CINEMA 3D glasses and DDD or triDef 3D software for HD3D support. Here is the LINK: LG Cinema 3D Monitor D2342P | 23” Full HD 3D LED Monitor - LG Electronics US

Now guess the price....It is available within 14K....Thanks to our new forum member Shivam to share it with us.

So Here is my AMD based 3D rig. It is not a CF rig as CF is still not supported in 3D gaming.

Core i5 2500K @ 11K
MSI Z68A-GD55 @ 9.8K
Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL X 2 @ 3.2K
HIS HD 6970 2GB @ 19.2 K (HD6970 ― Lynx - The Audio , Electronics And Computer Online Shopping Store In India)

Rest of the configs will be same. For Nvidia setting, I guess Zotac 560 Ti 2 GB SLI is enough.

 

[MegaMind]

Re: PC Buying Guide - July 2011

hi thanx,

i going to buy core i5 2500k
gigabyte GA-H67M-D2
4 gb ram
cm elite 311
corsair cx500

is it good option ??????

Kindly Fill this n post here(create a new thread) we can help u better

It is LG Cinema 3D D2342P, a 23" Display with 1920 X 1080 resolution, 5ms response time, 250cd/m2 Brightness, 2D to 3D conversion and many more features. It is also using some energy saving technology called Super LED.

But'um reviews aren't good enough for this monitor..

The bottom line : The LG Flatron D2342P offers inexpensive 3D, with disappointing performance.

CNET Review

 

[d3p]

Guys, at last we find some quality 3D product, well within our range which does have support for both Nvidia Stereovision and AMD HD3D.

It is LG Cinema 3D D2342P, a 23" Display with 1920 X 1080 resolution, 5ms response time, 250cd/m2 Brightness, 2D to 3D conversion and many more features. It is also using some energy saving technology called Super LED.

It also comes with two LG's CINEMA 3D glasses and DDD or triDef 3D software for HD3D support. Here is the LINK: LG Cinema 3D Monitor D2342P | 23” Full HD 3D LED Monitor - LG Electronics US

Now guess the price....It is available within 14K....Thanks to our new forum member Shivam to share it with us.

So Here is my AMD based 3D rig. It is not a CF rig as CF is still not supported in 3D gaming.

Core i5 2500K @ 11K
MSI Z68A-GD55 @ 9.8K
Gskill Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9S-4GBXL X 2 @ 3.2K
HIS HD 6970 2GB @ 19.2 K (HD6970 ― Lynx - The Audio , Electronics And Computer Online Shopping Store In India)

Rest of the configs will be same. For Nvidia setting, I guess Zotac 560 Ti 2 GB SLI is enough.

May be few more to add in the list..
1). Samsung SyncMaster 2233RZ - 15k

2). ASUS VG236HE - 18k at Golcha IT.

3). Alienware 2310 3D Monitor - 21k

4). BENQ XL2410T 3D MONITOR - 22k

May be samsung one is better.