Do i "need" ECC ram ? N54L

[Randall8686]

Hi guys

Well i need some more ram for my N54L, Im running a couple of VM's on it and using it as a media center (streaming to a TV via graphics card) also a teamspeak server, File host and website host. Its a busy little box with 8tb of storage. However my question is

1) do i need ECC ram ? I dont really understand it 100%
2) can i mix non ECC with ECC ?
3) if i dont need it whats the disadvantage of not using it in my application ?


Thank you in advance
J

 

[Randall8686]

Interesting, TBH if it crashed it would not be the end of the world unless it did it every week, Now to find some Ram that fits the N54L

Thanks for you help

 

[Randall8686]

Cheers guys, i will find some normal ram that will fit and work. Its used as a file server but its backed up onto synology server too at my house then also another server at my brother inlaws so its not going to cause me an issue if worst came to worst and it cra@ped its self