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  1. NoahLearned

    Bootcamp restricting to 50% RAM

    Hello, I have a 2018 macbook pro 13" w/ core i5, 16gb RAM, and am running bootcamp on it. I have my windows 10 home installed on an external samsung 1tb t5 SSD, which is a thunderbolt 3 capable drive. I also run an external gtx 1080 for rendering and gaming. The issue I am experiencing is...
  2. tevion5

    Resolved G5 Quad: Vanishing Ram?

    Earlier this week I booted up my G5 Quad to find only 12 of my 16GB Memory was showing up. I've had 16GB working without issue for 1-2 years now. DIMMs 4 & 5 were showing up empty despite that not being true. Haven't had to go fiddling inside for a long time so I'm surprised anything changed...
  3. Ot51

    32GB Ram Upgrade / 27" 5K 2019

    Hello, I purchased a 27" 5K iMac this last week with the standard 8GB of Ram. I have a 32 GB Ram kit to install. My question is, does the 8GB need to be removed? It was my understanding when upgrading Ram it would be in order as 8, 16, 32, 64 and so forth. I have read some folks are...
  4. Kyakou

    macOS is using up all RAM and is constantly telling me I've run out of RAM

    Hey there. So I've got a 5K iMac from 2017 with 8 gigs of ram and I recently just updated to the newest version of Mojave. After updating, however, I have next to no ram free at around ~1.5 gigs. Before the update, it used to be fast and snappy but now it takes a long ass time for anything to...
  5. Marinier

    MBA 13 (2018), 128 storage, 16 ram or MBP 13 (1,4 ghz; 2019), 256 storage, 8 ram?

    Considering the same lowest available price (here in me country) of 1600 USD for both, what option would be best and future proof if I’m not a video or photo editor, but I browse 15-20 safari tabs at the same moment, make notes, use messengers: MacBook Air 13, 2018 year, 2 cores, 128 GB...
  6. Marinier

    Is 8 GB RAM in base MBP 13 (1,4 ghz) enough for 4-6 years?

    Hi. May the owners of a MacBook Pro 13 2019 (1,4 ghz) look at ram load right after a fresh boot of your Mac. I guess most of you have a base 8 gb model. And what RAM usage do you see when you use at least 6-10 tabs in a safari? I consider a 1,4 ghz MBP 13 as a perfect choice. I need it to be...
  7. rodedwards

    MP 1,1-5,1 How to test new Mac Pro ram?

    I've just upgraded to 96Gb of ram in my 2009 Mac Pro 4,1 > 5,1 upgraded to latest 144.0.0.0.0 firmware and Mojave. This is ram : https://www.pcbitz.com/products/237-server-memory-ram/16gb-crucial-micron-mt36ksf2g72pz-1g4e1le-pc3l-10600r-1333mhz-ecc-memory/ What's the best way to test that ram...
  8. M

    Upgrading a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) for photo- and video editing

    Hi, I recently got a MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) in replacement of my two older mac's. Im using this for editing photo (Adobe Lightroom). It runs ok while doing simple stuff, like browsing web, sending emails and so on. But when the loads gets a bit higher like i.e Lightroom editing or excel...
  9. Mojix

    Single 8GB ram instead of 2x 4GB ram in macbook pro Mid 2010!

    i have a macbook pro 15", bought mid 2010, with 2x 4gb ram "PC3-8500 1066 1067 MHz SODIMM" after testing, i realized that top ram slot has gone bad. can i use single 8GB ram instead of 4GB ram? My MacBook Pro detail is Intro. April 13, 2010 Disc. February 24, 2011 Order MC373LL/A* Model A1286...
  10. miles8888

    MacBook Air specs for High School Student?

    We are about to buy new MacBook Airs for our nieces. One is about to enter 10th grade and the other 9th. Wondering to go with 8GB or 16GB of RAM? 128GB or 256GB Storage? As a professional photographer, when I buy a MacBookPro for myself, I always max out the RAM (currently have 32GB and wish...
  11. ClassicZach

    8GB RAM vs 16GB for Final Cut X

    I am looking to buy a MacBook Pro 13inch touchbar 2019. I will be editing a medium amount of 4K video. 5-10 minute projects. I do not operate more than one monitor at the moment, but will prob upgrade to 2 monitors next year. I also, do some minor programming and photoshop. Would anyone...
  12. R

    iPad Pro 4GB enough for future iPad OS iterations?

    I am very much in the market for an 11-inch 256GB iPad Pro but am holding off because of the 4GB ram and the possibility of the next iteration coming as soon as october. (how likely is that actually?) I am especially wondering how the 4GB will fare with the new iPad OS that doubles down on real...
  13. countershading

    MP 1,1-5,1 OWC RAM compatible with 2010 cMP but not 2009 cMP (1066 VS 1333Mhz?)

    I ordered a set of 3x 16GB RAM modules from OWC and asked in advance explicitly whether it would work in my 2009 Nehalem Mac Pro 4.1 (2x 2.66Ghz), a machine I had ordered directly from Apple the day it came out and never upgraded since. All original, no hacks. OWC said yes. Yet neither all 3...
  14. ScreenSavers

    Has anyone tried 16GB in the Mid-2010 17" recently?

    I have the Mid-2010 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 17" MacBook Pro with 8GB and I sure would like to have 16GB in it. Has anyone actually tried this under Mojave? I don't want to blow money, as the maximum I see everywhere is 8GB.
  15. M

    Does the 2018 Mac Mini iGPU use up system memory when the VRAM is full?

    I just bought a 2018 Mac Mini, and I'm running an LG Ultrafine 5k display and an LG Ultrafine 4k display. So far the iGPU has been pretty bad at pushing that many pixels, but I'm not 100% sure if it's due to the speed of the iGPU itself or its lack of VRAM. I'm not running very graphics...
  16. Stormz

    Mac Mini RAM - 3rd party installation?

    I'm looking to buy a new Mac Mini. I'd like 32GB RAM, but £540 seems a ludicrous amount to pay for it, given how much it costs elsewhere. I'm reading that installing RAM in these newer Minis is fiddly. Given that I'm not the most 'handy' of people, I'd rather not risk doing it myself. So this is...
  17. W

    iMac 2017, *must* the RAM be 2400MHz?

    For 27-inch 2017 iMac, the apple support page says Use Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Modules (SO-DIMM) that meet all of these criteria: PC4-2400 (19200) Unbuffered Nonparity 260-pin 2400MHz DDR4 SDRAM I see on a lot of RAM on Amazon, then give the choice of either 2400MHz or 2666MHz. I'm...
  18. D

    Late 2014 iMac Crashing

    I have a late 2014 3.5 i5 27” iMac. We had to upgrade to 16gb from the standard 8gb. The machine runs 10.14.3 After three attempts, we finally received memory that worked. Well, after 2 hours of usage, the computer crashed. There were no normal kernel panic type messages. The computer froze...
  19. imrazor

    Is Intel Optane the 'solution' to soldered RAM?

    I'm not sure where else to post this, so if it needs to be moved please do so. I recently bought a 2017 Macbook Air with an i7 and a 128GB SSD. I wasted no time in buying an adapter and dropping in a 512GB Intel 760p SSD, saving myself a few hundred dollars in the process. The only fly in the...
  20. H

    iMac 2019 - upgraded w 2 extra ram and the speed dropped to 2400 MHz?

    Hi everybody. I bought the iMac 2019 27" base model with 2x 4GB ram in it. Today I upgraded it with 2x 16 GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Corsair Vengeance. At first the computer didn't boot, but after inserting the new Corsair ram into the slots the original ram was, and placing the original ram in the empty...