B BrandinoMino macrumors newbie Original poster Jan 3, 2011 26 0 Jan 3, 2011 #1 Buying a new iMac next month and was wondering if I can just order it with 4gb ram and add two 8gb sticks from OWC to obtain 12gb total? Thanks.
Buying a new iMac next month and was wondering if I can just order it with 4gb ram and add two 8gb sticks from OWC to obtain 12gb total? Thanks.
alust2013 macrumors 601 Feb 6, 2010 4,779 2 On the fence Jan 3, 2011 #2 Yep, that will work, many people on here have done that as well. Assuming you meant buying two 4GB sticks instead of 8
Yep, that will work, many people on here have done that as well. Assuming you meant buying two 4GB sticks instead of 8
B BrandinoMino macrumors newbie Original poster Jan 3, 2011 26 0 Jan 3, 2011 #3 Nope. Im meaning take the two 2gb sticks my iMac will come with and stick two 8gb sticks with it and get a total of 12gb ram. Last edited: Jan 3, 2011
Nope. Im meaning take the two 2gb sticks my iMac will come with and stick two 8gb sticks with it and get a total of 12gb ram.
D darknite38 macrumors regular Nov 18, 2010 224 62 Jan 3, 2011 #4 That's what he said, keep your 2x 2 GB ram sticks in, and insert 2x 4 GB sticks to make 12 GB.
B BrandinoMino macrumors newbie Original poster Jan 3, 2011 26 0 Jan 3, 2011 #5 Oh yeah. I understood him. Thanks for all the info guys. Saved me some mula, and that's always nice.
George Knighton macrumors 65816 Oct 13, 2010 1,394 349 Jan 4, 2011 #6 If you change your mind and decide you want to go all the way to 16 GB, make sure you do your research about the brands of memory that will and will not work in that maxed out configuration!
If you change your mind and decide you want to go all the way to 16 GB, make sure you do your research about the brands of memory that will and will not work in that maxed out configuration!