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Do I need faster RAM for the 3.06 iMac?

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warensn

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This is probably a dumb question, so I thank you for your patience. I'm looking at the 3.06 Ghz iMac. SInce the FSB has been bumped up to 1066MHz, does that mean I need faster RAM to go with it?
Thanks for your comments.
 
It comes with 800 RAM. I was asking if you could use a faster ram, like 1066MHz to match the bus speed. Does it matter, or could 2 slots of 800MHz keep up with a 1600 Mhz bus?
Would someone explain this?
Thanks.
 
warensn said:
It comes with 800 RAM. I was asking if you could use a faster ram, like 1066MHz to match the bus speed. Does it matter, or could 2 slots of 800MHz keep up with a 1600 Mhz bus?
Would someone explain this?
Thanks.
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No 1066 RAM (if you could find any in SODIMMs) will not run faster

FSB speed != Memory bus speed.
The iMac is hardwired for 800 MHz memory bus.

Look under the Guides tab at the top of the window.
Guides : Mac Hardware : Understanding Intel Mac RAM
 
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