Going Shopping - Need info about Calcutta Vendors

[Micheal]

hey guys, i live in Calcutta. Going to upgrade my system. So need info regarding WHICH VENDOR TO BUY FROM

I do regret creating this new thread (to keep the forum uncluttered) but after searching, i got so puzzled by the millions of posts that i had no other choice but to ask u all separately

i have zeroed*in on what to buy (thanks to u all). for reference u can take a look here
Pleeez Help me in my Upgrading Quest !!!

1> Intel C2D E8400 3.0GHz
2> Abit IP-35E (not preferred though) [want an MSI or ASUS solution] if nothing then INTEL]
3> GeForce 8600 chipset based PCIe graphics card. Which make???
4> DDR2 RAM 1GB or more. Again which make???
5> If need be then will this SMPS suffice .....CoolerMaster RS-460-PCAR-A3 Extreme Power 460W

I already have the following and wish to keep
1> Dell E178FP (bought 10 days ago)
2> Samsung 80GB SATA-1 HDD @ 7200rpm

oops almost forgot
6> i need a wired keyboard. been using TVS GOLD for 8 years. Any options from Logitech or MS ??

[anubisX]

There are lots of vendors in Kolkata, Supreme, Eastern Logica, Computer World, Saboo.

Get EVGA 8600GT, XFX 8600GT gets fired up too much.
Get Corsair RAM 1GB or 2GB.
Get Point Of View or Cooler Master 500Watt or more SMPS.
Get MSI P35 NEO or ASUS P5N E. ABiT IP35-E is also good, many forum members are using it, even me.

[Micheal]

Originally Posted by anubisX

There are lots of vendors in Kolkata, Supreme, Eastern Logica, Computer World, Saboo.
Get EVGA 8600GT, XFX 8600GT gets fired up too much.
Get Corsair RAM 1GB or 2GB.
Get Point Of View or Cooler Master 500Watt or more SMPS.
Get MSI P35 NEO or ASUS P5N E. ABiT IP35-E is also good, many forum members are using it, even me.

Plz give me the addresses, telephone numbers and emails of these Vendors
Plus I need to find some reliable ones
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Next, i'm not sure about EVGA. I trust those rigorously tested by Digit Test Centre. What about ASUS EN8600GT???
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Just 4 curiosity, why Corsair ??? Details plz
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Do i really need 500W for this setup??
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I'll check the motherboards rite now...
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I invite all my fellow Kolkatans in this Forum to post their experiences and views. If possible plz PM me ur contact nos. so dat we can have a chat

[Dr.tweaker]

hi,another kolkatan here

[Micheal]

hey c'mon guys
don't tell me theres no kolkatanin this forum

look at Dr.Tweaker ...... now dats d spirit !!!
hey tweaker dont u hav ne suggestions??

[Pathik]

Contact this dude >. ChotoCheeta

[john_the_ultimate]

BTW, whats your budget?

E8400 is a good choice.

EVGA/XFX 750i mobo would help a lot in overclocking/stablity. Else get ABiT IP35-E with your eyes closed.

8600GT doesn't make sense right now, since 9600gt/gs etc are out. Reliable brands EVGA, XFX, Leadtek, Palit (maybe the cheapest)

For ram 2GB in dual channel is the minimum what you should get. Good brands are CORSAIR, Kingston, Transcend etc........ basically most of the value series modules from different brands would give more or less same performance.

As for PSU CM460 that you have suggested is good enough for your system but the most sort out PSU right now is CORSAIR VX450W..........a bit costly around 3.5k but you can have peace of mind.

Here are few of the vendors list http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/show...&postcount=192 if you need details for any specific brands then pm me.

[angermanagement]

someone here in the forum(infact many may be! ) refers XFX 8600 GT as "Electric Stove Edition" that itself shows the gamers idea of XFX 8600 et al.

