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- May 1, 2002
I am going to be building a Server that is going to host a rather large game world (Neverwinter Nights, for those familiar with it). Here are the basic specs, first off:
P4a, either 1.8 or 2.0 - planning to OC to 133FSB, so PCI & AGP in spec, only CPU is overclocked.
Abit BD7-II
2x512MB DDR
2x60gb Maxtor ATA133 HD - RAID 0
Onboard LAN (realtek)
Onboard Audio (forget... )
Cheap CDRom
Cheap Video card
Now, the question is.. should I go with ECC memory?
I figured with the RAID setup, it may be a better idea to go with ECC memory? I need this system to be 110% stable.. I am *planning* on trying to OC the CPU using 133FSB.. (unless of course it's not stable) - so I plan on running everything else in Spec..
I am going to buy the memory locally, my choices are:
2x512MB ECC PC2100
or
2x512MB non ECC PC2700 (or PC2100)
I will run the memory at 1:1, 133(266) if needed. I was debating on trying for 4:3, 177(354).. but again, I am looking for stability on top of performance, so I'll probably just go 1:1, 133(266).
Performance is desierable, but I definately need stability.. I am kinda iffy still on running IDE RAID, but I think I am going to give it a try..
So, ECC or no? (the board is suppose to support ECC, BTW)
Opinions?
P4a, either 1.8 or 2.0 - planning to OC to 133FSB, so PCI & AGP in spec, only CPU is overclocked.
Abit BD7-II
2x512MB DDR
2x60gb Maxtor ATA133 HD - RAID 0
Onboard LAN (realtek)
Onboard Audio (forget... )
Cheap CDRom
Cheap Video card
Now, the question is.. should I go with ECC memory?
I figured with the RAID setup, it may be a better idea to go with ECC memory? I need this system to be 110% stable.. I am *planning* on trying to OC the CPU using 133FSB.. (unless of course it's not stable) - so I plan on running everything else in Spec..
I am going to buy the memory locally, my choices are:
2x512MB ECC PC2100
or
2x512MB non ECC PC2700 (or PC2100)
I will run the memory at 1:1, 133(266) if needed. I was debating on trying for 4:3, 177(354).. but again, I am looking for stability on top of performance, so I'll probably just go 1:1, 133(266).
Performance is desierable, but I definately need stability.. I am kinda iffy still on running IDE RAID, but I think I am going to give it a try..
So, ECC or no? (the board is suppose to support ECC, BTW)
Opinions?
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