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AMD RYZEN + ECC RAM for workstation

Ilmarin
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I am making configuration for my work-from-home workstation, going to run Ubuntu 20.04 current specs are following:

  • AMD RYZEN 7 3800X
  • ASUS Prime X570-Pro 
  • Kingston KSM26ED8/16ME 16GB DDR4 x4 - ECC RAM 
  • Fractal Design Ion+ 860P 80 PLUS
  • etc (SSD, GPU, case, monitor ).

Currently I can see on Asus web site, that ASUS Prime X570-Pro supports ECC ram, but there is no suggested memory, Kingston KSM26ED8/16ME is compatible with ASUS AMD AM4 PRO WS X570-ACE, but that motherboard has lots of features I don't need, so would prefer to spend extra 200$ on more RAM. 

Question - is it a reasonable configuration ? 

https://github.com/vfonov/

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ryzen does support ecc unbuffered dimms  unofficially, as for qvl/ suggested ram, any ddr4 ecc memory should work just fine, don't worry about qvl lists for the most part. 

10 hours ago, Ilmarin said:

- is it a reasonable configuration ? 

depends on your workload really, the psu is overkill for the most part, but i don't know what gpu (s) you're running. 

 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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so, sometimes I run the workstation 24/7 for some light deep learning or high CPU loads for data processing. Power Supply Calculator shows that I need 500W , but I want to upgrade to bigger GPU sometime in the future. 

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10 hours ago, Ilmarin said:

Power Supply Calculator shows that I need 500W

usually they're incorrect most of the time, but what are you powering exactly? but to answer the original question again, ryzen does support ecc unbuffered dimms unofficially, just make sure they're not buffered dimms. 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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10 hours ago, Ilmarin said:

currently it's

yea a 550w/650w is more then enough, and will be enough if you want to upgrade in the future.

but to suggest some, SP11 rmx, txm, AMP, bitfenix formula, and the ion+ are all good. 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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10 hours ago, Ilmarin said:

I want this one to last as long, so want to have some room

wattage isn't quality, all of these will last and will are good. 

PC: Motherboard: ASUS B550M TUF-Plus, CPU: Ryzen 3 3100, CPU Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34, GPU: GIGABYTE WindForce GTX1650S, RAM: HyperX Fury RGB 2x8GB 3200 CL16, Case, CoolerMaster MB311L ARGB, Boot Drive: 250GB MX500, Game Drive: WD Blue 1TB 7200RPM HDD.

 

Peripherals: GK61 (Optical Gateron Red) with Mistel White/Orange keycaps, Logitech G102 (Purple), BitWit Ensemble Grey Deskpad. 

 

Audio: Logitech G432, Moondrop Starfield, Mic: Razer Siren Mini (White).

 

Phone: Pixel 3a (Purple-ish).

 

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