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  1. Progenix Oj101

    RAM prices are ridiculous

    Interesting. After doing some digging, I think it depends on the broader definition at play. Lifetime Memory Products - claims to be lifetime since 1981, but they were an industrial supplier. They also claim to be ONE OF the first, not THE first, so lifetime may have gone back further still...
  2. Progenix Oj101

    RAM prices are ridiculous

    You know GeIL is a Taiwanese company, right? They only started using Chinese DRAM ICs about a month ago, and this stock is definitely older than that. If you're not familiar with GeIL, you can thank them for lifetime warranties which they introduced in the early 2000s. Before that, 1-3 years...
  3. Progenix Oj101

    RAM prices are ridiculous

    Nope, I'm not... OK I won't name names, but I know some places do that. It's with me start to finish, or the local distributor/GeIL themselves IF you so choose (these are not grey/parallel imports, and fully backed by the distributor). Refusing customers and sending them to the...
  4. Progenix Oj101

    RAM prices are ridiculous

    Say what? 😅 Limited lifetime, industry standard. GeIL support has been unnecessary, I've been using their Gemini range for lower end (DDR4, so think Ryzen 5 5500 and the like) gaming PCs for around 3 years and haven't had any RMAs to date (touch wood). The PM offered me a choice for my...
  5. Progenix Oj101

    RAM prices are ridiculous

    Maybe this can help a bit: https://progenix.co.za/GeIL-POLARIS-RGB-AMD-EXPO-Edition-32GB-2-x-16GB-DDR5-DRAM-5600MHz-CL38-1-25V-GAOSG532GB5600C38AD-Memory-Kit-Titanium-Grey It should be the cheapest in the country - cheaper than even non-RGB DDR5-4800 :)
  6. Progenix Oj101

    RAM prices are ridiculous

    They're feeling it thanks to shipping costs. If your order has 2k kits of RAM, that's an additional 2k very small items to split the shipping costs. Picture this (hypothetical numbers): A 20HQ/half a 40HQ container can fit 400 Corsair cases and costs R 130k of which R 50k is sea cargo (you'll...
  7. Progenix Oj101

    Major retailers in South Africa report that memory prices have increased by as much as 250% in three months

    The funny thing is everyone thought CXMT would be our saviour, but their contract prices are now higher than the big 3.
  8. Progenix Oj101

    New The PC Build Thread

    :p
  9. Progenix Oj101

    New The PC Build Thread

    Haha, that’s not my new builder, that’s my new BUILDER.
  10. Progenix Oj101

    New The PC Build Thread

    Just a tease update... The orange text is not final, I just wanted a contrasty colour and went with the same colour I'd used for the reset button
  11. Progenix Oj101

    Rectron network offline for days and won't say if it was caused by a cyberattack

    Nope, and I doubt they ever will to anyone who wasn't directly affected (eg personal details leaked - IF that happened - and even then, details kept to a minimum). Even rather high-ups are in the dark.
  12. Progenix Oj101

    Rectron network offline for days and won't say if it was caused by a cyberattack

    Since Monday.
  13. Progenix Oj101

    We bought the 1kg ‘Avozilla’ from Woolworths – this is how big it really is

    Americans use metric whether they like it or not. For around 70 years, the inch has been defined as being 2.54mm (rather than defined as something else which equates to 2.54mm).
  14. Progenix Oj101

    Returning my Takealot order - An awesome experience

    Because you were sitting on it. Stand up, and the crack returns to your pants.
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    Rectron struck by cyberattack

    Unfortunately I can see customs having a field day with you. Those quantities you're wanting look like something purchased for resale, not personal belongings. Additionally, it greatly exceeds the value limit you're allowed to import before they ask for your importer registration. I'm pretty...
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