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Hank C

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I don't know where to get server memory. I know Kingston and Micron memory but are those ebay seller white brand any good?
 
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Expand your search to Samsung (very good memory) and SK hynix.
 
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I understand there are Samsung and Hynix but the problem is those aren't on newegg or amazon. Any reputable memory seller on ebay?
 
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One other question, do I need to buy in kit for it or I can buy it individually?
 
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For my home lab use, pick the cheapest price, I even buy one stick at a time if the price is right. There is no issue at all.
Look for Samsung and Hynix brand as well on ebay. Most are server pull and had been running / tested for years.
 
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What is the purpose of your server? Business or Home use. Where are you located? USA or not?
If for business use, ignore the following opinion :
E5-24xx platform is triple channels, ideally, you would use 16gb x 3 ( $144 x 6 for DP ) or 8gb x 3 ( $40 x 6 for DP )
I would rather find some 8gb ram, target price at around $40-$45 per stick.
 
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Marsh said:
I would rather find some 8gb ram, target price at around $40-$45 per stick.
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I wish I could find that kind of deal! I need to get 8x more sticks but I have been seeing $70+ on 8GB 1600MHz.
 
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For home use and in states. If you found any good deal, shoot it over too.
 
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For home lab, you need lots of money or patience. There are ebay deals out there.
I always end up buying "things" that I don't need or immediate use. It will take me few months or year to gather all the parts to do a highend build.

Few months back, I brought 128gb ram ( 8gb stick x 16 ) at below $40 per stick.
4gb ram stick between $12 to $18 per stick.
 
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Not sure memory is new, pretty sure it is server pull. The gentleman asking price was $40 per stick, I brought 16 sticks, so he cut me a deal.
Ran Prim95 tests overnight, no errors. Going to install the memory in the new Intel 4 nodes LGA2011 server when it arrives.

Earlier this month I seen ebay seller was selling 8gb memory for around $45 per stick.
 
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"HYNIX 8GB 2RX4 PC3L-10600R HMT31GR7BFR4A-H9 DDR3 ECC REGD 1.35v LOW POWER MEMORY"

Low power memory for the same or lower price as regular ram is always good.
mobile_computer_pros is good seller too, I think many folks on this forum had dealing with the seller.
I purchased 3 Dell C6100 from seller mobile_computer_pros last year. He replaced one server board without issue.

Try making him an offer between $50 to $55 per stick
 
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Hank C said:
I understand there are Samsung and Hynix but the problem is those aren't on newegg or amazon. Any reputable memory seller on ebay?
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I've been picking up Supermicro-qualified Samsung sticks on SuperBiiz.

Try searching model numbers on Google Shopping (i.e., Froogle) for alternate sellers.
 
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