DDR RAM confusion

[lamj]

I am trying to populate a MSI 6380 with 512M x 3 DDR RAM. I was told that I need registered RAM for it. However, all registered RAM that I find are ECC RAM, but MSI website listed the 6380 as not supporting ECC.

Can I still use ECC RAM on a board that does not support ECC? If not then how do people get more than 1G + RAM?

 

[HansXP]

<< I am trying to populate a MSI 6380 with 512M x 3 DDR RAM. I was told that I need registered RAM for it. However, all registered RAM that I find are ECC RAM, but MSI website listed the 6380 as not supporting ECC.

Can I still use ECC RAM on a board that does not support ECC? If not then how do people get more than 1G + RAM? >>



My board doesn't support ECC DDR but I used DDR sticks anyway, no problems at all.

 

[gwlam12]

where did u hear that u needed registered sticks?

 

[lamj]

So I don't even need registered RAM?

Isn't it true that when more than 2 RAM modules are used on a motherboard then the modules have to be registered?

 

[Athlon4all]

Well on AMD 760 boards, yes u do need Registered when using 3 or 4 DIMM's, but MSI's 760 board had only 2 slots so I think u have MSI's VIA KT266 board, which does not need registered DIMM's when using all 3 slots, so in your case, no u do not need registered.

 

[Boonesmi]

ive often times seen ecc/unbuffered ram, but i dont think ive ever seen ddr non-parity/registered ram

so if you want registered ram you will probably need to get ecc/registered

 

[lamj]

MSI 6380 is based on VIA KT266 chipset and has 3 DIMM slots. So I don't need registered RAM for this setup?

 

[Athlon4all]

Yes, your mobo does not need Registered DDR.