Posts by un-midas touch

Yea at first I thought ASUS stockpiling was a sign that this is a price fix. But really it just means they'll be the people to buy from when Haswell hits. So clearly this is very likely a temporary thing. Just gotta be smart shoppers...

Oh. Ok. Well, then, I apologize for triggering everyone's paranoia.

Who is this ridiculous person who forces them self to wear google goggles all day "because they would be visually impaired without them?" I bet $1000 there are exactly 0 people like that right now, and 200 that it will be at least 5...

Quote:Originally Posted by Aparition Lol... Hmm I guess I didn't quite get what you were saying then? Are you saying people are shallow and fickle, ready to riot one day, then return to the same behaviors the next? Sort of. Maybe...

The only thing I can't make sense of is that Haswell is supposed to use DDR4. And if it's not, then this price increase is only gonna hurt sales of it, making more people stay put till DDR4 becomes available. It's just not making sense...

Quote:Originally Posted by geoxile No, it's very much insane. You're literally a raving lunatic. Many companies got out of RAM? Only a handful left? From the start there were only a handful of RAM manufacturers, most of the OEMs you...

(well I started this thread off feeling pretty neutral but I'm a sucker for the corporatocracy bashing so...) Yea it's no surprise they'd weed out the competition when the new standard is on the way in. Maybe give someone a chance to...

Quote:Originally Posted by Fuell Funny how no organizations or gov's go after one of the biggest copyright infringement sites on the net. It's also one of the most used sites on the net as well. Youtube. But hey, Youtube complies...

Quote:Originally Posted by jeffro37 I bought my Hyper X 1600 c9 for $45 usd. It is now $65 or above. Wonder if it would be better to oc my ram rather then buying some 2133? Looked at 2133 (8g) kits last night on Egg and it is...

On the whole I don't think there's a need to underclock. Least not for a while.