Recent content by siddhanthgupta

Lots of my friends claim their battery charges in around 1.5 hrs (one even says it takes his hp laptop about 30 minutes to charge from 10% to 100%). So, will the charge time reduce by that much over time? Sorry if I seem like a noob. This is my first laptop (been a desktop guy forever), so I...

I bought a Dell Inspiron 15R (N5521) laptop 2 days ago : i5 3337U proccy, 2GB DDR3 AMD 8730M graphics, 4GB RAM. I'm having a query : My laptop took about 3.5 hours to charge from 5% to 100% (computer was kept on sleep mode the whole time. I just woke it at times to check the battery level). Is...

I did. I am currently using a XFX AMD 6670 1GB DDR5. And thanks. I was beginning to think that this was an issue with the particular card than the Catalyst drivers alltogether. I'm using a XFX AMD 6670 1GB DDR5 and I have Ubuntu 12.10. I've only tried installing catalyst using command line. I...

Thanks guys. I've decided to go with a Corsair GS600.

My problem is that I am unable to install the AMD catalyst closed source drivers on Ubuntu. I am fine with the performance aspect of the current default open source drivers, but my GPU fan runs at full speed when I'm on Ubuntu. Also, I am unsure whether the GPU clock is also running at max...

I'm having difficulty finding Seasonics locally. Corsairs are readily available though. So a CX or GS 500W is good enough then?

Thanks for pointing that out. Turns out that service centre just services motherboards. Thanks buddy. You just saved me a lot of trouble I am leaning towards the GTX660, because of the Nvidia drivers on linux. Vedant and MD are offering me the ASUS GTX660 for 15K. I really don't need any...

What's wrong with the VS 550? Online power supply wattage calculators tell me I need a 350W PSU. I assumed that even if the wattage on the PSU is over-rated, 550W would do the trick.

Thanks for clearing that up. That actually makes a lot of sense. A local dealer offered me a Corsair VS 550 for 3.5K. Is it a good deal?

I personally prefer the Gigabyte because I know of a service centre for gigabyte in kolkata. However, the dealers here usually quote very high prices, and they are unable to procure cards from more than one company. Also, I'm a little worried about Zotac's cooling. I've read that their 660Ti...

Can you please elaborate how the 660 is better than the 7870? All framerate tests show that the 7870 is better than the 660 (except in a few games, which are probably tweaked for nvidia cards). AnandTech | Bench - GPU12 Also, can anyone answer the linux question? Also, one local dealer is...

Thanks for the reply. But if in cheaper cabinets, the PSU is placed upside down (top mounted slot), we are basically pumping hot air into the cabinet....which cannot be good. So, for those PSUs, a proper gaming cabinet is essential, isn't it? And my budget for a PSU is around 3K-3.5K.

I am upgrading my current gaming PC. I need a new power supply unit, and I'm given to understand that the corsair ones are better than most. I have a couple of questions: 1) Some of the corsair PSU's (like this one: Corsair VS450 450 Watt PSU - Corsair: Flipkart.com) seem to have an...

I'm upgrading my graphics card, and I have narrowed my choices down to the following two cards: 1) GIGABYTE AMD RADEON 7870 2GB OC EDITION...

Thanks for the tip, but there is a problem with eBay sellers shipping to West Bengal. Apparently, one has to wade through an enormous amount of red tape to get an item shipped from eBay worth over Rs. 1000. Flipkart can bypass this limitation, so I would much rather prefer to buy it from them...