Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

The Official which 8GB RAM is better for i5/i7 MBP?

V

Vyruz Reaper

macrumors regular
Original poster
Dec 23, 2009
134
0
I narrowed my choice down to 4 brands

1) Kingston @ $275

http://www.amazon.com/Kingston-Modu...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280903127&sr=8-2

2) Crucial @ $265

http://www.amazon.com/Crucial-CT2KI...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1280903127&sr=8-1

3) OWC @ 270

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other World Computing/8566DDR3S8GP/

4) NuRam @ 227

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer Technology/8566DDR3S8GP/


Buying from OWC or NuRam, I can return my original 4GB of RAM to them for 50 bucks.


Now before anyone says to mroogle or anything.. I did.

It seems that there is a bad batch of NuRam out there causing flickering with the intel graphics card. OWC seems oc but nothing really about the crucial or kingston. With recent prices dropping I think its a good time to buy. Just need to know which one :)

thanks
 
As an Amazon Associate, MacRumors earns a commission from qualifying purchases made through links in this post.
Vyruz Reaper said:
hmmm..

anyone?
Click to expand...

Crucial RAM is really good and has been my go to company for many years for all my PC and Mac RAM upgrades. That being said, I recently tried out GSkill RAM from NewEgg because they had a really good sale for 8GB DDR3 for my i7 MBP at 175 USD shipped. I bought it and tested it, and it has been working really well on my system. So I think if price is a concern, go for the GSkill. I can't justify spending an additional 75-100 dollars on Crucial's 8GB kit.

Another note, several users have reported issues with NuRAM on their mid-2010 MBPs, especially if using GFxstatus, so you may want to avoid NuRAM.
 
Well I'll just say that I've never heard of NuRam. Kingston and Crucial are big players in memory, and Aboo pointed out GSkill. OWC also seems to be a fairly popular option but I'd go with the other three first...
 
guitargoddsjm said:
Well I'll just say that I've never heard of NuRam. Kingston and Crucial are big players in memory, and Aboo pointed out GSkill. OWC also seems to be a fairly popular option but I'd go with the other three first...
Click to expand...

:( the crucial ram just increased in price from 263 to 320 :(
 
I threw a matched 8GB Kingston pair in mine last week, and it is running beautifully!

Just an FYI, the Kingston gear is great, dunno about others because I haven't tried them.
 
Lunchb0x8 said:
I threw a matched 8GB Kingston pair in mine last week, and it is running beautifully!

Just an FYI, the Kingston gear is great, dunno about others because I haven't tried them.
Click to expand...

thanks Amazon just dropped the price of the kingston to 280(sold by amazon) and with my 10 coupon came out to be 270. I know there were cheaper options but i think kingston has the better reputation than the others. I just posted my 4GB stock ram on craigslist for 85 bucks so well see what happens with that

thanks!
 
Vyruz Reaper said:
thanks Amazon just dropped the price of the kingston to 280(sold by amazon) and with my 10 coupon came out to be 270. I know there were cheaper options but i think kingston has the better reputation than the others. I just posted my 4GB stock ram on craigslist for 85 bucks so well see what happens with that

thanks!
Click to expand...
Yea, I am in AUS, so sadly, my Kingston cost me $420 AUD, and I am yet to sell my original 4GB Pair.
 
The NuRam is resold by OWC, and they are fantastic! I've had the 8gig upgrade for 3 months, and not one problem!:)
 
Sneakz said:
The best RAM is the cheapest. Seriously, they are all the same. DDR3 1066Mhz, CL7, 1.5V. As long as they meet those basic specs, it is fine.

Right here for $199.

/End thread
Click to expand...


Cheap if it works. Compatibility with unibody machines is notoriously bad bad bad. Only buy from someone who guarantees compatibility and offers a no hassle return policy. You don't want to be stuck with a couple of lame sticks. I had tons of trouble with many major brands: Crucial, Kingston, etc who claimed 100% compatibility with the first unibody machines and they obviously hadn't even tested the stuff. So read the forums on newegg elsewhere and proceed with extreme caution or get burned. Even Apple was selling bad modules when the unibody first came out! Of course it wasn't cheap either. I have a couple of sticks of Mushkin on a 13 inch that have been awesome, but now I'm reading the i7 doesn't work with their ram. I emailed them to find out what the deal is. They have very good support.
 
Well my macbook (non pro) works very well with corsair ram but the store sold me 1333Mhz ram instead of 1066, while it worked it heated up a little more so I edited the spd to make the ram 1066 and it works just fine got it for 195eur:D
 
blackburn said:
Well my macbook (non pro) works very well with corsair ram but the store sold me 1333Mhz ram instead of 1066, while it worked it heated up a little more so I edited the spd to make the ram 1066 and it works just fine got it for 195eur:D
Click to expand...

So corsair ram works good too? :D

I was thinking about this one, but the 1066Mhz version. Read that other people also have succesfully installed it and it's working. Very cheap too for 8 gb :)
 
I second the vote for this ram. Installed these in my 2010 15" mbp and they work flawlessly. Didn't think adding an extra 4gb of ram would make much of a difference, but the speed difference is significant.


Sneakz said:
The best RAM is the cheapest. Seriously, they are all the same. DDR3 1066Mhz, CL7, 1.5V. As long as they meet those basic specs, it is fine.

Right here for $199.

/End thread
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back