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I'd like to take my dual 2 G5 up to 1 or 1.5G of RAM. I've not been paying very close attention, but do seem to remember some issues with 3rd party chips not working so great. Any advice regarding what I should specifically stay away from? A quick browse of dealram shows quite a wide variation in prices for the same size chip...
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I just plopped 4 sticks of 512 from crucial in mine and it passed the extended hardware test in 37 minutes.
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signatures are a waste of bandwidth
especially ones with political tripe in them.
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Newegg has corsair dual 512 packs on sale for $131 http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Produ...82E16820145450
They are high quality if not at a bit of a premium price. They work every bit as well if not better than crucial products based on my experience. However, I can tell you that I don't have a powermac, but I don't see any reason that compatability would be an issue.
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Mac: 15" 1.5ghz PB w/ 128mb vid, 5400rpm 80gb, combo drive, 2gb ram
Peripherals: 20gb 4g iPod, Canon i950, Canon S230 "elph", Canon LIDE30, Logitech MX510, Logitech z5500, M-Audio Sonica Theater, Samsung 191T
PC: AMD "barton" XP @ 2.3ghz, 1gb pc3200, 9800pro 128mb, 120gb WD-SE 120gb
Xbox: 1.6, modded with X3 xecuter, slayers evoX 2.6, WDSE 120gb HDD
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Stick in 1GB modules: you won't regret later.
They have to go in pairs, fyi.
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Originally Posted by Sebastian
I'd like to take my dual 2 G5 up to 1 or 1.5G of RAM. I've not been paying very close attention, but do seem to remember some issues with 3rd party chips not working so great. Any advice regarding what I should specifically stay away from? A quick browse of dealram shows quite a wide variation in prices for the same size chip...
If you use good quality (Corsair, Crucial, Kingston) (Ya i know there are more) ram chips you should have no problems. Macs use pc3200 400 mhz c3 ram chips. If your looking for a bargain on 1 gig chips, check out newegg.com they have some Corsair ValueSelect 1 gig chips for only $95 per stick. Great ram, good company, lifetime warranty. I have 2 gig in my power mac and 1 gig in my iMac, works just great.
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PowerMac G5 - 2.0 4 1/2 Gig Ram - Tiger 10.4.2
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iMac G5 1.8 1 1/2 Gig Ram 20" - Tiger 10.4.2
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why dont you get corsair 1gb modules for $96, thats the best... you save money in the long run by getting 1gb modules... that way you will be able to max your powermac out to 8gb...
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zipzoomfly has the corsair 1GB modules that match Apple's specs for $90/piece shipped out 2 day fed-ex. Incredible deal!
I just ordered three, two for my new PM on the way and one for the new Mac Mini on the way.
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$90 total? includes shipping and all?
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Originally Posted by nycdunz
$90 total? includes shipping and all?
$90/piece, so it was $180 total shipping and all for 2GB of RAM.
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