retroremakes
December 16th, 2009, 22:05
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Spending $500 on a nice graphics card? OK, that's a reasonable enough splurge if you can afford it. But Corsair's new Dominator RAM kit? Not quite as reasonable.
This insane 24GB RAM kit is comprised of six 4GB memory modules rated at 1333MHz, loaded up with a fancy blue heatsink and a 60mm fan. It's designed for the latest top-of-the-line Core i7 processors (http://gizmodo.com/5099060/giz-explains-why-intels-core-i7-processor-is-a-beautiful-monster) on the Intel X58 platform, and yes, I'm sure it'll let you do seriously intensive tasks with much less hangtime.
But $1,300? For RAM? It's not the late 80's anymore, guys. That is ****ing insane. [Corsair (https://shop.corsair.com/store/item_view.aspx?id=1242072&utm_source=Corsair&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_content=StoreLink&utm_campaign=24GBDomLaunch) via SlipperyBrick (http://www.slipperybrick.com/2009/12/corsair-pulls-the-cover-off-a-1300-ram-kit/)]
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Spending $500 on a nice graphics card? OK, that's a reasonable enough splurge if you can afford it. But Corsair's new Dominator RAM kit? Not quite as reasonable.
This insane 24GB RAM kit is comprised of six 4GB memory modules rated at 1333MHz, loaded up with a fancy blue heatsink and a 60mm fan. It's designed for the latest top-of-the-line Core i7 processors (http://gizmodo.com/5099060/giz-explains-why-intels-core-i7-processor-is-a-beautiful-monster) on the Intel X58 platform, and yes, I'm sure it'll let you do seriously intensive tasks with much less hangtime.
But $1,300? For RAM? It's not the late 80's anymore, guys. That is ****ing insane. [Corsair (https://shop.corsair.com/store/item_view.aspx?id=1242072&utm_source=Corsair&utm_medium=PressRelease&utm_content=StoreLink&utm_campaign=24GBDomLaunch) via SlipperyBrick (http://www.slipperybrick.com/2009/12/corsair-pulls-the-cover-off-a-1300-ram-kit/)]
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