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Resolved can i change my processor ?

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jordanmeir

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i have the mac mini 2010
now i have the processor dual core and i want to upgrade it to i5 or i3 can i do it ??
 
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jordanmeir said:
so how can i make my mac mini run faster ??
i have 8GB ram
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For performance issues, there are a few things you can check:
  • Check your Login Items under System Preferences > Accounts to see what you have automatically launching.
  • Also check /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Users/yourusername/Library/LaunchAgents/ for items launching at startup
  • Look at what widgets you may have running.
  • Launch Activity Monitor and change "My Processes" at the top to "All Processes". Then look to see what may be consuming system resources.
  • Take a look at the System Memory tab at the bottom of Activity Monitor to see if you have excessive "page outs", a sign that you may benefit from more RAM.
  • Make sure you're not running any 3rd party antivirus app, as many of those will drain resources, reducing performance. They're not needed to protect your Mac.
 
GGJstudios said:
For performance issues, there are a few things you can check:
  • Check your Login Items under System Preferences > Accounts to see what you have automatically launching.
  • Also check /Library/LaunchAgents/ and /Users/yourusername/Library/LaunchAgents/ for items launching at startup
  • Look at what widgets you may have running.
  • Launch Activity Monitor and change "My Processes" at the top to "All Processes". Then look to see what may be consuming system resources.
  • Take a look at the System Memory tab at the bottom of Activity Monitor to see if you have excessive "page outs", a sign that you may benefit from more RAM.
  • Make sure you're not running any 3rd party antivirus app, as many of those will drain resources, reducing performance. They're not needed to protect your Mac.
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thank you...

i have in the System Memory 1.21GB page outs... what this mean ?
 
jordanmeir said:
thank you...

i have in the System Memory 1.21GB page outs... what this mean ?
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Page outs are cumulative since your last restart. So restart your computer and track page outs under your normal workload (the apps, browser pages and documents you normally would have open). If your page outs are significant (say 1GB or more) under normal use, you may benefit from more RAM. However, your mini already has the maximum RAM that model can take, so adding more RAM is not an option.
 
jordanmeir said:
thank you...

i have in the System Memory 1.21GB page outs... what this mean ?
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Basically, whenever the systems runs low on memory (RAM) it writes information to the hard drive to free up more memory. Writing to the hard drive if obviously slower then accessing RAM, so if the system is having to do this a lot then it could be slowing things down a lot.
 
GGJstudios said:
Page outs are cumulative since your last restart. So restart your computer and track page outs under your normal workload (the apps, browser pages and documents you normally would have open). If your page outs are significant (say 1GB or more) under normal use, you may benefit from more RAM. However, your mini already has the maximum RAM that model can take, so adding more RAM is not an option.
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He could actually install another 8 by going with 8 GB sticks, but they are expensive. It does work though. Also the way I recommend to check page outs vs page ins is to check if the page outs are 10% or more of your page ins with normal use. Currently my page outs are 17 GB and my page ins are 9 GB.

17 of 9 = 189% - clearly I would benefit from more RAM on my macbook air. :D
 
theSeb said:
He could actually install another 8 by going with 8 GB sticks, but they are expensive. It does work though.
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The maximum RAM on the 2010 Mac mini is 8GB. The 2011 models can handle 16GB.

You can find specs on all Apple products, including maximum RAM:
  • By visiting EveryMac.com: Actual Maximum RAM
  • By using Mactracker
  • By entering your serial number here to find specs for your model. (Be aware that some models can use more RAM than Apple shows. Check EveryMac or MacTracker to verify.)
theSeb said:
Also the way I recommend to check page outs vs page ins is to check if the page outs are 10% or more of your page ins with normal use. Currently my page outs are 17 GB and my page ins are 9 GB.

17 of 9 = 189% - clearly I would benefit from more RAM on my macbook air. :D
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There is no meaningful correlation between page outs and page ins. You will always have page ins, but you may not ever have page outs. Also, you can run for weeks or months, accumulating page ins, then go through a period of intense activity for only a few minutes which produces page outs. No ratio between the two is useful. The only thing that indicates a need for more RAM is the presence of significant page outs during normal workload, regardless of the page ins.
 
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666sheep said:
At least one person stated that he had luck with 10GB:
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That poster didn't make it clear whether it simply recognized the 10GB or actually was using it. That's a common issue. For example, earlier Macs would recognize the presence of 4GB in System Profiler, but would only use 3GB. I don't know of any verified use of more than 8GB on the 2010 minis.
 
^^^Noticed that, but it's always a ray of hope for 2010 users. I'd test it myself if I'd have opportunity to borrow 8GB stick :)
 
GGJstudios said:
The maximum RAM on the 2010 Mac mini is 8GB. The 2011 models can handle 16GB.

You can find specs on all Apple products, including maximum RAM:
  • By visiting EveryMac.com: Actual Maximum RAM
  • By using Mactracker
  • By entering your serial number here to find specs for your model. (Be aware that some models can use more RAM than Apple shows. Check EveryMac or MacTracker to verify.)
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My bad. I had 2011 Mini in my head.

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666sheep said:
Any source to confirm it? In 2010 ofc :)



At least one person stated that he had luck with 10GB:
http://www.123macmini.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=206033&sid=183153aecf23a3d8a7dce4d9c05c94c3
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Sorry. Lack of reading skills on my side.
 
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The other thing he can do is load up an SSD instead of the spinning platter
 
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