1066Mhz Ram in 6core 5.1 Mac Pro?

[derb ryan]

Hey guys,

I'm going from a quad core to a six core cpu (3680 or 90) in a 2010 5.1 Mac Pro. I read most people upgraded the Ram from 1066 to 1333 when doing this - I wonder if it's necessary or if it will run just fine with the old ram chips.

Thanks

 

[DanielCoffey]

It will run perfectly well providing you are not chasing benchmarks.

 

[h9826790]

Definitely not necessary.

 

[Pending]

Hey guys,

I'm going from a quad core to a six core cpu (3680 or 90) in a 2010 5.1 Mac Pro. I read most people upgraded the Ram from 1066 to 1333 when doing this - I wonder if it's necessary or if it will run just fine with the old ram chips.

Thanks

As others have said, all fine but just to add, if you are lucky, you might have 1333 ram chips in already.

 

[Macsonic]

Hey guys,

I'm going from a quad core to a six core cpu (3680 or 90) in a 2010 5.1 Mac Pro. I read most people upgraded the Ram from 1066 to 1333 when doing this - I wonder if it's necessary or if it will run just fine with the old ram chips.

Thanks

It will run just fine at 1066mhz. Advance congrats on your cpu upgrade

 

[derb ryan]

Cool! Thanks guys!

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As others have said, all fine but just to add, if you are lucky, you might have 1333 ram chips in already.

I just checked, it indeed is 1333Mhz Ram. Thanks for the hint!

 

[heymadmat]

not necessary