DDR2 PC24200 533 on Intel imac

[ethen]

I grabbed an intel imac from compusa this morning, i found my crucial sodim 2GB (2 X 1GB) PC2-4200 DDR that i used to use on my powerbook.

Do you guys think it will work on my intel imac? i know it said 677 on the imac but would it be possible to use this 2GB ram? i dont want to waste the ram

 

[majorp]

I grabbed an intel imac from compusa this morning, i found my crucial sodim 2GB (2 X 1GB) PC2-4200 DDR that i used to use on my powerbook.

Do you guys think it will work on my intel imac? i know it said 677 on the imac but would it be possible to use this 2GB ram? i dont want to waste the ram

is it 200-pin? it might even work in dual channel mode giving you near the same performance as 667mhz sticks.

 

[eva01]

Your thread title indicates DDR2 put your post says it is DDR, so which is it?

 

[robbieduncan]

Your thread title indicates DDR2 put your post says it is DDR, so which is it?

PC2-XXXX == DDR2

 

[eva01]

PC2-XXXX == DDR2

ahah you learn something new every day.

 

[ethen]

okay, let me give it a try

 

[p:ro]

DDR2-SDRAM

133 MHz 64 Bit PC2-4200 4,2 GB/s
166 MHz 64 Bit PC2-5300 5,3 GB/s (667 Mhz) Intel iMac

Both are DDR2-SDRAM... shouldn't it work ?

 

[AJBMatrix]

Yes, you should not notice much of a difference from that if it runs in Dual Channel and PC2-5300. It will actually run faster than if the new RAM was not running in Dual Channel.

 

[ethen]

woah, yes i can see the difference, got into osx within 13 seconds compared to 22 seconds with the 512

oh boy it works

 

[AJBMatrix]

I was more talking about the same quantity of RAM in both. 1 GB unmatched 667 vs 1 GB Matched 533