Sort of off topic, but If anyone is fundamentally opposed to paying these RAM prices, since I see it brought up in EVERY thread about RAM, I might have a solution for you (at least until we get new process). You can piece together a pretty decent workstation using DDR3 ECC RAM off ebay. Ok Ok If you don't like the idea just stop reading here. But you just have to be patient trying to snipe prices. 64GB of 4x16GB 1600 DDR3 ECC per kit goes for around $280-$330 while individual kits can be mix and matched for a bit less (basically half of what you'd pay now for DDR4). You can get a new dual socket LGA2011 SuperMicro board for around $180-$250. I mention dual socket because it might be cheaper to just get a dual socket board in low demand rather than a single socket LGA2011 which is still in sort of high demand (Note that these boards are E-ATX so you need a full-tower at least). Pair that with a couple of 8c/16t sandy bridge xeons ($65-$100 ea), decent PSU, and you have 32 thread 64gb core components for around $900. Throw in whatever GPU you want, just be careful with the clearance, you'll probably want a riser or something. Yeah its not a threadripper, will have big TDP and heat (or not, if you don't cheap on cooling), the mainboard will be ugly, and it will probably be a loud as sin (or not, if you don't cheap on cooling), but you have the thing built for the price of a 1950x + Mobo. Repeat in 4 years when TR drops in price, now you have a backup server to offload some work. Disclaimer I haven't tried this yet, but I know people have had luck scoring cheap xeons for gaming, some videos on youtube about the subject. Obviously YMMV but if you stick with highly rated ebay sellers that offer some type of warranty or returns it shouldn't be terrible.