Price updates from S.P. Road (Bangalore)
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Believe me, Bangalore is a worst place to buy tech & gaming stuffs !
price there totally sucks, HD 4850 is still being sold @ 8.5k & to my utter astonishment 9600 Gt retails 7.5k
ODD !~! n WD HD media player 7k incl Taxes & Ankit infotech sucks, Golcha offers the best customers satisfaction ( not in price, but by ADVICE )
price there totally sucks, HD 4850 is still being sold @ 8.5k & to my utter astonishment 9600 Gt retails 7.5k
ODD !~! n WD HD media player 7k incl Taxes & Ankit infotech sucks, Golcha offers the best customers satisfaction ( not in price, but by ADVICE )hector19 said:Believe me, Bangalore is a worst place to buy tech & gaming stuffs !
price there totally sucks, HD 4850 is still being sold @ 8.5k & to my utter astonishment 9600 Gt retails 7.5k
I agree on Bangalore being the worst place for buying tech stuff.
But my experience with Golchha and Ankit Infotech is exactly opposite. I've bought stuff from both places, but the experience has been completely different. The Golchha guy is very rude and has too much attitude. The Ankit infotech guy, even though not the most knowledgeable person, is very helpful and ready to answer any of my price queries. Although my best experience has been with this shop called IT Gain, just opposite to Ankit.
People going to SP Road beware. There is shortage of Core i5 750 today. Not even a single i5 750 in total S.P road. It seems to be same tomorrow also. I travelled 50 Kms in vain. Only fruitful thing is I can update the prices here.
People who sell stuff at It Gain are kids. I didn't see even once any person older enough to have a mustache at that shop.
Saw Altec lansing Exceptional Ultra in Golcha @ 10K + Tax. The box size was Huge.
MSi 5770 @ 8500 + Tax. This is the best price one could find. - Golcha
MSI 5850 @ 15500 + Tax. Golcha
Sapphire 5770 10.5 + tax @ Ankit, 10.5K @ It gain
sapphire 5850 16.5 + tax @ Ankit
VX 450 4K + tax @ Ankit
i7 860 14500 + tax @ Ankit
2 Gb pen Drive 280 Rs @ IT Gain computers
Sapphire 4890 12800 + Tax @ It gain
HP Pci TV Tuner 2000 + Tax @ Ankit
Coolermaster 690 4300 + Tax @ Ankit
Logitech Z5500, MX5021, M audio sound cards, CM sniper and other high end cabinets, Logitech Wave pro keyboard combo, Plethora of Tv Tuners were present at Golcha. The guy present there was spending more time with the PDA than with the customers.
Some Prices are terrible in bangalore. They are supposed to be cheaper than online prices.
There was no crowd at all at both these shops. Usually during weekdays also it used to be like a stock exchange.
Ankit guy (both rohit and dinesh) always says that he sell genuine processors and others sell imported processors. That is the reason why he sells them at higher price. If I want that imported stuff he says he will sell that, 500 bucks cheaper than the other shop. I quite dont understand this imported funda. can any one care to explain. Imported or not we get warranty because of the Vat paid bill right.
People who sell stuff at It Gain are kids. I didn't see even once any person older enough to have a mustache at that shop.
Saw Altec lansing Exceptional Ultra in Golcha @ 10K + Tax. The box size was Huge.
MSi 5770 @ 8500 + Tax. This is the best price one could find. - Golcha
MSI 5850 @ 15500 + Tax. Golcha
Sapphire 5770 10.5 + tax @ Ankit, 10.5K @ It gain
sapphire 5850 16.5 + tax @ Ankit
VX 450 4K + tax @ Ankit
i7 860 14500 + tax @ Ankit
2 Gb pen Drive 280 Rs @ IT Gain computers
Sapphire 4890 12800 + Tax @ It gain
HP Pci TV Tuner 2000 + Tax @ Ankit
Coolermaster 690 4300 + Tax @ Ankit
Logitech Z5500, MX5021, M audio sound cards, CM sniper and other high end cabinets, Logitech Wave pro keyboard combo, Plethora of Tv Tuners were present at Golcha. The guy present there was spending more time with the PDA than with the customers.
