//rant: Memory for a Sun Server == $$$$$$

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited October 2003 in Hardware
:rant:

Just bought 256mb of PC133 ECC/REG/BUFFERED SDRAM for my Sun server.

$200 FRICKING DOLLARS

//end rant

One thing I noticed though - the Ultrasparc IIi processor that it has, which has been around for two years, is basically an Opteron: 64bit with an integrated memory controller for mad memory bandwidth. It's a very fast little pumpkin, even at 550mhz.

Comments

  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited October 2003
    wanna post pix of teh inside of the server? :D

    Is that the one that Sun has that honking big heatpipe cooler thing on? If so, I'd be interested in seeing it, as I'm thinking I may put one on my R9700...
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    I would, but the server is 20 miles away right now. When I go to the datacenter to upgrade the mem, I'll snap some pictures... There's not much to see. It's a 1U SunFire V100, and the inside is pretty standard. No crazy heatsinks or anything.
  • seversphereseversphere
    edited October 2003
    is that a cheap price for such a stick? could you also take a pic of the ram to post.
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited October 2003
    bad bandwidth? I think you mean bad bandwidth. We're talking PC133, not DDR266. That's too much money for SDR. Gotta love propietary computer components.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited October 2003
    Prime, did you ever think about going to crucial's site and checking for memory for it? I just did and you really screwed yourself; crucial's 256 part is only $74 and the 512 part is $119.

    I just checked through their memory configurator wizard to find it.:D
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    I tried crucial memory in it:

    PC133 / BUFFERED / ECC / REGISTERED.


    It wouldn't boot.. Period.


    I also tried Kingston, and no name. All PC133/E/R/B

    None worked. It wouldn't boot. Period.

    It took me 6 months to bite it and buy the memory from Sun. I tried every possible avenue to avoid it.

    Also: You void your warranty if you used non-sun memory.
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited October 2003
    This is like complaining about the property tax on your Rolls-Royce.

    We poor people feel your pain... :bawling:

    (Isn't "class warfare" fun? ;D )
  • drasnordrasnor Starship Operator Hawthorne, CA Icrontian
    edited October 2003
    Wow man, I use REGISTERED/ECC 256MB PC2100 DIMMs in my dual MP box, and those were $50 a stick. Is it the same for all Sun workstations? I was thinking about popping for an old SparcStation since I have some 72-pin parity RAM it could use, but if it requires Sun-certified parts, I'm going to think again.

    -drasnor :fold:
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