RAM upgrade for 27" 2010 3.2GHz iMac

[ENVY16]

I find myself wanting to upgrade the 4GB RAM on my iMac to be able to give Parrallels Desktop more RAM to play with and thus make my Windows 7 virtual machine more powerful and more of a gaming machine (that would help right?) Right now I can only give Parrallels 1GB of RAM, anymore and the whole computer turns into a dribbling moron.

I've got 2 slots free so I want to put in 2 4GB RAM upgrades for an extra 8GB. I'm pretty uneducated in this department about which brands to buy, what's overpriced and etc. I'm only a 19 year old University student so I can't afford to fork out loads of money. I've had a look around online and found some examples.

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Is this the kind of product and asking price that I'm after or are these the type of things to avoid? Also, is there a particular brand that are good value for money and reliable products?

Thanks for any advice you can give

 

[The-Pro]

Get the crucial memory.
Tons of people on these forums have crucial memory in their iMacs and I have yet to hear from someone with problems.

 

[N0ddie]

As RAM is so cheap at the minute I'd suggest going the full hog and max the RAM your iMac can take.

I've got RAM from crucial a few times (For different computers) and have found their service superb.

 

[Boogsephine]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002YU83YO

I bought 4 of those for my 27" iMac and they offered free 2 day shipping. I ordered at 10:30PM Wednesday night and the RAM was here on Friday at about 12 noon.

Easy to install and paid less than $100 for 16GB of memory.

 

[lali]

Hi

I also suggest you max out your ram.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/2010/DDR3_21.5_27

8GB: $56 usd
16 GB: $110 usd

François