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Question on RAM and FB-DIMMs
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<blockquote data-quote="bryphotoguy" data-source="post: 685193" data-attributes="member: 26695"><p>The pairs have to match, that's about it. You can toss in 2-2GB and 2-1GB and 2-512MB and be ok. I believe it works or works best if you install from the higher capacity to lowest.</p><p>Apple doesn't make their own brand RAM; it's most likely made by Hynix. Yea, hadn't heard of them before Apple started using them. You can mix brands no problem. </p><p>Last question, it believed that 4 modules will give you better performance than 2. I asked someone more knowledgeable than me about this topic and he said that this might only be the case with Mac Pros with 2 processors. Something to do with the way the data is going back and forth between the RAM and processor(s). I don't know if any of this is true or what the performance gain is but if it's true, it can't be very noticeable. The Mac Pro's crutch certainly isn't the processor or the RAM. </p><p>I have never heard of mac 6400 ram. RAM is not specific to Macs or PC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bryphotoguy, post: 685193, member: 26695"] The pairs have to match, that's about it. You can toss in 2-2GB and 2-1GB and 2-512MB and be ok. I believe it works or works best if you install from the higher capacity to lowest. Apple doesn't make their own brand RAM; it's most likely made by Hynix. Yea, hadn't heard of them before Apple started using them. You can mix brands no problem. Last question, it believed that 4 modules will give you better performance than 2. I asked someone more knowledgeable than me about this topic and he said that this might only be the case with Mac Pros with 2 processors. Something to do with the way the data is going back and forth between the RAM and processor(s). I don't know if any of this is true or what the performance gain is but if it's true, it can't be very noticeable. The Mac Pro's crutch certainly isn't the processor or the RAM. I have never heard of mac 6400 ram. RAM is not specific to Macs or PC. [/QUOTE]
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