I have read that the 2010 and later 27" iMac models can support 32GB of RAM with the new 8GB DDR3 SO-DIMMs. That would be the iMac models 11,2 / 11,3 / 12,1 / 12,2. (I'm assuming the 12,1 and 12,2 also)
I have the late 2009 27" iMac with the Quad Core i7-860 at 2.8GHz. It's the iMac 11,1. I was wondering if anyone has tried 32 GB of RAM in that model? (or even 2x8GB or 20GB/24GB/28GB combinations)
I have found that many of the things that were thought to be new with the 2010 models also work with the late 2009 models. (Such as audio through the Mini-DisplayPort and handling of the SDXC SD Cards does work on the late 2009 iMac as well, possibly through a firmware update since 2010?)
Anyone with knowledge of the memory controllers or experience with this specifically, any comments would be greatly appreciated!
(Also, the cost of these 8GB SO-DIMMs have come down to lower than the 4GB SO-DIMMs that I bought 2 years ago to bring it up to 16 GB. And I easily use over 12GB of RAM continuously everyday, I just hate it when I start to use Swap memory, the HDD for virtual memory. So I'm aware how much 32GB is, and that I could use it! So please, no comments about: Why or How could you use/need 32GB of memory!
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I have the late 2009 27" iMac with the Quad Core i7-860 at 2.8GHz. It's the iMac 11,1. I was wondering if anyone has tried 32 GB of RAM in that model? (or even 2x8GB or 20GB/24GB/28GB combinations)
I have found that many of the things that were thought to be new with the 2010 models also work with the late 2009 models. (Such as audio through the Mini-DisplayPort and handling of the SDXC SD Cards does work on the late 2009 iMac as well, possibly through a firmware update since 2010?)
Anyone with knowledge of the memory controllers or experience with this specifically, any comments would be greatly appreciated!
(Also, the cost of these 8GB SO-DIMMs have come down to lower than the 4GB SO-DIMMs that I bought 2 years ago to bring it up to 16 GB. And I easily use over 12GB of RAM continuously everyday, I just hate it when I start to use Swap memory, the HDD for virtual memory. So I'm aware how much 32GB is, and that I could use it! So please, no comments about: Why or How could you use/need 32GB of memory!