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I know this isn't exactly on topic but you guys are the only people I trust. Can I buy the cheapest Optival Memory on ebay for my mac pro or will it crash and burn? Should I buy a more expensive memory that's safer...if so, what kind? I want to get like 6gb to upgrade my brand new mac pro! Thankssss |
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cheap memory can work just as good, but quality control is generally better on brand names. the difference is usually only $10, so.. |
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are you sure? the new mac pro's need FB-DIMM memory. quote: Memory 667MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) memory Eight FB-DIMM slots on two memory riser cards (four slots per card) supporting up to 16GB of main memory 256-bit-wide memory architecture |
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Yeah they do, the difference is more than $10. So I don't know whether to buy that bootleg Optival one on ebay or whether I should get a known brand name, or which one for that matter. |
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Well, if its any consolation, if you end up buying high end ram on ebay, there is a good chance its just renamed cheap ram. When buying ram, you buy the good stuff because you don't want your ram to end up dying on you when you need it most. Chances are you will go through a few sticks more of cheap stuff than stuff that is of higher quality. I wouldn't do it if I were in your shoes, but I am not going to say either way otherwise. |
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I would strongly advise against getting cheapo RAM, but don't go through Apple either, or you pay WAY too much. I suggest |
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cool. still crazy expensive... any other brands? |
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Two GB costs $699CAD in Canada. I think Crucial has the sweet spot as far as quality RAM at a reasonable price ($240 for the same). |
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^^ Clarification: $699 if you buy from Apple. |
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Thats insane. I don't know how people can think that is a worthwhile price. [rant]Apple is a cash cow that feeds off of people need for an identity. Parasites of the worst kind.[/rant] |
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Still pretty expensive, I'm still leaning toward the cheapo stuff on ebay. If your RAM dies or fails or whatever, does the whole computer blow up or is it just a matter of it not recognizing the ram until you get it replaced? |
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AFAIK, you're looking at symptoms ranging from single bit errors (which isn't a problem for ECC RAM) to kernal panics, to severe data corruption |
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i wouldn't touch crucial with a barge pole. it's kingston or apple all the way. you spend that much on a machine, why not spend some money on decent RAM? if you DO go cheap, make sure to upgrade in pairs and that the RAM has heat sinks attached, otherwise you'll be in for some serious RAM board melting shit |
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i had a kingston dying on me, leaving a harddisk with files that were corrupted in variying degrees. awesome |
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