iMac 27" - Memory Config

[sammy2066]

Would this memory configuration work?

1GB - 2GB - 2GB - 1GB

Total installed memory: 6GB.

I assume these newer iMacs and Late 2008 MBPs still use the same DDR3-1067 SO-DIMM modules?

 

[negatv1]

Same memory, and yes that config should work just fine.

 

[spsmyk]

Apple support page for RAM type for 27" iMac:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3912

 

[gjw4u]

OP, I would rearrange the modules:
2GB - 2GB - 1GB - 1GB

 

[sammy2066]

Exellent. I'm upgrading the RAM on my Late 2008 MBP, so I'll have 2x1GB DDR3 stick lying unused.

The 27" iMac should be here in 2-3 weeks. I'm going to get the base 27" model and put those 2x1GB sticks in for a cool 6GB of RAM. 😎

And yeah, I'll put them in as 2GB-2GB-1GB-1GB.

 

[mpuck972]

OP, I would rearrange the modules:
2GB - 2GB - 1GB - 1GB

Why? Can you quote some sort of technical paper that explains why this is a must, or is it just another computer myth?

 

[negatv1]

Depends how the banks are arranged. (haven't looked into) In that case keep your (2) 2GB sticks in one bank, and the (2) 1GB sticks in the other.

 

[gjw4u]

Why? Can you quote some sort of technical paper that explains why this is a must, or is it just another computer myth?

mpuck972, might be that things have changed, but in the past, RAM needed to be paired:
G5 & matching memory modules

 

[mpuck972]

mpuck972, might be that things have changed, but in the past, RAM needed to be paired:
G5 & matching memory modules

I was referring more to why do the 2gb and 1gb sticks need to be in any particular order if they are the same speed.

I think thats just one of those old wise tales that has stuck through the years.