24GB vs 32GB, a real difference?

[gaddster]

Hey guys

am lovin my new 27" i7, 1TB fusion 680mx.. bought with 8gb ram and updated to 24gb

Runs great (besides the obvious FCPX flaws with the 680mx, well done apple)

My question is this, where will I notice the difference if i up the RAM to 32gb?

 

[Mike in Kansas]

Take a look at your Activity Monitor. If you aren't getting any Page Outs, you most likely won't see the benefit of more RAM.

 

[theSeb]

You will notice the difference, if you use more than 24 GBs of memory. Most people won't and don't need more than 8 GBs anyway. 16 GBs is a sweet spot right now for the majority of typical OS X users in terms of having memory available for applications and caching.

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Short answer: No.

Longer answer, really unlikely unless you're doing a lot of rendering or Photoshop stuff. And when I mention these items, I mean doing this sort of work professionally with very large file sizes.

So, I would say you likely would not notice any difference. There's a good chance no one would.

 

[WilliamG]

As others have said, it depends. I have 32GB, because it means I can allocate 16GB to Parallels Windows 7. Winning!

 

[theSeb]

That last sentence in gimmeslack's post is incorrect . There are many workflows that benefit from more RAM.

 

[designs216]

Just upped and want to immediately do it again? Should have gone ahead and purchased 32GB to avoid second guessing. Just stick with what you've got.

 

[photoz]

Max it out while you can, then you never have to wonder.

 

[gaddster]

Thanks Guys.. wow

I do use FCPX for HD editing, some photoshop and illustrator work and some dreamweaver stuff... I dont

Ideally, this machine was bought to help with editing video, so I will continue to monitor the performance with 24gb..

'theSeb', which workflows would use 32gb ram, are they broadcast/production studios or animators etc?

 

[kaellar]

gaddster, I guess you won't see any difference since you even asked this question. Those who really need that amount of RAM, usually know why do they need it.