IBM Server Memory in Egypt
ICD’s home market is Egypt, run out of our Cairo and Maadi base, which means Egyptian buyers get the shortest lead time and the deepest local IBM stock we hold anywhere. ICD keeps a working inventory of genuine IBM registered ECC server memory for the System x line — the platform that grew out of IBM’s x86 server business and is still in production across the region. Whether you are keeping an older x3650 alive or scaling a newer M5 fleet, the parts on this page are real, in-catalog IBM units we can quote and ship.
Popular pulls right now include 4495 IBM 8GB RDIMM DDR4-2133 PC4-17000R ECC Memory, with the full IBM memory range below.
IBM Server Memory models we stock
Every part below is a genuine IBM FRU/option held in our catalog. Spec data is read from the part itself — match the part number to your server’s machine type before ordering.
| IBM Part | Capacity | Type / speed / rank | Fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00D4966 | 16 GB | RDIMM DDR3 1600MHz | System x3650 M5 |
| 00D4970 | 16 GB | RDIMM DDR3 1600MHz | System x3650 M4 / M5 |
| 4495 | 8 GB | RDIMM DDR4 2133MHz | System x3650 M5 |
| 00VK243 | 256 GB | RDIMM DDR3 1600MHz | System x3550 M5 |
| 4497 | 16 GB | RDIMM DDR4 2133MHz | Flex System x240 |
| 78P4200 | 128 GB | RDIMM DDR4 2666MHz | System x3650 M5 |
| 3005 | 512 MB | RDIMM DDR4 2133MHz | System x3250 M5 / M6 |
Need it spec’d against your exact chassis? 00D4966 IBM 16GB RDIMM DDR3-1600 PC3-12800R ECC Memory is one of several configurations we hold — send us the machine type and we will confirm the right carrier and firmware level.
Rank, speed and System x DIMM rules
System x memory is registered ECC, and the rules are strict: the DIMM type (RDIMM vs LRDIMM vs UDIMM), the DDR generation, the rank (1Rx4, 2Rx4, 2Rx8) and the rated speed all have to match what the platform and the installed processor support. Mixing ranks or speeds across a channel forces the whole bank down to the slowest module — or refuses to train at all.
The modules below span DDR3 and DDR4 at the PC3 / PC4 speeds System x M4 and M5 generations expect. We confirm the machine type, the populated CPU and the existing DIMM layout before quoting, so a memory upgrade keeps every channel running at full rated speed rather than quietly de-rating.
Buying IBM server memory in Egypt
Demand clusters around the Cairo metro, the Smart Village corridor in 6th of October, and the new data-centre builds rising in the New Administrative Capital. Because parts ship from in-country, a same-day or next-day handover to Cairo and Giza sites is routine, with road freight onward to Alexandria, Mansoura and Upper Egypt.
What Cairo buyers get from ICD: Local stock, EGP-friendly invoicing through ICD, and engineers who know the IBM/Lenovo System x estate already running in Egyptian banks, telecoms and government departments.
For a fast example, 4497 IBM 16GB RDIMM DDR4-2133 PC4-17000R ECC Memory ships from the same stock that serves our Egypt customers.
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