How does Resolve like it's RAM installed?

[Martin Widerberg]

Does Resolve like to have RAM installed in any specific way?

I know about the 6,12,24, but any specific size per slot or order?

This time Il ask my wise fellow Redusers before shopping.

Thank you

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Resolve doesn't care, this is really a hardware configuration question for optimal system performance. What system do you have? Generally speaking, if it's a Mac Pro, all modules need to be the same size and type. Some Mac Pro models vary in memory performance or configuration abilities, so you may or may not want to populate all 8 sockets, but you will always want to populate the same number of sockets on each of the RAM boards. If you have a single-processor Mac Pro, you've already cut your potential RAM performance in half anyway and will only have one RAM board in the system.

[Martin Widerberg]

I have a Mac Pro Nehelem 4.1 2009.
As it is now i populated six out of eight slots with one GB RAM. So 6GB RAM in total.
So if all modules in all slots need to be the same size? So I can't add two 4GB and rip out two 1GB and have in total 12GB?
In that case I must buy six 2GB to reach 12GB?
Thank you

[Mark Andersen]

My MAC has 8GB of RAM. What problems is this going to cause me?

[Peter Chamberlain]

Hi, what model/year Mac do you have? The recommendation relates to the Mac hardware for optimal performance of the Mac. Resolve will use what performance is offered so we just try to help you get the best and optimized use of your Mac. The config guide explains the requirement.
Peter

[Martin Widerberg]

Allright, I'm gonna go for six 4GB=24GB RAM.
Just ditch the old RAM. Here we go again. It never stops does it?:)

[Mark Andersen]

Hi, what model/year Mac do you have? The recommendation relates to the Mac hardware for optimal performance of the Mac. Resolve will use what performance is offered so we just try to help you get the best and optimized use of your Mac. The config guide explains the requirement.
Peter

Peter, I have a late 2008 model quad core Mac pro. I just switched to the 5770 card and a quadra 4000 I'm still waiting for my BM extreme 3d card and a flanders monitor.

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Allright, I'm gonna go for six 4GB=24GB RAM.
Just ditch the old RAM. Here we go again. It never stops does it?:)

That will work great. And yeah, too bad you have to ditch the old RAM. On the bright side, it's usually pretty cheap these days... At least here in the USA. I just bought 16GB for my 2011 Macbook Pro for $199. :)

Peter, I have a late 2008 model quad core Mac pro. I just switched to the 5770 card and a quadra 4000 I'm still waiting for my BM extreme 3d card and a flanders monitor.

Hate to be a party-pooper, but you'll probably have to force monitoring in 8bit instead of 10bit on that system if you're working above 1080p. The '08 Mac Pro just doesn't have the memory bandwidth to push around 2K+ in real-time at 10bit. :(

Other than that, it should work great.

[DJ Meyer]

If the RAM you're pulling are the OEM modules, and you buy your new stuff from OWC, they'll buy your old sticks from you.