I found a few white, blank ram sticks in a server, they have gold fingers on them.....do I throw them in the ram bucket with the rest or are they considered something different?
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I found a few white, blank ram sticks in a server, they have gold fingers on them.....do I throw them in the ram bucket with the rest or are they considered something different?
If you are scrapping them...ram is ram...for resale, can be different as server ram can be different than regular desktop ram....more complex discussion that I can detail if you need the info.
ram blanks are not ram, i think theyre going for about $8 pound on ebay
The post said he pulled them from a server...so I am betting he meant there was no sticker or identifyer on them...he would only find a ram "blank" from say a manufacturer...thought I would point that out.
blank ram sticks are sticks that have no ic chips on them, either they were removed or never came with them, same thing either way and priced the same
as to whether they can be included with gold ram its really up to the buyer, they are worth about 1/2 of gold ram in my opinion
sorry guys....I was busy for a bit there....they are complete blanks....no stickers....just white plastic with gold fingers...they were in the ram slots
yes those are ram blanks /terminators, its the ic chips that make ram so valuable, without the chips the value is greatly reduced
If that's the case, would very old server ram with behemoth chips(on both sides in most cases) be worth more per pound than newer ram with tiny chips ?Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
thanks for the replies...one other question....does the small piece of metal have to be peeled off the back of the cpu for best value?....the cpu is out of a pentium 4
check your buyers list, they will likely have prices for both waysQuote:
Originally Posted by ejh162
they're easy to pop off of there with a hammer, a chisel, and a backboard
I pulled the bif aluminum heatsink....is that little piece of metal still considered a heat sink?
I believe those chips are worth less per pound than newer chips (the chips themselves). The reason being is the gold wires are attached to each leg on these chips, so there is more plastic/etc and less legs vs newer chips on ram. Now, the older chips had heavier gold use, so it could be a wash overall.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear
RDRAM had blanks called terminators.
I sold My blank ram.. to a buyer.. on this site.. for 15.00 per pound.. But I've had over 300lbs of it.. and He got them refine and he came out good with it... he stated if I got more.. he would be willing to buy them.. why.. he came out ahead.. didn't have to pay for all the weight.. that comes with the ram chips and plus.. it had silver... on the solder places for the chip.. and gold was heavy on them.. So.. I'm happy he happy..
Found a few of these in a dell pc along with the rambus.
SMF old threads to the rescue once again.
yes, if they have no IC chips and just the gold finger, they are blanks. Many of the older computers needed ram in pairs, so they used those in place of another stick.
Very common in dells.
Yep, Crimms..... I will take the info off the above reference page.
They just fill the gap so the power/information can go thru where the RAMs are.
I got the impression that 1/3rd of the Golds on the contacts and 2/3rds of the Gold is in the chips as wires.
But a CRIMM might have more Gold than normal on its contacts.
quote[Continuity modules Edit
A Rambus continuity RIMM (CRIMM), also known as terminator or dummy
The design of many common Rambus memory controllers dictated that memory modules be installed in sets of two. Any remaining open memory slots must be filled with continuity RIMMs (CRIMMs.) These sticks provide no extra memory, and only served to propagate the signal to termination resistors on the motherboard instead of providing a dead end where signals would reflect. CRIMMs appear physically similar to regular RIMMs, except they lack integrated circuits (and their heat-spreaders).] end quote