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| Is it an 8 or 12 core machine? Optimal RAM setups depend on number of cores and memory channels. Apple has a doc on replacing RAM, including a bit on memory channels: http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/MacPro_MemoryDIMM_DIY.pdf The focus seems to be more balancing channels that what makes up that channel. - Chris On Jun 7, 2012, at 8:16 AM, Jim Curtis wrote: > I'm setting up a new workstation from my spare MacPro3,1. I turned down work this year, and have decided to bring in a freelancer to help me rather than do that again. > > I have a 16 GB package arriving soon (4 x 4 G sticks). Currently, that machine has 8 GB consisting of 2x2G sticks, and 4 x 1G sticks. (It has 8 slots for a max of 32G.) > > Is there any downside to having four matched 4G sticks in the same machine as two 2G sticks and two 1G sticks? I hardly see people listing 22G in their MacPro. > > Does it matter? As long as they're all 800 MHz ECC FB-DIMM:R, just different sizes? > > > TIA, > Jim C. > > > . > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to <ae-list-off@media-motion.tv> |
