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Re:AMD’s $499 Ryzen 7 1800X Beats $1700 i7 6950X with 1-Clic... by philipkglass on Saturday February 25, 2017 @09:03PM (#13735211)
You asked in another sub-thread "what do people need >64 gigs for on a consumer desktop?" but jeff_vader started this sub-thread asking "what do you do if you are interested in >64gb workstations?"

AFAICT nobody on this sub-thread is claiming that consumer desktops should cater to our niche use cases. We're just offering examples of application domains where a high RAM-to-CPU ratio is useful.

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Re:AMD’s $499 Ryzen 7 1800X Beats $1700 i7 6950X with 1-Clic... by dpark on Saturday February 25, 2017 @10:40PM (#13735536)
You're right. I was following up on the "I absolutely hate how they cap maximum RAM on consumer machines" comment further up the chain but jeff_vader's question pivoted the conversation and I missed the memo. There are definitely cases where professionals need (or can greatly benefit from) >64GB workstations and I don't dispute that.
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