will ecc ram run as non-ecc ram if the mobo doesn't support it?

[dc]

and will the performance hit be gone if it runs as non-ecc?

 

[Alex]

most likely therell be a bios option to dissable ecc but im not sure about any performance gains.
why buy ecc if your mobo dont support anyways?

 

[dc]

current mobo doesn't support it. but next mobo probably will.

 

[Kingofcomputer]

it's slightly faster to run without ecc.
if you sure your next mb will support ecc, go ahead to buy ecc memory now, price difference is so small.

 

[dc]

so if i do stick ecc in a motherboard that doesn't support ecc, it will still run slower even though it will have no ecc benefits?

just need a little more confirmation.

 

[pm]

It should act like regular non-ECC memory. I have done this in several boards without any problems, although the manufacturers do not recommend it. Since it's not running the ECC calculation, there is no performance penalty.

 

[dc]

ok thanks, time to stick some ecc in my ecs k7s5a. heh.