Good luck with that. At $100 per 8GB of ECC RAM, that's $1mil in RAM, and with 4-slot machines you'll need 3,200 boxes. 1,600 boxes if you go for dual-CPU machines with 8-slot.
First, 8GB ECC sticks are actually a bit under $100... retail. You're not going to buy almost 13,000 sticks of RAM retail, are you?
Second, server motherboards are not limited to a mere 8 slots. 16's are widely available, even 32's can be found at retail, and there are more options out there than what Newegg or whatever you're shopping at has.
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Hell, you could probably fit 100TB in pure RAM for what you'd spend on Oracle.
Depends on the hardware and how much ram you want in a system: http://www.sgi.com/products/servers/altix/uv/configs.html
Gives you up to 16Tb of ram in one system, but you'll pay. We just got two, they are insane beasts but cool.
Good luck with that. At $100 per 8GB of ECC RAM, that's $1mil in RAM, and with 4-slot machines you'll need 3,200 boxes. 1,600 boxes if you go for dual-CPU machines with 8-slot.
You can get dedicated machines that hold 16TB of ram in 18U. Also you can get 2x8GB of ECC ram for 150$ and with bulk orders it drops even more.
First, 8GB ECC sticks are actually a bit under $100... retail. You're not going to buy almost 13,000 sticks of RAM retail, are you?
Second, server motherboards are not limited to a mere 8 slots. 16's are widely available, even 32's can be found at retail, and there are more options out there than what Newegg or whatever you're shopping at has.