Ram

[Mil]

Could someone tell me what the difference between "NON-ECC RIMM MEMORY" and just "ECC RIMM MEMORY" besides the price.
thanks
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[Rick]

ECC modules have an extra chip that detects if the data was correctly read or written by the memory module. If the data wasn't properly written, the extra chip will correct it in many cases (depending on what type of error). Non-ECC (also called non-parity) modules do not have this error-detecting feature.

[Mil]

Thanks for the reply Rick, I think I'll go with the ECC in this case.

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[hiredgoonz]

Make sure your motherboard supports ecc ram, many do not...also, ecc ram is slower than non-ecc. The difference is probably imperceptible, but it's still there. Unless you're running a server, I would stick with non-ecc...

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