How to upgrade the 2020 5K iMac RAM. Buy OWC memory for 2020 5K iMac:
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You can save $2000 by upgrading the 2020 5K iMac memory yourself. In this video walkthrough, I show you how easy it is to upgrade from 8GB of RAM to 128GB of memory in just a few minutes. Just buy DDR4 2666MHz SO-DIMM memory modules from a third party instead of Apple.
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0:00 Introduction
0:30 Getting started
0:58 Buying third-party RAM
1:25 Apple charges an insane markup for RAM
1:41 How much can you save?
1:53 Preparing a surface
2:21 Opening the RAM door
2:47 Accessing the four SO-DIMM slots
2:52 Ejecting the existing RAM
3:50 Important things to consider
4:51 Installing the upgraded RAM
5:23 Reinstalling the RAM door
5:33 Booting and testing
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Mac does a beep beep beep sound after ram upgrade
Make sure the SO-DIMM modules are inserted firmly.
@9to5Mac took out the modules and placed them back in and ut worked!
Apple is crazy thanks for the video !
I appreciate the part in the video about running different size configurations. I’m ordering this new iMac as my very first iMac and i ordered the memory you recommended but only 16gb of it so I want to pair that with the existing RAM to get 24gb total which should be more than enough for what I’ll be using it for. No one else seems to mention different configs except for the standard 8/16/32/64/128 so I appreciate it.
I agree, details matter
Yes please for the review of the ten core iMac
Coming…as soon as it arrives…
This is Jeff with iDownloadBlog… Man how I miss the days… Still super happy for you of course
Drama?
I hope the redesign iMac still lets us upgrade the ram by ourselves
That’s optimistic
It 100% will not LOL.
This is a great video. But knowing myself….I feel like i’m gonna mess this up.
I wish Apple would stop ripping people off on things like this. It’s criminal !!!!!
So, based on the bit at 4:00, the slot config change for the 2020 models? Normally you’d want the different sized sticks alternating in the slots so they would be paired up for dual channel. Now we should install them with the same size adjacent to each other instead of alternating?
Great video! I guess the third party memorys are tested I have bad experience from other with my mini-mac. Changed to appels own memorys
First time I ‘ve seen it done in depth. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for showing the change in geek bench scores. That’s really interesting.
Another quality, cost-saving video Jeff. I like your point at 4:39 on how to rearrange the existing SO-DIMMS to preserve the peak performance. I’m planning on a similar strategy adding 2x16gb for a 40gb total at a very modest price. This savings just about pays for the nano-textured display upgrade. I wanted one of these last Intel-based Macs to enable running Windows for work applications natively at full speed. This should carry me into retirement. I’m currently 61. Old dogs still learning new tricks. Thanks!
That was dead easy… There’s no excuse for Apple to charge those ridiculous amounts. I’m thinking about getting the revamped iMac and this is definitely the way to go.
This might be the legendary imac people will still be buying and upgrading 7 years down the line
this is gonna be the 2012 macbook pro all over again
Wow thanks for showing us that, I’m thinking about getting one this Christmas. Now that I can save money on RAM I can spend it on the graphics.
Great detailed video thanks. Can I add a single 32GB mem card or do they need to be in pairs?