Some Prices are terrible in bangalore. They are supposed to be cheaper than online prices.
There was no crowd at all at both these shops. Usually during weekdays also it used to be like a stock exchange.
Ankit guy (both rohit and dinesh) always says that he sell genuine processors and others sell imported processors. That is the reason why he sells them at higher price. If I want that imported stuff he says he will sell that, 500 bucks cheaper than the other shop. I quite dont understand this imported funda. can any one care to explain. Imported or not we get warranty because of the Vat paid bill right.
@sg3707 nice update buddy.
yea even I had called up couple of shops on saturday to inquire about i5 750 and they both were saying that its out of stock now and will not be coming anymore ... lol
I thought that some noob picked up the phone and didnt know what he was talking about. They do this on purpose actually, like if they dont have something stocked at that moment, they just say that product is stopped now in the hopes that the customer would instead buy something else, rather than waiting. I've seen them doing this many times.
yea even I had called up couple of shops on saturday to inquire about i5 750 and they both were saying that its out of stock now and will not be coming anymore ... lol
I thought that some noob picked up the phone and didnt know what he was talking about. They do this on purpose actually, like if they dont have something stocked at that moment, they just say that product is stopped now in the hopes that the customer would instead buy something else, rather than waiting. I've seen them doing this many times.
sultanofswing
Adept
REQUEST:
can i get an update about Seagate 500GB 7200.12? as also 1 TB?
also, is it more vfm to buy monitors online?
can i get an update about Seagate 500GB 7200.12? as also 1 TB?
also, is it more vfm to buy monitors online?
speedyfreak
Disciple
Can Anyone tell me , if Coolermaster 690 case is readily available @ Ankit or Golcha ??
Please urgent
Please urgent
speedyfreak said:
Yes I swear on my Dogs tail I saw CM 690 at ankit last week.
100% sure u will get a CM 690 by many guys, but only ankit and golcha have transparent panel.
give them a call bfr u chk.
I built a new i5 based gaming rig and bought all the components from S.P road last saturday. I got quotes from following dealers in the first week of jan by mail before going there.
1. Karnataka Computers
2. Golchha
3. Ankit
4. Anandit
Ankit's qoute was a complete rip-off. He qouted upto 10% and sometimes even higher on all the stuff.
Golchha's Quote was ok for some components but on some it is again very high.
Karnataka computers and Anandit gave better overall quotes, tough prices are still high.
I talked with all of them on the phone and Karnataka computers and Anandit infotech guys said they can give better prices when i walk in.
My experience with Golcha is bad. I bought a 9600GT and CM Real power pro 460w from him before, at that time he was all sweet. I think if he feels that you are going to buy from him he is ok, otherwise he doesnot care. He was rude on the phone also. Some of his prices are good.
Ankit (talked with Dinesh) was not rude directly, but he was sarcastic. I negotiated a little bit on the phone, I had to clearly get the point across that I am completely aware of the current prices and after refering to qoutes by other dealers. He immediatly started to give better prices. But still they are not the best prices and there is still room for bargaining.
I was particular about getting the RAM in my signature. Ankit and Karnataka computers said that they can get it for me. In the middle of the week Dinesh called me and said that he has ordered the RAM and I can get it on saturday. So I thought I could negotiate with Ankit like some one suggested in this thread and get everything from him at proper prices. I also wanted to buy all the stuff from the same guy so that I can get good prices and support in case of problems. If I could not get best prices on every thing from the same Dealer I was also considering to buy stuff from different dealers at their best prices as I am going to self-assemble the rig anyway. Since Anandit guy was unaware of the RAM I wanted, my other option was Karnataka computers.
Finally I went to S.P road last saturday. Its is an i5 based rig. To my surprise IT Gain and Anandit said the Processor is out of stock. But Anandit guy said he can get the processor if i want it. So I thought I will give Ankit and Golcha a shot.
Went to Ankit and he was ready to sell the processor, and his latest quote was also higher then the other dealers qoutes. After heavy bargaining he came to OK prices.
