Which server memory or is there a better option?

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SomeGuy133

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These are the best 3 option i found on newegg. For the life of me I can't find faster/lower true latency RAM.

See below for list and examples of DDR3 latencies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAS_latency

FYI these are better prices then the 8GB so might as well get 16 GB stick :)

Cheapest ECC/buffered (normal voltage)
$114
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239529&RandomID=201777317678620150811031709

Slightly more but ECC/buffered and low voltage
$122
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239816

Even a little bit more ECC/buffered and faster (normal voltage)
$126
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239756

or is there a better option? I don't need fancy for this. Its just a regular little xeon server but good RAM is always nice.
 
Just buy some used/new off of Ebay.

Here are the 16GB 1.35v sticks new for 100.95 each shipped.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/16GB-1X-16GB-Kingston-KCS-B200B-16G-2Rx4-PC3L-12800R-12800R-DDR3-1600-1-35V-/151769722785?hash=item23562e2fa1

And buffered is not the same as ECC.

You have ECC, Registered, and Fully Buffered for the different types.

What is the exact type that you need/want?

If Registered of Fully Buffered, you can usually have a larger amount than if just regular ECC. Fully Buffered has a different keying in the slot than ECC or Registered last time I checked.
 
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I said they were ECC and Registered (buffered and registered are the same last i heard/read). I know they are different. I rather buy new at this point and not deal with potentially unknown vendors for RAM like ebay. When I buy for my NAS I might consider Ebay because I'll need 64GB+

This is for my game server/file server/encoding computer. There isn't anything parse mission critical like what I would consider my NAS would be. This is what I bought:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1871350

I will be using the MB and set up in my Norco 4224 case temporarily to test my hardrives and figure out SnapRAID until I can decide on what MB CPU I want for my NAS.

Your right fully buffered exists but thats not normal memory and quite rare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_memory

FYI nice find on the 100 bucks but I don't really want to chance Ebay on this considering I am debating on getting my HBA and expander off ebay.
 
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SomeGuy133 said:
I said they were ECC and Registered (buffered and registered are the same last i heard/read). I know they are different. I rather buy new at this point and not deal with potentially unknown vendors for RAM like ebay. When I buy for my NAS I might consider Ebay because I'll need 64GB+

This is for my game server/file server/encoding computer. There isn't anything parse mission critical like what I would consider my NAS would be. This is what I bought:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1871350

I will be using the MB and set up in my Norco 4224 case temporarily to test my hardrives and figure out SnapRAID until I can decide on what MB CPU I want for my NAS.

Your right fully buffered exists but thats not normal memory and quite rare
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Registered_memory

FYI nice find on the 100 bucks but I don't really want to chance Ebay on this considering I am debating on getting my HBA and expander off ebay.
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Gotcha on the registered/buffered being the same thing. Just not used to it being called buffered.

As for RAM from Ebay, I have purchased at least 128GB of different kinds of server RAM and have never had a single stick be faulty. All of that was DDR2. Some Fully Buffered, some Registered, and some Parity.

I just make sure the seller(s) have good feedback before I will purchase stuff like that from them.

That Ebay link is for new RAM and it should have a lifetime warranty from Kingston. Just trying to help you save a bit of coin is all.
 
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Gotcha on the registered/buffered being the same thing. Just not used to it being called buffered.

As for RAM from Ebay, I have purchased at least 128GB of different kinds of server RAM and have never had a single stick be faulty. All of that was DDR2. Some Fully Buffered, some Registered, and some Parity.

I just make sure the seller(s) have good feedback before I will purchase stuff like that from them.

That Ebay link is for new RAM and it should have a lifetime warranty from Kingston. Just trying to help you save a bit of coin is all.
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nah i appreciate it and i have been giving it further thought and if i am buying all this other stuff off Ebay I might as well chance it...watch it blow up in y face -_-

I'll just blame you k? :D

Someone was saying in another thread that registered won't work in the sever I have so I got to figure that out. There is non registered but It was in a different search on newegg hence why I missed it. I hope I can get registered because I want 16GB dims.

BTW I am also just paranoid about ebay and resale stuff so that's part of it too. I lack all sense of trust in humanity from life experiences. :/
 
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