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The Core i7 does not support error-correcting memory... practically?

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colore   02-13-2009 at 12:51:24 PM

hello

The Core i7 does not support error-correcting memory. What does that mean practically? where exactly these new processors, that dominated as we see in the charts, fail in comparison with previous processors?

thanks

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jimmysmitty   02-13-2009 at 01:01:10 PM
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It means it doesn't support, like a lot of older CPUs, error correcting memory. And TBH, you don't want ECC RAM for a desktop because it makes the system slower.

ECC RAM is best for data servers where the data needs to be correct 100% of the time. But on a desktop the errors don't harm anything.

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Scotteq   02-13-2009 at 02:42:28 PM
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ECC Ram is server side stuff. So if you're doing desktop/workstation (like 90+% of the user population) then it's presence or absence has no meaning to you either way.

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