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iMac 2012 27" RAM, which one from Best Buy?

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Adamx

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Mar 11, 2011
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Hello everybody,
I read that some brand got compatibility problems with the new Imacs 2012 along the standard ram in it.

Since I have like $140 sitting in my Best Buy reward program I would like to use it to get 16gb of extra ram for my new iMac.

For example this one is a good pick? It is the correct product for the 2012 model? Thanks a lot and sorry for my english :) !

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Corsair...29&skuId=4852602&st=sodimm 8gb ddr3&cp=1&lp=6
 
No, because the speed is only 1333, the iMacs are 1600. Go get one with a 1600 MHz speed.
 
You could always buy Amazon gift cards at Best Buy and then buy the ram from Amazon. This might save you money.

Best Buy sells gift cards for all the book stores related to the ebook readers they sell. It just happens that the Amazon Kindle gift cards are useable for much of what Amazon sells directly.
 
Adamx said:
Is this one the correct one? it is going to work perfectly along with the stock one? Thanks a lot!

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Corsair...18&skuId=5036585&st=8gb ddr3 sodimm&cp=1&lp=1
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It's the correct one, and users in this forum have installed it successfully. Just don't mix it with any other RAM. Since you want 16GB, buy this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Corsair...&skuId=5036594&st=corsair vengeance&cp=1&lp=2

Basically the same RAM you were looking at, just 2 modules at a slightly cheaper price. In this case you also don't have to bother with Amazon, since they have the same price.
 
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nitroglicerino said:
Why not? :confused:
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There have been users on this forum, reporting that mixing the Vengeance RAM with stock Apple RAM will cause the memory to run at 1333.

I have actually often heard that it's a general rule, to not mix RAM with the same specs from different brands. Not sure exactly why, and there are people who are successfully doing it (also on Macrumors), but in this particular case mixing does create issues.
 
Adamx said:
Thank you guys!

That's a clever idea about best buy!

If I will do that trick with the gift cards, do you think guys this ram is better than the vengeance option? At this point I will max out the ram reaching 32gb of ram with one brand only. At the end Crucial or Vengeance? Thanks a lot for the support!

Crucial:

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-PC3-1...S160BM/dp/B008LTBJFW/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

Vengeance:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Corsair...lp=2&ci_src=11138&ref=39&CJPID=4169666&loc=01
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Does BB let you buy gift cards with reward zone money?
 
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nitroglicerino said:
Why not? :confused:
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It's because the Vengeance is CL9. The Apple RAM is CL11. The memory controller will run the memory system at CL9, but the Apple RAM can't handle CL9 at 1600MHz, only at 1333MHz. Memory always clocks to the lowest installed RAM speed, so the system will downclock to 1333MHz. Remove the Apple RAM and you will have 1600MHz at CL9, with greater memory bandwidth than the original RAM.
 
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