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iMac G5 RAM question. Does it have to be 2.6V?
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Jun 3, 2005, 04:31 PM
 
http://www.crucial.com/store/MPartsp...;WSPN=CT440181

Crucial list these specs for iMac G5 RAM:

* Module Size: 512MB
* Package: 184-pin DIMM
* Feature: DDR PC3200
* Configuration: 64Meg x 64
* DIMM Type: UNBUFFERED
* Error Checking: NON-ECC
* Speed: 400
* SDRAM Timings: CL=3
* Specs: DDR PC3200 • CL=3 • UNBUFFERED • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.6V • 64Meg x 64

Local computer shops all carry PC3200 ram modules, but none of them are 2.6V. They're 2.4V, 2.5V, and 1.8V. Will this make a difference?

See this list of RAM from the store I'd like to buy it from.
http://www.atic.ca/index.php?page=Products&cat=4
     
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Jun 3, 2005, 06:01 PM
 
I called one Mac service tech and he told me that the RAM chips absolutely have to be 2.6V. If it isn't it won't work.

Then I called a Mac service tech at a different Mac store and he said that 2.4V or 2.5V will also work.

Now WTF am I supposed to do? Which is it?

     
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Jun 3, 2005, 07:20 PM
 
NCIX.com Samsung RAM 1024 MB sticks work great. CAD$125.
     
   
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