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Need help finding used DDR4

The title is pretty self explanatory. I have been really lucky recently and have gotten some computer parts as gifts from family to build some systems to get into virtualization and some other projects of mine, as well as some old parts from a friend who upgraded their system. However, I did overlook one detail.
 

I have zero extra DDR4. Which just so happens to be the thing these systems need.

So here is the situation:

I have three systems, and one kit of DDR4 (G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200)

Currently what I do is put the RAM into the system I need to use at the moment and use it, then when I need to use one of the other machines (see list below) I power down the system currently using the ram and stick it in the system I need to use next. Not ideal, as I know I run the risk of damaging the slot or DIMM everytime I insert and remove the DIMM.
 

The first system (system in back of photo), which currently has the kit in it, is my desktop PC (I have a decent laptop, so I haven't been using it often, I still use it though) It has a R7 2700x and an Asus "ROG Strix X470-F Gaming" motherboard.

The second system, which I hope to get up and running to lend to my girlfriend, has an i5 6600k and an Asus "STRIX Z270G Micro ATX LGA1151" motherboard.

The third system, which is my hopefully soon to be home server, has a TR 1920x and an Asrock "Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming" motherboard.

 

I was wondering if any you had some good recommendations for used or refurbished RAM as I have never really bought used hardware online before and would rather not screw it up.
I was hoping if at all possible to get a 2x16GB kit for the TR system (or if I am lucky 4x16GB) and I don't think I have room to be picky about frequency or ECC/Non-ECC. Then for the Intel system I think just anything that would work, like a kit of 2x8gb, and I don't think I'd be picky about if they have a heat spreader or not. If it doesn't I can just slap an aftermarket heat spreader on em to make em look nice.

Sorry for asking what seems like a pretty easy question to answer with google, I wanted to get a little human input to make sure I make the right decision (=

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Primary System: Big Rave
CPU: R7 2700x
Cooler: EK-AIO Basic 360
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 2400 CL14 (OC @2733Mhz)

Mobo: Asus ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming
GPU-1: Asus ROG STRIX GTX 1070 8G Gaming

Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic

Windows 10 Boot Disk: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

Ubuntu 20.04 Boot Disk: Samsung 970 EVO plus 500GB

Fans: Corsair LL120 RGB (x6)
PSU: EVGA BQ 850 W 80+ Bronze Certified


Secondary System: Razer Blade 15 (RTX)
CPU: i7-9750H

RAM: 16GB (Dual Channel, 2667Mhz)
GPU: RTX 2070 Max-Q
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

Display: 15.6 inch IPS - 240Hz

RGB: Glorious

 

 

 

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Reddit hwswap and macari are the best places to look imo.

 

But ram is so cheap new these days that i dont see alot of good deals on used ram. 

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You can get 16gb kits for $50-$55 shipped on sale from Newegg every couple days.  Cant beat that price.  

Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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Ram prices were stupid high when ddr4 came out so people are probably overpricing their used ddr4 to recoup losses. Buy new or sell the parts you have and scrap the idea of the project hinges on used RAM.

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Ryzen 5 5600, GIGABYTE B550M DS3H, 16Gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz, Asrock RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming,

Seasonic Focus GM 750, Samsung EVO 860 EVO SSD M.2, Intel 660p Series M.2 2280 1TB PCIe NVMe, Linux Mint 20.2 Cinnamon

 

Daughter's Rig;

MSI B450 A Pro, Ryzen 5 3600x, 16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000mhz, Silicon Power A55 512GB SSD, Gigabyte RX 5700 Gaming OC, Corsair CX430

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Workstation Laptop: Dell Precision 7540, Xeon E-2276M, 32gb DDR4, Quadro T2000 GPU, 4k display

Wifes Rig: ASRock B550m Riptide, Ryzen 5 5600X, Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6700 XT, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz V-Color Skywalker RAM, ARESGAME AGS 850w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750, 500gb Crucial m.2, DIYPC MA01-G case

My Rig: ASRock B450m Pro4, Ryzen 5 3600, ARESGAME River 5 CPU cooler, EVGA RTX 2060 KO, 16gb (2x8) 3600mhz TeamGroup T-Force RAM, ARESGAME AGV750w PSU, 1tb WD Black SN750 NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 3tb Hitachi 7200 RPM HDD, Fractal Design Focus G Mini custom painted.  

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 video card benchmark result - AMD Ryzen 5 3600,ASRock B450M Pro4 (3dmark.com)

Daughter 1 Rig: ASrock B450 Pro4, Ryzen 7 1700 @ 4.2ghz all core 1.4vCore, AMD R9 Fury X w/ Swiftech KOMODO waterblock, Custom Loop 2x240mm + 1x120mm radiators in push/pull 16gb (2x8) Patriot Viper CL14 2666mhz RAM, Corsair HX850 PSU, 250gb Samsun 960 EVO NVMe Win 10 boot drive, 500gb Samsung 840 EVO SSD, 512GB TeamGroup MP30 M.2 SATA III SSD, SuperTalent 512gb SATA III SSD, CoolerMaster HAF XM Case. 

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/37004594?

Daughter 2 Rig: ASUS B350-PRIME ATX, Ryzen 7 1700, Sapphire Nitro+ R9 Fury Tri-X, 16gb (2x8) 3200mhz V-Color Skywalker, ANTEC Earthwatts 750w PSU, MasterLiquid Lite 120 AIO cooler in Push/Pull config as rear exhaust, 250gb Samsung 850 Evo SSD, Patriot Burst 240gb SSD, Cougar MX330-X Case

 

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On 11/13/2019 at 8:51 PM, Tristerin said:

Thank you for the recommendation, I think that'll work great for the intel system

On 11/13/2019 at 8:40 PM, asand1 said:

Ram prices were stupid high when ddr4 came out so people are probably overpricing their used ddr4 to recoup losses. Buy new or sell the parts you have and scrap the idea of the project hinges on used RAM.

I do see your point about used DDR4 being overpriced. I guess I had thought that maybe now that it has had time to saturate the market I might have been able to pick up some cheap server ram. To address your second point, considering I am a just barely not broke high school student (spending all my money on computer parts probably didn't help) I don't think selling the parts and trying from scratch would help. I don't really have the luxury to plan builds and usually have to work with what I can get.

On 11/13/2019 at 7:47 PM, D.U.F.F. said:

Oh I didn't know about this site, I'll have to keep an eye on it thank you (=

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Primary System: Big Rave
CPU: R7 2700x
Cooler: EK-AIO Basic 360
RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 64GB (4x16GB) DDR4 2400 CL14 (OC @2733Mhz)

Mobo: Asus ROG STRIX X470-F Gaming
GPU-1: Asus ROG STRIX GTX 1070 8G Gaming

Case: Lian Li PC-O11 Dynamic

Windows 10 Boot Disk: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

Ubuntu 20.04 Boot Disk: Samsung 970 EVO plus 500GB

Fans: Corsair LL120 RGB (x6)
PSU: EVGA BQ 850 W 80+ Bronze Certified


Secondary System: Razer Blade 15 (RTX)
CPU: i7-9750H

RAM: 16GB (Dual Channel, 2667Mhz)
GPU: RTX 2070 Max-Q
SSD: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2TB

Display: 15.6 inch IPS - 240Hz

RGB: Glorious

 

 

 

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