question about ram speeds

My rame sticks are slightly different and my motherboard won't take them. Now I have to use them as single channel. How much performance hit did I take?

 

What did that tcmagazine thing say? Memory prices are going to go up for some reason? Is that true?

 

Memory and chip prices usually depend on how well a certain taiwanese farmers crop of long grain rice turns out.

 

My kingston ram seem to be made in america and china instead of taiwan. Anyways, if I get a new gig at boxing day it won't be more expensive than now right?

 

I've noticed more than once that ram prices went up around the holidays,
and dipped back down early in the year. Supply and demand is the rule.