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Where is everyone getting their RAM?
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I had to remove the original memory from Riser A install it in Riser B
and install the new memory in Riser A....a little tricky.
sorry I dont work At the Genius Bar. and btw it was 4 modules of 4GB
I was thinking you had a Mac Pro (early 2008 model), but you undoubtedly have a pre-2008 model because MemoryAmerican and none of the other memory/ram maker/retailers are selling the 4GB's yet for the 2008 Mar Pro. As far as what I've seen so far, the 2008 Mac Pros comes with one gig in Riser A and one gig in Riser B. The pre-2008 Mac Pros came with 2 X 512 MB in Riser A, unless someone can tell me differently.
Am I really only the third to vote CanadaRAM? They gave me great prices, fantastic service, and fast delivery. I'll be sending them my business in the future, for sure.
Don't see any listed for the Mac Pros (early 2008). Only the ones for the pre-2008 Mac Pros.
DDR2 667 (PC2 5300)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...51+1327925728&name=For+Apple+Server+&+Mac+Pro
Where is everyone
I just got this thoughtful note from a guy in Apple Engineering when I asked him about buying non-Apple RAM and wonder what people think. Basically, he says he's not trying to sell me anything, but that there are major hazards buying third-party RAM. (I am would never consider buying 667 MHz sticks.)
Any thoughts on the subject? Need to make the decision soon.
best,
D.
"On the Mac Pro and Xserve there is a huge difference between the RAM that Apple has qualified and third party memory. I don't feel about it as strongly for a MacBook or other machine because we are not as stringent with the memory inside of the system as we are with our Pro desktops and servers.
The following is a direct statement from the product manager: "Apple worked very hard to get these components tested and qualified. Do NOT try to use 3rd party memory. This isn't just a marketing position. There were a number of memory vendors whose 800MHz memory did not pass qualification testing. It is important to note that the new Mac Pro and Xserve use the 800MHz memory and not what Dell and others are selling, which is the 667MHz."
AppleCare can also be picky on supporting the machine. That isn't to say it we do not support machines with 3rd party memory. In the past they have asked customers to remove 3rd party memory before shipping a machine in for support or doing troubleshooting.
While Apple does charge a premium for certain components there is often a good reason for it. Another example is the Xserve RAID. We do a number of unique things with the disks in the unit that appear to be off the shelf PATA HDs:
Best HDs from the manufacturers. These are all server grade HDs that must spin 24x7x365.
Each HD comes from a different pool. This gives you 14 different mean times to failure. So if a manufacturer has a bad batch of HDs or one fails you do not have to panic about the entire system.
Scan every HD sector. Every HD must have zero bad sectors when it is placed in a HD.
Custom firmware on each HD. Again for reliability and maximizing the throughput on the system.
I am all for saving money, but the risk reward for the life of the machine does not add up. There was a time a few years back with an OS update that made the RAM requirements more stringent. A good number of people with 3rd party memory were bitten by this and had to try and get new memory from the company they purchased from."
I just got this thoughtful note from a guy in Apple Engineering when I asked him about buying non-Apple RAM and wonder what people think. Basically, he says he's not trying to sell me anything, but that there are major hazards buying third-party RAM. (I am would never consider buying 667 MHz sticks.)
Any thoughts on the subject? Need to make the decision soon.
best,
D.
"On the Mac Pro and Xserve there is a huge difference between the RAM that Apple has qualified and third party memory. I don't feel about it as strongly for a MacBook or other machine because we are not as stringent with the memory inside of the system as we are with our Pro desktops and servers.
The following is a direct statement from the product manager: "Apple worked very hard to get these components tested and qualified. Do NOT try to use 3rd party memory. This isn't just a marketing position. There were a number of memory vendors whose 800MHz memory did not pass qualification testing. It is important to note that the new Mac Pro and Xserve use the 800MHz memory and not what Dell and others are selling, which is the 667MHz."
AppleCare can also be picky on supporting the machine. That isn't to say it we do not support machines with 3rd party memory. In the past they have asked customers to remove 3rd party memory before shipping a machine in for support or doing troubleshooting.
While Apple does charge a premium for certain components there is often a good reason for it. Another example is the Xserve RAID. We do a number of unique things with the disks in the unit that appear to be off the shelf PATA HDs:
Best HDs from the manufacturers. These are all server grade HDs that must spin 24x7x365.
Each HD comes from a different pool. This gives you 14 different mean times to failure. So if a manufacturer has a bad batch of HDs or one fails you do not have to panic about the entire system.
Scan every HD sector. Every HD must have zero bad sectors when it is placed in a HD.
Custom firmware on each HD. Again for reliability and maximizing the throughput on the system.
I am all for saving money, but the risk reward for the life of the machine does not add up. There was a time a few years back with an OS update that made the RAM requirements more stringent. A good number of people with 3rd party memory were bitten by this and had to try and get new memory from the company they purchased from."
newbie here
kingston has ram of 800 for the new macpro?
thanks in advance
I recommend sticking with a reputable seller who knows Macs and will guarantee compatibility, offer a lifetime warranty, and a no-cost (no restocking, no shipping) return if it doesn't work.
It's all too easy to choose the wrong RAM from a PC discounter/big box supplier.
If you are looking at Kingstons, the ONLY modules you should look at are the KTA-MP800K2/xx series. Do not consider the KVR- ValueRAM series.
I have nothing against CanadaRam, but they're not cheaper than OWC for someone in Canada, although it is close. I ordered OWC's 4x2GB ram kit at US$399 which came to CDN$463 including exchange, insurance, shipping, GST, and FedEx charge for COD (to collect the GST).
