Upgrade to 8gb ram or 16gb?

I have the baseline 2012 non retina mbp with 4 gb of ram. I am definitely using all of that ram as i usually only have like 50-200mb left in my activity monitor. I am an engineering major so i do programs like matlab and autocad but i wont be using those extensively for another year. I will be using maple this semester. So I am wondering if i can just get the 8gb of ram which will be like 58 bucks on amazon or should i go all out and get the 16gb which is like 125 on amazon. i have heard that 16gb is overkill, but what are your thoughts?

get your memory from crucial, make sure you get 1.35Volt memory, and NOT 1.5volt
Your mid-2012 macbook pro uses 1.35V mem............for MOST things 16 is overkill.........the 8 gig however is a perfect choice,..... 2 x 4gig sticks.
http://www.crucial.com/apple
Crucial is where all the Mac-O-philes snag their memory from.

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Your 14 days are up, however you could take your case to Apple Inc. regarding same,
however those are the stipulations.
RAM cannot be upgraded however, period, its permanent on the logic board after mfg.
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data that is static on your SSD and not used very often has no logical reason to be ON the notebooks, and best saved on a superslim external HD ($60)
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Hi,
I have a 13inch macbook pro from mid 2010. It currently runs on 4gb ram but recently, i've been running a lot of programs and was thinking about upgrading to 8gb ram. Will upgrading the ram to 8gb make the macbook pro heat up a lot? Other than heating up, is there any problems upgrading the ram to 8gb?
Thanks,

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Also update your OS to 10.6.8.
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Solved!
Go to Solution.

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INDEX
0
Manufacturer
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Speed
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Size
2.000 GB
Part Number
NT2GC64B8HA1NS-BE
Serial
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Type
UNKNOWN
INDEX
1
Manufacturer
830B
Speed
1066 MHz
Size
2.000 GB
Part Number
NT2GC64B8HA1NS-BE
Serial
E93BA452
Type
UNKNOWN
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DISPLAY_NAME
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Physical Memory
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INDEX
0
Manufacturer
01BA
Speed
1066 MHz
Size
4.000 GB
Part Number
Serial
00000000
Type
UNKNOWN
INDEX
1
Manufacturer
01BA
Speed
1066 MHz
Size
4.000 GB
Part Number
Serial
00000000
Type
UNKNOWN
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MBP 13" runs hot now that I upgraded to 8GB RAM

Has anybody else experienced that their MBPro runs noticeably hotter (and noisier) since they upgraded the system RAM to 8GB?
Just throwing it out there... making sure I'm not crazy

Assuming you installed the correct RAM it probably only needs SMC & PRAM resets.
_SMC RESET_
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• Attach the computers power cable.
• Press the power button to turn on the computer.
_PRAM RESET_
• Shut down the computer.
• Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
• Turn on the computer.
• Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
• Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
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Just upgraded to 8Gb RAM...Now what?

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8GB Ram or 16GB Ram?

I have a macbook pro 2012 13" and am planning to upgrade my ram to at least 8gb. I do a lot of 3d rendering and after effects compositions and other similar ram consuming applications. I was wondering if 8gbs will be enough? I will upgrade to 16GB if i have to.

heres your memory
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Not sure how you can say something is not possible purely based on the fact that OWC doesn't sell a kit. You have to admit that is pretty ridiculous. If you had some technical knowledge backing your statements they would hold more merit. I think the guy doesn't believe you because you don't have any real information and you are not offering any expertise.
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Asking because a few months ago I put there CT1272833 kit in my 2010 without a problem.
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