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[hardcoregames_]

Most recently ADATA has surfaced with new 32GB DDR4-2666 UDIMM memory.

It would make me ecstatic to be able to install 4 of these into X470 box.

ADATA 32GB UDIMM – HARDCORE GAMES™ 

[s_vayner]

I think getting 32gb DDR-3600 would benefit you much more than having 128gb of DDR2666 memory. Past 16gb you will get marginal to no benefit of increasing memory capacity unless you have a very specific need for it. Memory speed on the other hand is directly proportional to performance increase, especially on Ryzen CPU's.

[hardcoregames_]

I have seen faster memory at pretty insane prices. For what amounts to a negligible amount of performance gain.

Right now 128GB is till a tad expensive but prices will fall as time grinds onward.

[s_vayner]

ive got 32GB 16x2 GSkill DDR3600 at newegg for $140 on sale. would't call it insane as a price. and i tested that memory set at both 3200 and 3600 and performance gain overall is about 3%-5%.

[hardcoregames_]

8GB and 16GB sticks have come down a lot since introduction

Lower capacity sticks do offer faster speeds but RAM is a lot faster generally over even Optane let along a SSD.

I have believed in the idea, "Cram it with RAM"

back in 1970 a point and click user interface using a mouse was demonstrated on an IBM mainframe. innovation was hardly a recent phenonon