Then I went to Golcha, as usual this guy showed his attitute. He was arrogant. His pricing was Ok, except for vx550 for which he quoted 6600 + tax. He also did not have the RAM I wanted and said that he cannot get it.
Then I went to karanataka computers, there again the processor was not available. I could not get GA-P55M-UD2 also at any shop.
Both Ankit and Glochha are very rude. Even the IT Gain guy was rude when I asked for individual components.
Finally I went back to Ankit almost decided to buy everything from him and told him I will buy everything from him if he gives a reduction on the overall price. By now Dinesh started behaving a lot different from before. He started saying don't get excited ... don't get excited. Probably he got my pulse and thought that he could take me for a ride. Then he asked another guy next to him to give the components to me. I gave the final qoute that Dinesh gave to him, he started entering the components in a different piece of paper. I was asking for reduction on components which I felt are still highly priced. He was saying that I will not get a better price. Finally while entering the GFX card price he started shouting at dinesh saying where can you get the card at this price and had some discussion with him. He quoted higher price on the HDD also, he stiked it off.
Then he qouted high for some other components to which I said I only need the processor, MoBo, Ram and some other stuff from him. Then he blatently said " Jaa, kush nahi dunga" --- " Go I will not sell you anyting". I felt very offended and talked to Dinesh asking him how some one can talk to a customer like that. He said "arey kya karte ho" to the other guy and said he was getting the graphic card i wanted and asked me to wait. There is no apology or any such sign from either of them. They were busy with the other customers. I have decided that I will not buy from a guy who has no manners and minimun courtesy towards the customers. I walked out after saying the same to Dinesh and said that I will post about the incident on TE.
If he cannot reduce the price he can deny to do so politely. He can say that this is the best they can give. I wouldn't mind paying nominal price for good customer service.
Then i went to Golcha thinking I can get half the stuff from him and the rest from Karnataka or Anandit infotech. But to my surprise he did not have the processor and said that in a rude manner. I tried in couple of other shops and got the same reply. Then I tried in Bangalore computers also and got the same reply. When asked he said that stock is not available and wont get fresh stock untill some time in February. I got a feeling that Ankit had some part to play in this and that all these dealers have a network. Another reason may be that they wanted to sell the i7-860 that every one is willing to send. When I told this guy that the same processor is available with Ankit then he called up some people and asked them if it is possible to arrange one for him.
Meanwhile I got a call from Anandit asking me what happened. I explained him the scenario and he said he would get it for me. He asked me to come to his shop. I went to his shop. He asked me if i want the rest of the components. When i said that if he can get me the RAM and graphic I am ready to buy everything from him. I also explained what happened in Ankit and told him all the components I wanted were avaiable with him. He said he would get all the stuff for me.
I lost all hope of getting core i5 on that day and was planning to buy from chennai or order online from TE dealers. But, he finally got everything for me. When asked how he got the processor and RAM. He said he got it from Ankit as there is no other option. May be ankit blocked the one processor that is available with them.
From all this I came to understand that these guys have the same distributors from whom they get the stuff and sell. Finally i got all the stuff I wanted from Anandit after spending some time selecting the graphic card.
Following is the config I got from Anandit. All prices are excluding taxes. Add 4% VAT to all the prices.
Intel core i5-750 - 9650 (May be the last processor in S.P road)
Asus P7P55D - 9700
G.Skill RipJaws F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - 6800
XFX Geforce GTX 260 XXX core edition SP216 - 11000
CORSAIR VX550W - 5500
WD5001AALS (500 GB Cavier Black edition) - 3800
APC 650VA - 2800
Conclusion:
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Ankit is a rip off and rude. It is not worth it to waste time and energy at his shop to get good prices. He takes you for granted if he is convinced that you
buy from him. I will never buy from this guy again, or would recommend him to anybody.
Even IT gain guy was rude when i asked for some of the components after taking a quotation.
These guys spread across their profit in the various components they quote. When you ask for individial components you will not get them at same price and they are not willing to sell. Best thing to do would be to get a qoute from 2 -3 dealers and try to negotiate on the total price. You should know the market prices and then negotiate for that.
