How Much RAM Does Your Homelab Actually Need (and Is ECC Worth It)?
RAM is one of the easiest specs to either badly underbuy or badly overbuy in a homelab, because the honest answer to “how much do I need” is “it depends on what you’re actually running,” and most buying guides dodge that and just tell you to get 32GB or 64GB and move on. That’s not wrong exactly, but it skips the reasoning that lets you size correctly for your own setup instead of someone else’s. Here’s how to actually work it out, plus the ECC question that comes up right behind it. ...