Processor speed vs ram

[Network1]

Whislt trying to sort my mac mini, looking at iMac options.

Two options

1. 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display 3.4GHz 1TB 8 GB RAM - R21 999

Or

2. 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display 3.0GHz 1TB, but with 16GB RAM. With 8GB RAM - R25 499

(Apple charges $200 to upgrade it from 8 GB to 16 GB). Must confirm SA price.

Want to keep imac for some time...from there the idea to rather have more ram than extra bit of processing speed.

 

[Demo]

The correct way of doing it - just get a Pc

 

[Ho3n3r]

$100 for 8GB of RAM?

:crylaugh:

Typical Apple overpricing crap.

 

[Network1]

$100 for 8GB of RAM?

:crylaugh:

Typical Apple overpricing crap.

Mind boggling that you would venture to this thread to contribute a worthless non value adding commment...

 

[genetic]

More RAM. 400MHz isn't a lot, and won't be felt. RAM on the other hand will result in a lot less page-filing and increasedoverall speed.

 

[Ho3n3r]

Mind boggling that you would venture to this thread to contribute a worthless non value adding commment...

It could be worse - I could have been considering buying an iMac.

 

[gelid]

If its the same CPU with just a different speed i doubt you will feel a difference. For long term the extra RAM will be far more useful.

 

[RedViking]

Ram is expensive. 'Apple' ram is even more expensive. I would require minimum 16GB Ram. What Graphics Card does it have?
I don't see the point in having a high spec PC (uhm... Mac) with Intel Graphics.

My computer also will require a minimum of 4GB GPU ram or preferably 8GB.

So it really depends what you want to do with the computer.