RAM for current gen iMac-- Urgent

I have the current gen 24" 2.8Ghz iMac with 2GB ram.
I want to upgrade it to 4GB. I noticed in the system profiler it says bus speed is 1.07 Ghz. Does this mean I can take 1077Mhz SODIMM 200 Pin ram? The memory section says I have 2GB of 800 Mhz...
Kinda want to order it ASAP
Regards

You need to order 800MHz RAM. The 1066MHz in the new iMacs is the chipset bus speed, but RAM does not run at that speed.
I just put 4GB of 800MHz RAM in my 3.06 iMac.

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Will the current gen iMacs be enough, or should I wait?

Hello,
My Mom wants to get a new computer, and she's been eyeing the iMac for sometime now. Since we're buying a MacBook for college, I thought I'd buy my Mom an iMac.
Personally, I would wait, because I want the lastest and greastest in my computer, but I'm not sure if my mom is the same way. She only goes on the computer once in a while to check Facebook, Youtube and do her banking. She is also big on music, so she'll most likely want to play it on her iMac.
My question is: Will the current gen iMac be good enough to last a minimum 5 years?
My mom will be doing the following:
YouTube (HD video streaming)
Facebook
Online Banking
Music downloads (legally of course)
And Music streaming (Playing it on her iMac, so she can hear it in the living room, kitchener, where ever she is)
And she will be putting music on her MP3 player, which is a Coby 8GB I believe
These are her requirments:
She will not spend any money on repairs for atleast 3 years. It must stand up to everything the dust can throw at it.
She needs it to be quick. Her current laptop (HP Pavilion 17 Inch) actually takes 15 mintues to open a simple email client! She wants a machine that will be quick today, and quick tomorrow, and the next day until I buy her a new computer (more then likely in 2015 when my schooling is finished).
She needs it to have good speakers! She judges the quality of the computer by the speakers.
I want to tell her to wait until October for the new iMacs, but I can't! I know she won't buy the new ones because they won't be discounted $100! (I get $100 off every computer as a student in Future Shop). She will buy one now, because she's already buying my Macbook and my sister's PC, so shes motovated to fork over another $1099 because she knows she needs a new computer, but if she waits, the motovation will be gone!
Will the current gen base model iMac be able to handle her needs?
Thank you

Your asking a tall order for people to give you a recommendation.
Here's my take.
The baseline iMac, from a computing standpoint will meet your mother's needs.
My advice, you'll need to install more than the baseline 4 GBs of RAM.
Plan on spending extra to buy third party RAM. Install, at least another 4 GBs of RAM for a total of 8 GBs.
The current OS X version will run better and run additional applications better with more RAM added after purchase.
Purchase this RAM from either of these two sources.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/iMac
OR
http://www.crucial.com
With this addiitional RAM installed, you'll already be ready when newer OS X updates happen.
The iMac's internal speakers were never the greatest.
They are a little better than laptop speakers, but not by much.
Judging the quality of a computer by its speakers is like judging the quality of a car by its hubcaps.
Tell your Mom that Macs are not PCs. There are a lot less issues with Macs than with Windows PCs.
Macs are more than the some of their individual components. And Apple Macs have much better computer components that what is found in a typical PC.
I doubt they will be strong enough, by themselves to play and hear music from all over the home.
My advice, by a seperate set of powered external speakers that an be plugged into the iMac, or by a portable speaker system that works over wireless Bluetooth/AirPlay that can be easily moved from room to room or is big or strong/loud enough to be put in a central location in your house so that your iMac can stay where it is and transmit signals to a wireless speaker system that is able to play music louder from around the home.

CHUD tools for current-gen 13" and Lion

Hello,
I have a current-gen 13" and I'm looking to disable hyperthreading and possibly one core and underclock using CHUD tools and hwprefs:
sudo hwprefs -v cpu_count=1
sudo hwprefs -v cpu_ht=0
When I tried installing the CHUD tools the installer went all the way through and then told me it failed, however hwprefs is available in Terminal. Running those commands shows me this:
* 2 processors available *
* processor hyperthreading enabled *
I'm glad it's smart and knows that stuff but that's not what I wanted. Does anyone have experience with this?

