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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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Bluebellflora's avatar
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
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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.
  • Bluebellflora's avatar
    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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        Bluebellflora
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        5 years ago
        @Gednaa

        We have a whole Mac forum! What resolution do you play at?

        Cleaning apps are awful, really, really awful. They can remove system files resulting in OS instability and requiring an OS reinstall.

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