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Technologies evolve. While SODIMMs have 64-bit busses, newer tech like stacks of HBM have 4x256-bit (1024-bit) busses. The next generation of memory must be soldered directly to the processor. SODIMM is probably on its last generation. User-upgradable memory in fast devices is fading. Servers...

Kraken compression was not developed by Sony. It was licensed from RAD Game Tools: http://www.radgametools.com/oodlekraken.htm Sony just implemented the decoder in dedicated hardware. Mark Cerny covered this in his presentation: View: https://youtu.be/ph8LyNIT9sg

I'd get (and I have) an NCASE M1 that can take either an ATX power supply with a short GPU, or an SFX power supply with a full length GPU. The Corsair SF750 is silent below 300 watts (the fan waits to turn on). I currently have an SF750 in my Cerberus X. You can install filters easily enough...

Thunderbolt FTW PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($379.99 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-D9L 46.44 CFM CPU Cooler ($54.96 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 DESIGNARE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($275.25 @ Newegg)...