Your warranty is still good as long as the RAM is certified by Apple, which OWC is. This also applies to hard drives, video cards and optical drives. If you have any questions about whether a certain product is certified, you can contact apple care and they'll let you know.
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Your warranty is still good as long as the RAM is certified by Apple, which OWC is. This also applies to hard drives, video cards and optical drives. If you have any questions about whether a certain product is certified, you can contact apple care and they'll let you know.
If I buy an additional 4GB of RAM 3rd party, can I just add it to the machine keeping the 2GB that came with it for a total of 6GB? Or is that not OK? On the BTO page Apple only offers 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB as memory upgrade options. Just want to make sure I can trick it out with 6GB. Thanks!
so the ram from owc has the flat heat sinks, does that mean there would be a problem using it?
if so, is there another domestic suppliers that we know have the fanned heat sinks?
and i couldn't even find any with the right specs on the omni site....
Where does it say OWC uses flat heat sinks? The text you quoted was other manufacturers... I'm pretty sure OWC does not sell Mac Pro RAM with the small/flat heat sinks.
Those are not flat in the way you are thinking. Scroll down a bit, those are actually the more expensive Netlist modules or the "certified" modules. They are actually supposed to run cooler than the "qualified."
Take a look at the top of this page: http://eshop.macsales.com/Reviews/Framework.cfm?page=Tips/fbdimms/fbdimms.html
Those are flat heatsinks, or better known as heatspreaders.
ahhhhh, ok.
so if anything, those are supposedly better? and either way, both would be fine?
(thanks for clearing that up for me)
and also, if they're supposed to run cooler, i wonder if they'd make enough of a difference to save a little fan noise....
(i'll be using mine for home recording)
so if anything, those are supposedly better? and either way, both would be fine?
(thanks for clearing that up for me)
and also, if they're supposed to run cooler, i wonder if they'd make enough of a difference to save a little fan noise....
(i'll be using mine for home recording)
Kingston HyperX?
I can't seem to find the right type of RAM over here in Denmark. Does anyone have a link to a shop inside the EU?
Or can someone tell me if this will work? http://www.getmore.dk/templates/imw-product.asp?ProductGuid=KHX6400D2LLK2/4G
It says :
DIMM 240-pin - DDR II - 800 MHz / PC2-6400 - CL4 - 2 V
I can't seem to find the right type of RAM over here in Denmark. Does anyone have a link to a shop inside the EU?
Or can someone tell me if this will work? http://www.getmore.dk/templates/imw-product.asp?ProductGuid=KHX6400D2LLK2/4G
It says :
DIMM 240-pin - DDR II - 800 MHz / PC2-6400 - CL4 - 2 V
No this will not work: Once again, it has to be a FB-DIMM -- Fully Buffered DIMM. Just being a DDR2 DIMM is not enough.
You will probably have to wait a couple of days before vendors start listing it.
Memory manufacturers do not get any advance notice of Mac introductions, they found out the specs the same time the rest of us did.
I was under the impression he was talking "flat" as in the heat sinks you see on regular system RAM often seen in PC systems. But, to counter the case you're making, here's a picture that isn't "flat" from your perspective of flat...
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/64FB4MPK16GB/
I fired up my new Mac Pro today - opened her up and the 2GBs of memory: One on each memory card. Looks like the RAM config chart posted earlier does not apply to the early 2008 model MPs.
So... I just ordered 2 2GB memory chips from OWC (4 extra GB for a total of 6GB). I'm guessing I install the new (Two 2GB chips) as a pair on one card and the original OEM (Two 1GB chips) on the other. The question is, does it matter which pair is on the top or the bottom!?
Now that IS different. I would be interested to see the memory is in the new Mac Pros (early 2008) from other new Mac Pro owners.
Don't you have the manual with your new MP?
If you lost it or used it for toilet paper, here's the link:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/Mac_Pro_Early_2008.pdf
Read p.44-48 in the manual. It explains it all.
If you have.............Install
Two DIMMs.............One on the top memory card and one on the bottom card
(standard config)
Four DIMMs.............One pair on the top memory card and one pair on the bottom card
Six DIMMs..............Two pairs on the top memory card and one pair on the bottom card
Eight DIMMs............Two pairs on the top memory card and two pairs on the bottom card
Can anyone confirm that the RAM OWC is selling for the new Mac Pro has the following specs? I dont see full specs that match.
