On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 20:17:29 -0800, Max <maxdl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > With a Quad Opteron (4 memory slots per CPU), you could put 64GB of RAM > > onto a single machine using 4GB DIMMs in every slot. > > We were talking about a similar solution today, but not quite as good as > this. You really got me thinking now. 64Gb.. hm that would solve many > issues. what do you think the cost would be for such a beast ? Any idea ? Depending on the vendor and the storage subsystem, between $20k and $50k, and if you start with less memory it will be much less. I can attest to the fact that 4 x Opterons work VERY nicely. ;) > > Max > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend > -- Mike Rylander mrylander@xxxxxxxxx GPLS -- PINES Development Database Developer http://open-ils.org ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
