For RAM intensive apps like Photoshop, the more RAM the better. LR is a bit less RAM intensive—through memory usage modeling, I've never seen it consume more than 2.5G RAM in any operations by itself—but is much more critical on disk space utilization and read/write performance once you have enough RAM to keep it happy. I always maintain a minimum of 100G free space on the startup volume and site the Lightroom catalog folder there, with the photo file repository on a fast volume connected via the fastest available protocol, for best performance.
OWC memory has been a little problematic for me. I bought 16G from them for the previous Mac mini I had and found it caused display jitters. I switched to memory bought directly from Crucial (crucial.com has a RAM selection tool) after that and have not had a single problem with it. G > On Dec 30, 2016, at 9:08 AM, Stanley Halpin <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I will also echo the OWC recommendation. I have bought much RAM and hard > drives etc. from them over the years. Never a problem, good information on > the web site to help you buy the right things. > And there are videos out there showing the relatively simple process of > adding the new RAM once you have it in hand. > > stan > >> On Dec 30, 2016, at 11:30 AM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I can second the OWC recommendation. I buy most of my computer hardware from >> them and have purchased memory numerous times. When I bought my current iMac >> I purchased it with the minimum 8 gigs of memory and added another 24 gigs >> from OWC. That saved me several hundred dollars. >> >> Paul >>> On Dec 30, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Bruce Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Dave, I can recommend these guys: OWC https://www.macsales.com/ >>> >>> USA based, but fast shipping. They have tutorials with model-specific >>> instructions on what to buy. And they accept trade-ins of RAM you pull >>> out to replace. (Or they did anyway; check that.) >>> >>> I maxed-out a 2007 iMac with 6GB RAM and an internal SSD drive and my >>> wife still uses it as her daily workstation. I just realized it's >>> approaching 10 years old. Yikes. But it works fine for her, running PS >>> Elements and such. >>> >>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 30, 2016 at 8:03 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> Re started the computer after is froze and tried again. Slow to load >>>> but initial test photo seemed to go well. I jhave 4 Gig ram and i >>>> think my iMac will take more ram. Its from 2011 i think i bought it >>>> just prior to Xmas that year and in the About this mac screen under >>>> memory it shows two 2 gig slots used and 2 slots empty. >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> On Thu, Dec 29, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Just restart the computer and see if it happens again. You might look >>>>> inside the catalog folder and see if there are any residual "journal" >>>>> files (they should be obvious). If there are, delete them before running >>>>> LR again. >>>>> >>>>> If it does happen again, call Adobe support (or start a support chat via >>>>> their website) and get them to help. They're a pain to get through to, >>>>> but once in they provide good support. (The chats are usually the fastest >>>>> thing to use.) >>>>> >>>>> G >>>>> >>>>>> On Dec 29, 2016, at 1:11 PM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> bought and installed the upgrade to LR 6. Seems to be ok at first >>>>>> glance then tried to exit program and it froze the computer. >>>>>> >>>>>> Oh Oh. >>>>>> >>>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. >>>> www.caughtinmotion.com >>>> http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ >>>> York Region, Ontario, Canada >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -bmw >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
