Ordered Mac Pro Mem 2x1GB for $333 (inc. shipping)

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slugheadslughead
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Crucial RAM:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820146585



I got 1 for $10 off because it had been opened.



I also bought some RAM heat sinks:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835116012



$8 / stick



$333 including shipping. I'll tell report back on how it goes, being as how I'm not using Apple-spec heatsinks.



EDIT: OK Here's a blog post about it:

http://www.tenthousandpercent.com/in...&section=other





EDIT2: BTW, leave all comments HERE as SMTP (and therefore registration) is off on that site.

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    Definitely report back, I'm interested to see how that works
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  • Reply 2 of 8
    slugheadslughead Posts: 1,169member
    A lot of people are running out and buying RAM for their mac pros. A word of warning:



    Even with brand new RAM, you should ALWAYS run a memory test. I found this one for mac that looks good:

    http://www.memtestosx.org/
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    isomorphicisomorphic Posts: 199member
    What Placebo said.



    The funny thing is, I almost ordered that exact same combo the other night. I'm interested to see how you attach the Thermaltake heatsinks... I assume it comes with some kind of cheap thermal interface, but let us know if it has retention clips, or if you have to make something else work.
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  • Reply 4 of 8
    joe_the_dragonjoe_the_dragon Posts: 931member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by slughead


    A lot of people are running out and buying RAM for their mac pros. A word of warning:



    Even with brand new RAM, you should ALWAYS run a memory test. I found this one for mac that looks good:

    http://www.memtestosx.org/



    does memtest x86 work on a mac pro?
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    placeboplacebo Posts: 5,767member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Isomorphic


    What Placebo said.



    The funny thing is, I almost ordered that exact same combo the other night. I'm interested to see how you attach the Thermaltake heatsinks... I assume it comes with some kind of cheap thermal interface, but let us know if it has retention clips, or if you have to make something else work.



    It's thermal adhesive which I think is glue mixed with thermal silver.
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    slugheadslughead Posts: 1,169member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Joe_the_dragon


    does memtest x86 work on a mac pro?



    I'm almost positive it doesn't.
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    slugheadslughead Posts: 1,169member
    OK Here's a blog post about it:

    http://www.tenthousandpercent.com/in...&section=other



    EDIT: BTW, leave all comments HERE as SMTP (and therefore registration) is off on that site.



    EDIT2: I'll put some of the photos here:

















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  • Reply 8 of 8
    isomorphicisomorphic Posts: 199member
    Thank you for the update, slughead.



    I would be interested in hearing about the results of a memtest--and to be honest, some before and after temperatures. But I know you're not in this to be a tech review site--you just want some reasonably-priced memory for your Mac Pro.



    Perhaps some anecdotal evidence, such as cranking up a transcode or two for an hour, then seeing how hot the RAM gets?
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