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Gednaa
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5 years ago

Mac user - iMac Pro 5 2019 - RAM issue.

As explained in my title to this new thread I have a Mac.  It has 8 gb RAM but obviously it needs more for Sims 4 as the fan is constantly on.  Can any other Mac use tell me how much RAM I can get aw...
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Gednaa
Seasoned Ace
5 years ago
@Bluebellflora Hardware Overview:

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac19,1
Processor Name: 6-Core Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 3 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 6
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache: 9 MB
Memory: 8 GB
System Firmware Version: 1554.80.3.0.0
SMC Version (system): 2.46f12
Hardware UUID: 0F8E6095-E35E-5BC7-9B87-191D9253B8F2
Provisioning UDID: 0F8E6095-E35E-5BC7-9B87-191D9253B8F2

Thanks so much! At least I know what processor I have now, must have missed this las time I looked in the About this Mac box! Interesting what you said about the issue with the fan. Hope this help throw more light on things and thanks again! 🙂
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Bluebellflora
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5 years ago
@Gednaa

Thanks but I just need the info in About This Mac, hardware overview doesn’t provide a full picture.
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    Gednaa
    Seasoned Ace
    5 years ago

    @BluebellfloraDoh! Silly me. I see...

    Mac OS Big Sur
    Version 11.2.1
    iMac (Retina 5k 27-inch, 2019
    Processor 3GHz 6-Core Intel Core i5
    Memory 8GB 2667 MHz DDR4
    Graphics Radeon Pro 57OX 4GB

    I have No antivirus as my BT McAfee stopped working with Big Sur, but I'll be getting on asap!  I have tried without mods, but the problem persists. Cleaned cache.  Turned off as many background apps as I can, but still a very hot computer.  Moved all my photos and videos to iCloud.

    Thanks again.

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      Bluebellflora
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      5 years ago
      @Gednaa

      Thanks 🙂

      I have a 2019 iMac too:

      27” 2019 5k
      macOS 11.2
      3.6 GHz 8-core i9
      8GB AMD Radeon Pro 580X
      32 GB RAM

      and the fans are noisy for me too because of the way I play. I play in windowed mode at a very high resolution. The game runs great though and I can have it playing for hours.

      You would need to lower the graphics settings in-game so less power is required from the GPU, hence less heat produced and therefore less work for the fans to do.

      If you wanted to upgrade the RAM it is very easy to do yourself. I bought mine with 8GB and immediately upgraded to 32GB.
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      Bluebellflora
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      5 years ago
      @Gednaa

      Forgot to add, I never have antivirus installed in any of my Macs.
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        Gednaa
        Seasoned Ace
        5 years ago
        @Bluebellflora Great to find another Mac user and thanks for the help. I do indeed use windowed mode but I turned down the graphics when I had Eco installed and it was still a very noisy, hot Mac! I only got the antivirus with my Broadband, but for months they haven't bothered to upgrade to Big Sur. I have a clean out with Clean My Mac and keep background apps to a minimum. I'll try again and use full screen and lower the graphics again, now that I don't have Eco installed it will hopefully manage. I'll still get more RAM as I'm a musician and need the memory for the amount of software involved. Thanks again! 🙂

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