Can't get Crucial or Kingston, how's Patriot?

[bembol]

I've alway bought Kingston for our iMac's but Canada Computers doesn't carry 8GB. I heard/kept reading about Crucial being the most popular but Shipping kills the deal.

Canada Computers has the Patriot for $100 (2x8GB). This is the RAM for my new 27" Late-2012 right?

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_326_327_761&item_id=056716

Thanks in advance.

 

[jaimejaime]

Personally I picked up 2 of these to give me a grand total of 32GB: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233265

I think they were $87 each the day I ordered them (prices seem to go up and down constantly on that site), but my grand total with shipping (to Toronto) and taxes was $212.

 

[davidlv]

I've alway bought Kingston for our iMac's but Canada Computers doesn't carry 8GB. I heard/kept reading about Crucial being the most popular but Shipping kills the deal.
Canada Computers has the Patriot for $100 (2x8GB). This is the RAM for my new 27" Late-2012 right?
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_326_327_761&item_id=056716
Thanks in advance.

I don't know that those are the correct chips for the iMac, probably are though, but I can tell you my Patriot RAM has worked fine for several months now, cheap but reliable.

 

[jtrainor56]

The memory from NewEgg has a latency of 10, the new iMac uses L11. Using L10 may show the memory at 1333 mhz instead of 1600mhz. To tell the truth, I have owned, built and supported PC's and servers for more than 25 years and never had a problem with memory no matter what brand. I think you'll be fine with the Patriot.

 

[jaimejaime]

The memory from NewEgg has a latency of 10, the new iMac uses L11. Using L10 may show the memory at 1333 mhz instead of 1600mhz. To tell the truth, I have owned, built and supported PC's and servers for more than 25 years and never had a problem with memory no matter what brand. I think you'll be fine with the Patriot.

I've got it installed on mine and it reads as 1600, so I think it's fine? I've had no issue whatsoever.

And also, as you mentioned, I'm not really sure how much brand matters when it comes to RAM.

 

[seanm9]

The memory from NewEgg has a latency of 10, the new iMac uses L11. Using L10 may show the memory at 1333 mhz instead of 1600mhz. To tell the truth, I have owned, built and supported PC's and servers for more than 25 years and never had a problem with memory no matter what brand. I think you'll be fine with the Patriot.

its only if you mix the stock CL11 ram with the faster CL10 that the bus speed slows

 

[bembol]

Good to know.

Thanks again.

 

[Giuly]

Actually, you can buy both the Kingston HyperX Plug'n'Play and Crucial in Canada.

 

[drambuie]

I've alway bought Kingston for our iMac's but Canada Computers doesn't carry 8GB. I heard/kept reading about Crucial being the most popular but Shipping kills the deal.

Canada Computers has the Patriot for $100 (2x8GB). This is the RAM for my new 27" Late-2012 right?

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=24_326_327_761&item_id=056716

Thanks in advance.

Canada Computers carries Kingston KVR16S11/8. I got a couple at the local CC for my 2012 iMac and it works perfectly. The DIMMs I got use Hynix chips, the same chips that Apple uses in its 8GB DIMMs. Also, except for the part number they are identical to Kingston KTA-MB1600/8G certified Apple compatible SODIMMs.

 

[greenbreadmmm]

get OWC