Recent content by vebk

That's an odd tone to take, man. Thanks for your help - truly. I appreciate your advice, but in the end I took @gourav 's advice. I got a new PSU because I was getting a new processor and a new motherboard, and a new PSU was fairly inexpensive. Maybe not the most rational decision - but I don't...

Thanks! Ended up upgrading my laptop to a 12th Gen i5. Changed the motherboard, PSU and got a Nvme SSD as well.

Ok, I am going ahead with this from a local dealer in Nehru Place (prices given below). Will use the existing cabinet, especially since anyway the Matrexx is unavailable locally right now. If and when my cabinet gives way, I think that would be a simple transfer that can be done in a day...

Thanks @gourav - those are excellent recommendations! Am leaning towards a significant upgrade - personal choice, but also in part because I don't think the current system does justice to the 34" ultrawide monitor. I am probably going to go exactly with your recommendation. Any recommendation...

Not a fan of Apple products, and MS Office works terribly on Macs. Plus I am assuming Macbooks are way out of my budget anyway.

Hi All, I am looking to upgrade/ replace my office computer which I built in 2016. Parts can also be sourced from the US if it saves me money. I am completely open to recommendations - so do help! What is your budget? Max 50K What is your existing hardware configuration (component name -...

Thanks everyone for the suggestions - quick update - I have a few people coming to India from the US in the next month or two. So I have the option to get something from there (which usually means higher specs at lesser prices). Any suggestions?

So my office desktop is old and giving way, and my thought process is that it might be a better idea to get a laptop (and use it as a desktop, i.e. non-portable) rather than get into building a new desktop. (Don't intend on gaming, plus with the elevated prices of desktop components, a laptop...

What's your Budget? Around 70K What will be your primary usage for the notebook be? Zoom calls, basic sound recording (planning on buying a USB mic), browsing What size and weight considerations do you have? Preferably 13 -14" and weight < 1.5kg (the lighter the better) Any brand that you...

Thanks for th recommendation. Rife seems to have some good stuff! But it turned out to be a bit of a ~duh~ moment for me, and I realized that one can adjust the spring tension in my current arm mount. One short youtube video later, it works!!

So I bought a 34" ultrawide from LG and love the monitor. However, the flexible arm mount I had for my previous monitor (24" Dell) is not able to support its weight. When I mount it on the arm it sags all the way to the bottom until the lower part of the monitor rests on the desks surface and...

So, the more I got into it, the more I became more and more ambitious, and started thinking about this: CPU: AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 3.8 GHz Quad-Core Processor ( or AMD Ryzen 3 3100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor, if the above is not available, which seems to be the case) Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING...

Want to do some gaming and some video editing as well.

Thanks, guys! It's been a great help. I am thinking of the following (rough prices off the internet - hoping my Nehru Place dealer gives me a better deal): CPU: Ryzen 3100 (9K) MoBo: Asus Prime B450M-A (7K) RAM: Corsair Vengenace 16GB 3200Mhz (5.2K) GPU: Asus 1650S-O4G (13K) PSU: Corsair CV450...

So got the monitor - it's awesome! Through HDMI, my current setup is running it at 2K (3440 x 1440) at 50Hz. That's not bad at all. However, my system is starting to crap out. The Processor often reaches 99% usage, and it shows up for example when I hit Full Screen on a youtube video - earlier...