2.16 core 2 duo macbook RAM upgrade

[treyjustice]

I have the 2.16 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, it is 2 1/2 years old

with 2 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM and 160 GB toshiba 5400 RPM HDD (apple just replaced cause my 120 GB HDD just failed)

Can I upgrade my RAM to 4 GB? Can I get DDR3? Has anyone done this? Will it make a difference?

Any site where I can get the RAM relatively cheap?

Thanks!

 

[treyjustice]

http://www.datamemorysystems.com/_memory-information/4GB_Kit_DDR2667_SODIMMs_Econo_190Ex2.asp

is that memory good ? ^^^

 

[Reelknead1]

Someone please correct me if I'm incorrect,

I believe that the 2.16 MB's have a max supported RAM of 2gb.

 

[treyjustice]

Someone please correct me if I'm incorrect,

I believe that the 2.16 MB's have a max supported RAM of 2gb.

That is what apple says. But what I've seen most people say 4 GB?

 

[lokster]

4gb costs alot now, i think about 80$.

www.newegg.com thats where i buy my ram

yeah definitely a big step up, apple says 2gb max but ive seen people say 4gb personally im still on 2gb and might up to 4gb later

 

[flopticalcube]

All Core 2 Duo Macs can take 4GB of RAM. Those based on the older chipsets (pre-Santa Rosa Platform) will only see 3GB of the 4GB inserted so you might want to save a little money and insert 3gb (1 1gb and 1 2gb).

 

[treyjustice]

All Core 2 Duo Macs can take 4GB of RAM. Those based on the older chipsets (pre-Santa Rosa Platform) will only see 3GB of the 4GB inserted so you might want to save a little money and insert 3gb (1 1gb and 1 2gb).

does mine have the older chipset?

 

[flopticalcube]

does mine have the older chipset?

Yes.

 

[treyjustice]

Yes.

okay so would I be better off just getting a 2 GB stick and replacing one of the 1 GB sticks with it? or should I get a 4 GB package?

 

[flopticalcube]

okay so would I be better off just getting a 2 GB stick and replacing one of the 1 GB sticks with it? or should I get a 4 GB package?

Up to you. There will be no real speed advantage with 2 2GB sticks. You could always buy one now and if/when the prices fall later buy another but I would suspect you will be happy with 3GB assuming you do anything that requires it. Have you looked in Activity Monitor to see if you require more RAM? Look at the pageins/pageouts. If the ratio is less than 10, you could use more RAM, otherwise stay with what you have.

 

[treyjustice]

Up to you. There will be no real speed advantage with 2 2GB sticks. You could always buy one now and if/when the prices fall later buy another but I would suspect you will be happy with 3GB assuming you do anything that requires it. Have you looked in Activity Monitor to see if you require more RAM? Look at the pageins/pageouts. If the ratio is less than 10, you could use more RAM, otherwise stay with what you have.

I know I don't require it but I wouldn't mind the extra speed. Just wondering if it would make a noticeable difference

 

[flopticalcube]

I know I don't require it but I wouldn't mind the extra speed. Just wondering if it would make a noticeable difference

If you don't require it, you won't see any speed difference. The extra speed comes from not having to swap memory out to disk.

 

[lokster]

the speed difference is when your running much more stuff.