CanadaRam offers an equivalent 4x2GB ram kit at CDN$458, free shipping, but you need to add GST for a total of CDN$481.
At the time I ordered, OWC indicated shipping in 2 days, CanadaRam 1 to 4 weeks. In practice it took OWC 6 days to ship, but was delivered by FedEx in less than 18 hours! In the end I could have lived with the $30 difference, but the shipping times plus the cost difference made it OWC for me.
CS3 Can use 8 GB!
Here is the info of Adobe...
And the link if someone wants to read it:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401089&sliceId=2
Hope it helps!
JM
Here is the info of Adobe...
And the link if someone wants to read it:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401089&sliceId=2
Hope it helps!
JM
I would never personally pick a US on-line store over a Canadian store to save $30. If there was ever a problem and the RAM had to go back the shipping costs and customs BS would NEVER be worth the $30 saved. I understand that you needed the RAM right now!
You forgot to mention that CanadaRam throws in a free 1 GB flashdrive on that size order.
roy is right
although the modules are cheaper than some of the prices you see, they're not for the new 2008 Mac pro's.
you need to specifically look for the 800mhz modules with the apple heatsinks.
although the modules are cheaper than some of the prices you see, they're not for the new 2008 Mac pro's.
you need to specifically look for the 800mhz modules with the apple heatsinks.
At present (and I've been looking every day) only Kingston has the memory and has it in stock. And their price is insane.
Current sources:
- OWC / MacSales: Has it for sale, but as of last I heard, they don't actually have any in stock yet...so it's a bit misleading that they are selling it already
- Kingston: Has it in stock and for sale, but extremely pricey.
- Crucial: Will eventually have it (they have the microchips for unbuffered DIMMs, they just need to ramp up production of Apple-style heatsinks on Fully Buiffered versions...expect a 2-4 weeks and we should hopefully have stuff from them).
- Newegg: I've always bought Mac Pro memory from there, but they don't have the new 800MHz mem in stock yet, probably because no one is making it yet...
- Transcend (one of the manufacturers Newegg caries for Mac Pro memory): Not even listing the new 2008 mac pro in their search system yet.
- Hyundai/Hynix: The official source for Apple (based on someone who checked in another thread), but they don't sell consumer level and I can't find anyone that sells their memory. Looks like they only sell to OEMs.
Kingston mem for the 2008 mac pro: http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/con...rkstation+(2008)&distributor=0&submit1=Search
Edit - Kingston has their memory on sale if you actually go to details - but it is still much pricier than OWC's:
2x1GB kit: http://shop.kingston.com/partsinfo.asp?promo=PRCGRBR&ktcpartno=KTA-MP800K2/2G
2x2GB kit: http://shop.kingston.com/partsinfo.asp?promo=PRCGRBR&ktcpartno=KTA-MP800K2/4G
Current sources:
- OWC / MacSales: Has it for sale, but as of last I heard, they don't actually have any in stock yet...so it's a bit misleading that they are selling it already
- Kingston: Has it in stock and for sale, but extremely pricey.
- Crucial: Will eventually have it (they have the microchips for unbuffered DIMMs, they just need to ramp up production of Apple-style heatsinks on Fully Buiffered versions...expect a 2-4 weeks and we should hopefully have stuff from them).
- Newegg: I've always bought Mac Pro memory from there, but they don't have the new 800MHz mem in stock yet, probably because no one is making it yet...
- Transcend (one of the manufacturers Newegg caries for Mac Pro memory): Not even listing the new 2008 mac pro in their search system yet.
- Hyundai/Hynix: The official source for Apple (based on someone who checked in another thread), but they don't sell consumer level and I can't find anyone that sells their memory. Looks like they only sell to OEMs.
Kingston mem for the 2008 mac pro: http://www.ec.kingston.com/ecom/con...rkstation+(2008)&distributor=0&submit1=Search
Edit - Kingston has their memory on sale if you actually go to details - but it is still much pricier than OWC's:
2x1GB kit: http://shop.kingston.com/partsinfo.asp?promo=PRCGRBR&ktcpartno=KTA-MP800K2/2G
2x2GB kit: http://shop.kingston.com/partsinfo.asp?promo=PRCGRBR&ktcpartno=KTA-MP800K2/4G
OWC is shipping, I have 4 sticks of their 2GB 800MHz sitting on my desk - waiting for the MP to show up on Tuesday.
I ordered on Jan 8, they shipped on 15th, and I had it on the 16th.
yeah, i got my 2 X 2's from OWC this (Friday) morning, though i think they might be back logged a little bit since i ordered it over a week ago.
Same here, ordered my RAM from OWC on the 9th, and it's being delivered on Monday (21st.)
That being said, I thought I read a post on here that OWC is starting to run out of their memory sticks (since it's very popular right now) and for a while it *might* be on backorder.
-Bryan
That being said, I thought I read a post on here that OWC is starting to run out of their memory sticks (since it's very popular right now) and for a while it *might* be on backorder.
-Bryan
if you're looking for the 2gb kit
if you're looking for the 2gb kit, i saw memoryamerica's site for cheaper. i think they have it for $125.
i overnighted a 16gb kit from them and it worked out great for me. i've purchased from OWC before and loved their service, but i don't like waiting
if you're looking for the 2gb kit, i saw memoryamerica's site for cheaper. i think they have it for $125.
i overnighted a 16gb kit from them and it worked out great for me. i've purchased from OWC before and loved their service, but i don't like waiting