16 GB (4 x 4GB)
Hackintosh PCs are awesome!Why?They're a great way to familiarize yourself with the Mac without actually getting a Mac which as we all know, could be a pretty expensive experiment.Choosing, Picking up, and assembling the parts are sooooooo fun because you'll learn a lot (if you have not assembled your own PC before).They work just like a regular Mac! But, BUT, you must pick the “most accurate” parts for your Hackintosh PC AND you must regularly check for new “modded” drivers and updates compatibility.Upgradability!! Adding more RAM, changing HDD to SSD, Powet Supply, GPU, etc. are mostly a breeze. I personally use one for five years (plus plus) and only shuts it down once a month. It updates regularly. I have upgraded some of its parts and got no problems with it.I have built several Hackintoshes in the past since Mac OS X Tiger (10.4). In those days, it was pretty hard to maintain my Hackintosh because the support was not as good as today. My favorite Hackintosh community would be TonyMacX86.Oh, if you're building one, good luck and have fun!A few tip:Really, really think about the future of you Hackintosh. Most important components to think about are the Motherboard and Graphics Card.You may want to buy a used Mac Pro (Intel or G5) case from eBay if you really want the Mac aesthetics.Be prepared to wipe out your entire system when something goes wrong. Back up, back up, back up, and BACK UP your system!Follow instructions and ask in the community but at the same time try to come up with your own solution to help the community.Buy from the suggested parts on Forums through the links so you know you are supporting the community by buying from their affiliate links.Fun fact: I call my beloved Hackintosh PC the iHac. I own a legit 15″ MacBook Pro now.
I’m just going to assume you mean customizing your machine for the highest tangible performance boost in day to day use. You’ll see a significant increase in speed by upgrading your RAM and your HDD.According to Every Mac, a well established guide in this domain, you can support up to 32GB of RAM (4 x 8 GB PC5300 DDR2 ECC modules). That’s quite a bump from 1 GB. More RAM = less caching (‘paging out’) to your dedicated data drive = better performance.Your drive bay uses the 3 GB/s SATA II protocol. You can upgrade to a SATA II SSD that will increase your R/W performance substantially over the traditional magnetic spindle. Not that the the bus will limit your options to a SATA II SSD (SATA III SSD’s are backward compatible, but a waste as your machine cannot achieve that performance). With the employment of the additional drive bays (including potentially the CD/DVD), you can create a hardware RAID to either add even more R/W speed OR more data protection — both constitute a better performing machine.Additionally, if you really want to go all out, you can upgrade your GPU.To my knowledge, the logic board (including the CPU itself) is not upgradeable. This means you are stuck with your current processor speed, bus widths, protocol series, etc.
What's the MacBook Pro 13" 2012 edition like for gaming?
Well, read the first reply, the one thing that is true, the person knows nothing about Macs. According to them, the Mac OS cannot run games, only Windows OS can run the games. What this has to do with the Macintosh being unable to run "real" games? Well absolutely nothing. You see the Mac is an Intel machine, it runs the Mac OS10 natively, and Windows OS natively. That said, the Mac does play games just as well as any Intel machine with its processor speed and ram. Gee, who knew, well we Mac Users know, well smart Mac Users know. . So what do you always need to know about your computer and the OS in order to know if it will run a program, any program is to compare the minimum required specs on the box or on the webpage to what your computer has. On a Mac it is simplicity at its best, you go to the apple icon in the menu at the top left, go to About this Mac and all the specs about your computer will be available to you. . In turn, you are left with a computer that will run more than one OS, so if you run into a program that you must have and it is only Windows, well you just put Windows in it own partition and away you go. Until then you might be surprised at how many games have their very own versions in the Mac OS. So go to the web pages of the games you like and see if they have a mac version or get an install disk for Windows and run Windows for your games. . One last thing, get as much RAM as you can stuff into the machine and have the money for. If you can... Have fun, and at the Apple site, go to support. Apple has the most comprehensive collection of videos and text files on every thing Apple. Even have a Using Windows on a Mac. Go to this URL http://www.apple.com/support/macbookpro/
When it comes to RAM, I've always felt like the correct answer to how much is: all of it. Then again, I keep my Macs longer than I should (still have a pre-Unibody MacBook Pro; that is functional with an SSD and maxed out RAM, as well as maxed-out: 2008 MacBook Unibody, 2010 MacBook Air, 2012 15″ MacBook Pro, and a 2012 MacMini—i just realized I need to stop hoarding old tech!)You know what keeps them all usable? Maximum RAM and Solid-State Drives. And patience. Mostly the RAM and SSDs though.
