Help choosing the right RAM

[IzzMcloving]

HI everyone
I have a macbook pro MD101e/a
Mid 2012
I want to upgrade it to 16 gb but I don't know if the corsair vengeance ddr3l 1600mhz
Will work ?
Anyone have used it ?
Or another recomendation?

 

[T5BRICK]

HI everyone
I have a macbook pro MD101e/a
Mid 2012
I want to upgrade it to 16 gb but I don't know if the corsair vengeance ddr3l 1600mhz
Will work ?
Anyone have used it ?
Or another recomendation?

I'd check the reviews on amazon. If I recall correctly, they're pretty favorable.

 

[mildocjr]

Just make sure it's compatible with your MBP. I will say that I had 32 GB (4 x 8GB) of Vengeance RAM in my desktop PC, but I had a stick die on me about 3 months after I purchased it so I'm down to 16 GB (problems with using 3 sticks and performance).

I'd suggest look at Kingston, they have always been good to me. Never had a problem with GSkill either but friends of mine at the computer store said they've seen problems with it.

 

[Samuelsan2001]

Just it the model number into the crucial a website, I've had lots of luck with crucial ram.

 

[JTToft]

Yes, that RAM is fine.

Since you asked, I use Corsair Vengeance 1600 MHz in my 2011. No complaints.

 

[Erdbeertorte]

You could even use much faster RAM like the Kingston HyperX Impact with 2133 MHz. It's working fine in my Late 2011 MBP since about 10 months now.

 

[JTToft]

You could even use much faster RAM like the Kingston HyperX Impact with 2133 MHz. It's working fine in my Late 2011 MBP since about 10 months now.

- Yeah, but it isn't actually utilising it at 2133 MHz.

Cool Startup Disk name, though.

 

[Erdbeertorte]

- Yeah, but it isn't actually utilising it at 2133 MHz.

I was wondering the same. But I noticed a speed increase compared to the 16 GB 1333 MHz before and ran Geekbench with both back then. The memory speed was much faster. I found the screenshots in an old thread.

Cool Startup Disk name, though.

 

[JTToft]

I was wondering the same. But I noticed a speed increase compared to the 16 GB 1333 MHz before and ran Geekbench with both back then. The memory speed was much faster. I found the screenshots in an old thread.

- Yes. If I remember rightly, you and I and a few others had a thread about it a while ago.
Your increase is compared to 1333 MHz, though, which is below the 1600 MHz capability of the machine, so an increase is to be expected.