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I don't completely understand your conversation. Maybe the error rate is inflated, but as for: > . I can't believe there's no ECC between ram and cpu, it's not

by temac 4y ago

I don't completely understand your conversation. Maybe the error rate is inflated, but as for: > . I can't believe there's no ECC between ram and cpu, it's not credible for anything but a cheap home machine. it is absolutely not wrong: there is no ECC between CPU and RAM for most consumer and desktop computers, and even tons of embedded systems, and that's basically the only bus lacking even basic integrity checks, so there really should be some ECC also there, nearly everywhere.

zasdffaa 4y ago
Isn't my "cheap home machine" equivalent to your "most consumer and desktop computers"? As for embedded, I'd be surprised if there's ECC at all, never mind on the bus (with the exception of high reliability stuff like spacecraft and factory controllers. Clocks, cookers, microwaves, etc don't count).
- temac 4y ago
  > Isn't my "cheap home machine" equivalent to your "most consumer and desktop computers"? Kind of, that's why I was I was saying it is not wrong. IMO though, there should be ECC on everything but the really cheapest computers and if the application even allows it, meaning ECC for business desktop computers, and home computers marketed as using state of the art tech, like Core processors. Maybe you can avoid it in game consoles, or computers marketed for 99% gaming (except they risk being expensive and using good quality processors, so what's the point), but that should be it.