The problem is, there is also additional hidden costs to using ECC, mostly due to what is available in the ecosystem. Namely - I want ECC. Great, then I need

The problem is, there is also additional hidden costs to using ECC, mostly due to what is available in the ecosystem. Namely - I want ECC. Great, then I need to get to an X99 board with xeon chips running at higher TDPs. Depending on the case I use, then I would need to upgrade PSU and fans/coolers. Or, (especially in the mini-ITX world), I can choose one of the server boards or "workstation" C236 boards. Then I would lose official desktop windows support, or lose a m.2 SSD slot, or onboard sound, or other "desktop workstation" features. It is still not easy to do ECC in this day and age...