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Malfunktion v2
08/04/09

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The red onez go fasta!
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heero884
08/04/09

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Racist much? I don't get what's so "rice" about this set of RAM when
a) All sets of RAM come with stickers.
b) Overclocked RAM runs hot and the extra cooling would HELP keep the RAM stable.
Also ricer typically refers to people putting huge wings or ugly body kits that don't make the car faster. In most cases these huge wings might even make rearward visibility worst. I don't see how this is rice? So WTF? Where's the professionalism?
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
08/04/09

@heero884: Because it looks like this? Also, motorcycles only qualify as a "race" if you are a transformer or a go-bot. And you, sir, are no go-bot...
...a-are you?
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heero884
08/04/09

@DeusExMach is not a star-bellied sneetch.: It would be awesome if we were talking about bikes but it's pretty obvious he's not talking about a bike: "I don't really get the ridiculous Fast and the Furious design on this A-Data XPG Plus RAM" Bikes don't have a ridiculous design last I checked..
Did the author not do his research? If you were to take a look at the high end DDR3 memory available on Newegg a lot of them include a fan.. and I believe a lot of us would rather take a bulkier heatsink than to add another fan to our computers.
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heero884
08/04/09

@DeusExMach is not a star-bellied sneetch.: I want a CBR..
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
08/04/09

@heero884: I found that picture by typing in "Rice Rocket" into google. So maybe WE were talking about bikes, but you weren't?
Also, THIS is a Rice Rocket-Bike with a ridiculous design that matches the RAM in the picture.
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heero884
08/04/09

@DeusExMach may or may not be a star-bellied...: Then excuse my ignorance as I'm most likely the only one that didn't think of that ridiculous bicycle :P
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Margatron
08/04/09

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When are they going to stop designing computer parts like they belong on the outside of the computer? All that extra plastic crap on the outside is useless and will act as an insulator. Just sell us good quality products without all the designer crap.
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reddingofish
08/04/09

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So this would be good to have with my USB3/SATA3/Intel i9 setup I am planning to build when I get around to it?
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SigmundTheSeaMonster
08/04/09

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A-Data is crapata. I lost 4 data on four of the their USB drives in less than a month of purchase. But I guess if you put a heatsink like that on anything, it should look cooler!
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SnigdhaFerret
08/04/09

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Rice Rocket?? Wow, nothing quite like blatant racism on a Tuesday morning...
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FurySamurai72
08/04/09

@SnigdhaFerret: sorry, thats not racism. thats ...um...well i guess... carism? a rice rocket is one of those little japanese 4bangers that are all pimped out with stickers and exhaust pipes and all those bells and whistles. oh, right, they also run on rice. yeah its much more efficient than gasoline. thats how the prius gets such good gas mileage, its not cause its a hybrid, its cause it runs on sake. its not racism its just fact.
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chriselliott
08/04/09

@FurySamurai72: "Rice burner is a pejorative describing Japanese-made — or by extension, Asian-made — motorcycles and automobiles. The term is often defined as offensive or racist stereotyping. Variations are rice rocket, rice machine, rice grinder or simply ricer"
I'm not asian, and I was a little shocked at this articles title.
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FurySamurai72
08/04/09

@chriselliott: first of all, i was being sarcastic. second of all, shut up. seriously, its racist because the cars come from a country that produces shit tons of rice and rice liquor? i dont think that should be offensive. I wouldnt be offended if there were a groupe of stupid looking irish cars that were all "souped up" and people referred to them as potato rockets. actually, come to think of it. that would probably only inspire me to create some rockets out of potatoes. get over it. stupid political correctness is stupid. get over it, stop being so fucking easily offended.
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The Lab
08/04/09

@FurySamurai72: Think about it this way Fury, if someone referred to a Cadillac as a Watermelon Wagon because black people are known to drive Caddies, that would be racist. The analogy is pretty accurate and the term rice rocket is racist.
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FurySamurai72
08/04/09

@The Lab: I disagree, I dont think rice rockets are called that because asian people drive them. I think they're called that because they're asian made. In this day and age of political correctness I think it is getting harder and harder to say anything without being "racist" I think my analogy is more accurate. and I, being extremely irish, would not be offended if irish cars were referred to as potato rockets. not in the least. I'd actually be pretty amused.
also, I dont know, personally, a single black person who drives a cadilac.
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MrBangBam
08/04/09

