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Totally agree. It's very annoying that manufacturers do not list actual memory chip producer and module ranking.

Single module and single ranked module are different things. I am looking for 16 GB memory modules, which are single ranked, in most cases single ranked modules have memory chips on just one side of the stick, but not always. There is plenty of dual rank modules, but I could not find any...

Hi there. I am wondering if anyone knows if there are any single rank 16 GB DDR4 not registered memory modules available? There are plenty of 32 GB dual rank modules (https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=101507883%20601275376 ), thus it's technically possible to have a single rank 16 GB module, but I...

I have got myself such motherboard and tested it. Quite a decent option I would say.

AMD Ryzen 2600 competes with the Core i5 8400/8600/8600k, and definitely outperforms the Core i3 series. If in your place Ryzen 5 2600 is cheaper than the Core i3s, then it's not even a question. Get yourself a Ryzen 5 2600, good b450 motherboard, 16 GB of Samsung B-Die memory and enjoy the...

If you can sell your current combo for 250-300$, then it's a no brainier, go for Ryzen 2600x. This is my opinion. By the way, the Ryzen box cooler is good enough to serve you well until you get a custom one.

I agree with most of what geofelt says, just some adjustments: Ryzen 5 2600 can be easily overclocked to match or surpass the i5-7500 single threaded performance. https://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Compare/Intel-Core-i5-7500-vs-AMD-Ryzen-5-2600/3648vs3955

Both of the upgrades do not justify the motherboard switch in my point of view. In your case I would rather pick a second hand i7-7700k. To justify the motherboard switch, I would aim for i7-8700k or Ryzen 2700x, Ryzen CPUs require DDR4-3000 or higher RAM for the best performance though...

Here are a few things to consider: - The AMD CPUs are as reliable as Intel. - The AMD Ryzen 2600 is probably the best value for the money right now. - Ryzen 2600 has significantly better performance than i7-2600, but with the R9 290 GPU you most likely won't see any difference. - The DDR4...