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    Budget 90k+ 1440p gaming PC

    I am planning to build a 1440p gaming PC from scratch. I am assembling one after a long time, the last desktop I had was core2quad based, which still serves well. This time I am going ahead with Ryzen nvidia route. Following is the proposed build, appreciate your suggestions. What is your...
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    Monitors Are 1440p 144Hz IPS monitors worth the hassle?

    Hi, I am planning to build a RTX2080/2070 based PC for gaming and I am very much inclined to buy a 1440p 144Hz gsync IPS monitor, all bells and whistles. The cheapest that I can find is Acer Predator XB271HU bmiprz ~47k...
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    Office address effect on Customs Duty

    Hi, I am about to order IEM worth around $50 from lendmeurears.com, using the regular SingPost. Hoping I wont get charged any customs duty. I would like to know from your experiences, whether the chances of customs duty being charged increase significantly if I provide my office address. I live...
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    WiFi on bridge

    Hi guys im in a limbo here, please help me out. I enabled wifi on my dlink 2730u with the setup in pppoe mode, which I have come to know is necessary for providing internet on wifi. But the problem is that I have a bsnl night plan, for which free download period is from 2am to 8am, but having an...
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    Tor privacy and safety

    Does using sites and services like gmail, facebook, netbanking, CC transactions through Tor have any disadvantages? As far as I know tor has onion servers all around the world, which are probably much secure than whatever currently being used by default, but there was a revalation that many of...
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    Budget 10-15K Looking for a mid range android

    1. Budget? A: 13k to 15k 2. Preferred Form Factor(flip, bar, slider)? A: Bar 3. Preferred display type? A: TFT 4. Do you have any brand preference or dislike? Please name them. A: Only established brands like sony, samsung etc ie no micromax and the likes 5. Preferred input method (Touchscreen...
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    Hostels in Koramangala, Bangalore

    Starting out with my first job at Lattice Semiconductor, near flip-kart office in Koramangala 3rd block , 7th C main. Does anyone has an idea of any hostels around 3-4k. Need hostels since I don't want to buy all the other sundry items like mattress and stuff. Thanks!
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    FS: Storage Hardware Seagate Barracuda 1TB Warranty till 20-Mar-2014

    Product Name: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Expected Price: Rs 3700 Shipping charges: To be borne by the Buyer Local buyers preferred (will wait for a few days for locals). Description if any: Sealed Certified Repaired...
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    Storage Solutions San Disk RMA query

    I am about to buy a San Disk 32GB class 4 uSD card. I want to know whether the bill is necessary to claim the warranty. Reason being I can buy it locally about 50 to 100 bucks cheaper than online nad if the bill isn't a kicker I might as well save some money and time by buying it locally. Thanks
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    Advise on Cognizant IT Infra Services Dept

    I am placed in Cognizant and I am a BE E&TC UoPune 2012 pass-out. A Couple a days back I got an email from CTS asking me to come for some linguistic discussion at their Hinjewadi office in Pune. From what I have heard these calls are for placing the guys in their IT infrastructural services...
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    ZTE ZXDSL 831Aii Connection Problem

    I have a zte zxdsl 831aii modem (purchased from BSNL in July 2009), it was working fine until around a week, but lately I am facing problem establishing a link. When i initially power on the modem all the lights, ie DSl, Internet and PC/USB blink very vigorously for around 2 to 3 minutes and...
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    TPB Firefox strange problem

    Im using Firefox 14.0.1and facing this strange problem whenever I visit TPB homepage. I can move the mouse pointer but cant click anything also the movement causes a simmering effect, but the site is fully accessible from its other pages like categories. I have also experienced the same problem...
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    Best OS bootable from pen drive

    My friend's only HDD has gone kaput and needs to be sent for RMA. He has an external 320gb hdd and a 4gb pendrive. Since installing OS into external HDD is PITA I thought the best way is to boot from the pendrive. I first thought about Chrome OS, the image from Hexxah, but I since its a...
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    Webpage to upload/download data

    Im doing my BE (Elec & Tele-Comm) project and I need to upload/download data to/from the webpage. I have transfer an image in RAW format from one GPRS enabled GSM module to another. There is a way to establish a client-server link between the two modules, however I want to explore this option...
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    Bear Grylls sacked by Discovery Channel

    Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-17364327 Loved his shows. though some may criticize him for misleading you cant argue about his great presentation skills. Also one does easily not get bored watching his shows.
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    Text Viewer/Editor for Multiple Languages

    Guys, I am in a rough spot over here. Some of the files(mostly .C files) that I need to view have their documentation in languages other than English like Chinese, Japanese and Russian. When I open these files through Notepad or Wordpad it comes out gibberish, but when I view it through MS Word...
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    Dravid Retiring ?

    Very sad, such a fantastic career is having such an awful ending. Really hope he reconsiders his decision as he is still better than the the so called "better" and "younger" folks. Source: http://timesofindia....ow/12184786.cms
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    LOTR Book Which one is better?

    I have lost track of how many times I have watched the entire series and I am desperate to read the book. Im planning to get it from homeshop 18 using 100/- OFF coupon. I have narrowed down to two editions in my budget but cant decide on which one to finally go for...
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    Storage Solutions Regarding HDD with bad sectors

    Since Seagate has reduced the warranty of the HDD to 1year, Im thinking what to do with drives if they develop bad sector after their warranty period. Most of the HDD I think will develop bad sectors after a year, but then due to lack of warranty it cant be RMAed. You are constantly in the fear...
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    Storage Solutions Urgent :partition type

    I have two disks 500gb and 1tb 500 gb has developed bad sectors so i need to get the 1 tb running with the OS The problem is that when i boot the 1tb drive with OS installed it misses a partition , here the 500 gb drive is not connected to the system here is the disk management screenshot with...
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