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Old May 15th, 2005, 08:55 AM
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Memory buying/installing Question
i know i need to get a GB of extra memory for my mac.

i also know i need to buy in twins

on the crucial site,
http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/list...s%29&submit=Go
when i buy 1 GB RAM, it says 2x will be added - is this two 512 sticks to make a GB, or will i be buying 2x 1gb sticks? i'm confused. i really don't need 3gb just yet
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Looks like they're single sticks listed, jut put the number you want to buy in the box.

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/MPar...&WSPN=CT403846
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sorry - still unclear...

to get a benefit of a total overall upgrade of 1gb extra ram (which will be 2gb in total, with my current ram), i want to buy 2x 512 sticks....?

am i right?
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A good price comparison site on RAM for Macs.

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i know i need to get a GB of extra memory for my mac. i also know i need to buy in twins
Using twins may provide a barely perceptible speed increase, but also will hinder future RAM upgrade options since at least one 512 MB stick would have to be removed. I would buy a 1 GB stick. Yes, crucial means 2 512s.
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Using twins may provide a barely perceptible speed increase, but also will hinder future RAM upgrade options since at least one 512 MB stick would have to be removed. I would buy a 1 GB stick. Yes, crucial means 2 512s.
If Lt Major Burns has the Powermac G5 listed in his post, then there's no choice but adding RAM in identical pairs. Adding 1GB requires a pair of 512MB. You can't add just a single chip to a PowerMac G5. The faster G5s usually have 8 slots, so plenty of room to add more.
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I concur. My apologies for over stepping my desktop knowledge bounds.
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