Am 31.07.2014 12:37, schrieb Frank Steinmetzger: > On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 12:50:54AM +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: > >>>>> Is ECC memory a drop-in replacement for ordinary RAM, or does it need >>>>> a special motherboard? >>> [...] >>> I would have liked the aspect of a system that tells me when something goes >>> wrong, but there seems no such thing for my requirements. So I must help >>> myself with file checksums when dealing with my archive disks. >> I don't know about AMD's APUs but AFAIK all CPUs using the AM2/AM3 >> socket support it. >> > Hm... unfortunately, if I were to go the AMD route, I would get an FM2(+) > APU. Also, I'm looking for something smaller than ATX. Interestingly enough, > the product comparison site that I use does not mention ECC for the Asus > board that was stated in the other recent post. :'( > > Oh well, what is a world without dreams.
so go to the asus site and look up the specs there. AM3 processors support ECC, FM2 AFAIK don't, Opterons, no matter what socket do. Easy.