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$770 and $800 is a hard sell, considering nvidia, and how good the reference design of the 6800 xt is already. Such a shame.

You're right and that seems to be the case for some of their Ballistix Max line, too. E-die is still great value wise and I wouldn't not choose it because it's only single rank.

To be more specific, a total of 4 ranks. That can be achieved with dual rank memory sticks. like Crucial Ballistix (currently best value) 16Gb (8Gbx2). Crucial ballistix is single rank sticks, but I wouldn't count it out for being single rank. Still great value. B die ram will typical be single...

For anyone looking for cheap dual rank 16gb (8gbx2) memory kits, Crucial Ballistix uses dual rank memory sticks. Also, Patriot Viper Steel uses single rank chips.

To keep it simple, single rank memory sticks have 1 set of memory chips and dual rank memory sticks have 2 sets of memory chips. Single rank sticks will typically have a set of memory chips one side and dual rank both sides. 8Gbx1 sticks are typically single rank and 16Gbx1 sticks are...

Keep in mind of single rank and dual rank memory sticks. GN just tested 2 vs 4 memory sticks and the results were off because of differences of memory rank during testing. Edit: Keep in mind that most 8gb sticks are single rank as in most 16gb kits (8gbx2).