I just sucessfully installed the CHUD tools on 10.7.2, and am now using CPUPalette.app, located in /Library/Application Support/HWPrefs. What version of Lion did you try to install CHUD on?
Alternatively, you can go into the Preferences for Instruments.app, which is installed with Lion's XCode from the App Store, and turn off processor cores.

Which crucial RAM for a new iMac 27" 3.6 Intel Core i5? 1st time buyer

Hi,
I'm thinking about buying the new iMac 27" 3.6 Intel Core i5 and was thinking about getting it with the standard 4 GB of RAM from the apple store, and then adding another 12 GB for a total of 16 GB of RAM. This is the RAM from crucial:
http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=iMac%203.6GHz%20Intel%20Core%2 0i5%20%2827-inch%20-%20DDR3%29%20Mid%202010&pl=Apple&cat=RAM
I have never bought RAM separately before. What happens to the 4 GB that are already in the iMAC? Do you just buy 12 GB and add it to the existing 4 GB, or do you buy 2 packages of 8 GB and install those two after removing the existing 4 GB? Could someone please advise me which RAM packages I need to buy to max out my RAM? Thank you for your assistance!!
Tim

Do you think it would be worthwhile to sell the 4 GB of RAM that comes with the iMac to decrease the cost buying the 3rd party RAM?
That depends on what you plan to upgrade to, if you are going take it all the way to 16GB I'd probably hold onto the old RAM for few weeks just to ensure everything is safe and sound but don't expect to get much for it. If you buy the RAM from OWC they will give you a trade in value for it and that's something to investigate.
Will adding this new RAM void apple care warrantees?
Of course not, you can download a copy of the manual from the Support site and also get a copy of the warranty. In the manual it will have detailed instructions on how to upgrade RAM, Apple wouldn't put that in there if upgrading RAM would impair the warranty. In the warranty it clearly says if any damage is done that would void the warranty. About the only way you do damage is to pour coffee on the RAM slots while you're upgrading or hammering them in with a ball peen.

How do I select the correct ram for upgrade to iMac 8,1?

How do I select the correct ram for upgrade on my iMac 8,1? When I look up information online, I believe that I have SO-DIMM ram. Do I need to purchase SO DiMM? I want to upgrade to Maverick and I think I was told that I need DDR2 or SDRAM. My model # is A1224, if that helps.

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
OS X Mavericks requires 2 GB of RAM at least, but I recommend at least 4 GB of RAM.
You have got an Early 2008 iMac. You can buy more RAM at OWC or Crucial. Your Mac supports 6 GB of RAM

Ram Issues - First Gen iMac G5

So here's the situation:
I bought 2 matched 1gb sticks of ram. I installed and my computer crashed, so:
1. i ran the apple hardware test - result: bad memory
2. I replaced the old memory - result: A-OK
3. Re-installed new ram 1 stick at a time, ran hardware test - result: Error, then OK
4. Booted each of the new ram sticks as the only installed memory, ran Rember - result: 1 bad, 1 good
My iMac is running on the 1 good one currently, and it runs just fine. no issues whatsoever. So i sent an email to the vendor saying "hey, one of these is bad, we need to replace one..." and got back a letter saying "oh, this isnt compatible with your imac, it won't work, pay us an additional $60 and we will upgrade you to ram that will."
Clearly, they did not read the email I sent that included the memory test results. Here's the kicker, they claim that they "checked their database, and then checked google, just to be sure" and the result is that it is incompatible. As I write this using the "incompatible" ram, I find that a tad hard to swallow.
Here's the rub: they give me the option to send the memory back, and they will "test it" and send me a new one if it is defective. If they are unwilling to read my email, what's to say they won't just say "yeah it's fine" and try to charge me some huge fee? Any advice or insights?

