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Do you use ECC RAM? Do you have any data about failure rates? I'm evaluating this for a system with 8GB DRAM, & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_random_access_memory#Errors_and_error_correction says "Tests[ecc]give widely varying error rates, but about 10-12upset/bit-hr is typical, roughly one bit error, per month, per gigabyte of memory. In most computers used for serious scientific or financial computing and as servers, ECC is the rule rather than the exception, as can be seen by examining manufacturers' specifications." So, for that data 8GB DRAM is about 8 errors per month, ie about one per 3-4 days. What rates do you have?
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