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[rohan23]

I wonder who Micro Center is comparing it to now. They said they compare to the lowest, so somewhere out there, some company is selling it for the same price. It used to be compared to Newegg, but now I guess its not.

I became a big fan of MicroCenter recently. They easily match and beat most of Newegg's prices. I don't even have to wait for it to ship either.

 

[Thelis]

How do these two sets of RAM stack up against each other?

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145232

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225

The G.SKILL ram is significantly cheaper, how much performance will I lose?

 

[esa193]

I became a big fan of MicroCenter recently. They easily match and beat most of Newegg's prices. I don't even have to wait for it to ship either.

i love microcenter
such a cool store haha

 

[tom-knox]

That rig looks great, i'm just so jealous the US get parts so much cheaper than we do. Plus so few big US names ship to the UK, even after our old alliances. Gosh!

 

[J03]

That rig looks great, i'm just so jealous the US get parts so much cheaper than we do. Plus so few big US names ship to the UK, even after our old alliances. Gosh!

It's a Major kick in the crotch, is it not!

 

[tom-knox]

Yea, don't you reckon they owe us, you know, after Iraq

/Controversial
/Careface

 

[Thelis]

Truth, our British brethren deserve the same, if not better, hardware.

Anyways,

How do these two sets of RAM stack up against each other?

CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 15000)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145232

G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231225

The G.SKILL ram is significantly cheaper, how much performance will I lose?

 

[tom-knox]

Cheers Thelis. If only newegg and co thought the same

We have geeks too.

 

[Teny]

I became a big fan of MicroCenter recently. They easily match and beat most of Newegg's prices. I don't even have to wait for it to ship either.

i love microcenter
such a cool store haha

I just went to their site, so many parts are so cheap now.
Makes me want to buy some new parts to improve my system, but... must... refrain... till.... new.... build.
But I should drop by there sometime and check out the store.

Sorry for getting off topic Thelis.

For all your computer hardware needs: http://www.tomshardware.com/us/

I heard that the benchmarks and some information there are usually BS. That true?

 

[worshipme]

I heard that the benchmarks and some information there are usually BS. That true?

They had a bad reputation, which is understandable at times (sometimes they'll test Nvidia with 182.00 and ATi with Catalyst 8.5 or the other way around. They're not an enthusiasts site, that's the best explanation, I think.