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Query: Purchasing upgrade for PC from US

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/query-purchasing-upgrade-for-pc-from-us.195897/

gagan_kumar
gagan_kumar Original post #1
Jan 5, 2016 at 11:11 PM
Hey , so i am finally purchasing an upgrade for my existing rig, which will be a SSD , a Gaming Headphone and internal HDD 3TB+

I need suggestions on from where and which model to purchase...........

@mods please move this threads to relevant section if required, didn't know where to post this........
bssunilreddy
bssunilreddy #2
Jan 6, 2016 at 7:01 AM
gagan_kumar said:
Hey , so i am finally purchasing an upgrade for my existing rig, which will be a SSD , a Gaming Headphone and internal HDD 3TB+

I need suggestions on from where and which model to purchase...........

@mods please move this threads to relevant section if required, didn't know where to post this........
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What is your budget in Dollars for the SSD, Gaming headset, Internal 3TB HDD...
bssunilreddy
bssunilreddy #4
Jan 6, 2016 at 3:34 PM
gagan_kumar said:
30 k rupees or 450 dollars total....
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SSD:Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" 1TB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDRE1TB - Newegg.com
Gaming Headset:HyperX Cloud Stereo Gaming Headset for PC/PS4/Mac/Mobile - Black - Newegg.com
3TB HDD Internal:Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD30EFRX 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" NAS Hard Drive - Newegg.com

Total -$259
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Kartik.Sharma1607 #5
Jan 6, 2016 at 4:22 PM
Nice budget. Don't go for standard 2.5 inch SSD in that budget. They are limited by motherboard SATA speed. Try to get M.2 socket SSD or complete PCE based SSD if your motherboard supports them. They are already faster and will get only faster after driver updates.
gagan_kumar
gagan_kumar #6
Jan 6, 2016 at 4:55 PM
bssunilreddy said:
SSD:Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" 1TB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDRE1TB - Newegg.com
Gaming Headset:HyperX Cloud Stereo Gaming Headset for PC/PS4/Mac/Mobile - Black - Newegg.com
3TB HDD Internal:Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD30EFRX 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" NAS Hard Drive - Newegg.com

Total -$259
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I was hoping to get all 3 products within that budget and not spending entirely on one product.......

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Kartik.Sharma1607 said:
Nice budget. Don't go for standard 2.5 inch SSD in that budget. They are limited by motherboard SATA speed. Try to get M.2 socket SSD or complete PCE based SSD if your motherboard supports them. They are already faster and will get only faster after driver updates.
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I have a gigabyte Z77x - UD3H motherboard, it doesn't support m.2 connectivity natively...
bssunilreddy
bssunilreddy #8
Jan 10, 2016 at 7:53 PM
gagan_kumar said:
BUMP!!
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SSD:Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" 1TB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDRE1TB - Newegg.com
Gaming Headset:HyperX Cloud Stereo Gaming Headset for PC/PS4/Mac/Mobile - Black - Newegg.com
3TB HDD Internal:Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD30EFRX 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" NAS Hard Drive - Newegg.com

Total -$448 (Rs.29,841)
gagan_kumar
gagan_kumar #9
Jan 11, 2016 at 12:08 AM
bssunilreddy said:
SSD:Mushkin Enhanced Reactor 2.5" 1TB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MKNSSDRE1TB - Newegg.com
Gaming Headset:HyperX Cloud Stereo Gaming Headset for PC/PS4/Mac/Mobile - Black - Newegg.com
3TB HDD Internal:Western Digital Red NAS Hard Drive WD30EFRX 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" NAS Hard Drive - Newegg.com

Total -$448 (Rs.29,841)
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i am going for cloud 2 headset......