New MacPro

Hey All
Apple is replacing my G5 2.5 Quad for a Two 2.8GHz Quad-Core and i had 4gigs of Ram so they are giving me 4gigs of Ram but i hear i need at 1gig per core so, i was wondering if i keep the 4gigs from apple and then get another 4gigs from crucial would my computer still run good or should i keep all my ram the same company?

Apple don't make RAM, they use chips from a couple of suppliers. Those suppliers also sell to Crucial etc so the RAM is no different. Just avoid bargain basement retailers.
Crucial and MrMemory are both reliable sources with good return policies. Only had to do it once myself, but I was sent a new chip promptly, and just had to send the old one back in the packaging that came with the new one.
I'm not sure how p&p affects mrmemory for US buyers, as they're a UK company. Likewise I've no experience of OWC as they're a US company, but they are regularly recommended by american users.

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