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Re:What kind of Ram should I get? Does it matter? - 2008/03/02 20:42 Here's the scoop: Apple designed the Mac Pro as a workstation, and as such has given it very specific memory requirements.

Because of the Mac Pro's thermal design, its memory must bear an "Apple-certified" or "Apple-approved" heat spreader. Major memory vendors had a tough time with this initially, but were able to work through the issue within the system's first three months. (Source: Macworld)

Once you get past the thermal specs, you then must determine that the memory meets the correct speed and parity requirements:

- PC2-5300 minimum transfer speed DDR2 (PC2-6400 recommended for '08 models)
- Fully Buffered DIMM
- ECC
- Must be installed in pairs

The big guys have them.

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