Which of these two RAM options would you go with?, and why

[doxavita]

Well, I'm thinking of expanding my iMac's 4GB to a total of 12GB, which of these two options I've narrowed down to, would you go with and why?


G.Skill: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231342

Crucial: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148345

 

[aliensporebomb]

Read the reviews

Read the reviews. For reasons unknown the Crucial ram actually arrived DOA in more than one occasion. Curious.

 

[Hellhammer]

G.Skill. Cheaper and there is no need to pay 15$ more for certain brand.

 

[azax456]

I just went with the Crucial 2x4GB for my 2011 iMac. I purchased direct from Crucial for $77.89. I did lots of research and found them to be one of the biggest companies and most reliable. I like the idea of purchasing right from the manufacturer for customer service reasons. With ram, as long as it meets the specifications it should be good. The only thing that could really go wrong is it could be a bad module but any company would immediately replace it, no questions asked.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[trsblader]

I have 16gb of G.Skill in my machine and it's just fine.

 

[Eduardo1971]

I added a 8 GB G.Skill RAM chips to my mid-2011 iMac. No problems whatsoever. That and it only came out to $65.00. Follow Hellhammer's advice-he speaks the truth!

 

[iMikeT]

Thanks for posting that G.Skill deal, you just saved me $10.

I was going to buy four of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145283

 

[biosci]

Haven't owned an IMac in ages. The ram is easily replaceable/installable still? I remember for a time it was cheaper to add ram in your own, then apple made their upgrades more affordable but I'm not sure where they are now with prices and upgrade costs...

 

[likegadgets]

I have been using Crucial memory for years in PCs and Macs. I have 16GB of Crucial on my 2011 iMac and have zero issues.

 

[Badger^2]

Haven't owned an IMac in ages. The ram is easily replaceable/installable still? I remember for a time it was cheaper to add ram in your own, then apple made their upgrades more affordable but I'm not sure where they are now with prices and upgrade costs...

Then why post and confuse the issue.

they both have the same specs, buy which ever.

 

[doxavita]

Then why post and confuse the issue.

they both have the same specs, buy which ever.

I did not post that Badger, someone else did.

I think I'll go with the G.Skill, cheaper, same specs, good reviews, and they should replace it anyways if anything goes wrong. It'll get the job done.

 

[MrT-Man]

I was looking to go from 4GB to 12GB as well. So just to be clear, there's no specific benefit to having all four banks matched -- all that matters is that the two modules in each pair match, right?

 

[doxavita]

I would like to know this as well. I'm pretty sure it'll work if the pair matches.

 

[Hellhammer]

I was looking to go from 4GB to 12GB as well. So just to be clear, there's no specific benefit to having all four banks matched -- all that matters is that the two modules in each pair match, right?

Yes. As long as the pair consists of equal capacities, all of the RAM will run in dual-channel mode. If you put 2GB and 4GB in the same channel, then only 2x2GB will run in dual-channel and the remaining 2GB in the 4GB module will run in single-channel.

 

[doxavita]

Yes. As long as the pair consists of equal capacities, all of the RAM will run in dual-channel mode. If you put 2GB and 4GB in the same channel, then only 2x2GB will run in dual-channel and the remaining 2GB in the 4GB module will run in single-channel.

In other words, I should be fine if I buy that 2 x 4GB G.Skill set from newegg right, no problems when running?

The stock iMac has 4GB ( 2 x 2GB) , on the two remaining RAM slots, I can add 8GB (2 x 4GB). That would work just fine, right? (speed wise). That's what I plan on doing, (installing my own RAM plus the one already included)