guru_urug
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My config is in my siggy. I am rocking a pretty old 500GB HDD Seagate SATA HDD as my sole primary HDD for years now. Its serving me well and still running perfectly cool, but Im in the need for more internal storage. And I have waited a year for HDD prices to normalize again to pre-flood rates. While I am at it, I also want to upgrade my RAM capacity, since RAM prices are beginning to increase. I want to jump on the opportunity to get RAM at an acceptable price while I can.
Budget: 6-8k. Though capping it at 6k will be preferable.
Buying sources: Online only. Since I am in Mumbai (Flipkart,Primeabgb,TheItwares)
When am I buying: At the earliest, may post order today evening itself.
HDD:
capacity: atleast 1TB, I don't think I really need 2TB but its currently the sweet spot for GB/Rs
Below are the options I am considering:
WD Blue WD10EZEX 1 TB Internal Hard Drive - WD: Flipkart.com
and
Seagate Barracuda 2 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM001) - Seagate: Flipkart.com
I am leaning towards the 1TB WD blue since I save money which I can use to upgrade later and also since Ive heard WD is very good with its service.
RAM
I have 4GB RAM (2GB+2GB). It is basic corsair 1333Mhz value RAM. I want to upgrade to 8GB RAM. I have a few options here. My motherboard has 4 DIMM slots, 2 of each channel. Should I sell off my 2x2GB RAM and get a 4x2 GB RAM kit? Or should I just buy 1x4GB RAM and run it like this: 2GB + 2GB on one channel and the 4GB on the second channel? AFAIK its the amount of RAM on each channel that classifies as dual channel as opposed to the number of sticks on each channel. Please advice here and suggest me the best RAM option.
Thanks
Budget: 6-8k. Though capping it at 6k will be preferable.
Buying sources: Online only. Since I am in Mumbai (Flipkart,Primeabgb,TheItwares)
When am I buying: At the earliest, may post order today evening itself.
HDD:
capacity: atleast 1TB, I don't think I really need 2TB but its currently the sweet spot for GB/Rs
Below are the options I am considering:
WD Blue WD10EZEX 1 TB Internal Hard Drive - WD: Flipkart.com
and
Seagate Barracuda 2 TB Desktop Internal Hard Drive (ST2000DM001) - Seagate: Flipkart.com
I am leaning towards the 1TB WD blue since I save money which I can use to upgrade later and also since Ive heard WD is very good with its service.
RAM
I have 4GB RAM (2GB+2GB). It is basic corsair 1333Mhz value RAM. I want to upgrade to 8GB RAM. I have a few options here. My motherboard has 4 DIMM slots, 2 of each channel. Should I sell off my 2x2GB RAM and get a 4x2 GB RAM kit? Or should I just buy 1x4GB RAM and run it like this: 2GB + 2GB on one channel and the 4GB on the second channel? AFAIK its the amount of RAM on each channel that classifies as dual channel as opposed to the number of sticks on each channel. Please advice here and suggest me the best RAM option.
Thanks