PC Buying Guide 2011- Q4

topgear · Sep 26, 2011

Jaskanwar Singh said:
where? in your city?

grab this from here ;-)

vickybat said:
Prices at smc-international has increased significantly for all components. From gpu's-cpu's, prices are up now. I wonder its effective in local and other online vendors as well.

@ jaskanwar

You haven't updated the first page with 560-ti hawk as an option yet?

Yep, prices have hiked in everywhere on most products but if you look around you still might be able grab some good deals ;-)

Jaskanwar Singh said:
vickybat its not updated yet. you can see previous 50k there. compare it.
yeah. 6850 pe is now 10k. but 6970 lightning is 23k as before. and 560ti tfII is 15k!! even 580 tfII is touching 30k.
so i doubt 560 ti hawk to be 14k and 6950 pe to be 16k anymore.

what to do? please tell fast as i have to update front with new configs.

BTW MK200 at 700 is available at smc -
Logitech Media Combo MK200

UPDATE-
a new case - NZXT Source 220
NZXT :: Unique. Unprecendented. Inspired - May the Source 220 Be With You
NZXT :: Unique. Unprecendented. Inspired - Source 220 Product Detail
Maximum PC | NZXT Source 220: A $60 Brushed Aluminum Mid Tower Case? (Update -- Steel Case with Brushed Aluminum Finish)

ANOTHER THING-
even i5 2400 is 10.2k, and other processors are up. DELL ST2220L - 9.6K , DELL IN2030M - 6.9k

this implies complete new rigs again???????

core i5 2400 can be still found for 9.5k here ;-)

Hustlerr · Sep 26, 2011

is deltapage trust worthy site? If i can't bargain smc i might online purchase it

Jaskanwar Singh · Sep 26, 2011

topgear said:
core i5 2400 can be still found for 9.5k here

Prime ABGB Today's Cool Deal !
TP see what prime has written in notice. so i think deltapage will need to update its prices or something.

Cilus · Sep 26, 2011

Last friday, my frined has purchased a Core i5 2400, DH67BL-B3 mobo and Corsair XMS3 1600 MHz from M.D. Computers. The price is still on check over there.....2400 is available @ 8.7K + 4% tax, DH67BL @ 4.7K + 4% Tax and XMS3 @ 1.6K + 4% tax. So, only the ram price has been increased in Kolkata.

topgear · Sep 27, 2011

Jaskanwar Singh said:
Prime ABGB Today's Cool Deal !
TP see what prime has written in notice. so i think deltapage will need to update its prices or something.

Primeabgb offers a cool deal everyday ;-)

deltapage has a text only ( excel sheet ) version of their products which they update almost daily ( the update date is on the top of the page ) and the price is same there too - and cilus have also posted even lower price of core i5 2400 - so I think the price is correct and updated ;-)

Skud · Sep 28, 2011

CoolerMaster is refreshing their product lineup, 3 new products released: CM Storm Trooper is a full tower cabinet, plus Hyper 212 EVO and Hyper TX3 EVO CPU coolers. All the products would be released in October. Are the coolers any different or just name change with official support for newer CPU sockets?

Link:
New Products from Cooler Master | Hardware Secrets

nilgtx260 · Sep 29, 2011

^^ looks interesting to me

d3p · Sep 29, 2011

Skud said:
CoolerMaster is refreshing their product lineup, 3 new products released: CM Storm Trooper is a full tower cabinet, plus Hyper 212 EVO and Hyper TX3 EVO CPU coolers. All the products would be released in October. Are the coolers any different or just name change with official support for newer CPU sockets?

Link:
New Products from Cooler Master | Hardware Secrets

Nice findings SKUD, but CM Full towers need lot more time to catch Corsair Obsidian Line Up or Silverstone Raven only w.r.t Build not with Price.

sandynator · Sep 29, 2011

Hello Gurus...
I need some advice on selecting 2 Desktop PC's for me & a frnd
I'm a basic & moderate user..
Requirement..
1.Few games like nfs series or any racing.... [If I get time for it.. I've never played any game on my PC since last 1 + years except ANGRY BIRDS.. ]

2.HD Movies viewing as well as some fast conversion in to diff. video formats...

