lion149

higher gas prices...

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oscaryu1

Haha, typical USA.

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lovely?

not literally, no. actually you will never ever notice the difference unless you overclock the sticks out of spec, in which case the higher timings will hold you back.

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Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

fortyways

It wasn't raised, you just caught them in the middle of adjusting the "sale" price. They don't expect anyone to actually pay the "original" price (what you saw), it's just a marketing tool so people feel that they're "saving" money on the "sale" price.

Like the "members" card at grocery stores. If you caught a grocery store in the middle of taking down one "members" price sign and replacing it with another, would you suspect them of some insidious plot to raise prices?