> 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, t

> 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.