Slow computer; CPU or RAM?
It's your RAM; I have the same machine with the same specs and upgraded the RAM to 16GB. The latest updates and operating system seems to run at a minimum of 4GB! I Start my Macbook and it's instantly up to using 4GB, and after an hour or two of use, it will have reached a plateau at around 9GB. Sometimes Google Chrome will put it all the way up to 15.5GB, but then I can just close the program or restart the computer. Macbooks seem to be RAM hungry CPU is something you cannot change about Macbooks, but RAM can quite easily be changed. Once thing I noticed is that adding RAM also unlocked up to 512MB of Intel HD 3000 graphics, where previously it had been capped at 384MB. Apparently it will never be any higher than 512 for this model of Macbook. RAM and Hard Drive are the only changeable things about these Macbooks, and RAM is the only one which will affect performance. I recommend more than 4GB just to get past the minimum needed by the operating system, so your programs have a little something to use.
Macbook Pro Upgrade SSD vs Ram?
Recently school has ended and I have gotten 5 A's and 1 B at a magnet school where I am two years ahead in curriculum and I work extremely hard at. My parents are very appreciate about this and I can get a nice computer upgrade. I have a 2.4 ghz duo processor with 4gb of ram and 200 gb free memory plus an external terabyte hard drive. I have recently been informed about solid state drives and also have been maxing out on ram a lot lately. I use my computer for everything you could think of gaming coding designing drawing browsing the internet rendering and much more. By maxing out I mean I run out of ram and my computer is useless for 10 minutes while it tries to recover some of memory. I know this because of an application called iStat that includes memory usage charts in the status bar. Would my computer be faster if I made the external harddrive the boot disk? Should I get a SSD instead of HDD? Should I upgrade to 8gb of ram? I am kinda of confused about what would beinfit me the most and maybe booting of the external hardrive might be faster. What do you guys think? Thanks for the help guys. :D
They Never do, Apple Inc. computers with the passage of time become Classics, so it's virtually impossible for a Mac to become obsolete. Oxymoron aren't allowed by natural law, at least, in this universe.You could think they are the equivalent of Aston Martin DB Volante Agent 007, in different versions, have been a constant.Most of these vehicles are considered classics by their own merit and not one of them is considered by any car enthusiast obsolete. It has been the vehicle of choice of Agent 007 since ever. 007 has driven different versions the Aston Martin DB appears in almost of every movie, ranging from families to friends mfrom "DR. NO", 1962, with a young Sean Connery, to "SPECTRE", 2015 with Daniel Craig as 007 in new 2015.
I assume you're talking about buying a new MBP.I say 100% yes. That computer is a significant investment. With proper care, it can last you for many years (my MBP is from 2010 and still purring like a kitten). They are good machines and should be able to handle a few generations of OS changes, but as you upgrade your OS and use newer, better, more powerful applications, you'll need that RAM. And since you can't upgrade the RAM after purchase, it's completely worth it to upgrade now.My 2010 model has the old style RAM that can be upgraded. I bought it with 4GB but recently noticed the computer struggling while running Mavericks. I opened Activity Monitor and saw that with no applications open, my RAM was maxed out (using just under 4GB just to be awake). So I upgraded to 8GB and it’s made a huge difference (now using just over 4GB, but with lots of headroom!). Applications open faster, it wakes up and is functional faster. Overall, a much better experience.Given that you won't have the luxury of upgrading later, it's worth it to invest in the RAM now. You might not think you have the extra cash in your pocket, but you should find it or save for it.