| New iMac 27" 3.06ghz core2duo - 4GB ram or 8GB? |
tippie123
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 Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:16 am Post subject: New iMac 27" 3.06ghz core2duo - 4GB ram or 8GB? |
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Hey there guys,
Im going to be upgrading soon and am wondering, considering the size of my projects including the plug-in's i have, wether I shuold get an 8GB machine or stick with the 4GB?
Im running on 4GB atm, and often my ram usage is around 65 - 70%. My machine currently is a core2duo 2.0ghz unibody MB.
I want to be able to run large scale projects without swalloing all of the system memory. My projects recently have been reaching to 80 -100 audio/software track range and my laptop is experiencing some lagg.
I want a nice, solid, stable machine with the ability to run large scale projects and 3rd party plug-ins without the lagg.
So, do I go for the 8GB, or stick with the stock 4GB?
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triplets
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:13 pm Post subject: : New iMac 27" 3.06ghz core2duo - 4GB ram or 8GB? |
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If you're going for the 27 inch, go for the quad core using the money from those 8 gigs of ram. 4 cores is better than 8 gigs of ram (which you can get later anyway).
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tippie123
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| Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:51 pm Post subject: : New iMac 27" 3.06ghz core2duo - 4GB ram or 8GB? |
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Hey Triplets, thanks for the reply.
| Quote: | | go for the quad core |
Does logic utilize 4 cores now? 
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consagrado
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:18 am Post subject: : New iMac 27" 3.06ghz core2duo - 4GB ram or 8GB? |
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go for the i7 and 4 Gbs...then buy the other 4Gbs and puttem in urself...save 100 dollars...
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