What's so special about this DDR2?

cozumel · Sep 23, 2008, 07:56 PM

HP 16GB Fully Buffered DIMM PC2-5300 2x8GB DDR2 Memory Kit

It costs just over £1500 ($2800) and I want to know why so much. Just found the used kit for sale in ebay for £850 and started wondering...

PangingJr · Sep 23, 2008, 08:18 PM

Kingston Value KVR667D2D4F5K2/16G - Kingston Technology Company - Kingston Memory Search - Search Results for: KVR667D2D4F5K2/16G
16GB 667MHz DDR2 ECC Fully Buffered CL5 DIMM (Kit of 2) Dual Rank, x4
$3,550.00

the price of 1024M X 72 ECC IC is probably about 10 times (or more) more expensive than a standard DDR2- 667 128Mx64 CL5

and for the same or similar reasons why the above mentioned RAM modules are so expensive.

[hobo]eclipse · Sep 23, 2008, 08:36 PM

talk about paying a premium, what'll the prices of these kits be when DDR2 isn't so cheap?

PangingJr · Sep 23, 2008, 08:48 PM

besides those are FB-DIMMS (which are an expensive type of memory modules),
the high-capacity memory modules that makes the above memory modules more expensive.

16x 1GB FB-DIMMs might probably cost you less.

cozumel · Sep 23, 2008, 09:08 PM

And that price is for Kingston 'ValueRAM' lol.

So what would be the typical application of this RAM? And what performance gains would these kits give you over normal DDR2?

PangingJr · Sep 23, 2008, 09:28 PM

may be not in terms of speed due to FB-DIMMs are usually have high latencies, but in terms of reliability, and help resolving DDR2 memory capacities issues.

**kris23** · Sep 24, 2008, 01:50 AM

thats FB-DIMM memory, desiigned for server boards and wont work on regular boards......

think skulltrail, thats what uses this stuff

PangingJr · Sep 24, 2008, 11:22 AM

this's more expensive RAM kits.

Kingston "F1G72F51K2" 16GB DDR2-667 Fully Buffered DIMM (Kit of 2)

- $4,720.00 (today's price) Kingston Technology Company - Kingston Memory Search - Search Results for: F1G72F51K2

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Kingston 12 x KVR667D2D4F5/8G - KINGSTON, 96GB (12 x 8GB) Dual-Rank PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz CL5 (5-5-5) SDRAM FB-DIMM, ECC Fully Buffered

This product is currently priced at: $21477.12

Judas · Sep 24, 2008, 04:45 PM

bufferred/ECC modules will tear you a new one... after it took your arm and leg to pay for it.

PangingJr · Sep 24, 2008, 07:16 PM

the price on a more lower capacity memory modules (1GB-4GB or 2GB (2x1GB), 4GB (2x2GB)) are not that expensive any more, Judas.

Judas · Sep 24, 2008, 08:32 PM

yeah.... not "as" expensive for the smaller buffered..... but still.... for what it costs.... the benefits of bufferred isn't really worthwhile in a typical desktop computer unless your doing some pretty critical tasks

Sep 23, 2008, 07:56 PM	#1
cozumel I'm dangerous but cute... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Under the waves... Posts: 3,577 Rep Power: 60 System Specs	What's so special about this DDR2? HP 16GB Fully Buffered DIMM PC2-5300 2x8GB DDR2 Memory Kit It costs just over £1500 ($2800) and I want to know why so much. Just found the used kit for sale in ebay for £850 and started wondering... __________________ Don't worry about money - Be a beach bum! Scuba Rocks Last edited by cozumel; Sep 23, 2008 at 08:12 PM.

Sep 23, 2008, 09:08 PM	Thread Starter #5
cozumel I'm dangerous but cute... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Under the waves... Posts: 3,577 Rep Power: 60 System Specs	And that price is for Kingston 'ValueRAM' lol. So what would be the typical application of this RAM? And what performance gains would these kits give you over normal DDR2? __________________ Don't worry about money - Be a beach bum! Scuba Rocks

Sep 24, 2008, 01:50 AM	#7
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,018 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	thats FB-DIMM memory, desiigned for server boards and wont work on regular boards...... think skulltrail, thats what uses this stuff __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Sep 23, 2008, 08:18 PM	#2
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	Kingston Value KVR667D2D4F5K2/16G - Kingston Technology Company - Kingston Memory Search - Search Results for: KVR667D2D4F5K2/16G 16GB 667MHz DDR2 ECC Fully Buffered CL5 DIMM (Kit of 2) Dual Rank, x4 $3,550.00 the price of 1024M X 72 ECC IC is probably about 10 times (or more) more expensive than a standard DDR2- 667 128Mx64 CL5 and for the same or similar reasons why the above mentioned RAM modules are so expensive.

Sep 23, 2008, 08:36 PM	#3
[hobo]eclipse ...just bummin 'round Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,907 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	talk about paying a premium, what'll the prices of these kits be when DDR2 isn't so cheap?

Sep 23, 2008, 08:48 PM	#4
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	besides those are FB-DIMMS (which are an expensive type of memory modules), the high-capacity memory modules that makes the above memory modules more expensive. 16x 1GB FB-DIMMs might probably cost you less.

Sep 23, 2008, 09:28 PM	#6
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	may be not in terms of speed due to FB-DIMMs are usually have high latencies, but in terms of reliability, and help resolving DDR2 memory capacities issues.

Sep 24, 2008, 11:22 AM	#8
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	this's more expensive RAM kits. Kingston "F1G72F51K2" 16GB DDR2-667 Fully Buffered DIMM (Kit of 2) - $4,720.00 (today's price) Kingston Technology Company - Kingston Memory Search - Search Results for: F1G72F51K2 ==================== Kingston 12 x KVR667D2D4F5/8G - KINGSTON, 96GB (12 x 8GB) Dual-Rank PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz CL5 (5-5-5) SDRAM FB-DIMM, ECC Fully Buffered This product is currently priced at: $21477.12

Sep 24, 2008, 07:16 PM	#10
PangingJr Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,989 Rep Power: 71	the price on a more lower capacity memory modules (1GB-4GB or 2GB (2x1GB), 4GB (2x2GB)) are not that expensive any more, Judas.