3. Internet surfing & downloads 10-12 hrs per day sometimes even 24hrs+ at a stretch...

4. It should run cool after long hours ........

5. autocad & some cad cam software's for my bro & frnd

Currently using Core2 Duo E 4300 1.8 Ghz processor along with Intel 946 GZIS Mother board... wanna upgrade but not looking for core i series as will be getting laptop by march- may 2012

Seriously thinking of AMD now so please guide me for getting processor & suitable Motherboard.
Want processor equal to or better than Intel Core 2 Duo E7500, 2.93 GHz @5600

Which is better option Athlon or Phenom??
How are these
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 1MB @ 4500
OR
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @5800
Or
Suggest any cheaper Quad core Athlon processor & also suggest some mother boards

I'm going to retain old DVD writer, 2 HDD's, 3 GB of Ram may be DDR2 I guess, one Palit PCI express 512 MB Graphic card N Vidia GS 8400 GS[ lying in service centre]

Skud · Sep 29, 2011

@debashish:

Thanks. I think you get what you pay for.

d3p · Sep 29, 2011

^^ Yes that's true even till some extent, but IMO users are getting bored with Same designs like HAF 932 then 922 & later it was 912 Adv.
Now Storm Tropper looks different & more spacier than others but look at the pricings mentioned in the same link provided by you.

Its priced at $189.00 which means after reaching India it will be priced min at 11k - 13k. I agree at this part that, this cabinet will have more Air Cooling than HAF X or HAF 932 & it will beat CM Obsidian hands down in air cooling department, but the User who's paying that premium price must deserve something of better quality.

Skud · Sep 29, 2011

What are its competing products? Does Corsair Obsidian series come within this price range?

d3p · Sep 29, 2011

^^ Yes Corsair Obsidian 800D cost 13k & IMO a better full tower cabinet any day.

Skud · Sep 29, 2011

Hmmm... So the max it can go up is 11k, 10k will make the deal sweet. Lets see where it lands.

MegaMind · Sep 29, 2011

d3p5kor said:
^^ Yes Corsair Obsidian 800D cost 13k & IMO a better full tower cabinet any day.

Is this true? I find it for 16K everywhere...

Extreme Gamer · Sep 29, 2011

The trooper is useless for watercooling multiple products.

Only a single 240mm bottom radiator can be mounted, which is enough only for a CPU.

But it is a nice looking case :nod:

CM Storm Trooper

d3p · Sep 29, 2011

MegaMind said:
Is this true? I find it for 16K everywhere...

That price was mentioned in Hardware Price List thread, which was confirmed few weeks ago.

Let me search.

Jaskanwar Singh · Oct 1, 2011

topgear said:
Primeabgb offers a cool deal everyday

deltapage has a text only ( excel sheet ) version of their products which they update almost daily ( the update date is on the top of the page ) and the price is same there too - and cilus have also posted even lower price of core i5 2400 - so I think the price is correct and updated

sorry for late reply. my net is down.

what i meant was that prime had written a note on top that prices had increased due to dynamic dollar fluctuation. so contact them before making a purchase. but its not there now. but smc prices are same.

and see deltapage has also written -
*deltapage.com/list/index.html

PRICES MAY CHANGE ANY TIME AS US$ IS UP

but there prices according to 1st oct are still lower!

BTW what do you think of updating the rigs with website links mentioning lowest prices along side as online buying suggestions? like this -

thats the lowest prices hdd i found from prime or smc.
*www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299
anybody had experience with hitachi?

Cooler Master Elite 311 (RC-311) or NZXT Gamma?
*www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6705
*www.nzxt.com/new/products/classic_series/gamma

and couldn't find ups, athlon II x4 635, Acer P206HV, zeb bijli, lg dvd.
and suggest some nice sites. lynx to be included?

topgear · Oct 2, 2011

mentioning the source of price is a very good idea but what about the local prices - there's not everything available online and sometime the websites are not properly updated - that's why most of the online shopss will ask you to confirm the price through mail or phone before making the purchase - some of the major online shops are still miles away from the product/price/stock updating system used on newegg or amazon like websites ;-)

Hitachi is reliable HDD brand but availability is a major issue.

Keep NZXT Gamma.

Numeric 600VA UPS and Acer P206HQ/S200HQL is available on Delta Peripherals.

Zeb Bijli and LG DVD RW drive is available on local pc HW shops in Kolkata ;-)

Athlon Ii X4 635 is a bit hard to find in online shops but most local shops in major cities have at-least a uqad core Athlon II in stock fpr sure and they must be priced Under ~4.5k ;-)

rajnusker · Oct 2, 2011

Zeb Bijli and LG DVD RW drive is available on local pc HW shops in Kolkata

Don't buy/suggest LG's drive, we have had several RMA issues with them. They tend to die faster. I recommend Asus.

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