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Yes this is possible with storage spaces. It is similar in that it is essentially software raid. You can read more about it here. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/understand-the-cache

44mm Max Ram clearance for the dark rock pro 3. Buy anything with a lower height than that. Just a side note that the corsair LPX dimms would work with that cooler.

I have used vmware workstation on ryzen but not the vmware standalone operating system. I believe it should work the same as it does on the intel platform but there might be some issues because it is such a new product. Also developers have focused on intel solely when designing software because the last cpu launch in the fx line was 2012.

Intel ssds are mainly in the datacenter which values reliability and performance so a lot of the intel ones are much more reliable than other brands i still have a 240gb intel sata 2 ssd which ive written 20tb to and it still works like new. but to answer your question a lot of the technology in intels ssd's are focused on the enterprise and the consumer stuff has a lot of that in it which costs more money to make even though it might not benefit the consumer market as much. But the new 600p series nvme ssds are a pretty reasonable price for what they are.

I had a Netgear Nighthawk for a while and loved it and i also have heard good things about the asus ones. Although they have more features they can be a little more complicated to set up.

Don't upgrade to a cpu from 2011 wait until you have more money and then buy a new platform like intel or ryzen.

You cant it doesn't have an unlocked multiplier. If it doesn't have a k you cant overclock it.

Since it's a non K processor the multiplier is locked, the base clock is the only thing you can change on it. However doing so effects the PCI-E, RAM, and all the other components tied into it since the base clock is what regulates a large portion of the system. This is why it's usually not recommended to do base overclocking in most situations.