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OWC 4G Kit for Mac Pro ($$ too good to be true?)
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Everything looked good for a moment, but it seems like they are not going to honor my purchase. Man, that sucks!!! 
Yeah, that was the exact same thing I was told. Too bad they didn't just honor the price.
i haven't received a call or email. my account has already been charged and i've got a fed ex tracking number which says the ram's already been shipped, so i'm guessing it's too late on their end. until all 4 gigs arrive on thursday i'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
Try Newegg
Hey guys I bought all my memory from newegg and it has been running perfectly since I got it. There prices on these modules are beast and they work fine. Here is the link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=17&Brand=1692&N=2100170551+1327823907+50001692&Submit=ENE&Manufactory=1692&SubCategory=551
I know it's more than that deal but it is still a good price.I have 10 Gig's in my system and it is rocking!@!!!
Hey guys I bought all my memory from newegg and it has been running perfectly since I got it. There prices on these modules are beast and they work fine. Here is the link:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Category=17&Brand=1692&N=2100170551+1327823907+50001692&Submit=ENE&Manufactory=1692&SubCategory=551
I know it's more than that deal but it is still a good price.I have 10 Gig's in my system and it is rocking!@!!!
glad it's working out for you... but at a closer look, these are the smaller heat sinks, not the Apple Certified ones.
just to be on the safe side, i'd highly recommend you check out MacInTouch and read what others have had to say about their smaller heat sinks (and performances).
for small heat sinks, the new egg price is actually above average.
I've tested the OWC RAM with memtest and it passed with flying colors. The heatsink is a little bit lighter in weight than the Apple OEM, but an often referenced barefeats article tested this RAM and couldn't find any real difference in operating temp.
http://www.barefeats.com/quad09.html
http://www.barefeats.com/quad09.html
While it is disappointing that it looks like OWC won't honor all the orders made, they are a solid company.
I have had ZERO issues with their service department, and only 1 actual issue with a product (DOA external drive, the replacement was in our hands 48 hours after receiving the dead one). I have configured 6+ machines with RAM from them so far over 6 years, and none of the DIMMs failed. I have bought drives, bags, etc, etc from them, and have had no issues.
I even ordered an ExpressCard flash reader from them this last week without any problems. They are probably the best 3rd party Apple-focused online store around, IMO.
Continuing this thought... new Mac users (recent switchers) may be hesitant to buy from OWC, a company they likely never heard of before, but in the Mac universe OWC is a big name who everybody and their Mom has probably bought stuff from before.
Ohmygod, you lucky so and sos!! I nearly died when I just saw this thread until I realised the price had been whacked up.
Mine arrived yesterday. They work like a champ.
FYI, as far as heatsink is concerened, Temperature Monitor shows:
Orignal 4x512MB FB-DIMMs that came with the Mac Pro:
65, 68, 59, 62 degC
New OWC FB-DIMMs
76, 55, 56, 56 degC
So, on average, they run COOLER than the Apple FB-DIMMs. Interesting. Yeah, I noticed I got one hot bugger in there. I may have to yank him and redo his thermal grease (I'm hestitant to void that cool OWC warranty, tho).
FYI, as far as heatsink is concerened, Temperature Monitor shows:
Orignal 4x512MB FB-DIMMs that came with the Mac Pro:
65, 68, 59, 62 degC
New OWC FB-DIMMs
76, 55, 56, 56 degC
So, on average, they run COOLER than the Apple FB-DIMMs. Interesting. Yeah, I noticed I got one hot bugger in there. I may have to yank him and redo his thermal grease (I'm hestitant to void that cool OWC warranty, tho).
I think that the further the DIMMS are from the motherboard, the cooler they are, but I could be wrong. But good to hear that you are having a good experience with them. a good deal, for sure.
cheers.
Damnit. I wish I'd been paying more attention to the hardwar forums now. I would have ordered that in a heartbeat had I seen it!!
Aha, the Apple FBDIMMS are definitely closer to the MB, so that would explain it. Anyone have any idea whether that 76C is a problem? It's a good 8C hotter than the next hotter DIMM. Is it worth worrying about?