I'm about to buy new RAM for a Mac Pro 1.1 (bought 2007). It already has 1 GB installed (2x 512MB). I'd like to buy 8 Gb more (2x4 GB) giving me a total of 9 GB. My question is will this configuration work ok? Or should I remove the 2 x 512 MB and install the new 2 x 4GBs for best results? The Mac Pro 1,1 is a great place to start – it has masses of internal expansion, and can be grabbed cheaply second hand sources, often for less than £ 100. The basic issue with the Mac Pro 1,1 is that as factory setup and running it will not run above Mac OS 10.7.5 – this limits it’s usability; especially with Applications like Adobe CC. Having some fun with the odd little MAC-11. - Please visit the Hickok45.com website and check out what the great f.
- I would remove the 2x512, they don't add or make a difference other than 6-DiMMs is not idea, 8 would be. $75 for your 8GB and then you will need some other items like a new graphic card and disk drives.
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ATI Radeon 5770
MacBook Air Core 2 Duo 1.6 13-inch lacks Firewire, Ethernet (with an external adapter available for an extra cost), and optical audio in/out. MacBook Air (13-inch, 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Original 2008) is also a built-to-order iteration of MacBook Air (13-inch, 1.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Original 2008), which was released the same day.
I'd go with some new drives for system, media and editing. WD Black are popular as are SSDs now
WD Black Caviar
WD VR 10K 250GB $103 200MB/sec boot drive :
- because a good idea and time to invest in a new system drive and keep the old one as is for backup for now and clone the new system over later.
For best performance on Mac Pro, install memory in risers symmetrically
The Mac Pro comes with two memory riser cards, each with four DIMM slots. With a total of eight slots, you can add up to 16 GB of memory.
Note: DIMMs must be installed in pairs of equal size from the same vendor. For instance, you must not have one or three DIMMs on either riser at any time. Additionally, two DIMMs from different vendors should not be combined and used as a pair.
Other configurations of DIMM pairs are still compatible with Final Cut Studio, but may not achieve the same performance levels as when DIMM pairs are installed on both risers evenly.
1.1.1.1 Pc
| Riser A contains: | Riser B contains: |
| 2 x 512MB | 2 x 512MB |
| 2 x 1GB | 2 x 1GB |
| 2 x 2GB | 2 x 2GB |
| 4 x 512MB | 4 x 512MB |
| 4 x 1GB | 4 x 1GB |
| 4 x 2GB | 4 x 2GB |
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