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I think most of you have missed the point really. While yes, Windows 7 x64 can go to a maximum of 192GB memory, what are the chances that any one of us will be around to see a consumer-level motherboard capable of loading that amount of memory?
Sure, there are some motherboards out there that can go up to 16 or 24GB, but quite frankly, the costs in going that far cannot be justified.
It took me well over a year on Vista x64 to run enough tasks and place such a load on my system resources that 4GB was not enough anymore and I crashed the memory manager. And in all fairness, that's not how I use my computer on a day-to-day basis.
I'm currently paying off a nice new 1.5TB harddisk. When that's is done, I'll be installing an additional 4GB. Afterall, I got this motherboard because it could go to 8GB of memory. If I'm not going to use that capacity, then I've wasted my money.
If I ever forsee a time for when even 8GB will not be enough, then I'll likely me buying a whole new rig....