Memory upgrade Mid-2011 27" iMac

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Wayne1116 Author

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Memory upgrade Mid-2011 27" iMac

I have a Mid-2011 27" iMac with 4gb of Ram. Can I add a 4gb and a 8gb of Ram to max out on the capacity?

Wayne

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Aug 3, 2015 9:51 AM

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Answer 1

mende1

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Aug 3, 2015 9:56 AM in response to Wayne1116

Of course. You can install up to 32 GB of RAM on your Mac, but with a 4 GB and a 8 GB stick you will not get Dual Channel (it improves RAM performance). Have a look at OWC or Crucial to get RAM.

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Wayne1116 Author

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Aug 3, 2015 10:03 AM in response to mende1

Thanks Mende1,

So I guess 2x8gb would be better then from a performance standpoint. I thought 16gb was the max for this machine type and year.

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mende1

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Aug 3, 2015 10:04 AM in response to Wayne1116

Officially 16 GB of RAM are the limit, but you can install 32 GB of RAM without any problem 🙂

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