In short, I specced the ram. It's listed as a 128x4 density - however, there is nothing that says it would be incompatible, and in fact, my iMac is running off the ram. Figured I'd copy and paste the Rember results here:
the bad:
MacOS X (Darwin) running in multiuser mode
POSIX version 200112
Pagesize is 4096
Requested memory: 840MB (881750016 bytes)
Available memory: 840MB (881750016 bytes)
Allocated memory: 840MB (881750016 bytes) at local address 0x0000000004008000
Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
Creating test buffers...
Buffer A: 420MB (440875008 bytes) at local address 0x0000000004008000
Buffer B: 420MB (440875008 bytes) at local address 0x000000001e47b800
Running 1 test sequence...
Test sequence 1 of 1:
Stuck Address : setting 1 of 16ok
Random Value : ok
Compare XOR : ok
Compare SUB : FAILURE: 0x8770b3a54dec9b40 != 0x8770b3a54dfc9b40 at offset 0x01baba19.
Compare MUL : FAILURE: 0xbd556130c06fbbc0 != 0x1c04d21c951fbbc0 at offset 0x01baba19.
Compare DIV : FAILURE: 0x00000001 != 0x00000000 at offset 0x01baba19.
Compare OR : FAILURE: 0x9ebeb592ffffa087 != 0x9ebeb592ffffa086 at offset 0x01baba19.
Compare AND : FAILURE: 0x1caa101048fb2007 != 0x1caa101048fb2006 at offset 0x01baba19.
Sequential Increment: ok
Solid Bits : ok
Block Sequential : FAILURE: 0x303030303030303 != 0x303030303130303 at offset 0x01baba19.
Checkerboard : ok
Bit Spread : ok
Bit Flip : ok
Walking Ones : ok
Walking Zeroes : ok
* Memory Test Failed * Please check transcript for details.
The good:
Memtest version 4.13 (64-bit)
Copyright (C) 2004 Charles Cazabon
Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Tony Scaminaci (Macintosh port)
Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 only
MacOS X (Darwin) running in multiuser mode
POSIX version 200112
Pagesize is 4096
Requested memory: 821MB (861085696 bytes)
Available memory: 821MB (861085696 bytes)
Allocated memory: 821MB (861085696 bytes) at local address 0x0000000004008000
Attempting memory lock... locked successfully
Creating test buffers...
Buffer A: 410MB (430542848 bytes) at local address 0x0000000004008000
Buffer B: 410MB (430542848 bytes) at local address 0x000000001daa1000
Running 1 test sequence...
Test sequence 1 of 1:
Stuck Address : setting 1 of 16ok
Random Value : ok
Compare XOR : ok
Compare SUB : ok
Compare MUL : ok
Compare DIV : ok
Compare OR : ok
Compare AND : ok
Sequential Increment: ok
Solid Bits : ok
Block Sequential : ok
Checkerboard : ok
Bit Spread : ok
Bit Flip : ok
Walking Ones : ok
Walking Zeroes : ok
All tests passed.

Maximum RAM for Mid-2010 iMac 3.2GHz w/ Core i3 Processor?

I am looking to upgrade the RAM on my iMac. This is the first time I've ever done so and the reason for it is that I'm finally starting to experience some noticeable lag while playing games. I'm not a hardcore gamer by any means but I feel as though the kinds of games I play shouldn't be struggling so much to run. Some examples of games I've played that have had trouble include Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Left 4 Dead. These games came out a few years ago so it's not like I'm pushing the limits of my machine here! I've done quite a bit of research online but I've come across some conflicting reports on the maximum amount of RAM I can install.
Apple's support files state that the computer can hold up to 16GB of RAM, but then go on to state that this would be equivalent to a 4GB SO-DIMM in each slot. Is that because there are four total slots in my iMac? (See... I told you I'm new at this!)
At the same time, I've also read that it is possible to install up to 32GB of RAM in this particular model of iMac. Is this actually true?
Whichever the case may be... can anyone recommend some good, quality, dependable brands of RAM? Because in doing my research I've read a few horror stories about faulty RAM (and no... I'm not planning on shopping on eBay so don't worry!).
My final question is this: Is upping my RAM actually worth it? As in, will it help my games run smoother and/or better? I ask because I've also wondered if the video card might be the bigger problem (which I hope it's not because I have no idea if it's even possible to replace that).
Sorry for being so long-winded but I just really want to make sure I do this right and don't waste my money. Thank you in advance for any help! =)

