Ah, 8 GB works for me, while I currently have AM3+ system, and before that I had 32GB in a dual Xeon system, but anything past 16GB seems pointless as its pretty much never used (by ANY OS) in a desktop setting, and 8GB is pretty functional.

And X64, yeah I don't like it either.
I've NEVER really cared for Intel.

But we play the tune market forces dictate.

BTW - I just sent a lengthy dress down on the fact that I blame this at least in part on IBM, to a Raptor Engineering tech in my statement as to why I was pulling my support for Talos (basically, TOO f'ing expensive).

So...here we go! 68K>PPC>and finally concession that we need to turn to the "darkside", aka X64.
I'm OK with that (Vader always appealed to me more than Luke anyway).