Do i have to insert larger ram before smaller ram in slot order?

[dndandrea]

I have a 2011 iMac with 2x 2GB of ram that it came with from apple. I just bought 2x 4GB from crucial. Can i just insert those 2x 4GB in the empty slots or do they have to go in the first 2 slots? Which would mean i have to swap the 2x 2GB down to the bottom and put the new ones on top. I always thought the larger ram needs to go in the first slot and let the smaller ram follow it in descending order.

 

[meli]

I've read that there might be some benefit to putting the larger RAM first, but I've never seen proof. It's not necessary.

Personally, I put the larger ones first. It only takes a second to swap them. But don't do it if you're not comfortable tinkering a little bit.

 

[Texran]

Put the new ram where your existing ram is, put you existing ram in empty slots

 

[dndandrea]

yea thats what i did. i just thought i'd confirm before i did it but went ahead anyways and everything worked out just fine . 12GB of ram now