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Matching memory pair question
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money69
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May 18, 2006, 01:18 PM
 
Can anyone please definitively answer the following question, I have seen conflicting reports on this. I am probably going to purchase a new Macbook, however I would like to know if there is a speed advantage with these new intel laptops for using matching sized memory pairs. I have heard that there was speed increases with the G4/G5 but with the switch to Intel its not an issue anymore. Can anyone definitely answer this for me?
     
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May 18, 2006, 01:42 PM
 
Yes you HAVE to match the ram with equal sized chips.

If you just have one in there the performance stinks. i am not sure what happens if you put 2 mismatched pairs but I don't think it would work.

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May 18, 2006, 01:46 PM
 
Check out the macmini review at barefeats.com

http://barefeats.com/mincd.html

You can put memory in unmatched, but the performance suffers with heavy 3D tasks. For everyday usage, it seems to have a minimal effect.
     
   
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