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Here's a list of Ryzen motherboards that people have tried and succeeded in using ECC with: http://www.overclock.net/forum/11-amd-motherboards/1629642-r...

Additionally, you can check the QVL for each motherboard, and then test it by hand.

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*Edit - $750 is a lot for the cheapest threadripper + mobo. I'd be happy with 48 PCI-E lanes around $400 (CPU+Mobo).

You can get a non-Threadripper Ryzen CPU+mobo with ECC support for far less than $400. Obviously it lacks the PCIe lanes of the TR setup. These are both ridiculously cheaper than you could get similar capability for before Ryzen launched. If you really want 48 PCIe lanes for $400 you can get a used Xeon X99 setup for that much.

$750 for "workststation" class is really inexpensive.

$400 is really cheap even by consumer standards.

Really? I don't need high clock speeds, I'm looking for a reasonable (48) number of PCI-E lanes and ECC support.

That's called workstation class. Most consumers need barely 24.

To me that overclock post was just further demonstration of the sad state of affairs re. ECC

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