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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1534354" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>My gut instinct says that more memory would be useful If I have looked up the correct model Apple lists 4 GB as the max for that machine but OWC suggests the<a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/Intel_Core_2_Duo_PC2-6400" target="_blank"> max is currently 6 GB. </a>. Check the model identifier to see if that is the correct model. The page explains how to check. </p><p></p><p>Before purchasing extra memory you might want to take a look at your machine's memory use in relation to the tasks you perform. Reboot the Mac and open Activity Monitor. As you go about your activities keep an eye on the Page In/Outs and particularly on Swap Used. This is the amount of data which was in memory but has had to be written to the drive. The higher the number the more likely it is you'll benefit from more memory. <a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1342" target="_blank">Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1534354, member: 131855"] My gut instinct says that more memory would be useful If I have looked up the correct model Apple lists 4 GB as the max for that machine but OWC suggests the[URL="http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/Intel_Core_2_Duo_PC2-6400"] max is currently 6 GB. [/URL]. Check the model identifier to see if that is the correct model. The page explains how to check. Before purchasing extra memory you might want to take a look at your machine's memory use in relation to the tasks you perform. Reboot the Mac and open Activity Monitor. As you go about your activities keep an eye on the Page In/Outs and particularly on Swap Used. This is the amount of data which was in memory but has had to be written to the drive. The higher the number the more likely it is you'll benefit from more memory. [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1342]Using Activity Monitor to read System Memory and determine how much RAM is being used[/url] [/QUOTE]
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