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How important is Memory Speed?
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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I have a 24" iMac with the stock memory -- PC2-5300, 667mhz each stick is 512meg, I have two 1 gig sticks of PC2-4200, 533mhz from my old PC that are less than 3 months old. My question is: Can i put these in my iMac and have them work or will I mess something up big time? I'd rather not speed another $250 on ram and let these go to waste.
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Memory speed is very important. The RAM you put in your iMac must meet Apple's spec for RAM for the iMac. If it's not PC2-5300, 667mhz don't put it in. Slower RAM will likely cause your iMac not to start up. Spend the extra $250 on proper RAM.
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Originally Posted by Leonard 
Memory speed is very important. The RAM you put in your iMac must meet Apple's spec for RAM for the iMac. If it's not PC2-5300, 667mhz don't put it in. Slower RAM will likely cause your iMac not to start up. Spend the extra $250 on proper RAM.
That's what I thought -- I knew you could put faster ram when you have it in the machine, but was wondering about slower.
Oh well. The best price I could find for 2x1gig sticks was $218 at Fry's of all places. Just FYI
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Albert Deschesne
Unibody 15" Macbook Pro, 2.4GHz, 9600M GT, 2 Gig Ram | OS X | WindowsXP (Games Only)
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