Should I Upgrade My RAM

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03-31-2012, 08:38 AM
Serkan Yerdan

Should I Upgrade My RAM

Hi all ;

I am using macbook pro 2.3 ghz and 4 gb ram and i5 proccessor.My friend told me that he installed a 8 gb ram (2X4GB) and now he said the mac is going wild.Should ı do it ? Anybody here did it ? And which brand ı should consider buying when upgrading it ? I use it for normal life and for using it traktor pro 2 and nothing more.What should ı do ?
03-31-2012, 11:20 AM
The Mighty FV

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Originally Posted by Serkan Yerdan

Hi all ;

I am using macbook pro 2.3 ghz and 4 gb ram and i5 proccessor.My friend told me that he installed a 8 gb ram (2X4GB) and now he said the mac is going wild.Should ı do it ? Anybody here did it ? And which brand ı should consider buying when upgrading it ? I use it for normal life and for using it traktor pro 2 and nothing more.What should ı do ?

I run 8gb of ram on my MPB 13" i7 and it is an absolute beast....I would advise you do it as it's a fairy cheap upgrade. Sorry to say I can't remember what brand of ram I got but questions like that can be answered by hitting up places like macrumours.com
03-31-2012, 03:00 PM
Serkan Yerdan

Thanks a lot ;) did you installed it yourself ?
03-31-2012, 03:10 PM
padi_04

Get Kingston RAM sticks. It's a pretty straight forward process so don't be afraid to do it yourself, just get the proper screwdriver and be careful not to scratch the bottom of your lappy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeGIKlA6qVs
03-31-2012, 03:26 PM
Serkan Yerdan

Thanx a lot.Kingston it is then.Because ı dont want to give apple 400 dollars for 8 gb of ram.

Thanx for the video too.
03-31-2012, 03:39 PM
lethal_pizzle

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Originally Posted by Serkan Yerdan

Should ı do it ?

You don't need more than 4GB for Traktor
03-31-2012, 03:40 PM
Serkan Yerdan

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Originally Posted by lethal_pizzle

You don't need more than 4GB for Traktor

Its working good but maybe more speed will be better ı guess to have a beasty machine.Or else 4 gb is good for me.
03-31-2012, 04:02 PM
The Mighty FV

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Originally Posted by lethal_pizzle

You don't need more than 4GB for Traktor

Never hurts to have more though, especially if he's going to be using it day to day - with 8gb you can literally throw anything at it and see no lag or performance lag.
03-31-2012, 04:33 PM
Xonetacular

Just download some ram for free

http://www.downloadmoreram.com/
03-31-2012, 04:55 PM
lethal_pizzle

No you're right, it can't hurt. Very marginal benefit for Traktor or 'normal life' use I'd say but if you want to spend some money and attack your computer with a screwdriver then why not?

I myself will be doing the same at some point next year with the more RAM/SSD combo
03-31-2012, 04:58 PM
Xoduzz

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Originally Posted by Xonetacular

Just download some ram for free

http://www.downloadmoreram.com/

lollll is that real?
03-31-2012, 05:05 PM
Xonetacular

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Originally Posted by Xoduzz

lollll is that real?

Of course it's real. Most people don't realize but there are memory DIMMs on the ram you already have that come locked by the manufacturer so your system can't access it. You can "download more ram" in a sense that it unlocks the hidden cells that are already there. My computer is a lot faster after using that site you should try it.
03-31-2012, 05:18 PM
djlotus

You also have to be sure not to over do the RAM. Once you get to a certain point you aren't helping. Not sure about Macs, but with PCs if you put too much ram in, you can actually slow it down.
03-31-2012, 05:23 PM
CionniAsDj

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Originally Posted by Xoduzz

lollll is that real?

Ah if that site isn't what you are looking for, try www.downloadjessicaalba.com
;)
Woooooooooop
03-31-2012, 06:00 PM
Serkan Yerdan

ı go to the site choose the 4 GB and download.it says download ing and after that Download completed.do ı need to do something now ? What happened :D
03-31-2012, 07:37 PM
padi_04

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Originally Posted by djlotus

You also have to be sure not to over do the RAM. Once you get to a certain point you aren't helping. Not sure about Macs, but with PCs if you put too much ram in, you can actually slow it down.

That's not an issue with Macs
04-01-2012, 06:32 AM
dj stifffy

4 - 8 gb of ram for traktor doesnt really make a difference.... most programs cant use any more then 3 or 4 gb's .... I had 6 and upgradded to 8gb.... I do a lot of programming, graphic design, 3d animation and rendering, photo and video editing and usually have a good few programs open at once... (photoshop, flash, sketchup, 3ds max etc....) and really didnt make two much of a difference... slighlty but not huge.... with traktor.... 2 or 3 gb is usually sufficiant.