MACBOOK PRO 2007 MEMORY UPGRADE HOW TO
MACBOOK PRO 2007 MEMORY UPGRADE MAC OS X

It is highly effective! Caching is unlimited: Photoshop test results show that all available memory in a 32GB Mac Pro can be used!

MACBOOK PRO 2007 MEMORY UPGRADE MAC OS X

Mac OS X uses disk caching (unified buffer cache) to speed up the launching of programs and reading/writing of files. Want a top-performing Mac Pro pre-configured and pre-tested? See this page. has some testing results on the new memory speed. Together, those two improvements raise memory bandwidth significantly, making the performance of 8 cores notably better than before (for the few programs that can exploit 8 cores). There is also support for 800MHz memory, up from the 667MHz memory tested for this article in the previous generation Mac Pro. The 8-core Mac Pro (introduced Jan 2008) includes the latest Intel Xeon processors with larger on-chip caches, and a new top clock speed of 3.2GHz. While the Mac Pro memory discussed on this page is for the original quad-core Mac Pro, the installation, performance and reliability issues are identical for the 2nd-generation (8-core) Mac Pro. However, even if your needs are modest, adequate memory is as important on the Mac Mini as on the Mac Pro, so this discussion should still be of use. This page assumes that you’ve purchased a Mac Pro for work with digital images, video, sound, etc-if you’re simply browsing the web, working with email (personal or business email), twiddling around with iPhoto, the Mac Pro is overkill-those needs are easily served using an iMac or MacBook with 1GB or 2GB of memory.

MACBOOK PRO 2007 MEMORY UPGRADE HOW TO

Photoshop users working with large files will want to read Optimizing Photoshop, which provides clear guidance on how to determine the amount of memory needed, and performance results with 8/16/32GB. See the Mac Pro Nehalem review for specifics on the March 2009 Mac Pro. This page covers general material on Mac Pro memory, and specifics on memory for the 2008 and earlier Mac Pros. See also Checking memory use on Mac OS X and How to Select and Configure a Mac Pro. Please refer to How to Choose and Buy a Mac and its related pages for important background material. Older page - still valid for the models discussed and in general. Updated - Send Feedback Related: Apple macOS, bandwidth, caching, Carbon Copy Cloner, cloning, copper, digital sensor, git, how-to, laptop, Mac Pro, MacBook, memory, memory bandwidth, Other World Computing, Photoshop, source code and versioning software

Macbook pro 2007 memory upgrade