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- linux@lemmy.ml
- cross-posted to:
- linux@lemmy.ml
How to test and safely keep using your janky RAM without compromising stability using memtest86+ and the memmap kernel param.
How to test and safely keep using your janky RAM without compromising stability using memtest86+ and the memmap kernel param.
Needing 1TB of RAM is far outside the standard case.
Well he technically only need 512 gigs but had to double it because some dude on the internet said so.
OK, so let’s cut it down and say we have 4 PCs for someone with a family and home server, with 4 DIMMs each.
You are saying the first rule of PC building says that this house should have at least 16 unused DIMMs on the shelf. I’d say 2-4 is reasonable if they are all compatible.
“Buy two extra of everything” is a good rule and scales for the individual. “Buy double of everything” is not.