October 5, 20187 yr I've migrated from ubuntu to unRAID a few days ago, and I've been reading about ECC memory importance. so I've decided to get a C246 motherbaord with intel xeon 2176G because I wanted the IGPU for plex hardeware transcoding, but then I noticed that my cpu already supports ECC memory according to intel's website, and that's the same for the older i3s, the question is, can I just buy ECC ram and expect it to work or do I need a special motherboard ? my motherboard is asus z370F strix. it's really a nice thing if it were true because you can have intel Quick Sync + ECC support on a cheap $130 processor. Edit: so I've contacted intel and that's a part of the conversation Quote support: The support for the ECC memory will depend on the manufacturer design support: We dont have control over that me: so I understand that it's possible to find a z370 motherboard with ECC support ? support: You will have to check that information with the manufacturer of the motherboard support: Correct so what is left it to find a z370 motherboard with ECC support ! I'll post the model here if I find one Edited October 5, 20187 yr by sadeq
October 5, 20187 yr I've never run an i3, but take a close look at the iGPU in your older i3, only the most recent versions support 4k and only the newest support 4k HDR I believe. Just a warning, but otherwise if you don't need processing horsepower it doesn't seem like a bad idea at all. The new Supermicro c246 board is very nice looking, I've a thread on it in the MB/CPU forum :).
October 5, 20187 yr Author I already own the cpu , and it's sufficient for my needs, I only run a VM or two at once, and thanks to the igpu, I can transcode even 10 HVEC 4k without a problem, so I think it's steal for the price considering it supports ECC too. I've looked into that motherboard and an ASUS one too, but t hese motherboards and their supported processors are really hard to find.
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