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RE: [Digital BW] Re: Do I need a new computer?

2005-08-17 by Chris Aitken

> > IMO $500 for 1GB is blackmail. You could go to newegg.com and get a 
> > new motherboard (one that matches your processor with slots for 
> > standard RAM) and 2GB of standard PC400 for $350. Might be 
> something 
> > to think about.
> > 
> 
> I recently bought some decent Corsair RAM for under $100 per 
> single chip set 1GB, I forget the actual price, but it wasn't 
> bad at all. And it was PC3200 (400Mhz or more) speed too, 
> just not the kind you really want to use with overclocking.

IIRC the OP mentioned his PC needed RDram (or rambus). Ridiculously
expensive, hard to find, and cannot be substituted with any other form of
RAM.

I'm with all the others that suggest purchasing a new PC.



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