Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Over 500 Used DIMMs?

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Ask Slashdot: What To Do With Over 500 Used DIMMs?

Posted by samzenpus on Monday October 29, 2012 @05:55AM from the dimm-house dept.

An anonymous reader writes "My company is pursuing a RAM upgrade, resulting in 500+ used DDR3 4GB DIMMs. What could this be used for? Are there any cheap products on the market which can take a huge number of DIMMs? Is there a worthy cause we should donate the gear to?"

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On this topic by Threni · 2012-10-29 06:03 · Score: 5, Funny

I've got a load of car stereos I want to shift fast because..uh..I've upgraded to in-car mp3 players or something. Anyway, if you want a load of car stereos quick and aren't going to ask too many questions then get in touch.
Armor by Microlith · 2012-10-29 06:07 · Score: 5, Funny

Put holes in the corners and connect them via metal rings. Create yourself a suit of nerd armor the likes of which has never been seen. With 500 DIMMs you should be able to get a chest piece or pair of gauntlets...
Re:PCs for Kids by Kenja · 2012-10-29 06:31 · Score: 5, Funny

Better yet! Give them out as halloween "treats".

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Re:eBay... by rot26 · 2012-10-29 06:44 · Score: 5, Funny

And yet putting them on eBay costs next to nothing and you'll never know until you try.

At one point after a project failed to get off the ground I had about 100 new-in-box Supermicro ATX motherboards each with a couple of ISA slots. Turns out that after the death of ISA, those motherboards started gaining value until they were worth more than they cost new. So I sold them all and made thousands of dollars**.

**This is a partially a lie, I was lazy and just threw them away.

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Re:eBay... by ArcadeNut · 2012-10-29 06:59 · Score: 5, Funny

So the next /. story would be "Hey, I just bought 500 DIMMS on eBay, what should I do with them?"

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Re:PCs for Kids by kenh · 2012-10-29 08:16 · Score: 5, Funny

Dip them in chocolate, wrap them up in a colorful wrapper, and call them something like "Computer Memory dipped in chocolate" (include the quotes - the kids will think it's a joke name, then when they take a bite, the joke's on them!)

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Re:PCs for Kids by loganljb · 2012-10-29 09:24 · Score: 5, Funny

Wouldn't that be 'take a byte'? Sorry, couldn't resist.
Re:PCs for Kids by Gilmoure · 2012-10-29 10:15 · Score: 5, Funny

So... My 30 pin 16 meg SIMMs are not worth anything anymore? I just don't have a 30 MHz 68030 system anymore.

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