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

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A tech enthusiast discovered a substantial amount of DDR4 RAM, estimated to be worth around $12,000, in their garage. The enthusiast, known as VastOption8705 on Reddit, was allowed to keep an old server from their workplace, which contained 30 sticks of 64GB Samsung DDR4 ECC registered DIMMs, totaling 1,920GB. These server-grade RAM modules are not compatible with standard consumer PCs and are primarily used in systems with Intel Xeon, AMD Epyc, or AMD Threadripper processors. 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 server 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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