From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Thu Nov 22 07:08:00 2012
From: "Alcides Simao alsimao(0)gmail.com" <owner-chemistry(_)server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL: Need advice on buying a large memory pc
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Sent to CCL by: Alcides Simao [alsimao=gmail.com]
Hi Ülf!

As far as EEC memory is concerned, I don't think it to be necessary.
But, if you need a second opinion...
http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.aspx?qid=3692 and
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/221285-12-memory

As far as mobo's are concerned, I can't give you an expert opinion,
and, moreover,  I don't use server-grade equipment. What I can tell
you, from my humble experience, is that Intel equipment (mobo's,
ethernet cards, etc) handle stress much better that other vendors. I
recall having many problems with realtek and atheros onboard LAN,
which kept crashing when I attempted to paralelize the cluster at the
lab. Switched them to Intel cards and they worked flawlessly. But it
might be a wrong impression.

As for the 256 GB ram issue, please see here
http://linuxhardware.net/linuxhardware/notes/ It should be listed.

Also, I would suggest you to take some time and read this pages - you
might find them relevant!

http://www.sharkyforums.com/showthread.php?320718-New-Linux-system-4x-Octal-Core-Xeon-s-256GB-RAM
http://serverfault.com/questions/15636/cost-effective-way-to-build-a-server-with-lots-of-ram