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REG x8 Memory vs Normal?

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Mar 15, 2026348 views
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I'm looking to upgrade my Dell PowerEdge T310 server and have come down to two memory options. Both are 1x4GB @ 1333MHz, Dual Rank but one of them is $4 more and has "REG x8" added to the title. What's the difference? Which one is faster/better preformance? Specifically these two products: http://w…

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The REG X8 memory is registered ECC memory, the other is not. The X8 is in reference to the density; Paul writes a great piece which explains in depth the density and thus the X8 and X16 references. At the 512Megabit level, some chip types might be …

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