Buy from
----------
Anandit Infotech
Karnataka computers
Golchha ( If you get stuff at good prices. At least the guy wont say "go I wont sell. He will at least say its not possible.)
@sg3707: The imported stuff explanation they gave is crap. They give funny replies to trick the customer. They also try to sell stuff they have in stock, by tricking the customer to believe that it is better or as good as what they want. Finalize on what you want and stick to the components. Don't fall for their tricks.
From my recent experience at S.P road and after talking to some dealers all computing stuff the distribution network is something like this.
Importer -> Distributor -> Retail -> End user. For some products some of these levels may not be there. What you get from any other reputed dealer is as genuine as what Ankit sells for a much lesser price.
I got cheaper qoutes for i5-750 on 1 Jan. I got 9500 from almost every dealer except Ankit and Bangalore computers qouted 9200, thats correct 9200 is the cheapest I got. But the next week every body started qouting high and the best I got was 9650. Like i told u there is a shortage of this processor. One of the dealer said it wont be available till end of feb. I don't think this is correct. I think fresh stock will come this week or next week max, as SMC'Intl has good Deals on i5-750 combo. SMC is from Delhi, If it available in Delhi, it should be available here also.
I should have built the rig in Nov or DEc itself. But I was waiting because the platform is new and there were many hardware issues. Another thing is the RAM I wanted was not available. So I thought JAN will be the right time to buy. Which is a good thing I did. I got the RAM I wanted and after the latest BIOS updates a lot of problems with the platform got sorted out.
I also wanted to build it on 9th Jan because I wanted to have the RIg ready for Pongal i.e today, which I Have up and running now. I knew that I am spending 500 - 1000 Rs extra.
Yes CM 690 is available with Golcha. He qouted 4000. Just call before u go.
Exactly. They say i5 is not available and it won't come or u wont get it till two months, because they want u to make an impulse buy. May be he wanted me to buy i7-860.
I bought a 9600GT 512 MB DDR3 for 5000 and cooler master real power pro 640w for 4000 both inc taxes in oct' 09. It sould me more or less than same. It is actually cheaper now.
1. Karnataka Computers
2. Golchha
3. Ankit
4. Anandit
Ankit's qoute was a complete rip-off. He qouted upto 10% and sometimes even higher on all the stuff.
Golchha's Quote was ok for some components but on some it is again very high.
Karnataka computers and Anandit gave better overall quotes, tough prices are still high.
I talked with all of them on the phone and Karnataka computers and Anandit infotech guys said they can give better prices when i walk in.
My experience with Golcha is bad. I bought a 9600GT and CM Real power pro 460w from him before, at that time he was all sweet. I think if he feels that you are going to buy from him he is ok, otherwise he doesnot care. He was rude on the phone also. Some of his prices are good.
Ankit (talked with Dinesh) was not rude directly, but he was sarcastic. I negotiated a little bit on the phone, I had to clearly get the point across that I am completely aware of the current prices and after refering to qoutes by other dealers. He immediatly started to give better prices. But still they are not the best prices and there is still room for bargaining.
I was particular about getting the RAM in my signature. Ankit and Karnataka computers said that they can get it for me. In the middle of the week Dinesh called me and said that he has ordered the RAM and I can get it on saturday. So I thought I could negotiate with Ankit like some one suggested in this thread and get everything from him at proper prices. I also wanted to buy all the stuff from the same guy so that I can get good prices and support in case of problems. If I could not get best prices on every thing from the same Dealer I was also considering to buy stuff from different dealers at their best prices as I am going to self-assemble the rig anyway. Since Anandit guy was unaware of the RAM I wanted, my other option was Karnataka computers.
Finally I went to S.P road last saturday. Its is an i5 based rig. To my surprise IT Gain and Anandit said the Processor is out of stock. But Anandit guy said he can get the processor if i want it. So I thought I will give Ankit and Golcha a shot.
Went to Ankit and he was ready to sell the processor, and his latest quote was also higher then the other dealers qoutes. After heavy bargaining he came to OK prices.
Then I went to Golcha, as usual this guy showed his attitute. He was arrogant. His pricing was Ok, except for vx550 for which he quoted 6600 + tax. He also did not have the RAM I wanted and said that he cannot get it.
