Purchase a Dell PowerEdge 1800 Server....no ram....NEED HELP!!!

[Static Caster]

Hi There,

I have just finished purchasing a Dell Server ( PowerEdge 1800 ) with Dual Intel Xeon 2.8Mhz/1mb Cache CPU's.

The Server is only coming with 256 mb of DDR2 Ram though because I find that Dell is a RIP-OFF if you wish to purchase Ram in Excess of 512Mb+


The Ram that comes with the Server is:
256MB DDR2 400MHz (1X256MB) Single Ranked DIMMs


My Question is, is this type of Ram very common? Easy to Find?
Do I need some type of special server ram or can I buy DDR2 ram from anyplace?



Thanks in Advance!!

 

[Cromewell]

You will want ECC DDR2 modules, I'd imagine any speed will be fine but you might as well use DDR2 400 as thats what ships with it.

 

[Static Caster]

Thank you.

At Dell, they sell 2 gigs of Ram ( 2 x 1024mb DDR2 ECC ) for $1080
or 4 x 512mb DDR2 ECC for $980.


At Tiger Direct ( tigerdirect.ca ), I found the following deal

2 x 1024mb of Ram for $445.99

Can you recommend another place to buy RAM for a good price?


Thanks.

 

[run4it]

lol, dell and all those other companies (hp, compaq, etc.) that make prebuilt pc's are ripoffs. www.newegg.com is also a great site. shipping is amazing and returns are incredibly easy there. bought almost my whole computer from that site.

 

[Static Caster]

I'd prefer to purchase RAM from a Canadian Company. Any other suggestions?

 

[bigsaucybob]

go with newegg, DO NOT BUY FROM DELL. they are a complete ripoff. the only benefit is u keep ur warrnaty, if u have one. Go with newegg

 

[Static Caster]

NewEgg does not ship internationally ( i.e. Canada ).
Any other options?

 

[Cromewell]

Try NCIX, CanadaComputers and TigerDirect.