Adding more than 4 ram modules, Mac Pro
Hey guys, quick question here.
I know that theoretically adding more ram modules than the current 4 that are in my Mac Pro may actually cause a slowdown, no additional bandwidth being added at that point (unlike the speed *jump* from 2 --> 4). I was wondering if anyone have gone from 4 modules to more than 4, and if so, what's the real world slowdown, if any, they've noticed?
I know that theoretically adding more ram modules than the current 4 that are in my Mac Pro may actually cause a slowdown, no additional bandwidth being added at that point (unlike the speed *jump* from 2 --> 4). I was wondering if anyone have gone from 4 modules to more than 4, and if so, what's the real world slowdown, if any, they've noticed?
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Hey guys, quick question here.
I know that theoretically adding more ram modules than the current 4 that are in my Mac Pro may actually cause a slowdown, no additional bandwidth being added at that point (unlike the speed *jump* from 2 --> 4). I was wondering if anyone have gone from 4 modules to more than 4, and if so, what's the real world slowdown, if any, they've noticed?
Just curious, but if you are realitivly certan that there will be a slowdown, why would you "upgrade," even if the slowdown was small?
Just curious, but if you are realitivly certan that there will be a slowdown, why would you "upgrade," even if the slowdown was small?
Because I need more ram, specifically I need ~2 more gigs to handle a couple more DB virtual machines, I *might be able to get by with 1 more, but 2GB is safer (my databases aren't that big). I have 3GB in there now (2x1GB upper, 2x512MB lower). I can either add 4GB and remove the 2x512 for the same number of modules, 6GB of ram, and itll cost me ~370 or I can add 2GB without removing anything for 2 more modules, 5GB of ram, and it'll cost me ~170. So if the slowdown isn't that big a deal I can save $200.