May I put more memory in this imac?

I am not a computer wizard, so if someone could advise me, I'd appreciate it!

I am guessing that I have qty 4 2gb sticks of ram installed? So could I get 4 4gb sticks, or no?

This imac is around 2 years old.

Thanks for your input!!!



Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac11,2
Processor Name: Intel Core i3
Processor Speed: 3.2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 8 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 5.86 GT/s

Memory Slots:

ECC: Disabled

BANK 0/DIMM0:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK


BANK 1/DIMM0:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK


BANK 0/DIMM1:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK


BANK 1/DIMM1:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK

BANK 0/DIMM0:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK


BANK 1/DIMM0:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK


BANK 0/DIMM1:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK


BANK 1/DIMM1:

Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR3
Speed: 1333 MHz
Status: OK

http://eshop.macsales.​com …ry/iMac/2010/DD​R3_21.5_27

It appears you CAN upgrade the RAM.

thx shedberg!!

Dj R wrote in post #14570097
I am not a computer wizard, so if someone could advise me, I'd appreciate it!

I am guessing that I have qty 4 2gb sticks of ram installed? So could I get 4 4gb sticks, or no?

This imac is around 2 years old.

Thanks for your input!!!

Why do you want more Ram?

Its only an i3 so is unlikely to be able to fully use more than 8GB, it will become CPU limited before it becomes RAM limited.

Contact your local Apple Store. They can tell you exactly how much memory you can upgrade to, if any based on your data.

My current iMac is about the same age and it can only go up to 8 GB max. So we bought a MacBook Pro that allows us to go higher.

The 21.5" 2010 i3 iMac supports up to 16GB: http://www.everymac.co​m …minum-mid-2010-specs.html

Moppie wrote in post #14570183
Why do you want more Ram?

Its only an i3 so is unlikely to be able to fully use more than 8GB, it will become CPU limited before it becomes RAM limited.

for the money, it's worth it to me, to try it.
8-16gb shouldn't be as noticeable as 4-8gb, but it can't hurt.

You might want to contact a Mac speciality house like OWC (http://www.macsales.co​m/) to get a 16GB upgrade kit.

Dj R wrote in post #14573344
for the money, it's worth it to me, to try it.
8-16gb shouldn't be as noticeable as 4-8gb, but it can't hurt.

Have you checked the Activity monitor to see if your using all the of the 8GB you have?

Its an easy way to find out where the bottle neck is.

Dj R wrote in post #14573344
for the money, it's worth it to me, to try it.
8-16gb shouldn't be as noticeable as 4-8gb, but it can't hurt.

It can't hurt, and may improve your performance, but it's probably not going to be particularly obvious unless you're memory constrained now, which seems unlikely.

have you found you're limited by memory? i'd check that before i bought more...