iMac 5,1 Ram&HDD Upgrade

[uwoandrew]

Hello to all of the forum members,

I have been running a 14" iBook for the past 4 years and have finally moved upward and onward to a 17" iMac.

Its a few years old now but in great shape, picked it up used a few days ago.

I think that a RAM and HDD upgrade would drastically improve the performance of it. The current set up is :

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac5,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz

My plan was to upgrade the RAM to 3gb (the max for this model I believe) and install a 1TB HDD.

The RAM I was planning on purchasing is the 2gb and 1gb modules from Kingston http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=27697

I was torn between the 1tb caviar black/green from Western Digital.

Has anyone done a similar upgrade on this model?

Would anyone please care to share their insight on the hardware I have selected? Is there better RAM on the market? Any suggestions about different HDDs from other manufactures?

Any and all input would be greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,

Andrew

 

[lcdonnelly]

You've probably already upgraded by now but I have the exacts same model and iv upgraded to 3GB RAM from crucial.com, I desperately need a new hard drive in mine, where's the best place to order from?