I thought I'd start a thread here for us to discuss DDR3/DDR4 ram prices.
I'm currently finding PC3-12800R 2Rx4 16GB RDIMMs around $60 individually, but as low as $55 in bigger lots >=8.
That said, the faster PC3-14900R 16GB 2Rx4 RDIMMs are not that far off at around $62 individually, and occasionally in the $50~range in larger lot auctions >=16.
Unfortunately, this is a bit higher than last year when I was able to find PC3L-12800R 16GB RDIMMs at around $35~$40 (in pairs), or the slower 4Rx4 PC3-8500R 16GB for around $25 each (lot of 16) which is now hovering around $40 individually.
To help anyone with ebay searches, these are some of the searches I use:
for single DDR3 PC3-12800R, buy-it-now only, sorted for lowest $ to highest:
16gb (ddr3,pc3) (12800,1600) -(8GB,4GB,2GB) | eBay
the same search above, but looking for larger lots:
16gb (ddr3,pc3) (12800,1600) (lot,set) -(8GB,4GB,2GB) | eBay
I usually scan those for anything that comes out to under $50 or less per 16GB DIMM. So, for a lot of 16 DIMMs, I look for something $800 or less.
The keywords in parenthesis are logical OR. the -(8GB,4GB,2GB) helps to exclude 16GB kits made up of smaller DIMMs. Adjust accordingly for whatever you are searching for.
here's for single DDR3 PC3-14900R, buy-it-now only, sorted by lowest $ to highest:
16gb (ddr3,pc3) (14900,1866) -(8GB,4GB,2GB) | eBay
similarly, searches for larger lots:
16gb (ddr3,pc3) (14900,1866) (lot,set) -(8GB,4GB,2GB) | eBay
I'm currently finding PC3-12800R 2Rx4 16GB RDIMMs around $60 individually, but as low as $55 in bigger lots >=8.
That said, the faster PC3-14900R 16GB 2Rx4 RDIMMs are not that far off at around $62 individually, and occasionally in the $50~range in larger lot auctions >=16.
Unfortunately, this is a bit higher than last year when I was able to find PC3L-12800R 16GB RDIMMs at around $35~$40 (in pairs), or the slower 4Rx4 PC3-8500R 16GB for around $25 each (lot of 16) which is now hovering around $40 individually.
To help anyone with ebay searches, these are some of the searches I use:
for single DDR3 PC3-12800R, buy-it-now only, sorted for lowest $ to highest:
16gb (ddr3,pc3) (12800,1600) -(8GB,4GB,2GB) | eBay
the same search above, but looking for larger lots:
16gb (ddr3,pc3) (12800,1600) (lot,set) -(8GB,4GB,2GB) | eBay
I usually scan those for anything that comes out to under $50 or less per 16GB DIMM. So, for a lot of 16 DIMMs, I look for something $800 or less.
The keywords in parenthesis are logical OR. the -(8GB,4GB,2GB) helps to exclude 16GB kits made up of smaller DIMMs. Adjust accordingly for whatever you are searching for.
here's for single DDR3 PC3-14900R, buy-it-now only, sorted by lowest $ to highest:
16gb (ddr3,pc3) (14900,1866) -(8GB,4GB,2GB) | eBay
similarly, searches for larger lots:
16gb (ddr3,pc3) (14900,1866) (lot,set) -(8GB,4GB,2GB) | eBay
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