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    PC Peripherals extreme urgent critical - smps best india

    Go for the Powersafe PSU as recommended by others. I got a 400W model for my friends pc - exactly same config as yours minus the printer. It is running fine and reasonably quiet too. It costed me Rs.1500 here in Bangalore.
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    Guide Sleeve your PSUs, DIY Style!!!!

    Nice tutorial Sunny !
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    PC Peripherals Fortron Source PSUs in India!!!! TE, make it happen!!!!!

    Sunny, count me in too for the PSU, leaning towards the AX500-A. Edit: Changing my mind after reading the specs to FSP550 :)
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    PC Peripherals eXtreme PSU Calculator

    Nice find bottle ! Mine comes to 360W if I oc the processor. Warning bells for me to change my PSU I guess..
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    dual 12V rail psu's ....why they are needed !!!

    Excellent article deejay, nice simple explanation..
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    PC Peripherals Advice need for PSU

    @Chaos - I had enquired about the CM RP prices they were quoting somewhere around 4k for the 430W unit. And the guy kept insisting I buy that :lol: I will check up again with those guys for the RP 450W. I'll also check up the Neopower prices here. Bangalore prices are always crazy high :S
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    network connectivity problem

    I had recently installed Slackware on my friends pc. The problem is am unable to connect to the internet through it. He has a Airtel BB - uses a router instead of the modem. Funny thing is all was well the first time I installed Slackware. Then I was experimenting with DHCP and firewall after...
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    PC Peripherals Advice need for PSU

    Thanks for the clarification deejay. I would be running a o/c'd cpu as well run a mild o/c on the gpu. I guess I will wait for the TP2.0 series to be available here. Until then will make do with my el cheapo mercury 350W..
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    PC Peripherals Advice need for PSU

    Am planning to upgrade my existing PSU. The ones I have in mind are 1. Antec TP 550W 2. Cooler Master Realpower 450W I checked out the specification of both Antec TP and CM RP, both are kind of similar except that the CM RP is a dual 12v rail model. Does the dual 12v rail offer any advantage...
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    The genesis of C

    Nice read, thanks KK.
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    PC Peripherals ATP3 availability

    Guys do you know if ATP3 is available in Bangalore? I checked up with a few dealers in SP Road none of them have it in stock. Finally called up Rashi office here and that guy is quoting 4k for the speakers !!! If its not available, can you guys please suggest me the next best 2.1 speaker to go...
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    Guide Compiling the Linux Kernel [Version 2]

    Same here, thanks for the wonderful guide KK.
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    Graphic Cards What Graphics Drivers Are You On !!!

    XG 71.89 - yet to check out the beta releases.
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    Guys Will be missing you all

    All the best for your exams, like everyone said keep study as number one priority right now :)
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    Graphic Cards nV Silencer, what is it ?

    Thats a sweet looking card Masky :)
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    Linux Slackware installation blues

    Thanks for that link ujjwal :) Slowly getting used to the conventions of the Linux world.
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    Linux Slackware installation blues

    Thanks guys for the replies. I traced the problem to the CD I was using to boot. I wrote the ISO to another CD-RW disc and it works like a charm now. Another mistake I did was not asking my friend to write the ISO as an image - he had written as a data disc. I installed Slackware with all the...
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    Linux Slackware installation blues

    This is the first time ever am trying to install/use any form of Linux ever. I downloaded all the 4 installation disks and burned them onto 4 CDs ( Slackware 10.1 ). However when I tried to boot using the first disk, it went straight to the HDD and started loading Windows. And then I found the...
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    CPU/Mobo COM port not working

    Thats a useful tip Jai. I'll check up on that tonight. Hopefully that should solve this problem..