mdesscrapper wrote:
. The server ram is designed to self correct and most personal computers are non-ecc.
Good note. That’s generally correct on mainstream computers (think bestbuy, Walmart, Fry’s) from the early mid-2000s through somewhere over the last 5 years.
That said: most major brands have/had a “prosumer” level that definitely takes ECC. Ryzn boards exist for error correction memory as does Core7 boards.
You’ll find boutique builders also have offerings in custom builds.
And it’s quite common in cloud and thin client boxes.
It’s not a general thing, but gamers and super-compute users like compile-distribute programming and massive database processing, rub shoulders and compete for parts.
Game like Halo Infinite and the new Silent hill need power. The same power that does AV1 encoding, massive set data compression, crypto processing (including mining), and raw code compilation.
But ram, and sockets, is one of the three most common failure points on computers. Along with the CPU and socket, and primary PCIe port used for video cards.
So if you intend to resell it as ram you need to test it. (Surprisingly, it’s easy to get a thin-client that uses ECC memory for under $100 and in many cases under $50).
MemTest64 is a go to tool for many millions of techs. The classic MemTest (not from PassMark). These are bootable CD downloads that do one thing, boot and load a ram test.
That said, ram testing is time consuming.really time intensive !
Like sending a 6 word happy birthday message over quest in 1982 slow.
So look up your part numbers and the sold prices on ebay or selling prices at somewhere like Big Data. No sense in spending 12 hours on a $1 stick. Just scrap it!
