Ramjet VS. Crucial Memory

CaVoLo · Jul 18, 2003, 01:50 PM

Hello all, I'm trying to decide on which brand of memory i should be getting. I know alot of you reccomend crucial memory and they seem like a great brand. However ramjet guarantees their compatibilyt with apple's computers. They make their memory to the EXACT specifications of apple's memory. I didnt see any of that on crucials site. But the Crucial Memory is slighlty cheaper in price. Im purchasing a Powermac G5 Dual 2Ghz. My main purpose for this computer is gaming. Thanx for your help :-)

Veldek · Jul 18, 2003, 02:08 PM

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Originally posted by CaVoLo
Im purchasing a Powermac G5 Dual 2Ghz. My main purpose for this computer is gaming. Thanx for your help :-)

You're buying a DP 2GHz just for gaming?!? You have to swim in money!

CaVoLo · Jul 18, 2003, 02:12 PM

or swim in debt lol....im only 16 so theres not a lot i have to put the money i earn towards....how many kids can say they bought a top of the line apple before they bought a car....lol....im such a geek

but im not gonna finish paying it off till next may

please though my debt was not my intention of the thread....it was whether or not ot buy crucial or ramjet.

evildead · Jul 18, 2003, 02:29 PM

They offer a life time garentee and compatability

http://www.transintl.com/

idea_hamster · Jul 18, 2003, 02:34 PM

As a Photoshopper, I use Edge RAM because I read somewhere that this is the brand that the original programmer of Photoshop uses.

True? Who knows.
Goofy rationale? Maybe.
Successful choice? Yup.

Never had a K-panic (the most common symptom of foul RAM w/OS X) since my update, so I'm pretty satisfied.

And that blue edge is neat.

solvs · Jul 18, 2003, 02:42 PM

Personnally, I like OWC. Also guaranteed compatibility. CAS 2.5 latency.

But if you want speed, find something with a low latency like OCZ or Corsairs CAS 2 chips built for dual channel operation. You'd have to take out the stock memory, or it would slow down to whatever Apple's CAS speed is. Then again, it could do that anyway on firmware.

Try e-mailing OCZ or Corsair, or Apple, to find out if they are compatible.

Apple uses good RAM, but it's standard PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR-RAM. The cheap stuff just won't run. And it has to be run in dual channel. Don't know what the stock stuff is, but I'm guessing Samsung CAS 2.5 (or 3).

Jul 18, 2003, 01:50 PM	#1
CaVoLo Guest Join Date: Feb 2003	Ramjet VS. Crucial Memory Hello all, I'm trying to decide on which brand of memory i should be getting. I know alot of you reccomend crucial memory and they seem like a great brand. However ramjet guarantees their compatibilyt with apple's computers. They make their memory to the EXACT specifications of apple's memory. I didnt see any of that on crucials site. But the Crucial Memory is slighlty cheaper in price. Im purchasing a Powermac G5 Dual 2Ghz. My main purpose for this computer is gaming. Thanx for your help :-)
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Jul 18, 2003, 02:29 PM	#4
evildead macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: WestCost, USA	I normaly use Transintl They offer a life time garentee and compatability http://www.transintl.com/ __________________ #!/bin/MacHead
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Jul 18, 2003, 02:34 PM	#5
idea_hamster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: NYC, or thereabouts	As a Photoshopper, I use Edge RAM because I read somewhere that this is the brand that the original programmer of Photoshop uses. True? Who knows. Goofy rationale? Maybe. Successful choice? Yup. Never had a K-panic (the most common symptom of foul RAM w/OS X) since my update, so I'm pretty satisfied. And that blue edge is neat. __________________ The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people so full of doubts. -- B. Russell
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Jul 18, 2003, 02:42 PM	#6
solvs macrumors 601 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: LaLaLand, CA	Personnally, I like OWC. Also guaranteed compatibility. CAS 2.5 latency. But if you want speed, find something with a low latency like OCZ or Corsairs CAS 2 chips built for dual channel operation. You'd have to take out the stock memory, or it would slow down to whatever Apple's CAS speed is. Then again, it could do that anyway on firmware. Try e-mailing OCZ or Corsair, or Apple, to find out if they are compatible. Apple uses good RAM, but it's standard PC3200 400MHz Dual Channel DDR-RAM. The cheap stuff just won't run. And it has to be run in dual channel. Don't know what the stock stuff is, but I'm guessing Samsung CAS 2.5 (or 3). __________________ True love never dies The only thing more dangerous than a woman scorned, is a man with nothing left to lose...
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Jul 18, 2003, 02:12 PM	#3
CaVoLo Thread Starter Guest Join Date: Feb 2003	or swim in debt lol....im only 16 so theres not a lot i have to put the money i earn towards....how many kids can say they bought a top of the line apple before they bought a car....lol....im such a geek but im not gonna finish paying it off till next may please though my debt was not my intention of the thread....it was whether or not ot buy crucial or ramjet.
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