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4 reasons most people don't need ECC RAM in their PC

Discover why ECC RAM, despite its error-correcting benefits, isn't necessary or cost-effective for the average consumer PC ...
Business Insider

What is RAM? How your computer's memory keeps all your programs running smoothly

RAM, or Random Access Memory, is the part of your computer that keeps programs running in the background. When your RAM is working properly, you'll be able to switch between programs quickly and ...
Ars Technica

T5500 Memory. ECC or not?

Today, one of the Dell T5500 workstations I purchased arrived in the mail. I installed some non-ECC memory (as the former web page and the service manual specify that both ECC and non-ECC are ...
Ars Technica

Why don’t PCs use error correcting RAM? “Because Intel,” says Linus

This Monday, Linux kernel creator Linus Torvalds went on a frustrated rant about the lack of Error Correcting Checksum (ECC) RAM in consumer PCs and laptops. ... the ...