Quick RAM purchasing question: Two sticks vs one?

[rye9]

Okay well in likely less than a week's time I'm going to be getting a new 13" MBP (the base model) and I'd like to up the RAM since I plan to get VMWare Fusion to run the original Call of Duty plus programs I'll need for college than run on Windows. (I have a copy of Vista already). So, I noticed that 2GB RAM standard is actually two 1GB sticks... and according to Crucial.com, I think it's saying to install future RAM like that? I don't know... it says matching sticks gives optimal performance. So my question is... if I buy a single 2GB piece to total me out at 4GB... would that be bad having 3 sticks (1GB + 1GB + 2GB)?

 

[youpey]

Okay well in likely less than a week's time I'm going to be getting a new 13" MBP (the base model) and I'd like to up the RAM since I plan to get VMWare Fusion to run the original Call of Duty plus programs I'll need for college than run on Windows. (I have a copy of Vista already). So, I noticed that 2GB RAM standard is actually two 1GB sticks... and according to Crucial.com, I think it's saying to install future RAM like that? I don't know... it says matching sticks gives optimal performance. So my question is... if I buy a single 2GB piece to total me out at 4GB... would that be bad having 3 sticks (1GB + 1GB + 2GB)?

only 2 slots, you cant have 3 chips

 

[rye9]

only 2 slots, you cant have 3 chips

So then the base model is impossible to upgrade??

 

[aleksandra.]

So then the base model is impossible to upgrade??

You would have to replace the original RAM.

 

[angemon89]

So then the base model is impossible to upgrade??

No. You just have to replace the existing 2 sticks with 2 new sticks

 

[qpid]

So then the base model is impossible to upgrade??

2 slots = 2 sticks
remove 1x 1gb stick and replace it with a 2gb and get 3gb, etc

 

[rye9]

Okay... well then say I get a 4GB kit from Crucial; then could I sell the original 2 sticks? Or what do you recommend I do with them?

 

[MacManiac76]

Okay... well then say I get a 4GB kit from Crucial; then could I sell the original 2 sticks? Or what do you recommend I do with them?

You could sell them, but probably won't get much for them. Or they make a nice "high tech" keychain.

 

[old-wiz]

I save the original RAM in case I need to send it back to Apple for repairs. There have been reports of 3rd party RAM being replaced by Apple ram.

 

[netnothing]

Okay... well then say I get a 4GB kit from Crucial; then could I sell the original 2 sticks? Or what do you recommend I do with them?

You not going to get much for the Apple RAM, so it's really not worth it. Like old-wiz said, save the Apple RAM just in case you have a problem with the machine. One of the first things Apple will say (blame) is third-party RAM.

So if you end up having a problem with the machine, first thing you can do is try the stock Apple RAM. If the problem still exists, bring it to Apple with the stock RAM in it.

-Kevin