Buying spree

[Devrath_ND]

I wanted to upgrade my computer with midrange(5-6K) graphics card

I also want to buy an portable external harddisk of 160 GB or 80 GB

I want to buy a 2 GB pen drive

I want all these in around 10k

Please suggest the product and also it price

[DigitalDude]

midrange graphics card - 8600GT 256MB - 5k (512MB is 6k) XFX
portable external hdd - 4.5k seagate
2 gb pen drive - 0.4 k transcend

approx total - 9.9k

there are a lot of products available in theitwares.com, ebay.in, techshop.in, theitdepot.com see what you want... I have just suggested brands


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[m-jeri]

i think doable...

WD passport 160 G fr 3800.....2gb pen drive for 800 i guess....

then for rest buy the card of ur budget.....maybe a low end 8 series...

^^...go for WD...seagte waste.....

or better 160 G HDD with external casings...

[Devrath_ND]

Which brand should i go for 8600 GT.

I read asus is good but what is the current price to that compared to xfx

[Devrath_ND]

Please help me choose brand for 8600 GT b/w asusu and xfx

What is the price and whether it is justified

Please i want to buy it as soon as possible your advice would be very much appreciated

[DigitalDude]

XFX or ASUS both are equally good..

just get the lowest priced model among them unless you know specifically why you want to buy a next in line (or high priced) model


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[Devrath_ND]

This is the last time i would be asking

I should go for XFX 8600 GT (DDR3) 256 Mb or 512 Mb for an extra 1k and whether it is justified

[DigitalDude]

go for it if 1k is not a big deal for you... it is justified for the more gfx memory you get



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[m-jeri]

meh..........

just waste 256 mb more in 512 type ..anyways the card doesnt have the ability to address tht space...my opinion..dnt go...

[MetalheadGautham]

don't even look at 8600GT. It sucks and has ultra low VFM compared to ATi HD3650.
HD3650 costs 5.5K, A 2GB pendrive 0.4-0.5k.
so HDD can come within 4k, for which you can buy a 320GB HDD with case.

[Devrath_ND]

Thank you it's over with graphics card but about portable harddisk of WD there are two models 1)WD Elements™ Portable and 2)WD Passport

For which one should i go on the basis of performance and price

[m-jeri]

^^^Its ok......
.but if nvdia u want and in ur budget this is good...
8600 do have a heating up like hell pblm....but i have no exp with ati
so no comments....

[Devrath_ND]

Originally Posted by madjeri

^^^Its ok......
.but if nvdia u want and in ur budget this is good...
8600 do have a heating up like hell pblm....but i have no exp with ati
so no comments....

No, i have decided on 8600 GT only but can you help me out with portable harddisk of 80 GB and it price

[MetalheadGautham]

Originally Posted by Devrath_ND

No, i have decided on 8600 GT only but can you help me out with portable harddisk of 80 GB and it price

HD 3650 supports DirectX 10.1, and playes every game better than 8600GT, and it can also be overclocked better. But all this comes at a price: 500 rupees extra, which I think anyone will be willing to pay.


For harddisc, you are better off buying a 80 GB laptop drive of 5400 RPM and buying a case for it for 200 rupees. The former costs 1.6k max.

[Devrath_ND]

OK Then Thank You abt Graphics card but i donot want the hasssle of buying a hardidisk and then it's casing

[DigitalDude]

Originally Posted by madjeri

meh..........

just waste 256 mb more in 512 type ..anyways the card doesnt have the ability to address tht space...my opinion..dnt go...

though 8600GT may not be able to fully utilise the 512MB, you can't reject it saying that the card cant address that much memory space.. if you are playing in higher resolutions or with some higher settings 256MB can be saturated... in that cases having the 512 MB is useful...

I dunno if the 512MB GDDR3 is easily available.. only if its not available go for the 256MB card

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

don't even look at 8600GT. It sucks and has ultra low VFM compared to ATi HD3650.
HD3650 costs 5.5k

AFAIK HD3650 (costlier than what you have quoted) better for movies but 8600GT is better for game performance. can you point me to some benchmarks that prove otherwise


for portable HDD,

120GB WD External HDD would be around 3k

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[Devrath_ND]

Thanks Just a bit left

I have decided on these
XFX Geforce 8600GT 512 DDR3
Western Digital Passport 120 GB

But i want an good headphone for music. i have thought abt AHP512i. What is it's price and any other good choice

[m-jeri]

Originally Posted by DigitalDude

though 8600GT may not be able to fully utilise the 512MB, you can't reject it saying that the card cant address that much memory space.. if you are playing in higher resolutions or with some higher settings 256MB can be saturated... in that cases having the 512 MB is useful...

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have you ever debuged a hardware for s/w performance analysis.....
its kinda part of my job....so i do it..

and then said that 8600GT could only access upto 300 ~ 320 MB of ram..
so no point....in extra 256..and anyways its out of point no need in shelling the money as he is on a budget...increasing ur sys ram may help..but not the GPU ram...in this case..

[Devrath_ND]

thank you sir, what abt my headphone

Soory but i want to give the order within evening

What abt my headphone for max 1.5k for mainly music

[m-jeri]

na maan..dunno much i use a philips i bought for 1.7k abt 3 months back..ask someone else...

which i use is enough for daily use...not audiophile for my ipod nano i use a senheiser..its wayyyyyy out of your budget...so i guess philips or look for altec lansing i heard they gt some good ones for ur range maybe even creative...

[Devrath_ND]

Originally Posted by madjeri

na maan..dunno much i use a philips i bought for 1.7k abt 3 months back..ask someone else...

which i use is enough for daily use...not audiophile for my ipod nano i use a senheiser..its wayyyyyy out of your budget...so i guess philips or look for altec lansing i heard they gt some good ones for ur range maybe even creative...

Is this Altec lansing AHP512i a good one and what is it's cost

[DigitalDude]

I dont have much idea about headsets mainly for music...

try Logitech premium stereo headset costs around rs.600 or ask your dealer whether he has any Sennheiser/Philips noise cancelling sets and get one for your budget...

if for gaming, Logitech precision gaming headset would do for your budget rs.1.4k

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Originally Posted by madjeri

have you ever debuged a hardware for s/w performance analysis.....
its kinda part of my job....so i do it..

and then said that 8600GT could only access upto 300 ~ 320 MB of ram..
so no point....in extra 256..and anyways its out of point no need in shelling the money as he is on a budget...increasing ur sys ram may help..but not the GPU ram...in this case..

sorry I dont do any of that stuff as a part of my job (I'm a Mechanical Engg ) but I do go through a lot of reviews and benchmarks... saying 8600GT could only access upto 300 ~ 320 MB is not a strong conclusion... you might be talking about the 512MB DDR2 card it is possible since the memory is slower... but if its the 512MB GDDR3 card you are talking about, IMO you have not worked the card enough thats it..

but I agree on this part in saying that he could get more sys ram than spending on this... perfectly logical...


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dunno about Altec lansing AHP512i

but Altec Lansing AHS515 is 1.3k and Altec Lansing CHP524 is 1.8k


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[acewin]

Sony xd 200 comes in about 1490K, or philips SHP 2700, Rs 1495, these are what I know. OThere than these sub 1K are philips SHP2500 (Rs 745) and sony xd 100(Rs 1090)

[m-jeri]

8600GT processors have some kinda memory access limitations....i know a guy from ATi...met him through a forum....he said..maybe badmouthing..hhehhehe..

so i guess the poster got his answers....

[DigitalDude]

LOL yeah



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