Then I went to karanataka computers, there again the processor was not available. I could not get GA-P55M-UD2 also at any shop.
Both Ankit and Glochha are very rude. Even the IT Gain guy was rude when I asked for individual components.
Finally I went back to Ankit almost decided to buy everything from him and told him I will buy everything from him if he gives a reduction on the overall price. By now Dinesh started behaving a lot different from before. He started saying don't get excited ... don't get excited. Probably he got my pulse and thought that he could take me for a ride. Then he asked another guy next to him to give the components to me. I gave the final qoute that Dinesh gave to him, he started entering the components in a different piece of paper. I was asking for reduction on components which I felt are still highly priced. He was saying that I will not get a better price. Finally while entering the GFX card price he started shouting at dinesh saying where can you get the card at this price and had some discussion with him. He quoted higher price on the HDD also, he stiked it off.
Then he qouted high for some other components to which I said I only need the processor, MoBo, Ram and some other stuff from him. Then he blatently said " Jaa, kush nahi dunga" --- " Go I will not sell you anyting". I felt very offended
and talked to Dinesh asking him how some one can talk to a customer like that. He said "arey kya karte ho" to the other guy and said he was getting the graphic card i wanted and asked me to wait. There is no apology or any such sign from either of them. They were busy with the other customers. I have decided that I will not buy from a guy who has no manners and minimun courtesy towards the customers. I walked out after saying the same to Dinesh and said that I will post about the incident on TE. If he cannot reduce the price he can deny to do so politely. He can say that this is the best they can give. I wouldn't mind paying nominal price for good customer service.
Then i went to Golcha thinking I can get half the stuff from him and the rest from Karnataka or Anandit infotech. But to my surprise he did not have the processor and said that in a rude manner. I tried in couple of other shops and got the same reply. Then I tried in Bangalore computers also and got the same reply. When asked he said that stock is not available and wont get fresh stock untill some time in February. I got a feeling that Ankit had some part to play in this and that all these dealers have a network. Another reason may be that they wanted to sell the i7-860 that every one is willing to send. When I told this guy that the same processor is available with Ankit then he called up some people and asked them if it is possible to arrange one for him.
Meanwhile I got a call from Anandit asking me what happened. I explained him the scenario and he said he would get it for me. He asked me to come to his shop. I went to his shop. He asked me if i want the rest of the components. When i said that if he can get me the RAM and graphic I am ready to buy everything from him. I also explained what happened in Ankit and told him all the components I wanted were avaiable with him. He said he would get all the stuff for me.
I lost all hope of getting core i5 on that day and was planning to buy from chennai or order online from TE dealers. But, he finally got everything for me. When asked how he got the processor and RAM. He said he got it from Ankit as there is no other option. May be ankit blocked the one processor that is available with them.
From all this I came to understand that these guys have the same distributors from whom they get the stuff and sell. Finally i got all the stuff I wanted from Anandit after spending some time selecting the graphic card.
Following is the config I got from Anandit. All prices are excluding taxes. Add 4% VAT to all the prices.
Intel core i5-750 - 9650 (May be the last processor in S.P road)
Asus P7P55D - 9700
G.Skill RipJaws F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL - 6800
XFX Geforce GTX 260 XXX core edition SP216 - 11000
CORSAIR VX550W - 5500
WD5001AALS (500 GB Cavier Black edition) - 3800
APC 650VA - 2800
Conclusion:
-------------
Ankit is a rip off and rude. It is not worth it to waste time and energy at his shop to get good prices. He takes you for granted if he is convinced that you
buy from him. I will never buy from this guy again, or would recommend him to anybody.
Even IT gain guy was rude when i asked for some of the components after taking a quotation.
These guys spread across their profit in the various components they quote. When you ask for individial components you will not get them at same price and they are not willing to sell. Best thing to do would be to get a qoute from 2 -3 dealers and try to negotiate on the total price. You should know the market prices and then negotiate for that.
Buy from
----------
Anandit Infotech
Karnataka computers
Golchha ( If you get stuff at good prices. At least the guy wont say "go I wont sell. He will at least say its not possible.)
