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Upgrading your Mac Pro's RAM - five minutes saves £200

by Tarinder Sandhu on 26 February 2008, 08:53

Tags: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)

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Just how easy it is



We stack the Crucial-supplied modules next to the Apple's.



And the modules in the riser card. We put them back in pairs for the optimum performance combination that results in around 16GB/s of juicy bandwidth.


Which is pushed back in place.



And into the system.

Upgrading the memory, then, is a simple affair of ordering the requisite modules from the likes of Crucial, at half Apple's price, opening the system, pulling out the riser card, installing the new modules, and closing back up again.

The whole process takes no more than 10 minutes from start to finish, showing just how easy it is.

We understand that a large percentage of our readership is tech-savvy and could upgrade an Apple Mac Pro with their eyes closed, but the whole point of this bite-sized guide is to show everyone else just how easy it is - you don't need to be afraid of opening the box; it won't void your warranty and you'll upgrade the ever-so-crucial (pun intended, folks) RAM at half Apple's Mac Pro-supplied price.

Knowing that, we'd urge all prospective Mac Pro buyers to purchase the minimum RAM specification and user-upgrade it on the relatively cheap.

That's the RAM sorted, on the cheap; now for the hard drives and WiFi card....



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Just to add, I got tired of waiting for Crucial UK to list any compatible RAM parts for the new Mac Pro.

I ordered 2x2Gb sticks from OWC in the states… I ordered on the Thursday and they turned up the following Monday. I paid them £125 (conversion rates may vary) and then got a Duty & VAT bill for £33 … total = £158 for an additional 4 Gb!

Went in just as easily and works brilliantly.
'The whole process takes no more than 10 minutes from start to finish'

Does this include the delivery time from crucial? That is some speedy delivery.

(I know thats not what you meant but it is how it reads.)
stevie lee;1347600
'The whole process takes no more than 10 minutes from start to finish'

Does this include the delivery time from crucial? That is some speedy delivery.

(I know thats not what you meant but it is how it reads.)

I think common sense prevails here.

A really useful guide when coming from PC's