Michael S (already5chosen.delete@this.yahoo.com) on January 2, 2021 11:41 am wrote:
> me (me.delete@this.me.com) on January 2, 2021 5:56 am wrote:
> > > Right now on the AMD side, as previously, we have ECC support for DRAM. ECC capable
> > > DRAM on the desktop had become nearly extinct as the wast majority of desktop CPUs
> > > were Intel and didn't support ECC at all, in any shape manner or form.
> >
> > Intel has always sold the desktop processors with models that supported ECC (and were validated). Currently
> > they are branded Xeon E. They aren't really sold via DIY because gamers obviously don't need ECC.
>
> And i3, for those who want 'em cheap.
> But processor is not enough, one needs motherboard and it seems that few buyers considering Supermicro as
> suitable for desktop. I don't really know why, for my needs Supermicro is o.k. But I am not a gamer.

Probably price. Most people (even gamers) don't buy the expensive gaming motherboards, but instead mainly choose by price (and often preferring a brand they used previously, unless they had problems).

Of course, there are many perfectly valid reasons to choose some motherboard over another. Maybe you want four USB X ports instead of just two. Maybe you want integrated wifi. Or LEDs, overclocking (well, then you won't have ECC enabled processor either) or whatever. If you care about any of that stuff, having to choose from couple of options instead of couple of dozen options may be problematic.

-JLarja