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How much RAM do you have installed?
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It looks like the vast majority of us will not miss the extra 4 DIMM slots
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...assuming the 16GB DIMMs come way down in price, sure. My 48G is done with 6x8GB.
...assuming the 16GB DIMMs come way down in price, sure. My 48G is done with 6x8GB.
They're not to bad actually mine ran about $140 each.
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Not bad at all
I remember just a few years ago, a 1gb stick was over 100 for my mb
Same amount as yours. But I got it $109 each
But I don't live in the states, I probably cold have trolled ebay until I found it cheaper but Jürgen always takes care of me so I'm good with the price.
What kind is it and where did you find it? Is it dual rank or quad rank?
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No kiddin..
I think RAM has stopped it's downward spiral though for a while..
Yeah, both processors and RAM get cheaper with time. Didn't Apple want something like $3,000 for 32GB when the 2006 was first released? The void between my ears seems to be echoing up numbers like $2,800 and such like that. Or was it more than that?
I think I paid $325 for 32GB here about 6 months back. Heh, I had to wait 5 freaken years for the amount I initially wanted to become affordable.
Here's some info about CPU prices in March or 2009 (at the bottom): https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/7270035/
I think I paid $325 for 32GB here about 6 months back. Heh, I had to wait 5 freaken years for the amount I initially wanted to become affordable.
Here's some info about CPU prices in March or 2009 (at the bottom): https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/7270035/
Kingston has 32GB DDR3L ECC DIMMs available, albeit 1333MHz CL9. They may or may not upgrade them to 1866MHz.
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Normally....
64 GB. But in some occasions I go up to 96 GB....Never tested throughfully the 128 GB "magic limit"....
64 GB. But in some occasions I go up to 96 GB....Never tested throughfully the 128 GB "magic limit"....
I have 48GB and its been a real treat to never, ever run out.
I bought the box stock with 16GB and quickly realized I needed more. I don't push the machine hard often, but when I am doing a few data intensive things at once, its nice to know it slices through it without any hiccups.
I'm likely to do the same on the new Mac Pro, unless I can get 64GB cheap enough that I can justify it.
I bought the box stock with 16GB and quickly realized I needed more. I don't push the machine hard often, but when I am doing a few data intensive things at once, its nice to know it slices through it without any hiccups.
I'm likely to do the same on the new Mac Pro, unless I can get 64GB cheap enough that I can justify it.
And they run about $750 each
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4GB - 2x1GB and 4x512MB. These are FB-DIMMs (somewhat obsolete, expensive), which is why my Mac Pro has so little RAM.
That, too.
But actually, four DIMMs is the right thing to do if you look into the future.
The next step after DDR3-1866MHz is DDR3-2133MHz, and the new Mac Pro likely runs that already if you happen to find suitable modules. Afterwards, you run out of JEDEC specifications for DDR3 and get to Haswell-EP Xeons at some point, which should look something like this:
It comes with Quad-Channel DDR4, and that allows only for one DIMM per channel. DDR4 also won't set you back $750 for a single 32GB module.
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