Comment Re:Cost benefit analysis (Score 1) 724
11.00 for 1G PC6400
14.50 for 1G PC6400 ECC
11.50 for 1G PC5300
13.50 for 1G PC5300 ECC
It will show up when the cost/benefit is favorable and the consumer understands the benefit. 2.50 - 3.50 per stick, or <10 dollars for 2GB Error Correcting Code memory is a very cheap investment.
MBs which support ECC I am guessing here - are about the same price premium 20-30%. Many nicer boards support ECC, but I do not have time to download motherboard manuals and sift through them. NE is clear about the server MBs support of ECC. Otherwise, know if the chipset supports ECC and read the fine manual.
Point here is the investment to mitigate crashes/freezes is not very high.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170541%2050001183%201052307858%201052108080%201052707870&name=Unbuffered
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010170147%2050001183%201052307858%201052108080&name=240-Pin%20DDR2%20SDRAM
Server MBs - some workstation boards support ECC - included to show prices:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200302&bop=And&Order=PRICE