Will my motherboard support ECC Reg memory?

[TheSwedishGeek03]

Does the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-GAMING 3 support ECC Reg memory?

 

[jhall18]

No, it doesn't. The users manual tells you.

 

[Rookie_MIB]

Well, part of ECC support is in the CPU itself since that's where the actual memory controller is. In addition, the motherboard has to support the ECC memory too. In general, if the motherboard specs on the Gigabyte website don't explicitly say 'Supports ECC RDIMMs' then it won't, regardless of what the CPU might support. In addition, only Xeon CPUs support ECC RAM.

So - looking at the spec sheet and support list: It does NOT list support for ECC - it supports non-ECC only. It does support Xeon CPUs, but since it only supports the non-ECC RAM, you can't use ECC RDIMMs with it.

Just as a quick note, usually ECC support these days is limited to either Server class or Workstation class motherboards. Your typical consumer level board doesn't support it. It used to be that they did - in fact I have a Gigabyte consumer board (high end at the time, but still consumer) with ECC/nonECC support running an Opteron 1354 QC (Socket AM2). It's somewhat of a shame that they've eliminated ECC from consumer level boards as there are some small businesses (like mine) which prefer the consistency and security of ECC for file servers and such.

 

[Shaun o]

Mine does !
Heck no it`s slower anyway due to the extra memory parity bits for error checking, and correction.
Not needed in a normal system used for running programs or playing games on.
Plus you cannot mix Ecc enabled ram with un buffered or buffered memory at the same time.

Is all Ecc memory, or all standard memory even if you have an Ecc option in the bios, no mixing of ram types.

Only used for Data center servers ect.

 

[TheSwedishGeek03]

No, it doesn't. The users manual tells you.

I just wonder if, because I'm about to buy computerparts to my computer build.

 

[TheSwedishGeek03]

I just had a hard time finding a 16GB stick of ram.

 

[Rookie_MIB]

Reason why is because usually 16GB DIMMS are hard to put together because most consumer systems only support a max of 32GB. Most high end consumer systems also come with 4 DIMM slots so they'll usually just go with the 4x8GB setup which is much cheaper to make. They keep the 16GB DIMMS for server situations where they can not only utilize more of the RAM, but are willing to pay for it as well.

The ONLY DDR3 2x16GB kit I found was $350.00. Meanwhile you can get 4x8GB for $125.00. Crazy huh?

 

[TheSwedishGeek03]

Reason why is because usually 16GB DIMMS are hard to put together because most consumer systems only support a max of 32GB. Most high end consumer systems also come with 4 DIMM slots so they'll usually just go with the 4x8GB setup which is much cheaper to make. They keep the 16GB DIMMS for server situations where they can not only utilize more of the RAM, but are willing to pay for it as well.

The ONLY DDR3 2x16GB kit I found was $350.00. Meanwhile you can get 4x8GB for $125.00. Crazy huh?

My motherboard will support 64GB of ram and I just want to start with 16GB. I want to upgrade in the future. I will get 64GB in the future.

 

[Rookie_MIB]

Reason why is because usually 16GB DIMMS are hard to put together because most consumer systems only support a max of 32GB. Most high end consumer systems also come with 4 DIMM slots so they'll usually just go with the 4x8GB setup which is much cheaper to make. They keep the 16GB DIMMS for server situations where they can not only utilize more of the RAM, but are willing to pay for it as well.

The ONLY DDR3 2x16GB kit I found was $350.00. Meanwhile you can get 4x8GB for $125.00. Crazy huh?

My motherboard will support 64GB of ram and I just want to start with 16GB. I want to upgrade in the future. I will get 64GB in the future.

Well, that will only set you back about $700. Lol.