@sg3707: The imported stuff explanation they gave is crap. They give funny replies to trick the customer. They also try to sell stuff they have in stock, by tricking the customer to believe that it is better or as good as what they want. Finalize on what you want and stick to the components. Don't fall for their tricks.
From my recent experience at S.P road and after talking to some dealers all computing stuff the distribution network is something like this.
Importer -> Distributor -> Retail -> End user. For some products some of these levels may not be there. What you get from any other reputed dealer is as genuine as what Ankit sells for a much lesser price.
I got cheaper qoutes for i5-750 on 1 Jan. I got 9500 from almost every dealer except Ankit and Bangalore computers qouted 9200, thats correct 9200 is the cheapest I got. But the next week every body started qouting high and the best I got was 9650. Like i told u there is a shortage of this processor. One of the dealer said it wont be available till end of feb. I don't think this is correct. I think fresh stock will come this week or next week max, as SMC'Intl has good Deals on i5-750 combo. SMC is from Delhi, If it available in Delhi, it should be available here also.
I should have built the rig in Nov or DEc itself. But I was waiting because the platform is new and there were many hardware issues. Another thing is the RAM I wanted was not available. So I thought JAN will be the right time to buy. Which is a good thing I did. I got the RAM I wanted and after the latest BIOS updates a lot of problems with the platform got sorted out.
I also wanted to build it on 9th Jan because I wanted to have the RIg ready for Pongal i.e today, which I Have up and running now. I knew that I am spending 500 - 1000 Rs extra.
Gowt1ham said:
Yes CM 690 is available with Golcha. He qouted 4000. Just call before u go.
pretttt said:
Exactly. They say i5 is not available and it won't come or u wont get it till two months, because they want u to make an impulse buy. May be he wanted me to buy i7-860.
Bangalore is defiently costly.hector19 said:Believe me, Bangalore is a worst place to buy tech & gaming stuffs !
price there totally sucks, HD 4850 is still being sold @ 8.5k & to my utter astonishment 9600 Gt retails 7.5k
I bought a 9600GT 512 MB DDR3 for 5000 and cooler master real power pro 640w for 4000 both inc taxes in oct' 09. It sould me more or less than same. It is actually cheaper now.
Go to Ankit, early in the morning, as soon as the shop opens. That time Dinesh will be doing Pooja and will offer good bargain as they cannot afford to loose their first-customer-of-the-day, these shopkeepers are very superstitiuos(?). Else he becomes busy and has a dont-care attitude.
I had got a good deal on Sapphire ATI 4770 when it was launched from Ankit. Also had him reduce prices on some stuff which I bought.
I think by now, the shopkeepers on SP Road know that we share prices/experience on TE, hence they are somewhat rude, as it cuts down their profits.
I had a good experience with Golchha also. Bought a SATA HDD without much hassles and got it at a good price. Also the guy was careful to give me a list of service centers in Bangalore about all the companies and gave a green bag also. Which is very much required.
I had got a good deal on Sapphire ATI 4770 when it was launched from Ankit. Also had him reduce prices on some stuff which I bought.
I think by now, the shopkeepers on SP Road know that we share prices/experience on TE, hence they are somewhat rude, as it cuts down their profits.
I had a good experience with Golchha also. Bought a SATA HDD without much hassles and got it at a good price. Also the guy was careful to give me a list of service centers in Bangalore about all the companies and gave a green bag also. Which is very much required.
speedyfreak
Disciple
@ Gowt1ham
Thank u so much ! Very funny about ur promise !
& i have big doubt - Y do Dealers have to be rude & mean as they to show their attitude to us ??? wat if no customers to buy stuff from their shop as they being rude ??
Thank u so much ! Very funny about ur promise !
& i have big doubt - Y do Dealers have to be rude & mean as they to show their attitude to us ??? wat if no customers to buy stuff from their shop as they being rude ??
vijaygowda18
Recruit
can any one pls gv the price detail of Nvidia GTX275 sp road
Read all of Viki's post. Too bad this seems to be a common experience for most people who go to buy stuff from SP Road. Bangalore seriously sucks for buying tech stuff.
