iMac Mid 2015 27" 5K SSD and RAM Upgrade

[stu00a]

I have 2015 27" iMac with HHD and 8GB Ram,

Since warranty expired and not willing to upgrade my desktop for 2-3 years at least, I am trying to upgrade my HDD to SSD and Ram to 16GB or 32GB.

Is it going to give me a significant noticeable difference?

 

[mpe]

Upgrade to SSD or FD wil give you massive improvement of perceived responsiveness of the computer.

16->32GB won't give you anything unless you run tasks that don't fit into 16GB.

 

[tubeexperience]

Absolutely.

I also wrote a guide on upgrading a hard drive to a solid state drive:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/guide-replace-the-hard-drive-in-your-27-imac-slim.1979747/

 

[Firebrand]

Upgrade to SSD or FD wil give you massive improvement of perceived responsiveness of the computer.

16->32GB won't give you anything unless you run tasks that don't fit into 16GB.

Good advice. One sometimes forgets that more RAM isn’t always more an experience.
Similar to i5/i7 discussion etc.

 

[fat jez]

I think the OP is on 8GB and wants to change to either 16GB or 32GB.

Personally, I would not want the open up the iMac, so how about an SSD in a thunderbolt enclosure?

 

[iamgalactic]

I think the OP is on 8GB and wants to change to either 16GB or 32GB.

Personally, I would not want the open up the iMac, so how about an SSD in a thunderbolt enclosure?

it's a 27" iMac - ram upgrades are user serviceable and easy

 

[fat jez]

it's a 27" iMac - ram upgrades are user serviceable and easy

I know. Drive upgrades are not and that is what I was referring to when I said I would not want to open up the iMac.