Mm 1,1-6,2 Mac Mini 2012 with 10GB of ram... (dual channel issue?)

[UbiCrea]

Hi, I've got an old Mac Mini late 2012 and it has 10 Gb or memory... 8+2
I wonder if i should replace them with 4+4 if this work in dual band memory or if it doesnt, and then i can keep the 10gb.
Thanks

 

[MultiFinder17]

You're losing a small amount of performance by not using dual-channel RAM, but if you use up to that 10GB of RAM then you'll far outweigh the performance hit with the benefit of more RAM. I honestly wouldn't worry about it, or if you are, find a cheap 8GB stick instead of buying two 4GB sticks.

The 2012 mini uses DDR3-12800 RAM and you can find oodles of it all over the web used and cheap.

 

[UbiCrea]

I think I've 2x4 ddr3 from an imac 2013 21,5in.. I'll do the switch

 

[MultiFinder17]

I think I've 2x4 ddr3 from an imac 2013 21,5in.. I'll do the switch

May as well if you've got it lying around for free and aren't going to miss the extra 2GB.