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Mac Pro--Page outs--RAM upgrade???
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I would say a RAM upgrade would do you some good. Your page-outs, when the swap file is actually being used, is quite high, as is the swap file size itself. It seems you have 2 GB of RAM now and I would advise to at least upgrade to 4 GB. Your system will definitely benefit from the upgrade.
2GB should be a crime in a mac pro. Don't spend money on a sweet system like that and then strangle it with low RAM.
4GB minimum - you'll see a big boost.
RAM is dirt cheap right now - I paid almost $400 per GB when I bought my first mac Pro!
Drop 2 x 2GB chips in there to give you a total of 6 and good future expansion.
4GB minimum - you'll see a big boost.
RAM is dirt cheap right now - I paid almost $400 per GB when I bought my first mac Pro!
Drop 2 x 2GB chips in there to give you a total of 6 and good future expansion.
Which mac pro do you have? You should be punished for choking your mac pro. Thats a crime punishable of up to 1 year revocation of using your mac pro!
Thanks for input guys,
However, reading around the forums has led me to the point that adding another two 2gb chips would lead to a total of 6gb RAM but no quad channel mode. I thought this was of no significance compared to having more RAM overall. However, user GoKyu noticed that upgrading in this fashion increased his boot time from 30 secs to over a minute!
I dont want to be slowing my mac pro down by adding more memory!!
So im a little confused....maybe I should just get another two 1gb sticks.
However, despite the non quad mode issue GoKyu seems to have, two 2gb sticks seems a much better investment money wise.
by the way, ive got a 2008 2.26 quad with 2gb ram, 512 8800gt and 320gb hard drive
However, reading around the forums has led me to the point that adding another two 2gb chips would lead to a total of 6gb RAM but no quad channel mode. I thought this was of no significance compared to having more RAM overall. However, user GoKyu noticed that upgrading in this fashion increased his boot time from 30 secs to over a minute!
I dont want to be slowing my mac pro down by adding more memory!!
So im a little confused....maybe I should just get another two 1gb sticks.
However, despite the non quad mode issue GoKyu seems to have, two 2gb sticks seems a much better investment money wise.
by the way, ive got a 2008 2.26 quad with 2gb ram, 512 8800gt and 320gb hard drive
Barefeats showed only a very small decrease in performanc in non-quad mode (it was 2-3% IIRC), so you won't even notice it.
That being said, if you have 2 x 1GB chips now you're already in non quad mode.
Install in matched pairs and quit worrying - your speed will only go up.
That being said, if you have 2 x 1GB chips now you're already in non quad mode.
Install in matched pairs and quit worrying - your speed will only go up.
Following this thread lead me to get another stick of memory. Unfortunately I can only max out with 3gb Ram as I have an older macbook pro. So I'm going from 2-3 gb. Should still be better.
I see. So would you guys definitely recommend getting another two 2gb sticks rather then an extra two 1gb sticks?
Are there instances where this setup would be slower then my current 2gb ram?
And what kind of speed difference should I be expecting?
Many thanks for you're input guys!!
Many thanks for
Are there instances where this setup would be slower then my current 2gb ram?
And what kind of speed difference should I be expecting?
Many thanks for you're input guys!!
Many thanks for
Wait, what do you have? A 2.26 quad from 08?
I think you have a 2008 MP from the sound of it. Is your ram in a 4x512 configuration or a 1 x 1GB configuration?
Either way, just get 2GB chips and throw them in. You aren't in quad mode now and it will only seem faster with more ram, shouldn't go the other way
If you have 512 sticks in there, get rid of them. They are known to be slower modules. Stick with at least 2gb sticks. If you go with 1gb sticks, and later want to max out ram, you will be chucking these.
Ok I think I understand guys.
Btw, I have 2GB ram in the form of two 1GB sticks.
So you guys would suggest me getting two 2GB sticks taking ram to 6GB rather then an extra two 1GB sticks, taking RAM to 4GB and matched.
And what kind of performance increases would I expect therefore?
Thanks in advance, this is a real help for me!
Btw, I have 2GB ram in the form of two 1GB sticks.
So you guys would suggest me getting two 2GB sticks taking ram to 6GB rather then an extra two 1GB sticks, taking RAM to 4GB and matched.
And what kind of performance increases would I expect therefore?
Thanks in advance, this is a real help for me!
Yes buy 2 x 2gb sticks. I would recommend http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/64FB2MPK04GB/ if you're using 800mhz sticks (check about my mac to make sure)
Make sure you put them on the other riser (owc has an install video).
Just do it.
Make sure you put them on the other riser (owc has an install video).
Just do it.
OWC has great resources for answering these questions.
http://eshop.macsales.com/Customize...=install_videos/macpro/macpro_quicksheet.html
You think that is bad? I'm struggling with 3GB of RAM. But I'm upgrading to 12GB in less than a week and a half.
Wow that looks high for page outs. What do you use your Mac Pro for? And what apps do you use simultaneously?
Dude, I'm telling you one last time - YES I have done that upgrade and YES I saw a huge improvement in system responsiveness and speed. And at that time I spent probably over $1000 just to add 4GB of ram, it's going to cost you maybe a couple hundred.
Spend the money, see for yourself.
You will see an improvement. Page outs are writing to hard disk instead of ram, slows everything down.
Put 2x2GB in on the top and bottom risers closest to the motherboard. Put your other ram behind it in pairs.
It will speed it up. Go do it.
Put 2x2GB in on the top and bottom risers closest to the motherboard. Put your other ram behind it in pairs.
It will speed it up. Go do it.
Video encoding but mainly right now just my dvd collection. Handbrake, isquint and those things. Right now I have mail running, firefox, safari, itunes, twirl, and transmission.