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byteshifter

ECC RAM for Unraid Motherboard Upgrade?

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Hello All,

I'm filling out an upgrade build for my Unraid box and all I need is the ECC RAM. I'm looking for 2 x 16Gb 2666hz unbuffered ECC RAM and I'm having a hell of a time finding it ANYWHERE. Does anyone have any ideas? I'm starting to think that I've made a big mistake going all-in on ECC.

EDIT: Thanks to dkimmortal I did find a few options at Newegg. Any reason why I should go for name brand ( Samsung / Crucial ), or is offbrand ( Nemix? ) worth it to save a few bucks?

PCPartPicker Part List

TypeItemPrice
CPUIntel Xeon E-2288G 3.7 GHz 8-Core OEM/Tray Processor-
CPU CoolerCooler Master Hyper 212 Black Edition 42 CFM CPU Cooler$34.99 @ Newegg
MotherboardGigabyte C246-WU4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard$219.00
Generated by PCPartPicker 2021-05-28 19:59 EDT-0400

Posted May 29, 2021, 12:22 AM UTC · edited

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dkimmortal•

Newegg Options added 3200 as well in the options

ebay not as filtered, some non ecc gets through

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byteshifterOP•

Thanks, those are good suggestions.

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Squidly271•

Buy the memory that listed in the QVL list for the most problem free experience.

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bobobeastie86•

With my luck, the minute I start looking for ecc ram is the minute after a new cryptocurrency that requires ecc ram becomes popular and therefore unaffordable. Let me know when you are done so I can start looking.

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byteshifterOP•

lol, no kidding. I feel like I swimming upstream for sure. My current Unraid build has ECC DDR3 and it's been the most solid system I've ever built, but getting this RAM has been brutal.

There was only a single 16GB ECC RAM module on the C246-WU4 QVL list, and I didn't want to pay the extra $$$ for Crucial. I just ordered this: Kingston ME KSM26ED8 16HD 16GB 2666MHz DDR4 ECC CL19 DIMM 2Rx8 Hynix D on Newegg for $99.99. Kingston claims it's compatible with the C246-WU4 so here's hoping.

Good luck with your search.

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