Corsair announces 32GB (4x8) kit

[TaintedOne]

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It operates at 1.5V and is designed to run at 1866MHz, with 9-10-9-27 C9 timing.

The Dominator 32GB Quad Channel kit will be available in October from authorized Corsair retailers and etailers worldwide for a US MSRP of $999.

holy wow ! O.o No way I would shell out that kind of cash for RAM , would you ? Thats $31.22/GB >_>

[DeltrusDisc]

Well...

1) It's QUAD channel.
2) It's 1866MHz.
3) It's timings are 9-10-9-27.... not bad at all.
4) It runs at 1.5v.

If I was building an x79 computer I'd probably be willing to pay this.

[Deleted]

Who needs 32GB RAM?

[DeltrusDisc]

Who needs 32GB RAM?

/facepalm

Obviously not you, but some people need it. Renderers, folders, people who use their computers more as work stations and not as gaming computers, which is really what the x79+32GB of RAM would be more aimed at.

[Keex]

Who needs 32GB RAM?

hm i was gonna say "'Noone will ever need more than 640kb ram.' - Bill Gates" but i just read that he actually never said it, well that's a buzzkill...

[DeltrusDisc]

hm i was gonna say "'Noone will ever need more than 640kb ram.' - Bill Gates" but i just read that he actually never said it, well that's a buzzkill...

I would have had a SHIT TON of fun with that statement. XD

[Deleted]

640kb RAM? That sounds like a good amount. You youngsters with your fancy pancy packs of 32GBs! Oh back in my days.. *mumble*

[nwo]

I know that $30+ per GB sounds like a lot for today's standards, but I remember paying over $100 per GB when I first built my Athlon 64 custom rig with 2GB of RAM... It was amazing back then. Sad part about it is that I have just recently moved up to 4GB with my new laptop, my old PCs and laptops all had 2GB.

[zoefschildpad]

would be nice for gaming, just load the entire freaking game into memory when the memory would otherwise be idle and you won't ever have to wait after that, shame the games aren't built that way

[TaintedOne]

I know that $30+ per GB sounds like a lot for today's standards, but I remember paying over $100 per GB when I first built my Athlon 64 custom rig with 2GB of RAM... It was amazing back then. Sad part about it is that I have just recently moved up to 4GB with my new laptop, my old PCs and laptops all had 2GB.

Dont have to tell me I remember when 128mb sticks where a couple hundred bucks. I remember rocking 512mb and all my friends where jelly

[Wries]

would be nice for gaming, just load the entire freaking game into memory when the memory would otherwise be idle and you won't ever have to wait after that, shame the games aren't built that way

Yeah. But in theory you could have the game on a RAM-disk and get a similar benefit.

[brolly]

if I needed it for my job i sure would pay for it, tho 6x4GB dd3 would come a lot cheaper, but more than 8 GB is completely useless in gaming (ok maybe you could need 16gb if you are like 15 boxing wow on one computer :P)

[TaintedOne]

if I needed it for my job i sure would pay for it, tho 6x4GB dd3 would come a lot cheaper, but more than 8 GB is completely useless in gaming (ok maybe you could need 16gb if you are like 15 boxing wow on one computer :P)

I would be asking my company to pay for it or a raise lol

[Derpdederp]

That is a metric fucktonload of ram. You would have to do some serious shit on your comp to need that much.

[Asera]

Would you pay $999 for a 32GB ram kit ?

No, I would blow $110 on two 2x4GB RipjawsX kits though.

[Deleted]

if I had the cash spare, yes I would do why ?
Because I could

[DeltrusDisc]

I like how I'm the only person who said yes. lol

[Arisfarreach]

If I needed that much, then yes I'd buy it. But it's not one of those "get it just to have it" things.

Also, I wonder how long it'll take for the 8 gig sticks to not cost a fuckload.

[DeltrusDisc]

At the rate RAM has been dropping in price.

Literally my 8GB (2x4GB) 1600MHz pack I bought back in March was $110..... now it's like $50.

I say wait 6 months and see what happens! :P

[Scorp969]

ouch 32gb you can install games(programs) that you want to running extreme fast on them (ofc with some program that makes them accesible as drive)