ECC?

[Yenny]

I plan on getting PC2700 512MB of Samsung and plan to overclock it. Is it necessary to get ECC? And what's "Registered" and "Non Registered"? Thanks for any help.

 

[FatBurger]

You want non-ECC and non-registered.

ECC is not needed for the typical home user. It does error-checking, but it slightly slower and not necessary.

Registered memory slows down the RAM by one clock cycle. This helps with stability under certain conditions. Not all motherboards can use registered, and registered and unbuffered (non-registered) are not interchangeable.

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[Arrow]

The FAQs at <A HREF="http://www.crucial.com" target="_new">http://www.crucial.com</A> are a good read.

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[Guest]

they are often used by servers.

 

[jc14all]

and dual processors likewise.

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[siliconjon]

Get you some CAS2 Corsair, NonECC, unRegistered...and whatever speed you prefer.

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