Kingston 16gb Ddr4 30mhz Non Ecc Memory Ram Dimm Cl22 1r Single Rank 2 Pin 1 2v Kcp432ns8 16 At Tigerdirect Com According to this link, nonECC memory has around a 0% failure rate, but ECC memory is around 2% slower than nonECC memory It depends on how much you are willing to pay for that extra bit of stability 5 level 2 Op 4 yr ago I appreciate the link, thanks One thing about it makes me rather sad thoughAny chip count not divisible by three or five indicates a nonparity memory module Using ECC decreases your computer's performance by about 2 percent Current technology DRAM is very stable, and memory errors are rare, so unless you have a need for ECC, you are better served with nonparity (nonECC) memory Ecc ram vs non ecc price