[geeks] WTB: 16GB RAM dual or quad x86 system

[Mike Meredith]

On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 00:49:13 -0400, Patrick Giagnocavo wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2005 at 07:32:41PM +0100, Mike Meredith wrote:
> > memory. Apparently in practice, PAE is limited to 16Gb.
> 
> 64GB in theory and about 32GB in practice for MS systems.  Pretty sure
> that at least one Linux system tested with the full 64GB, but don't
> have a link at the moment.

Well it just goes to show you shouldn't trust random Opteron propaganda,
although I think the 16Gb limit was supposedly a single process limit
rather than a system limit.

> I expect based on what I am seeing that Opterons will beat out the
> other x86-a-like variants for the high end.

You mean just like other 64-bit CPUs have been beating x86 at the high
end for years ? :)