I hope you understand what I am talking about. I thought having 4 bigger boxes are better than have 8 small ones. Can someone explain to me what they are exactly and if it makes a difference?
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8GB RAM: Better to have 8 or 4 black boxes on the actual module?
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Don't worry about it. As long as people know what you are talking about, its fine. Apple Genius' have to talk like that actually.sorry I am not as technical as other
While I'm sure there is some difference, it's by no means any common knowledge, and it honestly doesn't matter either way. There are other factors that are more important such as the RAM timings, frequency, etc. Generally speaking though, especially for an MBP, you're not going to notice any difference in performance. If the speed of the modules are comparable, I'd just go with the cheaper set as long as it's from a reputable brand.
it came down to OWC vs Kingston vs Crucial all which were around 270 bucks.
I could get g. Skill, nuram, mushkin all for about 215ish so is it worth the extra 60 dollars or so for owc, kinston or crucial?
yeah until i heard the horror stories in which the RAM died or NuRAM causes flickering with the intel graphics card
lol u know what i meantWe don't know which ram is which based on your description.
There are no differences in performance.
Each 'black box' is a ram module. For a 4GB stick, you will see 8 of them. 512MB each module. For the 2GB stick, you may see either depending on whether they are using 512mb or 256mb modules.
Just make sure you get CAS latency 7 or below for MBPs. Also, make sure you have a well known brand and lifetime warranty.
Each 'black box' is a ram module. For a 4GB stick, you will see 8 of them. 512MB each module. For the 2GB stick, you may see either depending on whether they are using 512mb or 256mb modules.
Just make sure you get CAS latency 7 or below for MBPs. Also, make sure you have a well known brand and lifetime warranty.
So another question, do these ram modules come in 1Gb form? or are they all 512 or 256?
I was going to return my Kingston RAM and try out crucial. But kingston's ram has been working, it doesnt have any problems, so why switch? Il just stick with kingston(although the crucial ram is about 15 dollars cheaper)
thanks for everyone's help!
thanks for everyone's help!
the most dense SODIMM you can get is 8x256 per side for a total of 4GB per chip. there are no 512mb modules yet, otherwise 8GB SODIMM chips would exist.
