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- Your Mac's Specs
- iMac 20, Intel Dual Core 2.3GHz, 1Gb RAM, 256Mb Video; G4 tower 444Mhz w/ 1G RAM, 2x G3 towers
looking to upgrade my RAM. my wife's schooling hasn't reached the CAD or graphics phase yet, so I'm only gaming as far as hard processing goes.
from what I understand, the iMac will HOLD 4Gb of RAM, but only use 3. (that sucks) so my questions are:
1) would the Dual Channel 'affect' of a matched pair of 2x2Gb sticks work better than a mismatched 2Gb & 1Gb stick upgrade?
2) specs on the site and on my comp say DDR2 667... where does the 5300 and the 5400 differ (if even noticeable)
and finally, would a DDR2 800 work??
i feel like i should know these answers, but too much to do to dig enough to reteach myself everything...
from what I understand, the iMac will HOLD 4Gb of RAM, but only use 3. (that sucks) so my questions are:
1) would the Dual Channel 'affect' of a matched pair of 2x2Gb sticks work better than a mismatched 2Gb & 1Gb stick upgrade?
2) specs on the site and on my comp say DDR2 667... where does the 5300 and the 5400 differ (if even noticeable)
and finally, would a DDR2 800 work??
i feel like i should know these answers, but too much to do to dig enough to reteach myself everything...