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<blockquote data-quote="dazcaz" data-source="post: 1009649" data-attributes="member: 131276"><p>My son's G5 PPC has the following spec.</p><p></p><p>Machine Name: Power Mac G5</p><p> Machine Model: PowerMac7,2</p><p> CPU Type: PowerPC 970 (2.2)</p><p> Number Of CPUs: 1</p><p> CPU Speed: 1.6 GHz</p><p> L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB</p><p> Memory: 768 MB</p><p> Bus Speed: 800 MHz</p><p> Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f2</p><p></p><p>It chugs along, and not particularly fast.</p><p>I'm tempted to increase the RAM on board to 2GB, and keep the option to put in another 2GB later if the increase is worth it.</p><p>The crucial.com/uk scanner tells me that the RAM it needs is</p><p>DDR memory with support for DDR PC2700,DDR PC3200 speeds.</p><p></p><p>I seem to recall when we first bought the Macs that they require specific DDR RAM and that not all DDR RAM is the same.</p><p>Is this true or will any DDR RAM within the spec be OK?</p><p></p><p>I also understand the PC3200 is faster than 2700. Can the machine make real use of the faster memory, or am I just as well off buying the 2700 sticks.</p><p></p><p>A small part of me is telling me that the RAM in the machine is playing up a little... I just get that feeling...And this could be part of the reason for the web browser crashing. The machine could do with speeding up, as it's useless when showing certain video files etc and the extra RAM should help here.</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions?</p><p></p><p>TIA</p><p>Darren</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dazcaz, post: 1009649, member: 131276"] My son's G5 PPC has the following spec. Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Machine Model: PowerMac7,2 CPU Type: PowerPC 970 (2.2) Number Of CPUs: 1 CPU Speed: 1.6 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 768 MB Bus Speed: 800 MHz Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f2 It chugs along, and not particularly fast. I'm tempted to increase the RAM on board to 2GB, and keep the option to put in another 2GB later if the increase is worth it. The crucial.com/uk scanner tells me that the RAM it needs is DDR memory with support for DDR PC2700,DDR PC3200 speeds. I seem to recall when we first bought the Macs that they require specific DDR RAM and that not all DDR RAM is the same. Is this true or will any DDR RAM within the spec be OK? I also understand the PC3200 is faster than 2700. Can the machine make real use of the faster memory, or am I just as well off buying the 2700 sticks. A small part of me is telling me that the RAM in the machine is playing up a little... I just get that feeling...And this could be part of the reason for the web browser crashing. The machine could do with speeding up, as it's useless when showing certain video files etc and the extra RAM should help here. Any suggestions? TIA Darren [/QUOTE]
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