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- Sep 3, 2010
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- Charlotte, NC
- Your Mac's Specs
- mid-2010 Mac Mini OS 10.12.6 Sierra, 2.66 GHz C2D, 8GB RAM, 30 in. Cinema Display
Before I format and do a clean install of Mavericks, I planned on upgrading my RAM from 8GB to 16GB. My Mac specs are listed under my avatar. Even under extreme use and using my Mac Mini under a heavy load, I never saw the RAM usage go above 5GB. Would upgrading this Mini to 16GB of RAM be of any help? If I rarely use above 5 GB now, would having 16GB improve anything? Would Mavericks be able to utilize the full 16GB better and provide a huge performance boost or a significant processing speed increase?