Ram

JohnRJohnR Registered Users Posts: 732 Major grins
edited March 31, 2006 in Digital Darkroom
I have an opportunity to get 2GB of ram (4 sticks of 512MB) for $100.

Currently I have 2.5GB of ram. I would have to take out 512MB (2 256MB sticks) to make room for the new stuff.

This is Apple stock ram with a Micron sticker on them.

Is going from 2.5 to 4GB worth it? Or would it be redundant and not really noticeable/worthwhile?

The main apps I run are Nikon Capture & Photoshop CS aside from the browsers, iTunes, etc.

Thoughts please.

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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2006
    Hell yes!
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2006
    I think that having paired RAM is important sometimes. You won't always notice a diff, but I would toss the half.
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited March 31, 2006
    John,
    You don't mention which version of PS you are using. Earlier versions did not support more than 2 GB of RAM.

    PSCS2 will address more than 2 Gb of RAM if you have the plug in from Adobe. You also may need a plug in, I believe, for dual processor support, which your dual 2Ghz Apple qualifies for. You should find these at Adobe.

    I run 4 Gb of RAM on a 2.5 Ghz Apple PowerMAc and love it. I give PS about 2.5 to 3 Gb of RAM in the preferences in Photoshop PSCS2.

    I am able to run PSCS2, ImagePrint, several browser windows, internet radio, Pages, etc simulataneously, without incident.:):
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  • JohnRJohnR Registered Users Posts: 732 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2006
    I have PhotoshopCS...haven't seen the reason to upgrade yet.


    DavidTO,
    I think that having paired RAM is important sometimes. You won't always notice a diff, but I would toss the half.

    Toss the half? And paired...it is paired, right? Here's what I have so far:

    ram.jpg
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2006
    Oh, I thought you had an odd man out. I'm not sure if it really applies to PPC Macs, but I know that they recommend pairs for Intel Macs, and I would just personally rather keep it in pairs.
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  • JohnRJohnR Registered Users Posts: 732 Major grins
    edited March 31, 2006
    Yeah, for the Powermac G5s, you have to install in pairs.
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