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DRAM contract prices stop falling
Contract prices for DRAM held flat in the first half of November 2012, ending about four months of decreases, according to DRAMeXchange. Early November quotes for 2GB and 4GB DDR3 modules averaged US$9 and US$15.75, respectively, DRAMeXchange said. Prices for 2Gb chips came to US$0.83 on average during the period.
DRAM contract prices had fallen by 29% since July, and already slipped below some manufacturers' cash costs, DRAMeXchange said.
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#4457839 Posted on: 11/19/2012 02:33 PM
I just upgraded a month ago to 8 GBs because it was only 34 bucks and to be honest I don't see any difference from the 4 I had.Glad I did it while it was still cheap.
I just upgraded a month ago to 8 GBs because it was only 34 bucks and to be honest I don't see any difference from the 4 I had.Glad I did it while it was still cheap.
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#4457887 Posted on: 11/19/2012 03:33 PM
Not only are DDR3 RAM prices falling, but also flash drives and other memory cards. They are all dirt cheap right now.
Earlier this year a 16 GB flash drive was priced at Php 2,000. Now it's only for Php 500 ~ lol
Not only are DDR3 RAM prices falling, but also flash drives and other memory cards. They are all dirt cheap right now.
Earlier this year a 16 GB flash drive was priced at Php 2,000. Now it's only for Php 500 ~ lol
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#4457998 Posted on: 11/19/2012 05:25 PM
Building a computer specifically as a RAM drive is starting to sound more realistic at this point. I just wish it were possible to bridge 2 computers via SATA. Aside from SATA having the best price: speed ratio, using a computer as a RAM drive over SATA could also allow RAID usage.
Building a computer specifically as a RAM drive is starting to sound more realistic at this point. I just wish it were possible to bridge 2 computers via SATA. Aside from SATA having the best price: speed ratio, using a computer as a RAM drive over SATA could also allow RAID usage.
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#4458028 Posted on: 11/19/2012 06:24 PM
There isnt a protocol to get two computers to talk in that manner, you would also lose all your speed in whatever connector you are using. Ram is fast because it connects through a high speed system to the CPU, going any other way isnt going to be very fast.
Building a computer specifically as a RAM drive is starting to sound more realistic at this point. I just wish it were possible to bridge 2 computers via SATA. Aside from SATA having the best price: speed ratio, using a computer as a RAM drive over SATA could also allow RAID usage.
There isnt a protocol to get two computers to talk in that manner, you would also lose all your speed in whatever connector you are using. Ram is fast because it connects through a high speed system to the CPU, going any other way isnt going to be very fast.
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Just bought 16GB of 1866mhz ram for 60 or 70 bucks, so yeah, cheap and awesome. I almost went for 32GB.