Crysis + 9 VMs: Core i7 and 24GB RAM

Kingston memory demonstrated an Intel Core i7 920 system (YouTube) this week packed with 24 GB of DDR3 of its ValueRAM memory. The goal of course, was to show off how stable the system can be with a total of nine virtual machines running simultaneously. The cherry on top was having Crysis run on one of the nine VMs.

The system was configured with the following hardware:

- Intel Core i7 920
- Gigabyte GA-EX58 UD5 motherboard
- Six 4 GB DDR3 modules totaling 24 GB
- Unnamed Nvidia graphics card

The demo ran through an overnight run of MemTest86+ showing the system as being rock solid. Then, Windows Vista was loaded with VMware Server and nine Vista VMs were loaded. Crysis was launched on the last VM, and seemingly performed well--although no actual gameplay was shown. At this point, we'll have to say that the loading screen for Crysis is really not a valid indication of true performance. It's a shame Kingston did not allow the game to run through.

The system at its peaked however, used just 21 GB of memory with 3 GB to spare.

Clearly this was a demonstration of Kingston's ValueRAM stability, but honestly, the same can be accomplished with memory from other manufacturers too. The cost of Kingston's ValueRAM however, is usually significantly less than "higher-end" memory.

Which memory manufacturer do you prefer? Do you care about any particular brand? Or are you game with any memory that's simply compatible?