I doubt it. In  2005 a 1GB Corsair stick was $189 [1]. Going to 16GB from 8Gb would have set you back an extra $1500, even assuming your motherboard could have taken it.<p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.statisticbrain.com&#x2F;average-historic-price-of-ram&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.statisticbrain.com&#x2F;average-historic-price-of-ram&#x2F;</a>