Apple Ram

I was looking at the mac pro, and it's $9000 for 32 gbs of ram. Does the mac pro work best with ram from apple or will any ram be the same? Could I order 32 gbs from newegg and put it in the mac pro without any problems? The thought of a computer with dual 3.2 ghz cards and 32 gbs of ram makes me salivate

 

There is nothing special about Apple "certified" RAM (aside from the fact that its a marketing scam), it is all the same as long as you buy RAM according to your computer's specs.

 

And what exactly would you use those 32GB RAM for?

 

also,wait a little,since their are going to refresh mac pro this month

 

Apple is well known for selling laptops at reasonably competitive prices but overpricing their upgrades like hell.

 

Don't worry, im not even out of college yet

What CAN'T you use 32 GB of ram for

 

i think apple might use ecc/fully-buffered ram in its mac pro, which tends to be a bit more expensive.

 

I was serious: What on earth do want to run on your computer that would make use of all that ram?

 

Virtual machines? Number crunching?

 

well I wouldnt need to upgrade my computer for the rest of my life, and it'll play every game forever!

 

Except at the point where the GPU is not powerful enough.

 

You can upgrade for much cheaper via macsales.com.

$1200 for 32GB.

I'm gonna settle for $190 for 8GB shortly.

 

The Mac Pro is for people who actually do serious work. Not just "games." This uses more expensive workstation class motherboards, memory, etc.

It would be cheaper and better to buy a tricked out PC desktop to play video games. Look at my PC desktop in my sig, much cheaper than a Mac Pro.

 

Are they really? I was going to buy a MBP this week - do you think it's worth waiting a week or two?

 

If by forever, you mean like 5 years... It doesn't really matter how much money you invest in a computer as its value will decrease rapidly with time due to the rate computers keep getting faster. Typically, the more you spend, you get less bang for your buck.

 

Exactly. I'd rather invest in solid hardware and good warranty and support than in top-of-the-line graphics card, processor or RAM.

That is why I bought a laptop from the Dell business line.

 

The Mac Pro and MacBook Pro aren't the same. The first is awfully overdue for a haul-over, the latter were updated quite recently (the 17 inch VERY recently).

 

That's why i did the same and failed my dell brought too many problems with it!

Anyway,lately I am not pleased with apple either...they act like a spoiled child

give us back the proper "apple"!

 

the Mac Pro isnt overdue for an overhaul... sheesh.. they just updated it today!

 

Oh, well, I don't go to Apple's site every day (but it was about time).

 

All that RAM is for Virtual Machines or rendering 3D, rendering video or doing audio with virtual instruments. Personally I spend most of my time in a web browser or in terminal. I could probably get away with 512mb on my macbook pro LOL

 

Yep, but you forgot about multitasking. I surf the web, email, and a few other small programs, and I'm definitely glad I have 2GB instead of 512MB. I am a fast worker, and I jump around from program to program, and the extra strength for doing that helps...

 

i wanted to use vista through parallels but the machine has noticeable lag. therefore i bought a 4gb kit. If you will be running virtual machines, then i recommend 4gb ram. i run parallels so that i can keep the battery life os x offers. and be able to use vista at the same time for porgramming.

 

I'm thinking the opposite. I'm going to get plenty of bang for my buck out of my Mac Pro, and it will still be a powerful computer for another 2-3 years, and it'll be acceptable for another 3-4 beyond that. Because it has the potential to upgrade (I can swap processors out, give it 26GB more ram, and has 4 HD trays, which are growing just as fast as I can fill them up... They offer 2TB drives now!), I'll be able to upgrade this thing cheaply to keep up with the times.

With most computers that you buy on the bargain shelf, they are far outdated when you buy them, and require upgrades more often, until two years later you buy another one.

Now... I just have to wait for Nehelem processors to become cheap. (I do wonder though, since Intel's HQ is a mile away, and Nehelem Bay is not far away either, if that is what they named it after...)

 

The idea of buying something you really don't need and justify its mean is a psychological issue not a technological issue. Five years from now won't matter as the OP will say "It's 32GB of old DDR2. We have DDR4 out now and what can't you use 128GB of RAM for?"

LoL

 

Instead of 32 gigs of ram... How about 16 with a quad core processor? You said you'd be drooling over a dual core? But really, I see more use for a quad core and half that amount of ram.

 

I'm just saying that even if you dump $6000 on a desktop today, in three years, the average $1000 desktop will outperform it. For the average user, it is typically a better idea to invest $1500 each on 4 computers over the period of 12 or so years than to buy an uber expensive server for $6000 and expect it to be the fastest thing in the world for the next decade. I'm not saying that Mac Pro's aren't worth there price (this really depends on the needs of the user). Unless you actually "need" a server, don't invest in one as they are darn expensive. For the average user's needs, there are better options.