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Tech enthusiast finds $12,000 worth of DDR4 RAM in garage

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A tech enthusiast discovered a substantial amount of DDR4 RAM, totaling 1,920GB, in their garage, with an estimated value of up to $12,000. The enthusiast, known as VastOption8705 on Reddit, was permitted to keep an old server from their workplace, which contained these high-capacity RAM modules. These registered ECC DDR4 sticks are primarily compatible with server systems utilizing Intel Xeon, AMD Epyc, or AMD Threadripper processors, making them unsuitable for standard consumer PCs. AI

RANK_REASON This is a personal anecdote about finding old hardware, not a significant industry event or release.

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Tech enthusiast finds $12,000 worth of DDR4 RAM in garage

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Mark Tyson ·

    Tech enthusiast finds $12,000 stack of RAM in their garage — work let them keep an old server stuffed with 1,920GB of DDR4

    A computing enthusiast found a fat stack of DDR4 RAM sticks that might be worth $10,000 in their garage.

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Tech enthusiast finds $12,000 stack of RAM in their garage — work let them keep an old server stuffed with 1,920GB of DDR4 A computing enthusiast found a fat st

    Tech enthusiast finds $12,000 stack of RAM in their garage — work let them keep an old server stuffed with 1,920GB of DDR4 A computing enthusiast found a fat stack of DDR4 RAM sticks that might be worth $10,000 in their garage. https://www. tomshardware.com/pc-components /ddr4/te…

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