6GB OWC Memory Photos

[flyingscott]

I know, I know... this is just plain geeky, but I had to do it.

I just received 6GB of ram from OWC and am VERY impressed with the build quality. I'm the type of person who likes heavy, metal things... if that makes sense? And the weight of these modules has a nice feel. Very well constructed!

So I had to snaps some pics.

View them here

If anyone is concerned with purchasing third party ram, don't be (as long as its from a good dealer). These are every bit as good as the stuff Apple ships (IMHO)

 

[samh004]

Nice photos, your lucky to have that much RAM. Now put them to good use.

 

[flyingscott]

Thanks... that addition brings me to 8GB.

Not sure that I'm lucky, any sucker with ~375.00 can have the same..

 

[xUKHCx]

I haven't seen pics of the ram with the heatsinks on them, holy moly they are huge.

 

[kittiyut]

Nice photos, Thanks!
Out of curiosity, why did you go with 1 GB sticks instead of 2 GB?
This pretty much limits your future expansion, unless you get rid of
what you just bought?

 

[flyingscott]

Out of curiosity, why did you go with 1 GB sticks instead of 2 GB?

I see your point, but I generally don't keep my machines long enough to do memory upgrades. When I purchase hardware, I try and find a sweet spot between price and performance, and this config worked out to be the best for my needs at the moment... 8GB should tide me over for a year or two.

 

[Father Jack]

I haven't seen pics of the ram with the heatsinks on them, holy moly they are huge.

And heavy as well ....

 

[flyingscott]

And heavy as well ....

YES... 91 Grams to be exact

 

[eMagine]

very geeky, indeed.

 

[deathshrub]

I generally don't keep my machines long enough to do memory upgrades.

Then why the hell are you upgrading the memory?

 

[Father Jack]

YES... 91 Grams to be exact

I was referring to all 8 of them ... LOL

 

[Jonny427]

Then why the hell are you upgrading the memory?

LOL so if you don't plan on keeping your computer more than a year, you should not upgrade your RAM?

 

[rockinrocker]

YES... 91 Grams to be exact

you weighed them? now that is geeky.

 

[flyingscott]

Then why the hell are you upgrading the memory?

Ahhh... let me see, because Apple has crazy prices and 2GB is not enough for what I do.

Not sure I understand the confusion....?

 

[Jonny427]

Wow 91 grams! 8 sticks is more than 1.5 pounds!

 

[flyingscott]

I was referring to all 8 of them ... LOL

All 8 = 1.6049653 Pounds... that is heavy!

 

[Jonny427]

All 8 = 1.6049653 Pounds... that is heavy!

ha you googled the weight like I did

 

[flyingscott]

ha you googled the weight like I did

Actually, the converter widget did the math... very hand little widget

 

[Father Jack]

All 8 = 1.6049653 Pounds... that is heavy!

Correct sir ... not many computers have more than half a kilo of ram ..

But I suppose when you think of the weight of a Mac Pro, another half a kilo of "Go-like-Feck" ram doesn't make that much difference ..

 

[peejack]

Thanks for these, they look like great build and quality heatsinks

 

[netdog]

Actually, the converter widget did the math... very hand little widget

Couldn't find this widget. URL?

 

[Techguy172]

Couldn't find this widget. URL?

It comes standard on leopard not sure about tiger it's called unit converter.

To the OP: Enjoy that ram it will make a world of difference in your work.

 

[Le Big Mac]

It comes standard on leopard not sure about tiger it's called unit converter.

To the OP: Enjoy that ram it will make a world of difference in your work.

Found it:

http://www.apple.com/downloads/dashboard/calculate_convert/theversatileunitconverter.html

 

[flyingscott]

It comes standard on leopard not sure about tiger it's called unit converter.

Thanks for clarifying the name, I should have called it by its proper name to avoid confusion. It should have been preinstalled on Tiger and Leopard.

 

[OrangeSVTguy]

It comes standard on leopard not sure about tiger it's called unit converter.

To the OP: Enjoy that ram it will make a world of difference in your work.

it's standard on tiger, at least i have it 10.4.11.

i'd like to see all 8 sticks installed