Thanks for the tips. I'll buy this for an academic setting, so self-assembly is out of the question unfortunately (procurement rules prevent that for the most p

Thanks for the tips. I'll buy this for an academic setting, so self-assembly is out of the question unfortunately (procurement rules prevent that for the most part). I was somewhat shocked to see that HDDs and RAM actually carry an insane premium when you get them from large corps - RAM easily costs > $500 per 64gb, which is almost double the market price. But I've also had bad experiences with HP, which seems to limit the selection of RAM sticks you can use to prevent third-party purchases.