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2011 iMac Upgrades

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RMD68

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Specs: iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011), 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2048 MB

I read that it was possible to upgrade the older iMacs to 32GB with the latest Mac OS X. Is this true? If I can, will the extra RAM be beneficial? I don't do video editing or anything similar to that. I just use a lot of media at once [gaming, music, videos, etc.]. The prices for the crucial upgrades are fairly reasonable, so it wouldn't break the bank for the performance enhancement if this would even occur.

Furthermore, are there any other beneficial upgrades I could perform on this computer?

Thank you in advance for the help!
 
RMD68 said:
Specs: iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011), 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16 GB 1333 MHz DDR3, AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2048 MB

I read that it was possible to upgrade the older iMacs to 32GB with the latest Mac OS X. Is this true? If I can, will the extra RAM be beneficial? I don't do video editing or anything similar to that. I just use a lot of media at once [gaming, music, videos, etc.]. The prices for the crucial upgrades are fairly reasonable, so it wouldn't break the bank for the performance enhancement if this would even occur.

Furthermore, are there any other beneficial upgrades I could perform on this computer?

Thank you in advance for the help!
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Yes it is correct and VERY well documented. Visit www.macsales.com for possible upgrades. Upgrading the RAM is very easy to do and you can also install a SSD if you are A competent tech. However if you have doubt, have an AASP do it for you.
 
not sure about the 32GB, but I'd bet you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between 16GB vs. 32GB of ram. You should definitely add an SSD and upgrade the original hard drive to a higher capacity. You can even add a blu-ray drive if you want.
 
rkaufmann87 said:
Yes it is correct and VERY well documented. Visit www.macsales.com for possible upgrades. Upgrading the RAM is very easy to do and you can also install a SSD if you are A competent tech. However if you have doubt, have an AASP do it for you.
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henryonapple said:
not sure about the 32GB, but I'd bet you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between 16GB vs. 32GB of ram. You should definitely add an SSD and upgrade the original hard drive to a higher capacity. You can even add a blu-ray drive if you want.
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Is there any noticeable performance gain?
 
henryonapple said:
SSD will give you a tremendous gain. Night and day different literally. Are you comfortable with opening your iMac and removing the components?
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Im already have a small SSD [256GB] and a 1TB HDD in this iMac. I meant would the RAM upgrade provide any noticeable gain now or over the next year.
 
RMD68 said:
Im already have a small SSD [256GB] and a 1TB HDD in this iMac. I meant would the RAM upgrade provide any noticeable gain now or over the next year.
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Do you do a lot of movie editing or photo editing? If you only view media, than it probably won't make a big difference.
 
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