- Mar 11, 2016
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Hey Guys,
My parents are still running a 2010 iMac i5 I believe with merely 4gb (2 x 2gb pc3 10600) of ram. I see ram is always extremely high on usage but I can't justify spending $95 on 8gb of ram to boost it to 12gb.
So I've been searching online for second-hand memory and I'm thinking of just adding another 2 x 2gb sticks to double the memory. I found a good deal on 2 sticks, the only issue is they run at PC3 12800, above the speed of the other 2 sticks and above the rated speed for the iMac itself
My questions follow:
Will there be any issues with the sticks being different speeds?
and
Will there be any issue with the 2 new sticks being faster than the iMac's capability?
Thanks
My parents are still running a 2010 iMac i5 I believe with merely 4gb (2 x 2gb pc3 10600) of ram. I see ram is always extremely high on usage but I can't justify spending $95 on 8gb of ram to boost it to 12gb.
So I've been searching online for second-hand memory and I'm thinking of just adding another 2 x 2gb sticks to double the memory. I found a good deal on 2 sticks, the only issue is they run at PC3 12800, above the speed of the other 2 sticks and above the rated speed for the iMac itself
My questions follow:
Will there be any issues with the sticks being different speeds?
and
Will there be any issue with the 2 new sticks being faster than the iMac's capability?
Thanks
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