Where can I buy 1067 MHz DDR3 for my iMac late 2009?

Where can I buy 1067 MHz DDR3 for my iMac late 2009?




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Posted on Jun 29, 2021 2:35 PM

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Posted on Jun 29, 2021 3:07 PM

iMacs do not use standard DDR3 DIMMs.


The 2009 iMac uses PC3-8500 204-pin SO-DIMMs. Crucial and OWC are considered the Gold/Silver standard (and have Mac model lookup tools on their website to direct users to the right memory), but anything of above-average quality should work. Avoid budget-tier brands, which are more frequently problematic.

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Jun 29, 2021 3:07 PM in response to Camelot

iMacs do not use standard DDR3 DIMMs.


The 2009 iMac uses PC3-8500 204-pin SO-DIMMs. Crucial and OWC are considered the Gold/Silver standard (and have Mac model lookup tools on their website to direct users to the right memory), but anything of above-average quality should work. Avoid budget-tier brands, which are more frequently problematic.

Jun 29, 2021 5:00 PM in response to padams35

> iMacs do not use standard DDR3 DIMMs


I beg to differ - at least, maybe I was wrong by using the term 'standard' if that implied you could plug any-old DDR3 DIMM in, but DDR3 comes in multiple speeds/pins/variations. My comment was more that there is nothing unique about these chips and any DIMM that matches the appropriate speed and pin counts should work. This is true for all the various flavors of DDR3/4/5 :)

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