Currently my Mbp runs far to slow.. It is 2.26ghz with 2gb ram. My question is what is the highest amount of ram it can handle should I just get 4gb or is 8gb overkill? Mostly will be for D3 or Wow and right now it's choppy.. And normal tasks even run slow..
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Mid 2009 13" Mbp ram upgrade
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8gb dd3.
but you won't see a major improvement when playing d3. I have the same macbook with 8gb installed and can barely run d3 on lowest possible settings.
the 9400m card is the bottleneck here!
mine runs strong with mountain lion and 8gb of ram when doing basic office work or even graphics and motion design (hooked up to a 24'' external monitor).
if you want to really boost performance install a SSD. but that won't help you play d3 smoothly either. it will however increase overall OS performance
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but you won't see a major improvement when playing d3. I have the same macbook with 8gb installed and can barely run d3 on lowest possible settings.
the 9400m card is the bottleneck here!
mine runs strong with mountain lion and 8gb of ram when doing basic office work or even graphics and motion design (hooked up to a 24'' external monitor).
if you want to really boost performance install a SSD. but that won't help you play d3 smoothly either. it will however increase overall OS performance
best regards
2x4GB Crucial PC3-8500 SODIMM is what you want. It might also be a good time to check whether you have the latest firmware installed and update if needed.
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Well for some reason I can run d3 perfectly fine in some areas and in others it's choppy so I'm not sure.. I do realize my gpu is not that great either. If I get an upgrade it would be Mac mini or iMac just use Mbp for web etc yet Mac mini intel hd 4000 graphics arnt the best for games..