@The Lab: I'm Asian and I agree with Fury and disagree with you. First, political correctedness is killing any form of culture, individualism and creativity. Let's stop it.
Second, your analogy is off because black people do not have nations that produces predominantly watermelons as its supporting agriculture and exporting product.
Honestly though, I think that the term "rice" has changed. "Rice" has become a verb that means to extremely modify a car for performance and looks. Black people do it, white people do it and asian people have a whole culture revolving around modifying cars away from the stock look. Therefore, the term "rice rockets" are not meant to be derogatory but just an adjective.
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nutbastard
08/04/09

@MrBangBam:
yep, it's vernacular, not hate speech. What about beanermobile? Sounds more racist, but follows the same formula: cultural food + word for conveyance = arguably racist slang term for a type of vehicle.

is a French car a cheese-wheel? Is a british car a banger-wagon? Is an Ethiopian ride an anjara-car?
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FurySamurai72
08/04/09

@MrBangBam: thank god, someone with some sense. SEE?! all you stupid people "oh I'm not asian but that is totally offsenive to asian people and is racist and blah blah blah." People need to use some common sense. this whole political correctness and what have you is so freakin annoying. I wish people would be more logical about stuff and less afraid of offending a few people with everything they say.
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sushimandan
08/04/09

I'm asian too and I don't find it racist or offensive. What I do find offensive is that you find it offensive. Fight your own wars.
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MrBangBam
08/04/09

@nutbastard: Beanermobile IS racist because of the meaning behind it. Here in Los Angeles, beaner cars are usually used to refer to beater cars = cars that have been abused, left to rust and yet are still running. Why? Because the lower-income families here (mostly Mexican, as they are the majority here) cannot afford to buy/maintain cars the way a normal person would like them to. By calling these cars beanermobiles, we are not pointing out the cars' origins and traits but the people who drive them. This is racism.

If Mexico created their own brand of cars that were popular and imported the United States, beanermobile might not be derogatory and racist anymore. On the other hand, cheese-wheel and banger-wagon sound like pretty decent nicknames for Peugeot and Renault, or Aston Martin/Mini*kind of*/Jaguar. Kinda funny that British people actually call their sedans "4-bangers"
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DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
08/04/09

@MrBangBam: They have those, actually... they're called VW's. Their Beetle plant is in Puebla, Mexico.
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nutbastard
08/04/09

@FurySamurai72:
is it racist to point out that it's always affluent white people who always make a point of making anything with any reference to race 'racist'?
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mb411
08/04/09

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oh my! Im guessing RAM is going to end up passing CPUs before long....
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08/04/09

@mb411:
I've got a Core2Duo E6400, both cores are clocked at 2.13Ghz. So in fact, they already have.
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Hi, I'm God
08/04/09

@.- -. --- -. -.-- -- --- ..- ... / .. ... /...: That doesn't count as passing. Just because the highest end RAM is faster then a middle-grade processor isn't too impressive. When they pass the highest end processors, then I'll be impressed.

The thing that gets tricky about this is that there are some single or dual cores clocked in the 3.5 - 4.0ghz range... but those aren't the highest end processors.
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Mike8813
02/03/09

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On a related note, I am planning on upgrading to Leopard/iLife '09 for my Macbook. I have been contemplating an upgrade from 1GB to 4GB RAM.

For someone that will be using iMovie and Garageband extensively... Is it worth the ~$50 price tag to boost my RAM to 4GB, or is 1GB sufficient?

I wait patiently for guidance from my Gizmodo overlords/nerds.
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Seiven
02/03/09

@Mike8813: if you were at 2GB I would say no, but being at only 1GB...for $50 it is a steal. I just checked Newegg and they have mac certified Kingston in a 4GB kit for under $50. I am at 1.5GB on my Penryn iMac and am going to order the kit to go to 4GB before I get iLife 09.

grab it cheap while you can.
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Seiven
02/03/09

@Mike8813: check everymac.com to make sure you are getting the correct speed and amount for your version of the iMac. I checked and when I bought my iMac used it had 3rd party RAM in it that was only 667MHz but it should be using 800MHz RAM (and it can go to 4GB even though Apple only officially says it supports 3GB)
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OMG! Ponies!
02/03/09

@Mike8813: $50 for a little bit of futureproofing? Why not?
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Seiven
02/03/09

@OMG! Ponies!: just placed my order for these guys:

[www.newegg.com]

Free shipping too!!
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JC Whitless
02/03/09

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...anyone else care to drop out?
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
02/03/09

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See, Vince told you he couldn't give you this RAM at these prices all day. It's worth it, b/c it's made in Germany. You know that the Germans make good stuff.
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Serolf Divad
02/03/09

@PunchesSmallAnimals_GitEmSteve...:

Yes, this DRAM has farfegnugen.
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