What does ECC mean?
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Posted 15 July 2005 - 07:28 AM
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Posted 15 July 2005 - 07:36 AM
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Posted 15 July 2005 - 07:38 AM
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Posted 15 July 2005 - 07:44 AM
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Posted 15 July 2005 - 07:45 AM
But basically, ECC means error checking and it refers to the ram being able to check itself. There is normally an additional chip on ECC ram and it's more expensive than Non-ECC.
Will it make a difference in operation of a home computer... no.
There are other considerations when choosing ram for your machine. The most important is... What kind of ram does your motherboard support. Buffered or UnBuffered? DDR, DDRII? Dual channel operation?
Your best bet is to read your motherboard manual. Or if you purchased your computer from an OEM manufacture like Dell, Hp, etc, then call them to find out about ram requirements. However, do not buy ram from them as you'll be paying twice as much!!
Consider Corsair or Kingston ram. There are many other manufactures, but those two are what many people go with.
makai
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Posted 15 July 2005 - 07:56 AM
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But basically, ECC means error checking and it refers to the ram being able to check itself. There is normally an additional chip on ECC ram and it's more expensive than Non-ECC.
Will it make a difference in operation of a home computer... no.
There are other considerations when choosing ram for your machine. The most important is... What kind of ram does your motherboard support. Buffered or UnBuffered? DDR, DDRII? Dual channel operation?
Your best bet is to read your motherboard manual. Or if you purchased your computer from an OEM manufacture like Dell, Hp, etc, then call them to find out about ram requirements. However, do not buy ram from them as you'll be paying twice as much!!
Consider Corsair or Kingston ram. There are many other manufactures, but those two are what many people go with.
makai
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