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iMac RAM, everyone!

Sounds good, kinda edging closer towards an
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Will the current 24" iMacs take DDR3 ram? or is 800 MHz DDR2 ram the best I can put in it?

 
I believe the big draw of DDR3 is that it is lower voltage. 1.5V I believe. Whereas the DDR2 is 1.85V and often run at 1.9 to 2.2V on PCs to eek out a tad more speed...
If you ran 1.5V chips at 1.85V I think you'd ruin them; hence, I think they keyed the slot, etc.
From a response time, I've not seen the DDR3 as specs impressive. Looks like the same number of ns (nano-seconds) to access the memory (higher clock speed * more clocks of waiting = same access time). I think there are some speed tests that only show a 2 or 3% increase for DDR3...
I'm sticking with DDR2 for now.
 
FYi, for anyone that wants to take a current imac to 6gb, 667mhz ram also works fine, yeah a negligible loss vs 800mhz but I would rather have the 6gb
 
if it is a santa rosa you can go to 6gb. idk about the otehr chipset. and make sure the ram is the right mhz
 
jhilla said:
I was gonna go to 6GB RAM but I don't do enough design work anymore to spend the extra cash on it right now. I upgrade the HD instead.

Here's a link for some proof:

http://www.iupgradecanada.com/blog/2008/12/19/6gb-of-ram-for-your-mac.html
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I'm considering upgrading my alu Intel Imac to match the specs of yours (4GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) - what would I have to do to accomplish this? Is this an upgrade I can perform myself? It's a current-gen iMac.

EDIT: I'm assuming this Mac can take 6GB RAM, but is there a difference between the two memory slots I need to be aware of before upgrading?
 
wrldwzrd89 said:
I'm considering upgrading my alu Intel Imac to match the specs of yours (4GB RAM, 1 TB HDD) - what would I have to do to accomplish this? Is this an upgrade I can perform myself? It's a current-gen iMac.
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They had the hardware and did the upgrade for me, they had to bust out the suction cups. I was originally gonna go balls to the walls and get the 6GB and 2TB but it started getting pricey and who really needs 2TB in an iMac.

EDIT: check the website, there's no disadvantage to upgrading to the 6GB over the 4GB based on performance and speed.
 
Bump from the dead.. I just picked up a previous gen 2.8GHz 24" iMac. Will I be able to go to 6gig as well? Also if this is possible why does apple not offer it or at least say it supports it? Is it something that will void my apple care?
 
If it works (that is supported by the chipset) the there is NO reason for concern about AppleCare. If it is not supported, it won't work, and you put the old chips back in.
I recently upgraded my MacBook to 4G. Thinking about it is harder than actually doing it. Apple made it very easy--just don't lose any of the screws... :)
 
True but once I install it I can't return it right? I don't want to end up with a useless 4gb stick laying around.
 
Damn, I've been wanting to upgrade my rig,but it seems like alot of people have been having problems. Is it easy to get a refund from places like crucial ?
 
I'm currently already running two 2gb sticks from crucial without issue, but thanks for the heads up.
 
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