ECC ram in non-ECC motherboard

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We want to create a computer with i7-2600k (Z68 chipset) and 32 GB ram. After some googling we found out that this can only be done with 4x8GB modules. We can choose from:

  • Samsung nonECC
  • A-DATA nonECC
  • Kingston ECC
  • Crucial ECC

with Crucial and Kingston being the cheapest.

Will it work if we place 4x8GB ECC non buffered ram into a non-server LGA-1155? We are not interested in ECC, our goal is just a working computer with 32 GB ram.

Dutow

Posted 2011-09-21T11:44:09.810

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1I'm looking to do the exact same thing. My supplier doesn't offer 8GB DIMM that are unregistered, non-ECC. If you happen to get it working this way, please update. – Jeff Miles – 2011-10-19T18:24:11.513

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Some non-ECC supporting motherboards will take ECC memory and work - it's a bit hit-and-miss - but if you want to play safe, stick to the general specs recommended by the motherboard manufacturer or try with some ECC if you happen to have some to hand.

Linker3000

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