Does the new Mac Pro use the same RAM modules, or is it new memory? I talked to a sales person at Mac Sales and he didn't even know there was a new Mac Pro, nor whether it used the same memory.
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New Mac Pro - same RAM?
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From what I can tell, even most sections of Apple don't know about new releases before the public does.
Good question. I hope OWC has it out by the time my ADC student status is verified and the computer actually ships ...
No kidding. I wish they had stuck with PC-133, so I could use what I have sitting around from 2001.
I wouldn't be quite so quick to say that the new Mac Pros couldn't use the "old" Mac Pro memory. It wouldn't run at 800Mhz but it would probably still work in my view.
I wonder if the opposite is true too -- will the 800 MHz run in the 667 MHz machine but just not at that speed? I ask only because if availability of the 667 dwindles, I could still keep my Aug 06 Mac Pro current ... just thinking ahead. I wouldn't mind getting 7-10 Years out of this thing ... I know that sounds crazy, but it's been done.
it should work.
if the transfer protocols are the same across both 667 and 800 versions of memory, then the 800 should be able to work at 667Mhz. The memory chips i dont have built in timing chips and they rely on the timing signal that the motherboard gives it. If the motherboard gives a slower timing, then the memory should drop speed too.
In the same way you could slot PC133 Ram into a PC100 board iirc. ( mind you, i also vaguely remember that if you dropped PC100 ram into a PC133 board , then the board would step down the speed on its side ?? )
if the transfer protocols are the same across both 667 and 800 versions of memory, then the 800 should be able to work at 667Mhz. The memory chips i dont have built in timing chips and they rely on the timing signal that the motherboard gives it. If the motherboard gives a slower timing, then the memory should drop speed too.
In the same way you could slot PC133 Ram into a PC100 board iirc. ( mind you, i also vaguely remember that if you dropped PC100 ram into a PC133 board , then the board would step down the speed on its side ?? )
All the major sellers will have RAM pricing for the new machine by Thursday, it's gonna be 1/2 or less of the Apple Store price, but higher in price than the existing 667's, at least for now. Give them a bit of time to update their sites.
As mentioned it is 800MHz FB-DIMMs with the large heatsinks that is required. It is not compatible with the prior MacPro 667 FB-DIMMs. I have my doubts about the 800s working in the older machines until proven otherwise. The MacPro is very sensitive to RAM.
As mentioned it is 800MHz FB-DIMMs with the large heatsinks that is required. It is not compatible with the prior MacPro 667 FB-DIMMs. I have my doubts about the 800s working in the older machines until proven otherwise. The MacPro is very sensitive to RAM.
Don't mean to hijack the thread, but could you tell me why it's sensitive to the RAM? For my own edification.