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RAM Upgrade Question
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<blockquote data-quote="Peakoverload" data-source="post: 1366551" data-attributes="member: 27271"><p>I've just bought a new iMac which came with 4GB of RAM but I want to upgrade it to at least 8GB and ideally 16GB (apparently the maximum it supports even though there are 4 slots each of which support 8GB DIMMS).</p><p></p><p>I wondering if there is any performance difference in using just 2 memory banks or all 4?</p><p></p><p>If I upgrade to 8GB should I buy 2 more 2GB DIMMS or replace the existing RAM and replace with 2x 4GB DIMMS?</p><p></p><p>If I upgrade to 16GB should I use 2x 8GB or 4x 4GB DIMMS?</p><p></p><p>Or does it not matter?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peakoverload, post: 1366551, member: 27271"] I've just bought a new iMac which came with 4GB of RAM but I want to upgrade it to at least 8GB and ideally 16GB (apparently the maximum it supports even though there are 4 slots each of which support 8GB DIMMS). I wondering if there is any performance difference in using just 2 memory banks or all 4? If I upgrade to 8GB should I buy 2 more 2GB DIMMS or replace the existing RAM and replace with 2x 4GB DIMMS? If I upgrade to 16GB should I use 2x 8GB or 4x 4GB DIMMS? Or does it not matter? [/QUOTE]
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