Fb Dimms in an Intel dx79si

[Pigeon_Milk]

I have an Intel dx79Si motherboard with a six core Xeon cpu and would like to upgrade my ram cheaply as since it is an older system and was just wondering if anybody knew if i could use ecc fb-dimm (old server ram) because i cant seem to find this information anywhere on intel's site any information would be a huge help thanks.

[gibbsy81]

26 minutes ago, NurpleNutz said:

I have an Intel dx79Si motherboard with a six core Xeon cpu and would like to upgrade my ram cheaply as since it is an older system and was just wondering if anybody knew if i could use ecc fb-dimm (old server ram) because i cant seem to find this information anywhere on intel's site any information would be a huge help thanks.

Just checked here it is not supported.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards/000007196.html#tested

[Pigeon_Milk]

6 minutes ago, gibbsy81 said:

Just checked here it is not supported.

http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/boards-and-kits/desktop-boards/000007196.html#tested

ok thank for the info