I love ECC RAM, but I disagree on one small point. Registered (meaning ECC and buffered) RAM is common in the workstation market, so it is not limited to noisy

I love ECC RAM, but I disagree on one small point. Registered (meaning ECC and buffered) RAM is common in the workstation market, so it is not limited to noisy servers. Check out HP Z series and Dell Precision workstations. They are available used / refurbished at low prices.