Upgrade your iMac's RAM in less than 5 minutes

When you buy a new iMac from Apple, it can be costly to upgrade the RAM. Upgrading a new iMac from 8GB of RAM to 32GB, for example, will cost you an extra $600 through Apple's website. There is a much more wallet-friendly way to add RAM to an iMac, however: do it yourself. Third-party sites such as Other World Computing and Crucial sell the same amount of RAM for around $150. That's a savings of $450. All you need to do is install it, which Apple has made relatively easy.

Even if you aren't buying a new iMac, upgrading the RAM on your old computer is a quick and affordable way to give your computer more multitasking juice to handle all of those open tabs in your Chrome browser.

For this video, Crucial provided us with the RAM.
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[MrDavey]

Thanks for easy to understand instructions. I successfully upgraded my new iMac today from 8gb to 64gb. Never imagined I’d be able to so thanks lots.

[amyket]

Thank you this was so helpful! I followed along exactly and upgraded from 8gb total to 64gb and i have no clue how to do anything with technology whatsoever! it was so easy and fixed all of my speed issues. thank you !

[finnelkington]

CWHO ELSE NOTICED THE "RAM" (MALE SHEEP) AS THE SCREEN SAVER? Nice touch to an excellent video

[shaykhchilly]

Great great tutorial. Just upgraded my ram with no issues! Thank you for saving me hundreds of dollars. ❤️❤️

[davek]

Thank you for a great tutorial. I have just upgraded my iMac to 32Gb with no problems. I used 4 x 8Gb ram modules from Integral DDR4 2667Mhz. You have saved me lots of money, I am a musician and use Cubase and Dorico music programs a lot. Many Thanks.

[riccardocarbo]

The one part I needed, you missed--about mixing differently sized sticks. Ex., should I pair the 16's in one bank and the 4's in the other? Or just the opposite? Apple says to balance them in each "channel." If that's to mean, bank. Unsure.

[hannalagud]

Thanks, will try this tutorial for my 27 inches IMac 2018. I just bought my refurbished IMAC with only 8gb Ram and I bought an extra 32 Gb to make it 40Gb. Will see how it works

[Rbuffdogs]

Great video, even for we "old folks". Looking forward to upgrading.

[gevidee]

I liked this video solely from those badass shots of the iMac at the start

[gordonmrtn]

Can we keep the original Apple Ram and add more third party ram or should we fully replace original and add third party ram? Thanks

[gregdeltorto]

Good stuff. Just ordered 16 more for my iMac 27. Looks like an easy install. Thanks.

[arizwldcat]

I appreciate the Paul McCartney reference! :)

[RonRicho]

Really great and helpful video but the presenter is the BEST! Humor in these videos is a slippery slope. He pulls it off beautifully. He should have is own TV show. Maybe he does. Thanks again.

[ireneskitchen]

Is there a video to do this process on the Mac that has the vent on the bottom of the iMac where you have to screw out the door?

[tfamtv]

Out of all the videos I watched your video solved my problem. Thank you

[grussem]

Excellent video, thank you. Is there a particular "brand" of ram that you recommend for Macs? I am a photographer and use Photoshop and Lightroom frequently.

[edwardhasted]

Great video and the humour is appreciated! We need it. Good to note which slots the RAM was initially in?

[pappagriff]

I chose the wrong third-party to get my RAM from and my computer was overheating so I went back and I changed it to Krucial and I’ve had no problem since.

[niklasmessner]

Unreal! Funniest tech video ive ever watched. All the rams in the intro. Love station to station.

[SonShineSunflower]

Thank you! I appreciate your humor, detailed tutorial & the link to the Apple article! 😊