RAM + ECC the go?

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What's the deal with 'ECC', why does it make RAM so much more expensive? what is it? what does it do? and is it worth forking out the extra for it?

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Go to crucial.com and read the FAQ. Basically, standard RAM does no Error Checking or Correction. On a heavily used database or application server or on a critical number crunching workstation (read CAD or Physics, etc.), random memory errors could cause huge problems. On a standard overclocked gaming workstation this provides no additional benifit (except in $$ to the memory manu's).
 
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thanx for that, I plan to be using my machine mostly for programming assignment for uni, and I will b using 3DSMAX4 (I happened to *find* this during the course of random browsing :wink: ), alot too. I will not be using it so much for games, maybe just 40% games. ur basically telling me that I shouln't be bothered paying the extra AU$80 for ECC if this is what I'll be using this thing for, right?

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ECC is usually only important in mission and data-critical systems, so I wouldn't recommend it for your system. It'd slow it down a tad.

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slow it down? screw that then. thanx guys

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Hahaha, no problem. It gets slowed down a bit because it has to go through the "error correction" process.

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