4GB RAM to 20GB?

royslr21 · Feb 4, 2013, 04:24 PM

hey everyone !
i have a question - i have 2011 mid imac 27' with 4GB x2 RAM SLOTS , so i still have 2 free slots
my question is if i i buy 2x 8GB RAM and adding it on the same imac it will be a problem? is imac 2011 runs only up to 4ram every slot?

tnx for the help !

GGJstudios · Feb 4, 2013, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by royslr21

hey everyone !
i have a question - i have 2011 mid imac 27' with 4GB x2 RAM SLOTS , so i still have 2 free slots
my question is if i i buy 2x 8GB RAM and adding it on the same imac it will be a problem?

No problem at all.

bflowers · Feb 4, 2013, 05:18 PM

Yes, it will seem faster, and have less (probably zero over a long period of time) page outs. That will completely ruin your argument for needing a new iMac

TRAV9614 · Feb 4, 2013, 06:42 PM

I am typing this on a 2011 27" 3.4 i7 iMac with 20gb of ram and it works fine.

royslr21 · Feb 5, 2013, 06:38 AM

ok tnx allot now i can buy for sure !

Imac Sam · Feb 5, 2013, 12:36 PM

I have 24 in mine. 2-4GBs and 2-8GBs. Works great!

JoeFkling · Feb 5, 2013, 12:44 PM

had 24 no problem and now at 20 and still no problem. You will be fine.

Kashsystems · Feb 5, 2013, 09:48 PM

No problems running that exact same config right now. I had one of my ram sticks go bad so I put in my original 4 gigabytes.

Feb 4, 2013, 04:24 PM	#1
royslr21 macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	4GB RAM to 20GB? hey everyone ! i have a question - i have 2011 mid imac 27' with 4GB x2 RAM SLOTS , so i still have 2 free slots my question is if i i buy 2x 8GB RAM and adding it on the same imac it will be a problem? is imac 2011 runs only up to 4ram every slot? tnx for the help !
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Feb 4, 2013, 06:42 PM	#4
TRAV9614 macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2012	I am typing this on a 2011 27" 3.4 i7 iMac with 20gb of ram and it works fine. __________________ 2012 15" cMBP, 2.3 GHz, 16 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD with 5TB external storage; iPad2 16 Gb; 3rd gen iPod touch 32 GB
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Feb 5, 2013, 12:36 PM	#6
Imac Sam macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia	I have 24 in mine. 2-4GBs and 2-8GBs. Works great! __________________ Imac(2011) 27 with 256Gb SSD, 1Tb Hd, and 24Gb RAM White Iphone5 64Gb; Ipad Mini 32gb, Ipad-2 32Gb; ATV-2 www.mountcrawfordweather.org
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Feb 4, 2013, 05:18 PM	#3
bflowers macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2006	Yes, it will seem faster, and have less (probably zero over a long period of time) page outs. That will completely ruin your argument for needing a new iMac
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Feb 5, 2013, 06:38 AM	#5
royslr21 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013	ok tnx allot now i can buy for sure !
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Feb 5, 2013, 12:44 PM	#7
JoeFkling macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2013	had 24 no problem and now at 20 and still no problem. You will be fine.
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Feb 5, 2013, 09:48 PM	#8
Kashsystems macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2012	No problems running that exact same config right now. I had one of my ram sticks go bad so I put in my original 4 gigabytes.
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