Will Mid 2011 iMac with Core i5 processor accept 8GB RAM sticks? Or only 4GB?

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Will Mid 2011 iMac with Core i5 processor accept 8GB RAM sticks? Or only 4GB?

Will mid 2011 iMack with i5 core processor accept the 8GB memory sticks? Or do you really have to use 4 4GB sticks to max it out to 16GB?

iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), 8GB Memory Sticks?

Posted on Mar 8, 2013 6:23 AM

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BDAqua

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Mar 8, 2013 11:51 AM in response to MJFree

32 GB is the Max using 8 GB sticks...

http://eshop.macsales.com/MyOWC/Upgrades.cfm?sort=pop&model=425&type=Memory

RAM Type:

PC3-10600 DDR3

Min. RAM Speed:

1333 MHz

Details:

Supports 1333 MHz PC3-10600 DDR3 SO-DIMMs. Also see: How do you upgrade the RAM in the "Aluminum" iMac models? How much RAM of what type do these systems support?

Standard RAM:

4 GB

Maximum RAM:

32 GB*

Details:

By default, 4 GB of RAM is installed as two 2 GB SO-DIMM modules. Two slots free.

*Officially, this model supports four 4 GB modules -- one in each slot for a maximum of 16 GB of memory. However, third-parties have discovered that it actually will support 32 GB of memory using four 8 GB modules.

In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor Other World Computing sells memory -- as well as other upgrades -- for this iMac.

In Canada, site sponsor The Mac Market sells memory and other upgrades for this iMac.

In Australia, site sponsor RamCity sells memory and other upgrades for this iMac.

Also see: Actual Max RAM of All G3 & Later Macs.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/imac/specs/imac-core-i5-2.5-21-inch-alumin um-mid-2011-thunderbolt-specs.html

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