Fastest Ram for a mac pro 2,1

[Speedtoy]

I have a nice, to me, Mac Pro 2,1.

Id like to give it a boost..can I replace the 677Mhz ram with 800Mhz?


Im not sure what the fastest RAM the system can support/use well.

Thanks!

 

[UltraNEO*]

You can try but unlike a PC, the Mac doesn't make uses of them, you can't just clock the RAM. And on some systems, having faster RAM can make the system slightly more unstable.

 

[Speedtoy]

You can try but unlike a PC, the Mac doesn't make uses of them, you can't just clock the RAM. And on some systems, having faster RAM can make the system slightly more unstable.

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I understand that, but ive read in some sources, that I could make use of 800Mhz stuffs, thats all.

Im good with what ive got, if that's the best it can be.


Next hack..is to get a 64bit Windows in boot camp. Probly wait for Windows7 to release instead of using Vista.

 

[Cindori]

No, your Mac can not support faster RAM.


And getting Win 64 to work in BC does not require any hack, it is just plug n play.

 

[gugucom]

Both Vista 64 and Win7-64 run nicely on a MP2,1. I'm assuming the 2,1 refers to the 2007 3,0 GHz Clovertown Octad.

The EFI32 can make problems with some 64-bit distributions though. If the DVD contains anytime upgrade multiple versions the 32-bit bootloader can stall on those. In that case you may have to use a tool like vLite to single out an image. Downloaded versions of Win7-RC1 may not have that problem as far as I'm aware.