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    Suggestion needed: Intel Mobo with RAID

    Adding to my question, just to understand a little bit more, just looked up on the MSI H97 PC Mate board. That also seems to support SATA 3 only and not SATA 6 Gb/s. Update: Read up a little on SATA 6/ SATA 3. So the question remaining is: Any other board/ brand in that range like Asus or GB...
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    Suggestion needed: Intel Mobo with RAID

    Thanks Sunil. I am assembling one. And I will either go with an i3 or FX 6300/4300 depending on the mobo + cpu + gpu budget. Hence asking. The usage will be for mainly - web development, Hadoop - Big data programming and other coding and GPGPU programming. Hence RAID is needed for crtitical...
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    Suggestion needed: Intel Mobo with RAID

    Friends Is there a Intel Mobo with RAID in the 5-6K budget range? I am looking for 4 RAM slots also. HDMI port is +/-. I have found the latter two conditions satisfied in a couple of boards (H81/B85) etc., But they lack RAID. But when I move to RAID, the price climbs up to 10K or so. (like...
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    Laptop from US 1000-1100 USD

    Great and short review. Thanks. The 551s have a single fan unlike their ROG big bros (17"ers) or the earlier 550s. But strangely enough, according to reviews the single fan seems to be doing a better job than the dual fans of 550s. Definitely, the dual fan design in G750xx is in a different...
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    Laptop from US 1000-1100 USD

    Night-Rider Since you own a G551. Is it an IPS panel? How is the cooling? How is the performance? Is it VFM and how would you compare that with a Lenovo Y50?
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    Laptop from US 1000-1100 USD

    Thanks. Checked the India G551 - That is 850M DDR3 and 8 GB Memory @ 82-88K. Whereas the US GL551 comes with 860M DDR5 and 16GB Memory @ 62-68K. Hence the temptation :lol:
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    Laptop from US 1000-1100 USD

    SaiyanGoku No warranty in India :cry:
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    Laptop from US 1000-1100 USD

    1) What is your budget? (INR or USD) 1000-1100 USD 2) What size & weight consideration (if any) would you prefer? Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen 3) What are the primary tasks you will be performing with this notebook? - Programming - Heavy Big Data type - will...
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    Help me with the cheapest CPU Configuration.... ;-)

    I know it's a old thread. But, curious. Had anybody got success with unlocking Sempron? Will the Gigabyte board facilitate that?
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    Suggestion needed: Replacement to Intel D845GVSR board

    Thanks.... I did some searching and found a BioStar - P4MP900 VIA based board in Biostar website. Also I saw some 845 based boards in the Biostar site. Would you advise going for this.? Not sure if this available though. But P4MP900 is listed in the dealer's page.
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    Suggestion needed: Replacement to Intel D845GVSR board

    One of my old system's D845GVSR Intel board died. The technician also said it can't be repaired. The processor is Celeron 2.4 GHz. I think it only supports IDE HDD. I recently (6 months ago) purchased an IDE disk. What is the best replacement board to go for? Do I go for D845 again(it...
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    Laptop to run Maya 3D

    @acewin: Thanks for the reply.... You mean the new XPS 15? or the old XPS Studio models? The New XPS series has been recently launched and not even display models available. I am not sure anybody has got one in hands yet? Re., Asus...Any idea where I can see one of them in Bangalore? I wen...
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    Laptop to run Maya 3D

    @Amrit: Thanks Friends..Since he is in a remote town, I need to buy for him from Bangalore (except Dell which he can order online.) I want to give a shortlist of 3 and let him decide. I do not want to force any model on him....After all its his money :stirpot: I came up with a...
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    Laptop to run Maya 3D

    Hi Guys One of my friend wants a laptop to run Maya 3D animation software. His budget is 30- 40k. - Monitor: Better if it supports wide-screen, since it is used for animation - No preference on Brand - Long battery life as animation program has to run overnight and if the power goes out the...
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    GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H - help needed

    Dude..Did you buy a rev 1.1 or rev 1.0..How'z the NB heat levels?
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    Basic Guide Purchase a New System

    I am on a tight budget @18K - building for someone else He will use this primarily as an office PC, also this will double up to watch movies, listen to songs and play some basic games - at the max. 2-D games - no 3-D games...
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    Latest Hardware Prices & Quotes..!!

    Anyone knows prices of the following boards in SP Road bangalore? Asus M2A-VM GA-MA69G-S2H Biostar TA690G AM2 GA-MA69VM-S2 Also, if anyone knows 780G based boards Gigabyte 780G Biostar 780G Thanls for your help........
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    Basic Guide Purchase a New System

    Hi Which is the best 690G motherboard? I have come across reviews/ recommendations on 1) Asus M2A-VM - Safe recommendation by many people for a VFM build 2) GA-MA69G-S2H - seems to be good 3) Biostar TA690G AM2 - I like this board better because this has a bit of OCing capabilities (I...
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    Cheap and Reliable build

    Thanks.. @John I am looking at @15K. This is a basic build with on board video... @paranj Thx..Is it necessary to go for a separate PSU or go with one which comes with a cabinet as default (like Zebby Lava etc.,)
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    Cheap and Reliable build

    Hi I just built a E4600 with Intel DG33FB config a month back. I have to build a cheap and no-frills but reliable build to someone. Money is a key constraint...Lookign for cheaper than my previous build with E4600 and DG33 This time around I am not particular on Intel. AMD would also do. I am...
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