What is PC3-12800U Vs PC3-12800E

[welner]

What is PC3-12800U Vs PC3-12800E ...

 

[Samer1970]

What is PC3-12800U Vs PC3-12800E ...

"U" = unbufferred non ECC

"E"= unbuffered ECC (not reg)

"R"=Registered

 

[notlim981]

https://www.ramcity.com.au/view/what-are-the-different-memory-types/memory_types

 

[welner]

"U" = unbuffered non ECC --- "E"= unbuffered ECC (not reg) "

Are you saying that both are non ECC but U is registered ...

Or that both of these are basicly the same ... Which is better for a home PC ...

 

[notlim981]

What are the specs of the pc you want to install the memories on?

 

[Samer1970]

"U" = unbuffered non ECC --- "E"= unbuffered ECC (not reg) "

Are you saying that both are non ECC but U is registered ...

Or that both of these are basicly the same ... Which is better for a home PC ...

Buffered and registered are the same thing

E stands for ECC (error correcting)

R stands for Registered .

U is not ECC and not registered

to use ECC you will need a Chipset (motherboard) and CPU that supports it .

for most home use you dont need ECC memory , unless you are using it for scientific calculations/programs that needs ECC ...

you can read here :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECC_memory

 

[welner]

Dell 9010, i7-3770, 2 x 2gb, Win 7 Pro 64-bit

 

[Samer1970]

Dell 9010, i7-3770, 2 x 2gb, Win 7 Pro 64-bit

i7 3770 does not support ECC

get only "U" for this

 

[welner]

What does "2Rx8 PC3 Vs 1Rx8 PC3" stand for ...

 

[welner]

Will ECC RAM work, but just not the ECC part, or will ECC not work at all in the Dell 9010 ...