Yes, 204 pin and 240 pin really make huge huge difference on price. That is irritating!
Lol. I am not having a good day. You're quite right. It is 240 pin. I am going to shut up now.
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New iMac, Upgraded Ram, But Ram Running @ 1333mhz
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Lol. I am not having a good day. You're quite right. It is 240 pin. I am going to shut up now.
Nothing fatal at all. It might simply not work. So the computer might not boot or you may only see half of the capacity. These things are not 100% this way or that way and hence why I use the word "might". In all likelihood it should work, but it does not always work hence why I always include a disclaimer. But to be more specific, there is a higher chance of it working than not working.
That can also really depend on the micron memory modules manufactory.
If the microns come from the same vendor, I would say the brand of RAM does not matter that much.
Can I ask a possibly dumb question on this?
If the faster RAM is 1600mhz CL10 and the Apple RAM is 1600Mhz CL11, why does the clock speed drop to 1333Mhz in this situation?
I'd have expected the faster RAM to fit in with the slower speeds of the CL11 RAM
If the faster RAM is 1600mhz CL10 and the Apple RAM is 1600Mhz CL11, why does the clock speed drop to 1333Mhz in this situation?
I'd have expected the faster RAM to fit in with the slower speeds of the CL11 RAM
Strictly speaking, MacRumors frowns on buying and selling on their forum. They probably don't want to get stuck in the middle of a bad deal, or be overrun with Creigslist type adds. That said, people maxing out their machines could PM me too. Can't get a 16GB upgrade past my accountant (wife) after spending $2800 on the computer, but I can do 8G on the side!
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Can I ask a possibly dumb question on this?
If the faster RAM is 1600mhz CL10 and the Apple RAM is 1600Mhz CL11, why does the clock speed drop to 1333Mhz in this situation?
I'd have expected the faster RAM to fit in with the slower speeds of the CL11 RAM
I would guess because they are mismatched types, and that messes with the chipset's clock speed. theSeb would know better than me. It might be where those chips can synchronize with each other. Greatest Common Denominator so to speak.
Apple doesn't manufacture ram, so it will be ram from one of the major vendors. It could be Crucial ram. Apple claims they test it to spec, and I haven't seen bad stock ram out of the box. With anything I purchase off the net, I test prior to any real computing. It's just safer that way, regardless of what brand you purchase.
That's the confusing part though...... Both memory types have the same clock speed of 1600mhz, so why would a faster stick of ram (CL wise) slow the clock speed down to 1333 ?
Thanks Seb, guys so this is C11 and would definitely not underclock with apples RAM right? I'm just double checking as I've bought the wrong memory already. I anybody has it and can confirm please do so.
http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-1...8&qid=1355597000&sr=1-2&keywords=Crucial+16gb
Yeah, the thing is I'm doing a return from my Corsair and used a gift card via amazon. I just hope I can use the one linked above with apples RAM and they can run at 1600Mhz together. Seb and you have said it'd work so I'm taking your guys word.
Are you running the crucial and apple ram together?
Has anyone else given the crucial and apple together a go?
I'm sure many people have in the past since it's been recommended here several times.
If you can wait until monday/tuesdays I will report to you first hand how it works in the new iMac.
Actually, I should have included this in my first post, but there is a section specifically for contacting others about buying/selling/trading. I had forgotten about it, as the general rules of the forum discourage it. This way, they can also limit it to one specific spot on the site.
Marketplace is here:
https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/132/
I went ahead and made a thread for this purpose:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1508457/
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Apple normally uses RAM made by Hynix, but Crucial claims that Apple uses their memory as well...
Crucial is a subsidiary of Micron so it uses Micron memory.
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Yep, that should be fine in terms of all sticks running at the same frequency (but please don't forget all of my disclaimers
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Sorry mate. I am not following you here.
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Can I ask a possibly dumb question on this?
If the faster RAM is 1600mhz CL10 and the Apple RAM is 1600Mhz CL11, why does the clock speed drop to 1333Mhz in this situation?
I'd have expected the faster RAM to fit in with the slower speeds of the CL11 RAM
bflowers has basically explained it already.
RAM cannot run at different frequencies and CL. So everything has to drop to something common. 1600 MHz CL10 can normally run at 1333 MHz CL9. We already know that Apple's (Hynix) RAM can run at 1333 MHz CL9. That is the common ground between them and hence why the thread starter is seeing 1333 MHz when he put in all of the different sticks together.
I think I'm going to pull and sell the apple ram and drop the Corsair CL10 sticks in for 16gb. I'll wait for ddr1600 ram to drop back down in price. Before iMac release it was running around $60.
I know Micron owns Crucial. I just haven't seen any ram with Micron branding in a long time. I don't know if they still sell any under their own name. Apple rebrands whatever they're using, but I didn't know they primarily used Hynix.
They tend to sell directly to OEMs and phone makers. I am not sure if they even sell anything branded as Micron directly to consumers, since Crucial is apparently "Micron's memory upgrade division".
There was a time when they used Samsung a lot, but ever since they got into a fight with each other over rounded icons and swiping, Apple has been moving away to Hynix.
ram not installed in sequence but staggered.
Ny 27 arrived today. When I popped the back (after reading this thread) I expected to see either the top or bottom slots filled. They were staggered.
I just added the memory to the open slots.
Went from 16 to 32 G All humming at 1600 MHz
Good luck.
OWC memory used
Ny 27 arrived today. When I popped the back (after reading this thread) I expected to see either the top or bottom slots filled. They were staggered.
I just added the memory to the open slots.
Went from 16 to 32 G All humming at 1600 MHz
Good luck.
OWC memory used