System Requirements - ECC (Error Correcting Code) - AutoCAD / Revit

[jon]

Hi,

I am looking to purchase a new workstation and would like to make a good value purchase that provides excellent performance capabilities.

I was informed that if I purchased RAM with ECC (Error Correcting Code) support this might provide better system performance while running AutoCAD / Revit / Bluebeam.  I understand the ECC helps to detect and correct single-bit memory errors in real-time without any delays. Does anyone have experience with using RAM with ECC support?

If there is a benefit to the ECC, that means I need to go to a Xeon Processor since normal Intel processors don’t provide ECC support.  Supposedly, the Xeon can process memory-intensive tasks more easily and much faster than normal processors.

If you can let me know your experience with a Xeon Processor with RAM with ECC and the performance of your system compared to running a normal Intel processor, it would be greatly appreciated.

Also, I was thinking about the Nvidia Quadro P2200 graphics card.  If there is a better recommendation, I am all for it.

Thanks for the help.

[pendean]

AS long as your system complies with the REVIT requirements (and category of user you are), it will work fine in ancient AutoCAD: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/S...

The REVIT forums have recent recommendations too, explore there https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-products/ct-p/2003

Good luck.

[dgorsman]

The value of ECC RAM dates from the early days of component manufacturing and the level of quality control.  These days the QA/QC on non-ECC RAM is much higher and renders the other irrelevant for desktop computing.

The only time you would require ECC RAM now is for operations where servers cannot be immediately taken out of service to replace failed components and must automatically switch over, or where even low-rate single bit errors are not acceptable such as massive physics simulations or virtual nuclear weapons testing.