Dell PowerEdge 2850 & 3rd party memory

[Craig White]

On Wed, 2008-11-05 at 16:24 -0500, Derek Yuen wrote:
> I'm curious if anyone can speak to their experiences with 3rd party memory
> in Dell PowerEdge 2850 servers.
> 
> I've got a few 2850's that I'd love to upgrade memory for but I'd like to
> do so economically using "higher-quality" desktop memory from reputable
> manufacturers.
> 
> Dell Support told me this practice is okay as long as I'd be willing to
> restore the old memory upon request (which I'd be happy to comply).
> 
> I'm thinking about buying this:
> 
> Corsair 6400C4DHX
> http://www.corsair.com/products/xms2dhx/default.aspx
> 
> or,
> 
> Kingston KHX6400D2K2
> 4GB 800MHz DDR2 Non-ECC CL5 (5-5-5-15) DIMM (Kit of 2)
> http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/configurator_new/partsinfo.asp?root=&LinkBack=&ktcpartno=KHX6400D2K2/4G&id=1
> 
> I'd also appreciate recommendations on brands/modules that have been tried
> and works.
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heck, Dell ships Kingston but you MUST use ECC memory

Craig