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All I want is a single socket CPU and a motherboard that supports ECC/isn't total garbage. AMD has said it's on the motherboard manufacturers, and I haven't bee

All I want is a single socket CPU and a motherboard that supports ECC/isn't total garbage. AMD has said it's on the motherboard manufacturers, and I haven't been able to get a straight answer as to whether ECC works as it should on motherboards that support Ryzen - https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/80wpd1/ryzen_2_ecc_support/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/80wpd1/ryzen_2_ecc_sup...

brian_herman 9y ago
Why not buy a server board? Edit: Its on the motherboard manufacturers not really the chip makers.
- karpodiem 9y ago
  The C236 chipset is old as hell (2015) - they're holding back on adding PCI-E lanes, because they can. My hope is that Ryzen 2 shakes things up / Xeon 'Entry' offers a decent board. The Xeon D chips are a total frigging racket.
  - intrasight 9y ago
    Totally agree regarding Xeon D statement
striking 9y ago
Here's a list of Ryzen motherboards that people have tried and succeeded in using ECC with: http://www.overclock.net/forum/11-amd-motherboards/1629642-ryzen-ecc-motherboards.html http://www.overclock.net/forum/11-amd-motherboards/1629642-r... Additionally, you can check the QVL for each motherboard, and then test it by hand.
- karpodiem 9y ago
  Thanks! *Edit - $750 is a lot for the cheapest threadripper + mobo. I'd be happy with 48 PCI-E lanes around $400 (CPU+Mobo).
  - opencl 9y ago
    You can get a non-Threadripper Ryzen CPU+mobo with ECC support for far less than $400. Obviously it lacks the PCIe lanes of the TR setup. These are both ridiculously cheaper than you could get similar capability for before Ryzen launched. If you really want 48 PCIe lanes for $400 you can get a used Xeon X99 setup for that much.
  - astrodust 9y ago
    $750 for "workststation" class is really inexpensive. $400 is really cheap even by consumer standards.
    - karpodiem 9y ago
      Really? I don't need high clock speeds, I'm looking for a reasonable (48) number of PCI-E lanes and ECC support.
      - astrodust 9y ago
        That's called workstation class. Most consumers need barely 24.
- intrasight 9y ago
  To me that overclock post was just further demonstration of the sad state of affairs re. ECC
juergbi 9y ago
Ryzen Threadripper and the TR4 socket are advertised with ECC support on the AMD website¹², in contrast to regular Ryzen/AM4. This may mean that all motherboards support it. I can't be sure, however, ECC seems to work fine on ASRock X399 Taichi. ¹ https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-threadripper https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-threadripper ² https://www.amd.com/en/products/str4-platform https://www.amd.com/en/products/str4-platform

brian_herman 9y ago

Why not buy a server board? Edit: Its on the motherboard manufacturers not really the chip makers.

karpodiem 9y ago
The C236 chipset is old as hell (2015) - they're holding back on adding PCI-E lanes, because they can. My hope is that Ryzen 2 shakes things up / Xeon 'Entry' offers a decent board. The Xeon D chips are a total frigging racket.
- intrasight 9y ago
  Totally agree regarding Xeon D statement

striking 9y ago

Here's a list of Ryzen motherboards that people have tried and succeeded in using ECC with: http://www.overclock.net/forum/11-amd-motherboards/1629642-ryzen-ecc-motherboards.html http://www.overclock.net/forum/11-amd-motherboards/1629642-r... Additionally, you can check the QVL for each motherboard, and then test it by hand.

karpodiem 9y ago
Thanks! *Edit - $750 is a lot for the cheapest threadripper + mobo. I'd be happy with 48 PCI-E lanes around $400 (CPU+Mobo).
- opencl 9y ago
  You can get a non-Threadripper Ryzen CPU+mobo with ECC support for far less than $400. Obviously it lacks the PCIe lanes of the TR setup. These are both ridiculously cheaper than you could get similar capability for before Ryzen launched. If you really want 48 PCIe lanes for $400 you can get a used Xeon X99 setup for that much.
- astrodust 9y ago
  $750 for "workststation" class is really inexpensive. $400 is really cheap even by consumer standards.
  - karpodiem 9y ago
    Really? I don't need high clock speeds, I'm looking for a reasonable (48) number of PCI-E lanes and ECC support.
    - astrodust 9y ago
      That's called workstation class. Most consumers need barely 24.
intrasight 9y ago
To me that overclock post was just further demonstration of the sad state of affairs re. ECC

juergbi 9y ago

Ryzen Threadripper and the TR4 socket are advertised with ECC support on the AMD website¹², in contrast to regular Ryzen/AM4. This may mean that all motherboards support it. I can't be sure, however, ECC seems to work fine on ASRock X399 Taichi. ¹ https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-threadripper https://www.amd.com/en/products/ryzen-threadripper ² https://www.amd.com/en/products/str4-platform https://www.amd.com/en/products/str4-platform