Your computer has 4 slots. When Apple shipped the computer the largest DIMM shipping was 4GB so Apple advertises 16GB as the max. According to OWC that remains the maximum for your computer, only the i5 and i7 models can be upgrade to 32GB. At this time 16GB should be plenty for most people.
There are a number of things that have an impact on speed and, of course, one of them is RAM. When your computer first came out the operating system you were using was less RAM hungry. It seems that each new upgrade (or every other OS upgrade) ups the RAM ante. Other things that have an impact are the utilities and programs you run behind the scenes. They can burn up lots of CPU cycles and RAM. Hard drive space is another factor - the operating system and programs need room for temporary files and when this room isn't available the computer slows down. So, are you running anything like anti-malware? Dump it, not needed. Do you have about 25GB of free drive space? If not, free some up.
Quality RAM - not only what you buy but who you buy it from is important. I go with Crucial or OWC.

Procuring and installing a bluetooth card for 1st gen imac G5

Hello,
I'd like to install an internal bluetooth card on my early G5 iMac. Can I do that? And if so, how would I go about it?
Thank you so much,
Sincerely,
Tabeer

There are three things you need to install the Bluetooth card on the iMac: the card, the antenna, and a small bracket for the end of the antenna.
I looked on the web just today to find the answer to that and most all said it can not be done. I just installed one on a 1.6 MHz G5 iMac. I piulled the components off a 1.8 MHz G5 iMac.
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More specifically:
notice that the airport antenna (follow from the Airport card) disappears under the mother board near the lower left corner (face down);
just below the airport card is where the bluetooth card goes - plugs in w/connector and two screws.
remove the power supply;
remove the optical drive;
remove the hard drive;
disconnect the LCD panel connector - 2 screws;
disconnect two connectors on the left side (as you are looking at the thing face down) - one is under the optical drive, and the other you have to follow the cable you just disconnected down under a slender grey plastic component (Airport antenna part?) Take that component out too - 1 screw;
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remove three more screws - one at each bottom corner (face down) and one mid way up the left side (these screws have coarse wood threads vs machine threads);
tilt up the metal frame with the mother board attached and lift it out.
the bluetooth antenna goes through a small "hole" in the sheet metal and then follows a bundle of black and brown wires to the right (face down) - there are 3 or 4 "tabs" made out of the sheet metal;
there is a distinct bend in the metal frame where a plastic bracket is glued in place and holds the end of the antenna, which has a printed circuit board about 1" long by 1/8" x 1/8".
It was relatively easy.

Infrared Receiver for 1st gen iMac G5 to work with Remote?

Hello,
My girlfriend gave me a new Apple Remote control but I don't have an infrared reciever in my first generation iMac G5.
Can I get external ones, will they work, where can I get them at a reasonable price (I'm a poor student).
All the best and thanks for the help
Joseph

Thanks for the comments,
I'm not worried about it working with software etc (I have Front Row - best
not say how I got it). My experience of using Macs has taught me that
additional software for running peripheral devices isn't usually required.
I was hoping for information about buying an external IR reciever that could
work through a USB socket or something. I've checked and haven't been able
to find one and thought you guys might know where (online) I might be able
to pick one up.
So there's an IR Reciever in the iPod Dock? If I got one of those could it to operate Front Row or just the iPod?
Joseph

Looking for best RAM for my 21inch iMac

Can I use a faster memory card than a 4gb 1333mhz ddr3 sdram? If so what is the best to use. I will in the future be doing video editing and i also use big files in Photoshop. I have a
iMac 21.5-inch, Mid 2011
Memory 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
Processor 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB
OS X 10.8.2 (12C54)
Thank you

If you are in the UK call Crucial.com. There you can one to one on the phone and discuss your needs with an expert. In North America, call OWC for the same service.
Crucial.com Memory EU France - Memory for Dell, Mac, Apple, HP, Compaq, SSD
Performance Upgrades; FireWire USB SATA Storage; Memory, more at OWC

Upgrading to 32 GB ram for late 2103 iMac 27"

Friends,
The computer I'm using is
I wish to upgrade this with 32GB (8GB84) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) Laptop RAM (CMSX8GX3M1A1600C10). Is there any problem using this memory? Also I've read in some threads that upgrading to 32 GB ram crashes the system? Is it possible to add 2*8GB and use the existing 2*4GB so that I'll be able to use 24 GB of ram?
Thanks in Advance!

