I've seen some saying my iMac can hold up to 32GB of RAM. But the manual says 16. Does it take advantage of ram above the stated 16 and I'm thowing money away? Or will it work? As long as it fits in the slots, right?
Hi Beave,
32.0GB (8GB x 4) PC3-10600 DDR3 1333MHz SO-DIMM 204 Pin CL9 SO-DIMM Memory Upgrade Modules for Mid 2010/2011 27" iMac Core i5 and Core i7 models & Mid 2011 21.5" iMac models. Lifetime Warranty. (1333DDR3S32S)
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/1333DDR3S32S/
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4062822?answerId=18766088022#18766088022
Crucial usually sticks with Apple's recommendations, but I didn't see that they actually said the 32G doesn't work there, but they did say 8GB sticks do work. 🙂
One review...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZh8wFZ8Y-U
Apple claims the 2011 iMac supports at least 8 GB of RAM, and the 27-inch model configured with the i7 processor supports up to 16 GB of RAM. In actuality, testing performed by third-party RAM vendors shows that all models support up to 16 GB, and the i7 up to 32 GB.
The disparity is caused by the fact that Apple was limited to testing the 2011 iMac with 4 GB RAM modules, the largest size commonly available at the time. Eight GB modules are now available in the SO-DIMM configuration.
According to apple, an i5 can only use 16 GB of ram. You can install up to 32GB, but the i5 will not use anything over 16 GB. Wasted money.
What year, CPU speed is your iMac?
The maximum amount of RAM depends on the Mac model year and installed CPU.
To find out info about your system,
Click on the Apple symbol in the upper left of the OS X main menu bar. A drop down menu appears.
Click About this Mac. A smaller popup window appears. This gives you basic info like what version of OS X your iMac is running, the speed of your iMac's CPU and how much RAM is installed.
Click on the button that says More Info. A larger window appears giving you a complete overview of your iMac's hardware specs.
Highlight all of this info and copy/paste all of this into another reply to this post, editing out your iMac's serial number before actually posting the reply.
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Can my 27" iMac hold more than 16GB of RAM
