On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 6:55 PM, walt <w41...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Is ECC memory a drop-in replacement for ordinary RAM, or does it need > a special motherboard? >
It requires both CPU and motherboard support I believe. The RAM itself isn't much more expensive - really just reflecting the cost of the extra capacity required. If you were already going to buy a CPU or motherboard that supports ECC then the incremental cost is almost certainly worth it IMHO. The problem is that if you weren't otherwise going to buy either then the incremental cost to upgrade all the components to support it can add up quite a bit. So, when people say that it is just an extra $10-20 for the RAM, that bay be a rather misleading figure. Rich
