Ya what a problem ...

Well like I say you MIGHT get by with 12G, otherwise well go for 24G.

Ill bet you could just Put the Data Folder only (7G) in the Ram and cover 98percent plus of your reads. 3G for 5 wows is also good enough. I think 12 should cover it, not with much left but should do 99 percent of the job. I bet w7 probably has a smaller footprint then vista also.

Or just go for 24 then ...

If you decide on 12G then get the rampage board.

If only running 5 wows the difference between 12G and 24G will be hardly noticable, if you want 20 wows well then 24G is the way to go. And even with 20 wows this set up and 24G is going to have no problems I would bet. Except how to display them.

Again with 24G and 5 wows I doubt you will get more then a 1percent (if that) benifit over 12G. And the cost of that last 1percent is going to be a ton.

Ill be moving to this kind of set up at some point (probably after prices are about 1/2 of what they are now), unless AMD comes up with some similar memory buss.