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Ryzen supporting ECC memory really does make the old Xeon argument futile.

• Teever 4y ago
  Does Ryzen actually support ECC though? I bought a first gen Ryzen and couldn't get ECC ram to boot on it, and the reviews I read periodically of new Ryzen CPUs and mobos seem to indicate that it's still hit and miss. I'd love for it to be plug and play.
  • tpolzer 4y ago
    Depending on board support you might get actual error correction or not. If it doesn't boot, it's very likely that you actually bought registered memory, which is normal in servers, but _not_ supported at all by Ryzen processors, no matter the mainboard.
  • type0 4y ago
    Not first gen, that one was very picky about ram settings even for the regular sticks. Also motherboard plays a huge role in how well that actually works.
  • Handytinge 4y ago
    No. Certain boards (mostly ASRock) will boot with it, but AMD don't support it outside the Pro series, and you won't get full reporting. I've been down this rabbit hole for a while with NAS builds, and it's simply not worth AMD if you need ECC currently for anything not too high end.