16GB DDR3 1600 Now Available

[arkmannj]

Cheers. I went ahead and got a 15" 2.5Ghz MBP with 4Gb on board. I then went ahead and bought 16Gb crucial RAM =)

Amazingly I actually made it page out for the first time yesterday - running BOINC on all CPU's, Firefox, Excel, and Stata under Win 7 in Parallels

did you get the 1600Mhz or 1300Mhz ?

 

[DeepIn2U]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233265

Corsair recently released their 16GB (2 x 8GB) dual channel 1600MHz kit for laptops. The top review on Newegg.com states its working in a MacBook Pro. I'm going to give it a try in my 2011 15" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core Intel i7. I'll post Geekbench scores if it works. I can make a good comparison because I've been running Corsair's 16GB 1333MHz kit since fall 2011.

DUDE!!!

Thank you for posting that link ... I purchased the Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 you linked and I'm happy. Tonight is maiden voyage with it installed.

BTW: its CAS10 not CAS9.

There's plenty of 1600MHz sticks with CAS 9.

Also, tests have shown that the HD3000 doesn't benefit that significantly from faster RAM speeds. Not that that stops me.

Waiting on 16GB 1866MHz CAS 9 RAM myself, and then some daring posters to test it to make sure it's finally stable with CAS 9 timings.

I noticed that the Intel HD Graphics 3000 is now reporting 512MB of RAM being shared ... which I thought the maximum was 384MB;
Apple lists both MPB/MBA 13" models as ...
"Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor with 384MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory", with a fine print stating this is the minimum. What most ppl don't realize is this is the maximum for Airs because the RAM cannot be upgraded. Another, reason to avoid the MBA - imho.

Boot times are about 7seconds faster bringing my logon screen on cold boot down to 12-22 seconds (I did a few reboots after my last post tonight) ... I'm still on the 750GB stock HDD, and I don't have anything other than iTunes service booting up.

 

[snaky69]

DUDE!!!

Thank you for posting that link ... I purchased the Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600Mhz DDR3 you linked and I'm happy. Tonight is maiden voyage with it installed.

BTW: its CAS10 not CAS9.



I noticed that the Intel HD Graphics 3000 is now reporting 512MB of RAM being shared ... which I thought the maximum was 384MB;
Apple lists both MPB/MBA 13" models as ...
"Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor with 384MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory", with a fine print stating this is the minimum. What most ppl don't realize is this is the maximum for Airs because the RAM cannot be upgraded. Another, reason to avoid the MBA - imho.

Boot times are about 7seconds faster bringing my logon screen on cold boot down to 12-22 seconds (I did a few reboots after my last post tonight) ... I'm still on the 750GB stock HDD, and I don't have anything other than iTunes service booting up.

It's a well known little quirk that going from the stock amount of RAM to 8GB or 16GB will increase the 3000HD's ram to 512mb.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

It's a well known little quirk that going from the stock amount of RAM to 8GB or 16GB will increase the 3000HD's ram to 512mb.

And to 1GB in Bootcamp with 16GB.

 

[stevemiller]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233265

Corsair recently released their 16GB (2 x 8GB) dual channel 1600MHz kit for laptops. The top review on Newegg.com states its working in a MacBook Pro. I'm going to give it a try in my 2011 15" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core Intel i7. I'll post Geekbench scores if it works. I can make a good comparison because I've been running Corsair's 16GB 1333MHz kit since fall 2011.

ack! so jealous! its down to $139 in the US store with free shipping, but $145 in canada with paid shipping. i was so ready to pull the trigger, too

btw is anyone here an after effects user? that program is seriously the worst offender when it comes to ram usage. i don't even understand it half the time, i can be dealing with a 10 second composition with only a few layers, and it'll still eat through all 8gb of memory and the computer will become choppy. part of me is scared that even 16gb won't fix the disaster that is that software.

 

[DeepIn2U]

And to 1GB in Bootcamp with 16GB.

REALLY?!!!

I'm very excited

 

[throAU]

And to 1GB in Bootcamp with 16GB.

Given that GPU switching is disabled in bootcamp (AFAIK), and you're running on the Radeon, isn't that a little pointless? I'd rather have the 1gb for system ram, please?

 

[The Mercurian]

did you get the 1600Mhz or 1300Mhz ?

1300Mhz.
I ran Geekbench before and after upgrade.
Before with native 4Gb it got 10,500...ish
With the crucial 16Gb it got 11,000...ish

 

[slapple]

So for 2011 MacBook Pros and any Sandy Bridge based Macintosh for that matter, you can use 204-pin memory up to 1866Mhz and up to 8GB per SODIMM module.

Can you really use 1866 MHz RAM on 2011 MBPs? I looked at the Intel CPU specs and it looks like 1600 MHz RAM is the highest speed supported for the 2011 MBPs.

 

[mortenjensen]

So - reading through this thread - the bottom line seems to be: go for vengance 2x8 1600 mhz!

I have a late 2011 mbp 15'' and are just about to pull the tricker on such a set (now down to 80 usd, amazing).

Anything I should consider before doing so?

What about the heat problem one notices above?

Morten

 

[chilady1]

Can I use this in my 2011 Macbook Pro 13 which I purchased in Dec 2011?

I have 2.4 GhZ Intel Core i5. Currently at 4GB @1333 MHz DDR3 and looking to move up to 16GB. THanks in advance for answers!

 

[starlix2013]

Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 SDRAM Memory Module for Mac Book Pro Early 2011

I upgrade memory to Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1866 SODIMM Memory Module Kit that I have, works on my early 2011 Mac Book Pro. Only thing is mac going to do is show 1600 on its info. I been using my my mac for over a day now with this memory and it is still working with no problem. I leave it on all day for straight 24 hours, and no crash or anything else at all. I even running a parallels software which I install windows 8 on my mac too. I did some video editing on it as well. I like it very much that I can use windows and mac on same mac laptop. So early 2011 mac book pro do support up to 16GB DDR3 1866 SODIMM.

Info on my Mac Book Pro:

15.4inch
2Ghz Intel Core I7
16GB DDR3 1866 SODIMM
500GB Hard Drive
Mac OSX Version 10.6.8
Early 2011

 

[Yahooligan]

I upgrade memory to Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1866 SODIMM Memory Module Kit that I have, works on my early 2011 Mac Book Pro. Only thing is mac going to do is show 1600 on its info.

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So early 2011 mac book pro do support up to 16GB DDR3 1866 SODIMM.

Support is a loose term, the reason your laptop shows 1600 is because the 1866 memory is being clocked down to 1600. Your 1866 memory is not running at 1866 and if you paid extra for it over 1600 then you wasted money.