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A Reddit post by a user identified as cyberchief describes how a batch of server memory components was nearly discarded as electronic waste after a company upgraded its servers in 2024. According to the post, the user’s father worked at the company and managed to keep 72 DDR4-2666 ECC RDIMM 32GB RAM sticks from HPE that were placed on a disposal list.
After the new system was installed, the old hardware—including the 72 DDR4-2666 ECC RDIMM 32GB RAM sticks—was listed for disposal as electronic waste. The post says the father retained the components and later gave them to his son.
The post highlights how the value of this specific RAM configuration changed over a relatively short period. In 2024, each stick was priced at about $35 (roughly 924,000 VND). By mid-2025, the price had fallen to about $29 (roughly 765,000 VND), which would have made the entire batch worth only a few million dong—small for most business contexts.
However, the post notes a later reversal. A similarly specified RAM stick from SK Hynix is currently listed at nearly $288 (about 7.6 million dong) per stick. At that level, the 72-stick batch would total more than $20,000, equivalent to over 528 million dong.
The post attributes the surge to broader market conditions, saying demand for memory chips used to support AI infrastructure has increased, pushing RAM prices higher across many segments. In that environment, disposing of components that still retain market value has become a topic of discussion.
Community responses in the post argue that this outcome is not unusual. For large corporations, fully depreciated equipment can have a book value of zero, and IT departments may have limited incentives to organize resale of individual components. The labor costs of sorting, listing, and completing paperwork can also exceed the proceeds, making liquidation or disposal the most common path.
Despite the potential resale value, the post says the memory cannot be used in a typical personal computer. ECC RDIMM is registered memory intended for servers and high-end workstations, requiring specialized motherboards and CPUs from Intel Xeon or AMD EPYC lines. Consumer motherboards generally do not support this type of RAM.
As a result, the most feasible option for the batch owner is to resell the modules through the used components market, where prices may not match new-listing levels but could still be substantial given the reported rise in RAM prices.
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