2000 dollar RAM...WHAT?

Kyledabaws · Apr 21, 2014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0ST0XZ2792&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

?????Why is this so special? can someone explain

Eduello · Apr 21, 2014

It's fast as hell. The price is due to diminishing returns.

Kyledabaws · Apr 21, 2014

but cant you get something in near equivalent speeds for like...1000+ cheaper....

Kyledabaws · Apr 21, 2014

also what does this have to do with Diminishing returns?

Eduello · Apr 21, 2014

Kyledabaws :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0ST0TP9337
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233640

Diminishing returns put simply: If you want to go 300 km/h, a car that costs 100 000 $ can probably do that, but if you simply just need to go 400 km/h, you'll need the Bugatti Veyron, which costs one billion dollars. Do you see where I'm going with this? The same applies to RAM and pretty much everything else as well.

Kyledabaws · Apr 21, 2014

ahhhh that makes sense now... Awesome, i was really just curious, but if so, what is it compared to the standard?

Eduello · Apr 21, 2014

Kyledabaws :

So let's say the standard is 1600 MHz, that would mean that this RAM is 2 times as fast as that, but it also has higher latency, so it's not a significant performance boost if we're talking about gaming or every day browsing. Some rendering and video editing applications benefit from RAM with high clocks, that's what this is meant for.

gumbykid · Apr 21, 2014

You can get 3000Mhz RAM for $500. This specific model, along with what eduello said, is just overpriced. I bought my RAM for $20 and now the same exact model costs $150. Imagine this on a larger scale. Some products get marked up stupidly high which can be due to many reasons, the most recent being the China factory fire (which was the cause of my model spiking).

I'd say there's a combination of being ahead of its time, getting marked up due to production issues, and diminishing returns. Sometimes products exist just because they can, such as $40,000 crystal-encased speakers when you can get the same quality for $1,000. I'd say that's whats going on here. When you sell the fastest RAM on the market you can charge high prices just because there are going to be a few people that buy it just because they are tech-savvy and want bragging rights.

Tradesman1 · Apr 21, 2014

Yep basically it's sort of 1 of a kind, can get the GSkill Trident 3000 (550) set and prob run them at 3200 with the higher timings used by the AVEXIR sticks

Kyledabaws · Apr 22, 2014

Thanks guys, you summed that up for me pretty well

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