2010 iMac Ram Upgrade

[Macnificant]

Looking for suggestions on what type of RAM to use on my 2010 iMac 21in. It hase 4GB now looking to upgrade. 8 or 12 GB? Make/Model?
Thanks
Cheers
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[Macnificant]

Can I run 2x2GB Apple Ram and add 2x4GB extra? So a total of 12GB Ram.

 

[minimalism]

Can I run 2x2GB Apple Ram and add 2x4GB extra? So a total of 12GB Ram.

I used Samsung RAM with specs

PC3-10600
Unbuffered
Nonparity
204-pin
1333 MHz
DDR3 SDRAM

I maxed it out at 16GB, 4GB per stick. Regarding your question, it will still work but a lot of us prefer to run ours with 4, 8, 16, 32 GB increments. Unless, I'm mistaken.

 

[supaman]

I am getting ready to do upgrade my 2010 iMac as well. An idea for you is to look at eBay for people selling their OEM ram for their iMac/MBP. There are a few 4gb (2x2gb) on eBay that are going for around 30, which gives you 8gb for super cheap.

 

[Macnificant]

I used Samsung RAM with specs

PC3-10600
Unbuffered
Nonparity
204-pin
1333 MHz
DDR3 SDRAM

I maxed it out at 16GB, 4GB per stick. Regarding your question, it will still work but a lot of us prefer to run ours with 4, 8, 16, 32 GB increments. Unless, I'm mistaken.

I just bought 2 sticks of 4GB Crucial Ram so I will be running 2x2GB and 2 x4GB. 12Gb total. Hope I notice a difference

 

[Steve-Jobs]

I just bought 2 sticks of 4GB Crucial Ram so I will be running 2x2GB and 2 x4GB. 12Gb total. Hope I notice a difference

I'm thinking of upgrading the RAM as well. So how did you go? any performance difference? mine is 2010 model and getting slower when using Photoshop and Adobe software.

Let me know.. cheers