I just purchased a new Mac Pro Quad 2.66 with the following specs:
2.66 GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
1GB 667 DDR2 FB DIMM ECC-2x512
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
500GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s drive
16x SuperDrive DL
Airprt Extrm & BT 2.0+EDR
The additional memory from Apple is so expensive. I'm looking at other suppliers and I'm wondering if there are any pitfalls I should watch out for.
I'm currently looking at 2GB (2x1GB) Mac Pro DDR2-667 Fully Buffered Memory from Memoryx.net.
Thanks in advance.
2007-05-11 06:20:07 · 5 answers · asked by Editor Will 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
You should be fine. I have 3 Mac's. MacBook Pro x 2 and Mac Pro w/ 6 GB of aftermarket memory. Apple will always tell you to use their memory, they want your money.
2007-05-11 06:28:11 · answer #1 · answered by yorkcoparamedic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the thing with Macs, you can't use just any memory but many third party memory modules will work. Assuming you know the kind you need, based on that list you do...
First things first, keep matched pairs, this offers the best performance. You could install an additional 2GB (2x1GB) or get rid of your current 2x512MB modules and get 4GB... assuming it has four memory slots. You could even get 4x2GB modules but that would be slightly expensive.
Brands I've known to work in Macs are Kingston, Crucial sometimes G.Skill but I don't trust them. 90% of the time Kingston and Crucial modules will feel right at home in your Mac. If not, Newegg has a very generous return policy. I would also go with Newegg when it comes to hardware purchases, never sent me down a wrong turn, never denied my refund... go first class... go Newegg for all your hardware needs.
Macs have a no tollerance when it comes to memory, it will either accept it or it won't. It will either boot or it won't, there is no middle ground, if it doesn't after installing new memory then just take it out and all should be as it was. SHOULD BE is no promise but is a "most case" scenario only.
2007-05-11 06:28:26 · answer #2 · answered by conradj213 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm jealous. I got my memory upgrade for my powerbook at Crucial.com aver 2 years ago. No problems at all.
2007-05-11 06:26:07 · answer #3 · answered by Just Bored!! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can run a free test at http://www.crucial.com and find out what kind of RAM (memory) your computer needs. It will automatically test your system and tell you what you need and have in the computer (each slot).
You can get cheap memory at http://www.tigerdirect.com or http://www.newegg.com
2007-05-11 06:22:05 · answer #4 · answered by Samuel Adams 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nice system, check out ocz tech......
2007-05-11 06:23:34 · answer #5 · answered by megamix1972 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