ECC...Registered.. DDR...@#$%$ WTF?

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could someone explain to me the advantage(if any) to having registered ddr ram? ecc? is it really worth it?

thanks

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sold to the man with the question mark on his forehead!

[adam]

For a typical home user there is actually a disadvantage. I cannot explain it in any form of technical manner but registered ram basically runs checks on the information it processes. This is only really useful in servers or on pc's that have alot of data coming in and out and that must remain extremely stable. On any other pc environment the additional processing actually makes the memory slightly slower.

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thank you

i think that is exactly what i wanted to hear...saves me money!

[sterno]

Take a look at http://www.corsairmicro.com/main/tsdramfaq.html (Corsair makes good memory). They have brief semi-technical explanations of DDR, ECC, and registered memory.

[statuspending]

thanks for that link! that is really a teriffic resource!

so now i know that what i need is mid-range, brand name, reccomended ddr ram. i don't need ecc, and i don't need registered.

thank you