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Bad to install diff. size RAMs in powermac?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
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Greetings,
Since you have to install the ram in pairs on the G5 ... would there be any drawbacks to installing your first pair as 1gb/per stick, and then the 2nd pair 256/per stick?
Is there any drawback to them not being all the same size RAM? [though they were installed in pairs]
if so, technically speaking ..... what's the drawback?
[curious]
thanks 
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Senior User
Join Date: Sep 2000
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I don't think that there would be any difference at all. It's far more important that you get good quality, reliable RAM. You could pay attention to the CL value of the new sticks, to make sure that they are the same or lower than the ones already in the machine, but even if they are not, the speed hit will be miniscule.
David
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Yeah, I know of no guidance from Apple or anyone else, for that matter, that frowns upon using higher and lower capacity modules in the same machine. The only important thing is that they are installed in pairs.
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Jun 2001
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I thought it had to be matched pairs...
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"It's not like Windows users don't have any power. I think a lot of people are happy with Windows, and that's an incredibly depressing thought." -Steve Jobs
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2003
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my setup is 2x256 (from apple), 2x512 from ebay (kingston valueram), 2x 256 from ebay (micron out of a dell)
no problems at all
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
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would the powermac downclock the CL2 modules if there were CL3 modules there?
or is there anyway to overclock the cl3 ram?
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