Memory type? (ECC vs non-ECC)

[Dan Kirkpatrick]

We're finalizing our specs for our next beowulf cluster... and I had a 
question...

ECC or non-ECC memory?  Motherboard "supports" ECC memory mode... although 
non-ecc memory is cheaper so we can get more...
How does this realistically affect performance?

comments?
Thanks

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Dan Kirkpatrick                   dkirk at physics.syr.edu
Computer Systems Manager
Department of Physics
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
http://www.physics.syr.edu/help/    Fax:(315) 443-9103
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