Are these RAM sticks good for my iMac 27 2017?

[imacpro22]

Hello,

Are these RAM sticks a good buy for a 2017 27 inch iMac 5k?

Corsair Vengeance Performance 2x 8GB (16GB) SODIMM 2400MHz

I just want to be sure before ordering.


Apple chat said NO.. ? And I think iv'e seen these sticks being used pretty much on big channels on youtube?

Or are these bad?


The help would mean a lot! Thanks!

 

[Willo34]

Yes. According to the bookyard the modules are fine.

 

[imacpro22]

Yes. According to the bookyard the modules are fine.

So I would be totally fine buying these without any problems?

Just got very confused because apple chat said no, and linked me to someones on their own website that was 450$...? :O

But iv'e seen many youtubers, (detroitBORG) using them.

And he seem to know his stuff right?

 

[Willo34]

You can check here if you want to be sure yourself https://www.thebookyard.com/
Apple will not advise external RAM. So they will give you waffle as far as this topic is concerned.
They are fine.

 

[Guy Clark]

Details of the RAM Compatibility for the iMac 27" Retina 5k iMac (2017) can be found here
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201191

Do not purchase Apple RAM it is horrendously expensive.

 

[wardie]

I have these they work flawlessly for my iMac 5k i7 bought mid last year: 1 x OWC DDR4 PC19200 2400MHz SODIMM - 16GB Kit (2 x 8GB)

 

[mj_]

HOLY S....!!!! I always knew OWC was more expensive but that Apple tax is just ridiculous! $350 for a 16GB kit of DDR4-2400 RAM is twice as much as the current price for a 16GB kit of DDR4-2400 Crucial RAM ($175 on Amazon). For less than that ($330) you can get 32GB of RAM for the 2017 iMac.

Whatever you do: don't purchase OWC RAM. The "we're so awesome because we claim Apple compatibility" premium is just not worth it.

 

[wardie]

HOLY S....!!!! I always knew OWC was more expensive but that Apple tax is just ridiculous! $350 for a 16GB kit of DDR4-2400 RAM is twice as much as the current price for a 16GB kit of DDR4-2400 Crucial RAM ($175 on Amazon). For less than that ($330) you can get 32GB of RAM for the 2017 iMac.

Whatever you do: don't purchase OWC RAM. The "we're so awesome because we claim Apple compatibility" premium is just not worth it.

I guess RAM prices have changed. Not looked at the market recently but I only paid about 70% of what you quoted and I’m in the UK where it’s more expensive anyway. I wouldn’t have taken the OWC over Crucial for huge premium not benefit really they all just work.

 

[pasadena]

I guess RAM prices have changed. Not looked at the market recently but I only paid about 70% of what you quoted and I’m in the UK where it’s more expensive anyway. I wouldn’t have taken the OWC over Crucial for huge premium not benefit really they all just work.

To add another datapoint, I just bought these for my new iMac 2017 :

Crucial 32GB Kit (16GBx2) DDR4 2400 MT/s (PC4-19200) DR x8 SODIMM 260-Pin for Mac - CT2K16G4S24AM

 

[Woodlandjustin]

Details of the RAM Compatibility for the iMac 27" Retina 5k iMac (2017) can be found here
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201191

Do not purchase Apple RAM it is horrendously expensive.

It says:
Use Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) that meet all of these criteria:

• PC4-2400 (19200)
• Unbuffered
• Nonparity
• 260-pin
• 2400MHz DDR4 SDRAM

Does this mean we can only use 2400 version, not the 2666 version? Or if we can use either, does either give an advantage?