[royal]

E8400 is a good choice... I bought one for Rs. 8300 from Technokrat two weeks back
For RAM, I suggest atleast CORSAIR or if possible OCZ (depending on budget)
CM460 is ok but if possible go for CORSAIR VX450
And eVGA is the best in graphics else you can also go for MSI

For everything except the proccy visit Tirupati and ask for Mr. Rajesh. Make sure to haggle a bit but not too much

[Micheal]

FIRST OF ALL THANKS A TON GUYS (all of u)

Originally Posted by john_the_ultimate

BTW, whats your budget?

E8400 is a good choice.

EVGA/XFX 750i mobo would help a lot in overclocking/stablity. Else get ABiT IP35-E with your eyes closed.

8600GT doesn't make sense right now, since 9600gt/gs etc are out. Reliable brands EVGA, XFX, Leadtek, Palit (maybe the cheapest)

For ram 2GB in dual channel is the minimum what you should get. Good brands are CORSAIR, Kingston, Transcend etc........ basically most of the value series modules from different brands would give more or less same performance.

As for PSU CM460 that you have suggested is good enough for your system but the most sort out PSU right now is CORSAIR VX450W..........a bit costly around 3.5k but you can have peace of mind.


Here are few of the vendors list http://www.thinkdigit.com/forum/show...&postcount=192 if you need details for any specific brands then pm me.

Originally Posted by royal

E8400 is a good choice... I bought one for Rs. 8300 from Technokrat two weeks back

For RAM, I suggest atleast CORSAIR or if possible OCZ (depending on budget)

CM460 is ok but if possible go for CORSAIR VX450

And eVGA is the best in graphics else you can also go for MSI

For everything except the proccy visit Tirupati and ask for Mr. Rajesh. Make sure to haggle a bit but not too much

my opinion

1> my budget is 20K (+ idhar udhar)
2> For mobo Abit IP35E ok. But wat about MSI P35 Neo Combo F, ASUS P5K SE. I dont want 2 PCIe x16 slots. I am not looking for SLI nor Crossfire setup.
3> Frankly i am not a gamer. But yes games do fascinate me and I want to play a few sometimes like NFS. So need a setup dat can take dat load. And i think if it can run these games then it can easily run HD content. Plus i cant afford more than 6-7K for dis baby. So 8600 chipset required. About EVGA i'm not sure. I trust Digit Test Centre. Its y i pay for the mag.
4> i cant afford 3.5K for a PSU. i dont hav the spirit to make my parents tax heavily 4 my wishes. So at the very most i can afford 2K (i am refereing to ITWares prices)
5> RAM =>> Transcend used to be a thing for the elite. But as its products have reached rock-bottom prices like others i hav begun to doubt the quality. I think they are being manufactured here without quality control. Corsair seems to hav taken dat place. But again i cant afford more than 2K (as per current prices). If need be i'll run XP and forget abt Vista(greedy memory hog)

[john_the_ultimate]

The cheapest 8600gt would be from Mercury (yes u heard it right), it comes for about 3k + tax. This is the card http://www.mercury-pc.com/product-de...&productid=779

For PSU CM460 would cost within 2k including taxes.

[abhisek_bsws]

Originally Posted by john_the_ultimate

The cheapest 8600gt would be from Mercury (yes u heard it right), it comes for about 3k + tax. This is the card http://www.mercury-pc.com/product-de...&productid=779

For PSU CM460 would cost within 2k including taxes.

john bro can u tell me where can I get this mercury 8600gt graphics card
in kolkata.....i have been looking 4 dis card 4 days as my bro want dis baby

.....and i will chk M.D computers 4 da leadtek 9600gso as u have suggested at da gfx thread..I am very wellknown 2 them already

[royal]

Originally Posted by Micheal

About EVGA i'm not sure. I trust Digit Test Centre. Its y i pay for the mag.

We all do but keep your eyes open...visit other tech forums and read reviews for any product before you purchase.

Its better if you do not rely on a single source but try all possible sources of information

Originally Posted by Micheal

i cant afford 3.5K for a PSU. i dont hav the spirit to make my parents tax heavily 4 my wishes.

