Would more ram help me squeeze 6 more months? iMac (27-inch, Late 2012

[lindmar]

I currently have the iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) - it's mint and runs perfectly.

2.9 GHz Intel Core i5
16GB Ram,
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M 512 MB
3TB Fusion (120GB SSD Split / Fusion)

I am debating upgrading to a new machine since I'm doing more 4K editing. The machine can edit fine until I add LUTS and I have a good MacBook that also makes it easy. I DO prefer working at my desktop.

I'm curious if I can get 6-8 more months of enjoyment out of it. Do you think adding an additional 16GB would help?

It currently has 4 matching 4GB sticks, so I could add 16GB for $150CDN which would bump things up to 24GB.

Anything else I can do? or just use it as is?

 

[maflynn]

How does your activity monitor look, specifically the ram pressure

 

[Fishrrman]

For 4k editing, what you really need is a new i7 iMac.
Better yet, hold out until the 2018's are released, if you can.

Since the one you have now "is running perfectly", I reckon you are in a good position to "wait".

Just wondering, what is your editing app?
If it's Final Cut Pro X, are you transcoding your files into proxy media?

 

[lindmar]

here's an example... with FCP running with a small clip loaded and LUT applied

https://imgur.com/a/Xdehq
[doublepost=1515424607][/doublepost]Not transcoding, background rendering turned off... Using FCP 10.4

It's just a great working machine, so that's why I'm wondering if I can wait to see what happens... and if a $150 investment in more ram now would be worthwhile or not really.

 

[JustMartin]

From your picture - memory pressure is green and in fact you have 5-6 gig 'spare', which is being used for cache. I don't think adding more ram will buy you anything much.

 

[lindmar]

It's def. the CPU under pressure.