I think that you would get more responces over on the Apple Desktop > IMac discussion thread: https://discussions.apple.com/community/desktop_computers/imac_intel
instead of here at the Final Cut Pro X thread which only deal with editing. That said, I'm not sure that I would proceed with adjusting your Ram modules until you e-mail or speak with an Apple Qualified Technician.
I trust the people over at OWC - Macsales >>http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/apple/memory/iMac
They are very knowledgeable about all things concerning Mac Hardware. They will know how to advise you.
Good Luck!

Swap 2nd gen for 3rd gen imac?

Hey
I bought my lovely iMac about 20 days ago.
Can I swap it for the new one? Is there any way I can do that? As Apple have brought out a new one so soon after i bought mine?
I do love mine, and the new one doesn't seem immensely updated, but I was just wondering if it is possible to swap them...
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Any possibility of doing this will need to be negotiated between you and the retailer you purchased the Mac from.

Airport Card options for 1st gen iMac G5

I'm about to purchase an Airport Express wireless-N to use as my access point. I have a Fall 2004-purchased G5 iMac. The original one.
Am I Airport Extreme-ready? Can I buy the Airport Extreme Card to get on the network wirelessly? The distance is way too long to run ethernet connection.
Alternatively...I have an old Airport Express wireless-G...could just use that as a bridge, plug my iMac into that via ethernet...thoughts?

Hello,
Your iMac takes the Airport Extreme (802.11g) card available from the Apple Store. As you can't use N speeds on the iMac G5 why not just stick with the older Airport Express.
Airport Extreme Card
Fitting Instructions
regards
mrtotes

What is the biggest bottleneck on this machine - CPU, GPU, RAM (now at 8GB), or the HD, and would I be better getting a current 27" iMac, a 2012 Mac Mini, or SSDs for my current Mini?

I currently have a 2011 Mac Mini Server. When using FCP X, what is the biggest bottleneck on this machine - CPU, GPU, RAM (now at 8GB), or the HD, and would I be better getting a current 27" iMac, a 2012 Mac Mini, or SSDs for my current Mini?
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TZ

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I just wanted to ask you about what you said about the color correction. To be quite honest I'm not sure what the best workflow is, and I haven't gotten my feet wet in multi-cam editing. Basically my work-flow has been.
1) Import from the camera as optimized media - I found that adding color-correction at the import stage cause a severe hang with my tape-based Canon unit.
2) Color-correct the imported files before loading any files into a project
3) Drag files onto the timeline
4) Click on the color-correction box
5) Start editing - Usually I have one camera zoomed a little tighter on the singer, one on the whole band, and my iPad or iPhone camera at different angles so I start cutting things according to who is the focus of the moment, add a Ken Burns effect every here and there, Titles, an occassional transition effect.
6) Add music effects after the looks are taken care of
7) Export
Are you recommending clicking on the color-correction box after everything is done?
Thanks - TZ

Max ram for 2.4ghz 2008 model intel imac 24"?

Hi.
Im trying to get the max ammount of ram in my imac 24" 2008 model aluminum body i believe. it has 2.4ghz intel core 2 duo. and its running mac os x 10.5.8
I want to get the highest ammount of ram my machine can handle. I know apple says 4gb is max, but im wondering if anyone has put in 8gb and it works?
also could you tell me what the ram is called exactly so I can type it in to amazon and find the correct kind. Please help me on this issue! I want the MAXIMUM ram for my imac!!! Thanks all!
Also, would it be worth upgraded to snow leopard? Im new to macs and dont know if that would make a difference? Give me your opinions on this and I'll do as you say for you are more knowledgable then I at macs! thanks again.
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The maximum you can put in is 6GB, that is all that machine can address. WWW.MacSales.com (OWC) makes a 6GB kit and I'd recommend purchasing from them. Your machine could be a late 2007 or mid (began shipping in April) 2008. You will need to check the specifications which you can find in your owners manual or click Support in the upper right of this page then click Tech Specs. OWC is the only vendor I know that makes a 6GB kit however if you have the correct specs you can make your own, a 1x2GB DIMM and a 1X4GB DIMM. You don't mention where on the planet you're located, OWC is a US company but will ship overseas.

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