Anyways, I had myself been to SP Road today for my i5 rig. Here are the prices I got:
i5 750: 9900 (Golchha), 9850(Ankit)
only Golchha has 2 units available. Every other shop says they dont have any stock and will be available by end of month. IT Gain guy actually wanted me to go for i7 920.
Gigabyte P55 UD2 - 7500(Golchha)
No availability of P55-UD3R and P55A-UD3R.
MSI P55CD53 - 7500(IT Gain), 7500(Ankit)
MSI P55GD65 - 9800(IT Gain), 9500(Ankit)
Biostar T5XE - no availability anywhere
Asus P7P55D - 9600(Golchha), 10250(Ankit)
Gskill DDR3 1333Mhz 2x2GB - 6000(Golchha), 5900(Ankit)
Not sure which models they were referring to as I did not remember the model no of the which I was looking for
CM Hyper 212+ - 1800(Golchha)
Amazingly, the Golchha guy was in good mood today and actually took time to speak to me regarding warranty service and stuff. Nevertheless, he gave a gem of an info today. Apparently, Rashi peripherals no longer handles warranty service for Asus mobos anymore, atleast not in Bangalore. It seems Asus has now started their own unit for handling service called Asus Royal Club and they are located in SP road itself. According to him the lead time for RMA of a newer motherboard nowadays is 24 hrs. MAX!! Anybody who's bought an Asus product in past 4 months might wanna confirm about this. If this is true, then its an amazing news. Asus makes quality products, but only thing keeping me away from them was the horrible reputation of Rashi.
Also, Golccha's getting Lian Li and Lancool cabbies!! I saw him going their website and asked him if he has them. He told me he does and they start from 12K. Anyways, hope to see one up close one of these days
Anyways, I had myself been to SP Road today for my i5 rig. Here are the prices I got:
i5 750: 9900 (Golchha), 9850(Ankit)
only Golchha has 2 units available. Every other shop says they dont have any stock and will be available by end of month. IT Gain guy actually wanted me to go for i7 920.
Gigabyte P55 UD2 - 7500(Golchha)
No availability of P55-UD3R and P55A-UD3R.
MSI P55CD53 - 7500(IT Gain), 7500(Ankit)
MSI P55GD65 - 9800(IT Gain), 9500(Ankit)
Biostar T5XE - no availability anywhere
Asus P7P55D - 9600(Golchha), 10250(Ankit)
Gskill DDR3 1333Mhz 2x2GB - 6000(Golchha), 5900(Ankit)
Not sure which models they were referring to as I did not remember the model no of the which I was looking for
CM Hyper 212+ - 1800(Golchha)
Amazingly, the Golchha guy was in good mood today and actually took time to speak to me regarding warranty service and stuff. Nevertheless, he gave a gem of an info today. Apparently, Rashi peripherals no longer handles warranty service for Asus mobos anymore, atleast not in Bangalore. It seems Asus has now started their own unit for handling service called Asus Royal Club and they are located in SP road itself. According to him the lead time for RMA of a newer motherboard nowadays is 24 hrs. MAX!! Anybody who's bought an Asus product in past 4 months might wanna confirm about this. If this is true, then its an amazing news. Asus makes quality products, but only thing keeping me away from them was the horrible reputation of Rashi.
Also, Golccha's getting Lian Li and Lancool cabbies!! I saw him going their website and asked him if he has them. He told me he does and they start from 12K. Anyways, hope to see one up close one of these days
Gryph0n
Adept
vint said:
Decide on your components first and figure out their prices, and then go to SP road, otherwise its very likely you'll be ripped off. You can ask around in the "Peripherals" section, and have a look at the "Rig Buying Guide" posted as a sticky in the same section.
Like it has been mentioned, often the items you might decide upon might not be available, so be ready to have alternative items you can pickup.
Right now, the people are talking about unavailability of i5 CPUs. When I was setting up my rig, I had decided on an Abit P35 mobo, but had to settle for an Intel DP35 mobo. Just last week, I had wanted to buy an Asus Xonar DX soundcard, but no one had it in stock, and could not even tell me when it would back into stock.
