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well ive been almost completely out of the loop in terms of computer hardware for the past 2 years about as ive been too busy. but im just curious as im getting back into it if any companies have started selling 16gb sticks of ddr3 memory?
 
Okedokey said:
You think ~$13 per GB is expensive?
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Is that the only way you value things in price per GB ? What is with this obsession with some people being sucked into this price per GB nonsense.

Would you value a car on price per CC of the engine ?

Where is your common sense, If i spent £400 and all i had to show for it were a few ram modules, I would not feel i got value for money.

So to your way of thinking is the value of price per GB the same weather it is ram or storage ?
 
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Honestly James, you come out with some weird stuff, but this takes the cake.

He is getting 48GB of RAM for that money. At $13 / GB that is the most sensible way of measuring value. What would you prefer, 48 modules to make you feel better?

Just because you don't have much money, doesn't make that item expensive. ITs not expensive as its only $13/GB, this is very cheap.
 
Like i thought, its ECC ram. So anyone buying that is going to be using it in a workstation of some sort...its not for joe average user.
 
48GB of RAM is really useful for things such as RAM disks, virtualised environments etc.

I use over 15GB often.
 
Okedokey said:
Honestly James, you come out with some weird stuff, but this takes the cake.

He is getting 48GB of RAM for that money. At $13 / GB that is the most sensible way of measuring value. What would you prefer, 48 modules to make you feel better?

Just because you don't have much money, doesn't make that item expensive. ITs not expensive as its only $13/GB, this is very cheap.
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Just because I don`t have much money ?

Who has the much newer system, me or you ?
 
jamesd1981 said:
Just because I don`t have much money ?

Who has the much newer system, me or you ?
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Dude, chill, age means nothing, and trust me my GPUs alone would probably be worth more than your new machine, let alone the rest.

jamesd1981 said:
Is this you latest obsession okedokey this ram disk stuff, have you got over your power supply kink ?
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What? It wasn't a PSU kink, I just don't like you suggesting garbage PSUs like here http://www.computerforum.com/198114-help-settle-small-disagreement-please-2.html

On that point I notice you have changed your PSU. Amazing.

Thirdly, no, Ive been running RAM disks, and (what you ignored) virtualised environments, large Creative Suite needs for as long as it is possible. I would actually like to have more RAM as this would make the whole exercise a lot easier and straight forward. Regardless, the OP asked about 16GB RAM modules. So that's what we're talking about. Try doing large HD multistream video editing with 8GB of RAM. Fail.

The point here is that the cost per GB, which everyone uses as a value indication for RAM and other memory (e.g. SSD) makes this 48GB completely on par and good value.

So to answer the question, yes, you can get 16GB RAM modules, they're very useful in more than a handful of situations, and cost around $13/GB which for ECC RAM is pretty damn good value.
 
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Okedokey said:
Dude, chill, age means nothing, and trust me my GPUs alone would probably be worth more than your new machine, let alone the rest.

Why would i buy any gpu more powerful than I need ? Only clowns like you do that for show.

What? It wasn't a PSU kink, I just don't like you suggesting garbage PSUs like here http://www.computerforum.com/198114-help-settle-small-disagreement-please-2.html

On that point I notice you have changed your PSU. Amazing.

Thirdly, no, Ive been running RAM disks, and (what you ignored) virtualised environments, large Creative Suite needs for as long as it is possible. I would actually like to have more RAM as this would make the whole exercise a lot easier and straight forward. Regardless, the OP asked about 16GB RAM modules. So that's what we're talking about. Try doing large HD multistream video editing with 8GB of RAM. Fail.

The point here is that the cost per GB, which everyone uses as a value indication for RAM and other memory (e.g. SSD) makes this 48GB completely on par and good value.

So to answer the question, yes, you can get 16GB RAM modules, they're very useful in more than a handful of situations, and cost around $13/GB which for ECC RAM is pretty damn good value.
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I never specifically recommended the sumvision powers supplies to anyone, I said they are good in very cheap budget builds and that i use them in my cheap budget builds.

And with all the crap you talked about how quick they would blow up and would not last, here we are years later and not one of them has blown up and i am afraid there is no figures to argue with that, it is simple for even someone with no knowledge to see, I was right your were wrong, you have showed your lack of knowledge over different levels of hardware by attempting to pass judgement on hardware that not only have you never personally used, but they do not even sell in your country.

I mean why would anyone listen to an opinion based on no knowledge, how can you reliably comment on a brand or product you have not used yourself ?

Yes I changed my psu and if you didn`t notice I have changed my system, as i tired to explain to your over building self before, I use a suitable power supplies to the level of build and i have never said a 300w sumvsion power supply is suitable for more powerful builds and have never used one in anything other than cheap basic builds.

The reason I can not take your opinions seriously is your clear lack of knowledge of products across different levels and brands, you obviously do not build or repair computers as a full time job, so you are limited by the low amount of hardware you handle, you have taken a liking to a very small number of brands and products probably ones you read about in a magazine and that is all you bang on about.

I am glad you do not build computers for a living I shudder to think who much money you would have ripped off of people by overbuilding systems regardless of a persons individual needs, If someone tells me they want as cheap as possible computer to simply web browse I am not going recommend they pay for some expensive corsair psu to power a celreron or similar system.

Similarly if someone comes to me with an old sempron system that needs psu replaced, I am really going to recommend they spend £50 on a power supply when the whole machine is only worth £30-40
 
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I have an idea guys seeing as how you are now taking over a third thread about this - drop it. If you want to carry on, take it to PM's to another thread like you did before, but leave this thread on topic and every single other thread for that matter, if you guys want to carry on your debate do it privately without derailing yet another thread about something entirely different
 
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