John Weiss wrote:
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> Generally, if it is not required, buffered/registered or ECC RAM
> is not worth the extra cost for consumer machines.

This misinformation needs to be squelched. ALWAYS get ECC memory
if your system supports it, and try to buy systems that support it.

There is no checking mechananism other than ECC available for
memory, and random memory failures, such as caused by cosmic rays,
can be fatal. The fault may not show up for weeks or months (or
more) after occuring, and such things as memtestXX will show no
fault. By this time all your backups are fouled.

The extra cost is very small, about 1/8 to 1/5 of the cost of the
simpler, faulty memory.

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