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I recently upped my RAM from 8 GB to 12 GB. System Profiler shows I have 12, and I ran the Hardware Test, and it didn't say anything was wrong. However, since installing it, it seems if anything, my computer is running more slowly, especially my Safari. Would I not be able to tell the difference in speed of windows opening, functioning of programs, etc?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), 21.5" ,3.2 GHz i3, 12GB Ram,
I installed the new pair, so there's two of 2GBs below & 2 of 4GBs above, yet I still see no improved performance and my internet browsing, if anything, seems slower, with browsers running up memory usage quite rapidly...
Adding RAM only makes it possible to run more programs concurrently. It doesn't speed up the computer nor make games run faster. What it can do is prevent the system from having to use disk-based VM when it runs out of RAM because you are trying to run too many applications concurrently or using applications that are extremely RAM dependent. It will improve the performance of applications that run mostly in RAM or when loading programs.
For improving performance see:
Mac Maintenance Quick Assist,
Mac OS X speed FAQ,
Speeding up Macs,
How to Speed up Macs,,
Macintosh OS X Routine Maintenance,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Get set up,
Essential Mac Maintenance: Rev up your routines,
Maintaining OS X,
Five Mac maintenance myths and
Myths of required versus not required maintenance for Mac OS X for information.
Hmm... I wonder why the people at Crucial didn't just say that from the start. I assumed things would be moving faster, not just that I'd have more RAM in storage, to be used when needed....
Baltwo, you've already posted this same info, and it's not addressing my issue. I didn't ask what to do to increase performance, I know all this stuff, my question pertained to seeing a difference when adding more RAM.
[:-[] Ouch. I didn't go back to the previous page. Sorry for the redundancy.
No problem,....... 😉
How can you tell if RAM is defective?