Another problem everyone seems to have experienced is that when you go with specific items to them, most of these guys are extra rude to you (As if to say, "If you know more than me (which is not much), then i'll not sell" :S).
As for service, all (Ankit, Golcha, Surabhi .. everyone) are pathetic
. Once they have sold you the item, you are on your own. At best, these guys will redirect you to the service center. At worst, they'll plainly tell you to contact manufacturer to get a service center.pretttt said:Read all of Viki's post. Too bad this seems to be a common experience for most people who go to buy stuff from SP Road. Bangalore seriously sucks for buying tech stuff.
Anyways, I had myself been to SP Road today for my i5 rig. Here are the prices I got:
i5 750: 9900 (Golchha), 9850(Ankit)
only Golchha has 2 units available. Every other shop says they dont have any stock and will be available by end of month. IT Gain guy actually wanted me to go for i7 920.
Gigabyte P55 UD2 - 7500(Golchha)
No availability of P55-UD3R and P55A-UD3R.
MSI P55CD53 - 7500(IT Gain), 7500(Ankit)
MSI P55GD65 - 9800(IT Gain), 9500(Ankit)
Biostar T5XE - no availability anywhere
Asus P7P55D - 9600(Golchha), 10250(Ankit)
Gskill DDR3 1333Mhz 2x2GB - 6000(Golchha), 5900(Ankit)
Not sure which models they were referring to as I did not remember the model no of the which I was looking for
CM Hyper 212+ - 1800(Golchha)
Amazingly, the Golchha guy was in good mood today and actually took time to speak to me regarding warranty service and stuff. Nevertheless, he gave a gem of an info today. Apparently, Rashi peripherals no longer handles warranty service for Asus mobos anymore, atleast not in Bangalore. It seems Asus has now started their own unit for handling service called Asus Royal Club and they are located in SP road itself. According to him the lead time for RMA of a newer motherboard nowadays is 24 hrs. MAX!! Anybody who's bought an Asus product in past 4 months might wanna confirm about this. If this is true, then its an amazing news. Asus makes quality products, but only thing keeping me away from them was the horrible reputation of Rashi.
Also, Golccha's getting Lian Li and Lancool cabbies!! I saw him going their website and asked him if he has them. He told me he does and they start from 12K. Anyways, hope to see one up close one of these days
I Checked with Anandit also about bad rashi service, as i bought an ASUS board. He said Asus has started its own service centre. And I also came across the service centre. I saw it while I was searching for some place to eat. It is walkable from S.P Road. Thumbs up for ASUS :hap2:. Looks like they are serious about India.
Guys Just got this info from Karnataka computers. There is a good price drop.
old price new price
cpu's core 2 quad Rs. 9000 Rs. 7800
amd cpu phenom II Rs. 10500 Rs.8000
i5 basic Rs. 10200 Rs.8800
i7 basic Rs. 14750 Rs.13250
Amd Phenom 965 Rs. 12500 Rs.10500
memory's 1 gb ddr2
Kingston/Transcend Rs. 1250 Rs.1000
memory's 2 gb ddr2
Kingston / Transcend Rs. 2250 Rs.1750
Corsair / Zion / G-skill 2*2 Rs 6000 Rs.5400
memory's 2 gb ddr3
Corsair / ocz / g-skill 2*2 Rs. 7500 Rs.6500
Transcend / Kingston Rs.2500 Rs.2000
intel based mother boards ------ flat 15% breakdown
amd based mother boards ------ flat 13% breakdown
hard disk drives are almost the same prices as before only on 1tb ------- old-3800 new-3250.00
cabinet Thermal take available approx price ---------- Rs.4500
http://karnatakacomputerstore.com/category_company.aspx?Cat_id=cat-1
Graphic cards there is a huge drop down
Nvidia GTX 275 --------------- Rs.10500
Nvidia GTX 260 --------------- Rs. 8500
Nvidia GTX 250 ---------------- Rs. 6200
Ati Redeon 5770 -------------- Rs. 9250
Ati Redeon 5850 -------------- Rs.14250
Ati Redeon 5870 -------------- Rs.22000
Too bad I just built my new rig.