Imac 15,1 memory upgrade

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Imac 15,1 memory upgrade

Hi all. Just bought a reconditioned retina 5k imac (the first one that came out) for a very reasonable price. Only comes with 8gb ram so would like to upgrade.

Read various different reports of maximum ram it will power (I know the new one goes to 32gb officially but will run 64gb). Crucial website only selling up to 16gb for the older version - could anyone offer a definitive answer please? Never upgraded ram before so I'm a complete notice although the installation itself looks simple.

Also noticed on crucial website some very reasonably priced ssd. Mine comes with a fusion - how easy it is to install? Thanks in advance.

Posted on Jan 27, 2017 12:38 AM

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Jan 27, 2017 12:52 AM in response to anonyme4321

Thank you for your reply.

Crucial website is only selling max 16gb (2 x 8gb). To get 32gb can I simply buy two 16gb packs and put each 8gb into the four slots? Or can I keep the existing 2 x 4 apple ram in the first two and add 2 x 8 in the others, equaling 24gb? Not sure if they are compatible or all have to match up. Thanks again.

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