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upgraded memory
I just upgraded the memory on my Mac G5 (OS-10) to 3 Gig of ram, hoping it would speed up the rendering in Final Cut. It has made no difference. It says the new memory status is okay. Anyone else experienced this?
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Sorry, RAM does NOT effect the speed of rendering, only the prosessors do. (actually bus speed, data pipelines, etc. also do, but in simple terms)
The RAM will let you work a little faster by not taking so long to move files, copy files, waveform previews, multiple apps running, etc. That should be a little quicker and better.
Todd at UCSB
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Ram doesn’t help the speed of the computer; it helps keep up the max speed of the computer. For instance, if you get to low on ram then the computer will start slowing down and sometimes freeze up for a bit. Adding ram is good to keep it going if you use RAM intensive applications, or a lot of applications at once. Apple has said that PowerMac G5s’ spped is relative to the amount of its RAM, but I’ve never noticed a difference.
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