Ugrading RAM for Macbook 2.16 (Mid 2007)

[oni ni kanabo]

I've seen this issue addressed a couple time but was looking for some more opinions. I have the mid-2007 Macbook that is pre-SantaRosa meaning it can utilize a max of 3GB of RAM. So...

Is there an advantage to having matching 2GB modules even if it can't make use of the full 4GB?

Is it a potential problem to overload RAM capacity?

Is there even a noticeable difference in performance between matched 2GB modules and unmatched 2+1?

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[MultiFinder17]

I've seen this issue addressed a couple time but was looking for some more opinions. I have the mid-2007 Macbook that is pre-SantaRosa meaning it can utilize a max of 3GB of RAM. So...

Is there an advantage to having matching 2GB modules even if it can't make use of the full 4GB?

There is a slight performance improvement that can be had with matched pairs.

Is it a potential problem to overload RAM capacity?

Nope, if you put more in there than your Mac can handle, it will just ignore it.

Is there even a noticeable difference in performance between matched 2GB modules and unmatched 2+1?

Not really. I'm sure someone will come along to disagree with me, but in general usage, you'll never notice the difference.