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Quote from DQue : To other drivers on the road, a Lexus is no different from a Hyundai Excel. It can only travel the Max legal speed limit. It's more like the "show off" mentality.

I'm not going to get into excruciating detail here, but there's a reason why Lexus are more expensive than Hyundai, and why it's "show off" material.

Simply put, it is a higher quality car. Don't take me literally, I'm not gonna go research some specific car from each company to compare.

But, for demonstrative purposes:

Lexus, more expensive because:
The seats are leather (OMG!), they have seat warmers (HAX!), hell, it has a built in back massager (whoa!), and! it has automated parallel parking.

Hyundai can't do any of those. It's also slower with a smaller weaker motor.

Does the Hyundai driver give a shit? Nope. He's happy.

Does Lexus driver feel smug and happy? Yep. He's happy.

Why don't we leave it at that.

If you want a lexus, get a lexus. If you want a hyundai, get a hyundai.

Quote from mcvengros24 : Since you guys seem very knowledgeable about RAM....I'm in the process of building a new PC as parts are on sale and was looking at the Asus P8Z77-V PRO Motherboard and noticed the different speeds of RAM it supports. I know you guys were debating timings, but what about the different speeds of RAM (this Mobo supports: DDR3 2600(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1800(O.C.)/1600/1333). Would there be a noticable difference from what seems to be the value DDR 1600 VS say the DDR 1800 or even further the 2600! I'm talking game performance and other demanding tasks. I've been out of the game for 7+ years and appreciate some info on this. Am i wasting my $$$ by going with the 1800 vs the 1600?

Noticeable? Perhaps. Maybe 1 fps. The question really is it worth it to you for that minimal increase in performance. Unless you're a hardcore gamer, who MUST have the latest and greatest technology and play everything on max AND be able to brag that you get 9999999999999999999999 FPS, pay for what fits your budget. Obviously if you can get something better for the same price, there's no reason not to, but don't spend twice as much trying to get something marginally better. Ram isn't the biggest bang for your buck component in your computer rig. CPU and GPU are what I'd worry about. If you want to follow trends, then SSD as well.