Memory upgrade

[squirrellydw]

So I have a Supermicro MBD-X7SBE with 4gigs of memory.  I'm thinking of upgrading to 8, should I use server memory ECC or regular desktop memory?

[JonathanM]

What combination of DIMMs do you have now? Are you replacing or adding?

[squirrellydw]

replacing, I have 4 1gig ECC memory right now.

 

Thinking about ordering two of these

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148670&ignorebbr=1

[JonathanM]

Since I can't find anything stating whether or not 4GB modules will work, I assume you will be stuck with four 2GB sticks, and with all 4 slots loaded I'd want ECC. If you can get confirmation that two 4GB sticks will work, non-ECC may be acceptable. The price difference between ECC and non looks like about $25 for four 2GB sticks, so it's a no brainer to get ECC IMHO. I found the ECC on amazon for $80 total.

[squirrellydw]

Since I can't find anything stating whether or not 4GB modules will work, I assume you will be stuck with four 2GB sticks, and with all 4 slots loaded I'd want ECC. If you can get confirmation that two 4GB sticks will work, non-ECC may be acceptable. The price difference between ECC and non looks like about $25 for four 2GB sticks, so it's a no brainer to get ECC IMHO. I found the ECC on amazon for $80 total.

 

link?

[JonathanM]

Since I can't find anything stating whether or not 4GB modules will work, I assume you will be stuck with four 2GB sticks, and with all 4 slots loaded I'd want ECC. If you can get confirmation that two 4GB sticks will work, non-ECC may be acceptable. The price difference between ECC and non looks like about $25 for four 2GB sticks, so it's a no brainer to get ECC IMHO. I found the ECC on amazon for $80 total.

 

link?

http://amzn.com/B00VO59Z0Q

I can't say for sure if it's compatible, but it seems to meet the numbers unless I missed something.

[c3]

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon3000/3210/X7SBE.cfm

 

no 4GB DIMM listed.