Somewhere to get Ram?

GameGURU · 02-20-2006, 10:34 PM

I have a 17'' Intel iMac and I just left the stock 512mb in it...

Although it still is fast for normal things PS CS2 hogs the ram up like a mother (that and it's running through rosetta).

So, I need some more ram. Should I just order online from Apple or should I go to newegg for a better deal? What would you all suggest?

macdude425 · 02-20-2006, 10:43 PM

Newegg should be fine, just make sure Apple doesn't use some weird kind of RAM that you have to get thru them.

Vybuni · 02-21-2006, 12:35 AM

RAM is RAM. Buy it off of newegg or somewhere else. Apple RAM is too expensive.

GameGURU · 02-21-2006, 07:53 PM

Do you know what speed exactly that the Intel iMac uses? I know that I have at least 667 MHz but more refined (newegg wants specifics and I don't want to get something that won't fit).

Vybuni · 02-21-2006, 10:09 PM

667MHz DDR2 SO-DIMMs

Here is what newegg has:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...&ATTR7=&ATTR8=

GameGURU · 02-21-2006, 10:32 PM

Notebook memory? Is that what SO-DIMMs are?

Sorry, I am stuck in the old days of the DDR 400 (PC 3200), haven't been keeping up with Ram lately.

Vybuni · 02-21-2006, 10:39 PM

SO-DIMMs are notebook memory, but if you consider the size/shape of the Imac, its about the same size of a laptop (maybe a little thicker), so SO-DIMMs work perfectly for it. They also use less power, which goes hand-in-hand with the low energy consumption of the core duo processors.

The description of the Intel Imacs on Apple's site say it uses SO-DIMMs, so I wouldn't worry.

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