Fully buffered dual inline memory modules (FB-DIMMs)
PC2-6400, 800 MHz, DDR2, FB-DIMMs
DIMMs must be installed in matched pairs of equal size and equal specification
(an equal number of ICs per DIMM)
Eight DIMM slots available (four slots per memory card)
Error-correcting code (ECC)
72-bit wide, 240-pin modules
36 ICs maximum per DIMM
Contains an Apple-approved heat sink (for best acoustic performance)
Conforms to JEDEC specification (see page 43)
Maximum height of 31 mm
Nonparity
Also, I've seen where some people are suggesting not to buy the Netlist Apple Certified RAM but to buy the Quality RAM OWC offers instead due to the fact that they run too hot? Is this really the case? If so, why would they even sell the Netlist rated RAM? I have some time before having to buy RAM. I'd rather buy from Kingston or someone with a name. Can somebody shed some light on the real deal at OWC? Or, anywhere else for that matter? Or is it just too early? Thanks.
Fully buffered dual inline memory modules (FB-DIMMs)
PC2-6400, 800 MHz, DDR2, FB-DIMMs
DIMMs must be installed in matched pairs of equal size and equal specification
(an equal number of ICs per DIMM)
Eight DIMM slots available (four slots per memory card)
Error-correcting code (ECC)
72-bit wide, 240-pin modules
36 ICs maximum per DIMM
Contains an Apple-approved heat sink (for best acoustic performance)
Conforms to JEDEC specification (see page 43)
Maximum height of 31 mm
Nonparity
Also, I've seen where some people are suggesting not to buy the Netlist Apple Certified RAM but to buy the Quality RAM OWC offers instead due to the fact that they run too hot? Is this really the case? If so, why would they even sell the Netlist rated RAM? I have some time before having to buy RAM. I'd rather buy from Kingston or someone with a name. Can somebody shed some light on the real deal at OWC? Or, anywhere else for that matter? Or is it just too early? Thanks.
I think the question is, if I understand it properly, should the two 1Gb cards be on top, and the two 2Gb cards be on bottom, or the reverse.
Or doesn't it matter?
From looking at the old diagram, the 2Gb cards should be on top.
From the manual excerpt posted here, it seems that it does not matter.
Crucial RAM won't be available for a while
Just got an email back from Crucial - new MacPro RAM may not be available from them for up to 3 weeks...OWC is only place that seems to have it right now.
Just got an email back from Crucial - new MacPro RAM may not be available from them for up to 3 weeks...OWC is only place that seems to have it right now.
i went ahead and ordered mine from OWC last night. i went ahead and paid for second day shipping but haven't gotten confirmation yet.
Excellent info here. I have a question which I didn't immediately see answered already.
I ordered a 2.8 Ghz 8 core mac pro with 4 x 1 gb of memory. I would like to upgrade to 8 gigs of memory. From what I gather reading the responses here, this would best be done with the existing 4x1gb + 2x2gb memory sticks.
Out of curiosity, is there any difference in performance using an 8x1 gb config vs. 4x1 gb + 2x2gb config vs. a 4x2gb config?
In the case that there is no real difference, and I end up with 4x1 gb and 2x2gb (3 pairs total, 2 on top and 1 on the bottom), does the placement of the 2x2 gb pair make a difference (as asked above in afew places)?
Thanks so much guys!
I ordered a 2.8 Ghz 8 core mac pro with 4 x 1 gb of memory. I would like to upgrade to 8 gigs of memory. From what I gather reading the responses here, this would best be done with the existing 4x1gb + 2x2gb memory sticks.
Out of curiosity, is there any difference in performance using an 8x1 gb config vs. 4x1 gb + 2x2gb config vs. a 4x2gb config?
In the case that there is no real difference, and I end up with 4x1 gb and 2x2gb (3 pairs total, 2 on top and 1 on the bottom), does the placement of the 2x2 gb pair make a difference (as asked above in afew places)?
Thanks so much guys!
Personally, I wouldn't (and didn't) order the new MP with more than the standard 2GB RAM. 4x1GB takes up half of your RAM slots. Check out these RAM prices: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/Mac-Pro-Memory
For $400 you can add 8GB to the standard 2GB for a total of 10GB! All for less than you would pay for a total of 4GB from Apple. Just a thought. Not too late to change.