What is the diff with Registered and non Registered Ram what about ECC and non ECC?

[OnyxINC]

Wanting to buy Micron 512MB PC133 Memory and found Registered and Non registered and don't know what the difference maybe...

 

[andalas]

There is a good faq about those in crucial website, it has explain all difference type of memory.

 

[sohcrates]

registered explanation

ECC is basically error correction RAM...mostly used for servers and the like. in fact , many regular mobo's won't support it. so it's superfluous for the average home user

 

[Zepper]

Actually registered memory won't fit in normal dimm sockets (diff notches) so it is irrelevant for most users. Usually only for high-end servers. I use ECC all the time--little diff in cost for a little extra reliability. When you want to play games, you can turn off ECC in CMOS setup for a few extra fps. And contrary to other message, most current mobos do support ECC--just have to enable it in CMOS setup and (rarely these days) perhaps a jumper.
.bh.

 

[bex0rs]

Actually registered memory won't fit in normal dimm sockets (diff notches) so it is irrelevant for most users

Of course it will!

~bex0rs