S stroedel macrumors newbie Original poster Jul 27, 2010 8 0 Aug 10, 2010 #1 imac i5 anno 2009 : memory question At the moment I have 4 GB ram ... what if I put 4 GB extra in it ... When / what / how will I see the difference? Is it worth to do it ? Just have my imac 2 weeks .. love it so much !
imac i5 anno 2009 : memory question At the moment I have 4 GB ram ... what if I put 4 GB extra in it ... When / what / how will I see the difference? Is it worth to do it ? Just have my imac 2 weeks .. love it so much !
Hellhammer Moderator emeritus Dec 10, 2008 22,165 582 Finland Aug 10, 2010 #2 If you do a lot multitasking, it will. Take a look at your RAM usage with Activity Monitor, take a look at Page Outs and Ins, also at the swap file size. If you have a lot Page Outs, more RAM is needed
If you do a lot multitasking, it will. Take a look at your RAM usage with Activity Monitor, take a look at Page Outs and Ins, also at the swap file size. If you have a lot Page Outs, more RAM is needed