Another MBP Ram upgrade thread: What is the diff between these two different sticks?

[deosaa7]

I am going with G.SKILL due to the very very positive reviews for it here and on NewEgg.

This:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...na&AID=10521304&PID=4169666&SID=1qgdjq6wmw8yp

and this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...na&AID=10521304&PID=4169666&SID=1un836rwfxa4z

are both the exact same price but seem to be different as one has 197 reviews and the other has 135. Also the model #s seem to be slightly different so please forgive me I'm no longer the technically savvy person I used to be when I built gaming computers...what is the difference between these two sticks?

Also I have a MBP 2011 corei5 with 4gb RAM which I believe runs at 1333 mhz will I have any benefits from getting faster RAM (1600 Mhz)?

Lastly could anyone tell me which of these tool kits has the right scewdriver bit for my MBP?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...EPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=screwdriver

thank you in advance!

 

[Apple Expert]

I am going with G.SKILL due to the very very positive reviews for it here and on NewEgg.

This:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...na&AID=10521304&PID=4169666&SID=1qgdjq6wmw8yp

and this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...na&AID=10521304&PID=4169666&SID=1un836rwfxa4z

are both the exact same price but seem to be different as one has 197 reviews and the other has 135. Also the model #s seem to be slightly different so please forgive me I'm no longer the technically savvy person I used to be when I built gaming computers...what is the difference between these two sticks?

Also I have a MBP 2011 corei5 with 4gb RAM which I believe runs at 1333 mhz will I have any benefits from getting faster RAM (1600 Mhz)?

Lastly could anyone tell me which of these tool kits has the right scewdriver bit for my MBP?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...EPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=screwdriver

thank you in advance!

For your MBP use the first one. That's the one I have in mine and have no problems with them.

 

[awer25]

They're the exact same sticks, one is just labeled as PC10666 and one PC10600.

I have one of them btw and they work perfectly in the 2011 15".

 

[Orlandoech]

Technically speaking, there is no such thing as PC3-10666 DDR3 RAM - it's an unofficial way that some manufacturers name their PC3-10600 DDR3 RAM modules, for obvious reasons - people think they perform better.

PC3-10666 RAM is a misnomer that is derived from the peak transfer rate of PC3-10600 RAM (10667 MB/s). As long as the timings are the same, there is no difference between PC3-10666 and PC3-10600 RAM, as they both run at 1333MT/s (therefore, the standard name is DDR3-1333).

 

[alust2013]

I don't think there is really any benefit to going to 1600MHz RAM. The difference would be imperceptible, other than in benchmarks. You'll need a Philips 00 to open the computer.