Dreaming of a PC with 192GB of RAM? Dell makes it reality

By Eric Lai

March 26, 2009 12:00 PM ET

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What if you should need to upgrade?

A single 16GB RAM stick would cost more than double the rest of the Dell Precision T7500 hardware (assuming Dell charges a normal retail markup).

And how about a T7500 with maxed-out memory? That might cost more than $50,000: $1,800 base price plus $40,800 for 12 sticks of Smart RAM, plus $8,160 (given there's a 20% retail markup on RAM by Dell) equals $50,760.

A Dell spokesman declined to confirm any prices beyond the base model.

In-Stat's McGregor said that while such maxed-out configurations "may look crazy," for the massive number-crunching needed by engineering and graphics-rendering apps the demand is there.

And while larger sticks of DDR3 RAM are pricey today, that is likely to come down fast.

"It's a chicken and egg thing. You need to get the processors and boards out there before people start to move and so volume can ramp up," McGregor said. "I expect DDR3 prices to fall by half by next year."

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