We all passed through this phase bro so we know what it feels like. BTW, CM460 is not an inferior product so feel happy but do keep in mind that PSU is often a neglected but vital PC component.

[Micheal]

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Originally Posted by royal

We all do but keep your eyes open...visit other tech forums and read reviews for any product before you purchase.
Its better if you do not rely on a single source but try all possible sources of information *
We all passed through this phase bro so we know what it feels like. BTW, CM460 is not an inferior product so feel happy but do keep in mind that PSU is often a neglected but vital PC component.

Word of encouragement !!*I like it bro wen ppl like u undrstnd. Same to all others hu posted
Ok even if i go for Corsair PSU or CM 500W PSU, plz guys giv me a specific model name for a motherboard and a graphics card
EVGA...got it. Wat abt ASUS EN8600GT??
And i dont want to go for the cheapest solution
Can ne 1 giv me options from Leadtek & XFX ?

damn wats all this ruddy crap dat gets in ???
haven't been able to post properly since they gave this place a new look
using IE7 and Opera 9.26 still the same problem

[pimpom]

Originally Posted by Micheal

4> i cant afford 3.5K for a PSU. i dont hav the spirit to make my parents tax heavily 4 my wishes. So at the very most i can afford 2K (i am refereing to ITWares prices)

My regular source in Kolkata have their own brand of 450W PSU which I've found to be quite good. The build quality is good and it has a large quiet fan. I've installed something like 40-50 of them over the past 3 years and none of them has failed. I'm using one right now to run an AMD X2 4800+, 1.5GB RAM, a 7600GT card, three hard disks and two optical drives.

Price is about 1K for a retail box and less for the OEM version. I won't give the exact price because I'm a regular customer and I'm not sure what price they will quote for others.

I don't want to give details of my suppliers in public here to avoid the possibility of swamping them with a lot of silly requests and enquiries. If you're interested, PM me with your email address.

[john_the_ultimate]

@ Michael
Just take a look at the link I have given u (vendors details). There u will find M.D. Computers, u can get leadtek gfx card price from them or contact Rashi Peripherals for xfx cards. Just call them, if you need further assistance in finding a particular product we are here to help you.

We can only give you suggestion n approx price, you'll have to decide what you want to get and bargain the prices with the vendors.

So, you know your budget and average price of different components, then just check it yourself, where's the confusion.

As per your budget:
E8400 ->8.2k
Abit IP35e ->5k
Corsair/Kinston module 2gb DDR2 667 -> 1.9k
8600gt/9600gt/gso as per the price -> 5k-10k
CM460/VX450W -> 2-3.2k

These are rough estimate and does cross your budget.

[Micheal]

Originally Posted by john_the_ultimate

if you need further assistance in finding a particular product we are here to help you.
We can only give you suggestion n approx price, you'll have to decide what you want to get and bargain the prices with the vendors.

So, you know your budget and average price of different components, then just check it yourself, where's the confusion.

As per your budget:

E8400 ->8.2k
Abit IP35e ->5k
Corsair/Kinston module 2gb DDR2 667 -> 1.9k
8600gt/9600gt/gso as per the price -> 5k-10k
CM460/VX450W -> 2-3.2k

These are rough estimate and does cross your budget.

THANKS A TON bro.
The Confusion - which <specific model name> gfx card to buy <asus/leadtek/palit/etc.> I mean after i buy i dont want to discover dat the card has heating issues or dis issue and dat issue. I've had enough xprience wid my Prescott P4 HT
Mobo - i'll go for Abit IP35-E alright
Wont my RAM module come in a 800MHz flavour?
GFX Card budget strictly is 5-7K

Thanks guys. Do post back. All of u

[john_the_ultimate]

DDR2 comes in 533/667/800/1066 etc. flavours (yummy) The higher the frequency the costly it is.

All brands like leadtek/xfx/palit are good.

