What RAM should I put in my new Macbook?

alexjholland · 5 Apr 2009 at 19:41

I have the new white Macbook with NVIDIA graphics.

It's use is almost exclusively for music, I'm using Ableton 8 suite and have a bunch of VSTs on top.

It's been handling most stuff very well, but I'd like to maximise it's power as some of the heavy drumkits can slow it down.

I saw you can get 4Gb of RAM from OcUK for £30, which seems like a good deal, but there are two issues.

- Can my Macbook use this 4 gig?
- Is this the fastest it can take? Is there any DDR3 around that I can use in it?

I want to use the best RAM I can it, within reason.

Thanks,

Alex

alexjholland · 6 Apr 2009 at 12:28

Come on, lend me a hand!

alexjholland · 6 Apr 2009 at 20:21

That looks like a great deal and is already top of my list, but does my Macbook support either:

A) DDR3 RAM, or anything with a higher speed than DDR2 667 Mhz.
B) More than 4 Gig of RAM

I'm sure that 4 Gig DDR2 667Mhz kit will be a great upgrade, but I'd always future-proof if I can.

alexjholland · 6 Apr 2009 at 23:12

The new white Macbook definitely has the NVIDIA 9600, same as the unibody Macbook, but it comes with DDR2 RAM (unlike the unibody Macbook, which uses DDR3).

These facts I am certain of. If I currently have DDR2 in my Macbook can I assume that I cannot fit DDR3?

alexjholland · 7 Apr 2009 at 01:32

9400, 9600, either way the point was that it has NVIDIA and not Intel, and it uses DDR2.

Ok, so a slot can ONLY take DDR2 or DDR3, not both. That makes sense.

Thanks, I'll be buying the OcUK Crucial for £30!