Upgrading My Computers RAM... What Brand?

The Game Room
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Hey guys!

I’m looking to upgrade the RAM in my Mac Mini from its current 4GB to a total of 8GB after my less than stellar results trying to run Windows games on virtualization software… :stuck_out_tongue:

My Mac Mini uses DDR3 RAM and is running an Intel Core i5 Processor and OS X 10.8.3 (Mountain Lion)

My question is, what brands of memory have you guys had good experience with, especially Mac specific experience. I don’t really have much experience with this, but I’m sure there’s a Doper on here that does :slight_smile:

If it makes any difference, the Mini only has two RAM slots so it’ll be a replacement of the existing memory rather than adding additional memory.

Luckily, the Mac Mini has the easiest to access RAM of any computer I’ve ever seen, so I think this will go smoothly… Wish me luck!

Thanks in advance! :smiley:

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I’ve always had good luck with OCZ.

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Back when I was building my own PCs, I always went with Corsair. That may be a bit overkill for a Mac Mini, though.

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I always buy my memory from Crucial.com. The ONE time I bought OCZ RAM it failed on me, and they were a pain in the ass to deal with.

Now, in interest of full disclosure, I’ve also had RAM from Crucial fail. I called them on the phone and said “My RAM is bad, here’s how I know” and they said “We’ll send you a new one, send the old chip back in the same box.” and that was that.

They offer a wide selection.

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Bear in mind: All RAM in the world is made by three plants. They supply everyone from the OEM to the smallest third party sellers. Brand matters a lot less than from whom you buy it. Buy it from a reputable seller with a good track record of customer service, so if you do get a bad chip you can get it replaced without a huge headache. I also recommend Crucial.com, but places like NewEgg and TigerDirect are usualy pretty good at doing an exchange for bad sticks.