poopmonkey Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I have a Early 2005 G5 that I inherited from a friend. Specs: Dual Processor 2.0GHZ G5 Two 2gb of DDR 400 RAM AGP 256MB Radeon x800xt Mac Edition 500GB Hard Drive PCI Slots Anyways, I want to max out the ram slots to 4GB so I need DDR 400 ram for my G5. Do I need to get some kind of special labeled exclusively for mac ram or can I just get any 2GB (2 x 1GB) ram kit that is DDR 400? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/241117-g5-powermac-ram/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 I have a Early 2005 G5 that I inherited from a friend. Specs: Dual Processor 2.0GHZ G5 Two 2gb of DDR 400 RAM AGP 256MB Radeon x800xt Mac Edition 500GB Hard Drive PCI Slots Anyways, I want to max out the ram slots to 4GB so I need DDR 400 ram for my G5. Do I need to get some kind of special labeled exclusively for mac ram or can I just get any 2GB (2 x 1GB) ram kit that is DDR 400? The RAM must be installed in matched pairs. In my G5 I have 2 x 1GB PC3200U-25440 and 6 X 512MB PC3200U-30330............400 MHz PC3200 DDR SDRAM in matched pairs should be fine......e.g. 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR: 184-pin DIMM • CL=3 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.6V • 128Meg x 64 BTW you have the best graphics card on balance for the G5........ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/241117-g5-powermac-ram/#findComment-1610621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopmonkey Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 The RAM must be installed in matched pairs. In my G5 I have 2 x 1GB PC3200U-25440 and 6 X 512MB PC3200U-30330............400 MHz PC3200 DDR SDRAM in matched pairs should be fine......e.g. 2 x 1GB PC3200 DDR: 184-pin DIMM • CL=3 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR400 • 2.6V • 128Meg x 64 BTW you have the best graphics card on balance for the G5........ Thanks for your reply! I heard of the matched pairs so I was thinking of getting a kit of 2GB split into 1GB per stick. So basically, any matched pair of 400 MHz PC3200 DDR SDRAM in matched pairs should be fine. Btw, yeah I noticed that my graphics card is pretty good considering for a G5 I heard that just finding a 256MB gfx card loaded into a G5 is pretty rare and I got the entire system for free. I feel that this system will be a good upgrade for FCP from a hackintosh laptop. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/241117-g5-powermac-ram/#findComment-1610634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
verdant Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Thanks for your reply! I heard of the matched pairs so I was thinking of getting a kit of 2GB split into 1GB per stick. So basically, any matched pair of 400 MHz PC3200 DDR SDRAM in matched pairs should be fine. Btw, yeah I noticed that my graphics card is pretty good considering for a G5 I heard that just finding a 256MB gfx card loaded into a G5 is pretty rare and I got the entire system for free. I feel that this system will be a good upgrade for FCP from a hackintosh laptop. See here about X800XT's performance....... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/241117-g5-powermac-ram/#findComment-1610641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopmonkey Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Yeah I read that article seems like that graphics card is pretty much the best in a G5. Sounds good to me I can't afford the price of a mac haha. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/241117-g5-powermac-ram/#findComment-1610643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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