Help installing RAM on new 27" iMac

bobright · Dec 26, 2012, 05:35 PM

So I purchased 16GB of Crucial RAM and it just came in. I am going to try and tackle this hopefully it gets installed correctly.

Can you guys recommend any guides or tips? Does it have to be in certain slots? Do I leave the Apple stock RAM where it is and just put these 2 in the opposite sides (there are 4 slots if I understand correctly)?

I plan to keep my Apple stock 8GB and install this 16GB for a total of 24GB RAM.

vingi · Dec 26, 2012, 05:41 PM

Load it every other slot, starting from the bottom, to keep them in pairs for dual channel mode.

BSoares · Dec 26, 2012, 06:17 PM

Just put the 2 new sticks in the 2 empty slots. Doesn't get any easier. Takes 2 minutes, if that.

sounddesigner · Dec 26, 2012, 06:28 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uYzM9cwNas

Also just stick the other two rams into the empty slots dont complicate it

bobright · Dec 26, 2012, 06:56 PM

Sweet, I'm up and running at 24GB

Bowcaps · Dec 27, 2012, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by bobright

Sweet, I'm up and running at 24GB

And have you noticed any difference?

bobright · Dec 27, 2012, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Bowcaps

And have you noticed any difference?

It seems snappier prior to installing the RAM saw a beach ball once for a brief second while in Logic Pro with a lot of other stuff open, so far doing the same tasks have seen nothing.

Dec 26, 2012, 05:35 PM	#1
bobright macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2010	Help installing RAM on new 27" iMac So I purchased 16GB of Crucial RAM and it just came in. I am going to try and tackle this hopefully it gets installed correctly. Can you guys recommend any guides or tips? Does it have to be in certain slots? Do I leave the Apple stock RAM where it is and just put these 2 in the opposite sides (there are 4 slots if I understand correctly)? I plan to keep my Apple stock 8GB and install this 16GB for a total of 24GB RAM.
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Dec 26, 2012, 05:41 PM	#2
vingi macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: NL	Load it every other slot, starting from the bottom, to keep them in pairs for dual channel mode. __________________ 27" iMac (late 2012): i7 3.4 GHz, 32 Gb RAM, 1TB Fusion drive, GTX-680MX \| 15.4" MacBook Pro (early 2008): 2.4 GHz, 6 Gb RAM, 256 Gb SSD \| iPad2/iPhone 4S/aTV2.
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Dec 26, 2012, 06:28 PM	#4
sounddesigner macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2012	Here is a vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uYzM9cwNas Also just stick the other two rams into the empty slots dont complicate it
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Dec 26, 2012, 06:56 PM	#5
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Dec 26, 2012, 06:17 PM	#3
BSoares macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA	Just put the 2 new sticks in the 2 empty slots. Doesn't get any easier. Takes 2 minutes, if that.
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