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Hi Folks, need to replace my ageing Galaxy SL i9003. Rather than go for an expensive phone, was thinking of buying a tablet and use it for browsing, movie watching, occasional moderate gaming and calling. Currently thinking of Asus Fonepad(2013). Seems to be better than Samsung equivalent. Also...

Read about it occasionally, but unable to come to a conclusion. Is there an issue with GPS in i9003. People have reported better connection with towers enabled. Can anyone confirm - (1). How much time it takes in open areas to get a lock (2). Accuracy of the lock A decent GPS connection on a...

Mobile World Congress is open mid of february. Will we see dual core mobiles being showcased during that time? My dilemma is as follows. I want to upgrade to a smartphone from my ancient N73 ME. Should I buy one now or do I wait for a dual core phone?

I played WoW(US) from 2007 start till 2008 end. Canceled before WoTLK released. I thought of reactivating and trying out the improvements in the game. Problem is , the forgot password option does not recognize my account number+email id combo. I mailed Blizzard support, but they asked me to...

My DVD drive was working fine till like 3 weeks back when my old 8600GT died. I disconnected DVD drive and rebooted to isolate the gfx problem. Once confirmed, I gave the connection back, installed my new 5850 and restarted. Power is fine. I can eject the dvd tray, but neither windows 7 nor the...

Got a couple of questions for you guys. Please see my sign below. After getting my 5850, I am able to play games at full HD ,ultra quality & 4x AA. But there seems to be some stuttering in some games, like Dawn of War 2, etc. I get the feeling it might be due to insufficient ram. Planning to...

Hello gang, Got my Scythe 1900 rpm fan finally . But it's a little too loud for my comfort. Searched for fan control methods, but mostly found undervolting and other mods. Is there any software which could reduce the fan speed? My mobo (see sign) does not display the cabinet fan...

Hello gang! Had some queries in mind. My current rig is in my sign below. I have plans to buy a 24" monitor in the near future, so apparently the 8600GT will not suffice. Not thinking about nvidia, as it will be a long time before they bring out wallet-friendly cards. In ATI, the best bet at...

My cabinet is a CM 335 one. As you well know, it comes with a rear exhaust 120mm fan, but not a front one. I was looking at the market threads for fans and had a few questions - (1). The CM fan is 50 CFM, from what i saw on some forum. Can this be paired with any 120 mm front fan?. Will the...

My current config is in my sign. I am planning to sell off my sAMSUNG 17" CRT and buy a 22" LCD monitor. I am currently using a eMerge 500VA UPS to power the current system. (1). How much of a power difference would there be between my 17" CRT and a 22" LCD monitor. More or less? And numbers...

Hi gang, This is a config request, but not putting in the request format, because of the query below. On a 26k budget for CPU+MOBO+2GB RAM+CABINET+PSU, which is better for gaming - (1). 955 BE + my 2 year old 2mb cache HDD, (OR) 720BE + new 32mb cache HDD The prices work out...

Couple of questions for you guys - (1). Due to budget limitations, which is better to game at 16xx resolution, X4 620 + 4850 (or) X3 720 BE + 9800 GT (or) X4 955 BE + 9600 gt/4670 I understand that some games are optimized for multicores, while others aren't. Nevertheless...

Hi gang, I have an emerge 500 VA UPS running A64 3200+,8600gt,A8N-VM, 2GB DDR1, 1 HDD, 1 DVD R/W, printer/scanner/copier combo & 17" CRT. Backup is basically low, maybe a minute max. But it doesn't affect me much, as my apartment has 1KVA backup, which kicks in within 20s. If i...

Dragon age origins apparently gets upto 75% boost multicore proccessors compared to dual cores. Dragon Age: Origins CPU benchmarks - 75 percent boost for quad-cores - Dragon Age Origins, CPU, Benchmark, Performance - PC Games Hardware Games are increasingly getting optimized for multicores...

Hi Gang, I have attached an image ss of my PSU below. It was bought from a friend's friend a year back after my generic mercury psu died. This PSU is currently powering Athlon 3200+ single core, asus mobo, 2 gb ddr ram, 8600gt, 1 hdd,17" CRT monitor. I have plans to upgrade my...

Hi Gang, need your advice. I need to upgrade my jurassic era single core athlon 2 ghz + 8600 gt system. My budget is 30k for the following parts - Processor(Min tri core). Not keen on unlocking. If i get it, its a bonus. Motherboard(Will go for mild Ocing down the lane) DDR3 ram( 2gb stick will...

Hi gang, I am on the lookout for a light weight dual-sim candy bar phone for my dad. He expressed a wish to own one, as he travels quite often for personal work. Would like to know of there are any decent ones within a budget of 4-8K max. Dont require a camera more than 2 MP , just...

Am in a dilemma. I have plans to buy a new system in the next 2-3 months. I know prices would fall further then, but which would be better - x3 720 BE + AM3 mobo + DDR3(24k) or X4 940BE + A2+mobo + DDR2(20k) 4 GB C5 DDR2 800 MHZ is around 3k 4 GB C9 DDR3 1300MHZ is around 6k(cheapest i could...

Hi gang, Quick question. Whats the diff between G-Skill F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ (2GB x 2) 800 MHz priced at 3k and G-Skill F2-6400CL4D- 4GBPI (2GB x 2) 800 MHz priced at 4k. Assuming the former is 4-4-4-12 and former is 5-5-5-15. Question is, on a gaming machine, will it make much of a...

Hi gang, Been planning to upgrade my ancient system for a while. My current system is A64 3200+ 2*1 ddr 400 ram A8N VM mobo 8600GT 256mb 160gb sata HDD LG DVD writer 500w smps 17" CRT I have been reading thru the forums and i have narrowed down to the spec below - C2D E8400 9400/-...