Apple iMac 21.5-inch Core i5 Mid 2010 - Crucial Memory Upgrade

In this video I upgrade the Apple iMac 21.5-inch Core i5 Mid 2010 from 4GB to 8GB of RAM. This is performed using a Crucial Technology Memory Upgrade Kit.


Crucial Technology also gave some insight into how memory upgrades can effect Mac performance...
While synthetic benchmarks are a great way to measure certain aspects, they don't always capture what the desired outcome of a memory upgrade is, being increased system performance and a better user experience. In actual use, 8GB of RAM with 64-bit operating systems allows more, and larger, applications to be run entirely from RAM at an access latency of under 20ns, whereas accessing data on the hard drive can have access latencies in excess of 4 million nano-seconds. The result being a much better user experience, snappier UI and overall increased productivity.

Supplied by: Crucial Technology

Apple MacBook 2.4GHz White Unibody Mid 2010 - Crucial Memory Upgrade

In this video I perform a Crucial Technology Memory Upgrade on the Apple MacBook 2.4GHz White Unibody Mid 2010 model. A close-up look at how to perform the upgrade, with before and after Geekbench scores.


Crucial Technology also gave some insight into how memory upgrades can effect Mac performance... While synthetic benchmarks are a great way to measure certain aspects, they don't always capture what the desired outcome of a memory upgrade is, being increased system performance and a better user experience. In actual use, 8GB of RAM with 64-bit operating systems allows more, and larger, applications to be run entirely from RAM at an access latency of under 20ns, whereas accessing data on the hard drive can have access latencies in excess of 4 million nano-seconds. The result being a much better user experience, snappier UI and overall increased productivity.

When looking at performance results it is important to check if you are mixing new memory with previously used or installed modules. This can have an effect of performance gains. Even the slot order used can alter the results.

Another technician at Crucial Technology also shared the following… I believe that processor speed will be the determining factor on how quickly the test would complete. The processor governs the overall speed of the system, but the memory provides it with a workspace to store information it is using. There are several articles out there showing that some of these bench marks do not use real world applications.
Also with these benchmarks you are just constantly accessing the memory in a single tasking operation in a
way that it does slow the overall performance down in these benchmarks. 4 GB of RAM is minimum and optimum for single tasking operation (benchmarks), for multitasking more memory and a 64-bit Operating System.


Supplied by: Crucial Technology

PC Build Series - Video 10 - Motherboard & Device Connections Close-up

In this video I show you all the connections from the various peripherals to the PSU & motherboard.

Total Cost of this PC Build: £1,327.79.


Possible savings - Corsair 650W PSU, slightly slower processor, Asus HD 5850 GPU, 4GB RAM (instead of 6GB), 1 x 1TB hard drive (instead of 2), DVD Writer (instead of BluRay). This would have taken the cost down to £923.70.

Video Series Links:
Video 2  Video 3  Video 4
Video 5  Video 6  Video 7
Video 8  Video 9  Video 10

Heaven Benchmark v2.1: http://www.unigine.com/download/

Manufacturer websites:
Case: http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/
Motherboard & GPU: http://uk.asus.com/
Processor: http://www.intel.com/
Memory: http://www.crucial.com/uk
Power Supply: http://www.corsair.com/
Optical Drive: http://www.lg.com/uk/
Hard Drives: http://www.samsung.com/uk/
Operating System: http://www.microsoft.com/

PC Build Series - Video 8 - Connecting all the cables

In this video I show you how to connect all the cables, a short break, then tidying everything for a really neat install. I am a bit sad that this PC Build is almost finished. However, I am very excited to share the next video with you (number 9) where I set up the RAID hard drives, install windows and benchmark the system.


One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.

Manufacturer websites:
Case: http://www.coolermaster.co.uk/
Motherboard & GPU: http://uk.asus.com/
Processor: http://www.intel.com/
Memory: http://www.crucial.com/uk
Power Supply: http://www.corsair.com/
Optical Drive: http://www.lg.com/uk/
Hard Drives: http://www.samsung.com/uk/
Operating System: http://www.microsoft.com/

PC Build Series - Video 4 - Installing Crucial Ballistix Triple Channel Memory Kit

PC Build Series - Video 4. Memory can make a big difference to your systems performance. In this fourth video I show you how to install the Crucial Ballistix Triple Channel Memory Kit.



Crucial Ballistix 6GB Triple Channel Memory Kit price at time of build £176.24.

One video every day, so keep checking back on the Geekanoids Channel for the next instalment.