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stellarechoes

macrumors member
Original poster
Dec 9, 2012
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Hi there,

I'm looking at upgrading my iMac's RAM (27 inch, Late 2012, 8GB). I just checked on Crucial and it is saying I can upgrade it to 16GB, but my iMac has four slots, so why is 32GB not being offered as an option?

Any advice, as always, greatly appreciated.

Thanks
 

futureisfilm

macrumors member
Jan 31, 2016
64
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Hi there,

I'm looking at upgrading my iMac's RAM (27 inch, Late 2012, 8GB). I just checked on Crucial and it is saying I can upgrade it to 16GB, but my iMac has four slots, so why is 32GB not being offered as an option?

Any advice, as always, greatly appreciated.

Thanks

I don't know for sure obviously but I've heard that you can upgrade beyond that limit. I'm going to be doing it with my iMac 21 inch late 2011 model. Once I do I'll confirm on here.
 

Proteus Zero

macrumors newbie
Jan 31, 2016
1
0
Mine's got 32GB RAM.

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And, for what it's worth, OWC shows them as capable of up to 32GB: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/2012_27/DDR3L
 

FreemanW

macrumors 6502
Sep 10, 2012
483
93
The Real Northern California
32 GB is the maximum supported. Actually, the Crucial site shows a 16 GB Kit (8GB x 2) .

I've the same as Proteus Zero, with a 3 TB Fusion drive (replaced with the Seagate Apple recall).

I ordered two 16 GB kits the moment I finished placing the order for this late 2012 unit. They got installed before it ever saw the power cord when it was new.
 
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