{"id":27339,"date":"2014-10-22T13:20:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T18:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=27339"},"modified":"2014-10-23T12:15:24","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T17:15:24","slug":"owc-confirms-32gb-of-ram-as-maximum-for-imac-with-retina-5k-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27339-owc-confirms-32gb-of-ram-as-maximum-for-imac-with-retina-5k-display\/","title":{"rendered":"OWC Confirms 32GB of RAM as Maximum for iMac with Retina 5K display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-27111\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PR_5K_iMac_mem.jpg\" alt=\"PR_5K_iMac_mem\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PR_5K_iMac_mem.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PR_5K_iMac_mem-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PR_5K_iMac_mem-284x284.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PR_5K_iMac_mem-190x190.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/PR_5K_iMac_mem-120x120@2x.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Last week, OWC announced <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27110-owc-announces-memory-upgrades-up-to-32gb-for-new-apple-2014-imac-27-with-retina-5k-display\">memory upgrade kits<\/a> for the newly released iMac with Retina 5K display.<\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve had a chance to <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27147-owcs-imac-with-retina-5k-display-unboxing\">unbox<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/27125-owcs-teardown-of-the-new-imac-with-retina-5k-display\">tear down<\/a> and test the new iMac further, we have confirmed that 32GB is indeed the maximum amount of memory compatible with the Retina model.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, OWC offers kits from 8GB to 32GB for the new model, so you can immediately upgrade your iMac with the maximum amount of RAM while saving big compared with factory upgrades. And for even more savings, iMac with Retina 5K display owners can <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/tech_center\/support\/rebates\/memory.cfm#MacMemory\">trade-in the two factory base 4GB memory modules<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, OWC announced memory upgrade kits for the newly released iMac with Retina 5K display. Now that we\u2019ve had a chance to unbox, tear down and test the new iMac further, we have confirmed that 32GB is indeed the maximum amount of memory compatible with the Retina model. 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