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RAMBUS Memory ECC vs. none-ECC

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This is my first post on Anandtech so forgive me if something is not right. I am building a system and have few questions regarding Rambus memory:

I am planning to buy Abit TH7-2 Raid Mobo (for P4 with Intel 850 chipset) and need to know if it requires 2 RIMM modules to be installed (in pairs) or 1 module can be installed? Also what is the difference between ECC and none-ECC memory?

Please help me out!

 
I believe it needs to be in pairs to get that huge memory bandwidth.. ecc is for error correction... it's good for servers and stuff but desktop user shouldn't worry about it..

heres the hitch... if you run your memory at pc800 where 400x2, at that high level of frequency, I think ecc is worth it since the rate of error is higher as speed increases.. ie the athlon with that ddr bus, they need a clean power supply which won't corrupt data bus (so rumoured).. So at higher speed, I rather have some type of error correction unless ur stuff is not critical and if price is right.
 
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