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I want to upgrade the RAM of an Apple Imac 27 inch 3.2Ghz (late 2013) in order to gain some speed
There are 2 x 4Gb installed and room for 2 more up to 32 Gb what combination would be the best ( add 2x4Gb or 2x8Gb or remove 2x4Gb and put 4x8Gb) ddr3l 1600
iMac Line (2012 and Later)
Danbrod wrote:
I want to upgrade the RAM of an Apple Imac 27 inch 3.2Ghz (late 2013) in order to gain some speed
Please read Check if your Mac needs more RAM in Activity Monitor - Apple Support.
Examine the Memory Pressure graph. Unless it is frequently "red" then your Mac's RAM is not a performance-limiting factor, meaning more would not help anyway.
Danbrod wrote:
I want to upgrade the RAM of an Apple Imac 27 inch 3.2Ghz (late 2013) in order to gain some speed
Please read Check if your Mac needs more RAM in Activity Monitor - Apple Support.
Examine the Memory Pressure graph. Unless it is frequently "red" then your Mac's RAM is not a performance-limiting factor, meaning more would not help anyway.
We do not know how it was configured. However to be honest it likely either has a hard disk a Fusion Drive. If I am correct that it likely has a Fusion Drive or Hard Disk the best way to improve speed is to buy a USB 3 external SSD and clone the internal disk to the SSD and then use the SSD as the startup drive. Another (and much more elegant solution) is to replace the 2013 (please remember it's 10 years old now and is considered obsolete by Apple) with a new Mac.
I was in your shoes a couple of years ago, I was had a 2011 27" iMac that was VERY out of date and opted to update to a new machine that would run current versions of Mac OS and also was configured with a SSD. The improvement in speed was pretty dramatic!
Memory is the first thing I upgrade,
because it is the easiest and usually the cheapest,
then hard drive,
then blade drive,
then I consider a new computer…
Look at Data Memory Systems or Other World Computing for memory.
I would put in two 8 gig chips, giving you a total of 24.
The 2013 iMac can support up to 32GB of RAM. A quick search on OWC (Macsales.com) USD $147.99 for four 8GB modules, or $77.99 for 2 8GB modules to add to your existing 8GB which will bump it up to 24GB.
Note... the big impediment to your Mac's performance will be the storage device. If you have a conventional hard drive (not Fusion/SSD), then additional RAM will not really increase the performance of your iMac. The conventional hard drive is just too slow.
If you have an SSD or Fusion Drive, then adding RAM will help.
I have a friend I work with that is still using his 2013 iMac as his primary workstation. The RAM was maxed to 32GB and the internal hard drive was removed and a 1TB SSD was installed in its place. Works great. It's not a 5K monitor like more newer iMacs, but it does the job.
Thank you, but in regards to what is the best configuration and will it improve my so slow Imac in a significant manner
BTW, installing RAM will not improve speed.
Ok then, any idea what would improve the speed, that machine was very very fast, the 1TB hd is only 250 GB used and iOS is up to date,
with nothing else open cliking on any icon takes a minute !!!
Thank you all for your assistance, much appreciated,
so finally computers are just like humans...the older they get, the slower they are...
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