[Micheal]

thanks john
i say once i had to go to G C Avenue to repair my cell-phone. There i noticed 4 d first time these numerous computer peripherals shops. I went and asked in all of them nearby for an intel C2D E8400 and wanted to know whether they stocked A-bit products. Surprisingly nobody was able to understand and some said they did not stock A-bit products. Only 1 named Planet computers seemed to have that from their simple "yes". But i left that shop after standing their indifference for 20 minutes.
I hope i dont face the same thing with ur suggestion - M D Computers

[john_the_ultimate]

Just call them before actually going there.

[Micheal]

okay now that my hardware inventory is over, here's another question:--
this time round (with this new rig), should i go for windows vista home premium or stick to trusted, good old windows xp pro?
plz do keep in mind the following setup~
1> Intel C2D E8400
2> A-bit IP35-E
3> Transcend/Corsair/Kingston 2X1GB RAM @ 667Mhz
4> 8600 chipset based gfx card from Leadtek/XFX/ASUS

some xtra query~
1> Should i go for 2X1GB RAM or one 2GB module?
2> 8600GT or 8600GTS? And i just remembered will Palit 9600GSO @ 6500 rupees do me any good?
3> Will Abit IP35-E support my 80GB SATA1 HDD for now?

john if u reply plz plz plz reply to all

[john_the_ultimate]

Do you require DX10 (just few more eye candy), if yes then go for vista else stay with our trusted WINXP PRO.
2*1gb in dual channel is what you should get.
9600GSO is much better than 8600gt/gts so go for the palit 96xx series.
Yes ur HDD will be supported.

[Micheal]

thnx john. I will do my homework and write back wat i've done.
i'm goin to check out the palit 9600GSO right now on their website to compare with the other gfx cards.
BTW wen i was browsing through XFX, Leadtek, ASUS the other day, i found XFX and ASUS's have a cool fan solution. It was fancy but dont no about its merits & demerits.

[Girish78]

Hi All. I have read a lot of opinions about hardware vendors in kolkata and the frustrating customer service experienced by many from many vendors in kolkata. I have spent some 7 years in the hardware industry and earlier it was a part of my job to visit service centres for replacement. Over a period of time, i have developed smarter ways to get quality hardware products for myself, my friends and my clients. I do the following :-

1. If the product is faulty or stops working I prefer to do an RMA rather than visit service centres. The reason is that the service centre guys also do not know about their product completely. I read in some thread about a problem faced by somebody with XFX 650i Mobo. Do you know that XFX provides lifetime warranty for some Mobo and graphic cards in USA. In India, XFX retailers are screwing the company reputation. I had faced a problem with XFX 8800 GT card which i had bought from technocrat for my friend. The card ran fine for a month and suddenly no boot problem. Technocrat guy "Santosh" told my friend that the card got burnt. I was surprised at the pathetic answer from the distributor stating that once its burnt then their is no warranty. I challenged him to prove that the card got burnt and as he had no technical knowledge, he could not utter much. I finally took the card from them, did an RMA with XFX USA who forwarded it to Singapore or somewhere the card came from. My friend got his reparied XFX card in 45 days. Nvidia 8800 GT chips (the old ones) suffer from some fabrication process thereby causing this problem. My friend is happy and so am I. So my friends, please dont waste time with service centre guys, just RMA and you will get your product serviced or replaced if it is faulty.

2. I prefer to buy from online stores rather than buying from Chandni. Some i would recommend are theitdepot.com, theitwares.com, prime agb. If you can shell more on shipping charges, then you can try these great sites. www.crazypc.com, www.performance-pcs.com and also www.mnpctech.com. I have faith in the following vendors in Kolkata. Classic Computers and Tirupati as they are aware what they are selling and possess lot more knowledge than other vendors. They service is better off as well.

If you need any more information or have queries, please let me know.

Lastly, CHANDNI MARKET IS A PLACE WHERE RETAILERS PRACTISE HOW TO FOOL A CUSTOMER.