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guttadaj
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Howdy, folks.
I'm thinking of adding some more memory in my computer (currently only have 256M with WinXP - gonna add another 256M). The memory that my computer (a Dell) came with is ECC (error correcting) memory, which I understand is common in servers but not so much in PCs. I also understand that it's a bit slower than non-error-correcting memory. However, I was wondering if the error correcting might be helpful when it comes to things like applying effects and other complex operations... I've read that I can add non-error-correcting memory, and it will just cause all the memory to act as non-error-correcting.
My question is: Can anybody tell me if it's better for a DAW (ok, mine's not exactly a DAW - use it for regular computer kinda stuff too) to have ECC memory or not and why? I'm wondering if the possible speed increase (latency, dropouts) of non-ECC memory would outweigh any benefits that the error correcting actually contributes... Or will this kinda thing be unnoticeable?
Thanks!!
-Jeff
I'm thinking of adding some more memory in my computer (currently only have 256M with WinXP - gonna add another 256M). The memory that my computer (a Dell) came with is ECC (error correcting) memory, which I understand is common in servers but not so much in PCs. I also understand that it's a bit slower than non-error-correcting memory. However, I was wondering if the error correcting might be helpful when it comes to things like applying effects and other complex operations... I've read that I can add non-error-correcting memory, and it will just cause all the memory to act as non-error-correcting.
My question is: Can anybody tell me if it's better for a DAW (ok, mine's not exactly a DAW - use it for regular computer kinda stuff too) to have ECC memory or not and why? I'm wondering if the possible speed increase (latency, dropouts) of non-ECC memory would outweigh any benefits that the error correcting actually contributes... Or will this kinda thing be unnoticeable?
Thanks!!
-Jeff
