@@yonyonyopn Got a mid 2011 running on 3.4 GHz i7 , triple SSD in RAID 0 and 16 GB RAM. Whatever I do I can't get CPU usage above 35% and SSD RAID speeds are through the roof.So a 2010 i7 model can be blazing too.
They are great machines, I have the 2010 and 2011 with i7 CPUs and Quadro K1100M 2GB GPU. (by Nick) Both with Samsung SSDs. Both running Sonoma 14.2 with Open Core patcher.
On the subject of GPU upgrades, I have seen threads online that mention that Apple GPU BIOS files are available to download. Using a "Raspberry PI", you can flash a GPU card so that the imac will recognise that card as whatever BIOS you flashed it as. This will give you the boot screen, brightness controls etc. The problem is, I've only seen BIOS for the apple cards up to and including the Radeon 6970 2GB graphics card. If you want a GPU with higher specs than that AND you want the boot screen etc, then you somehow need to get a BIOS file for one of the later Apple cards. I know there was at least one macbook pro from 2018 that had an 8gb card - if someone can get a download of that BIOS then that would open up a whole range of possible GPU upgrades!
NicVandEmZ okay so I did some research on this and found out that from 2012 onwards, the iMacs used integrated GPUs instead of cards. This to say that the graphics processor is actually part of the motherboard! So... wether or not you can get the bios is only one problem- it’s almost certain the later Mac OS’s have lists of configurations for all the released macs. If yours doesn’t quite fit those specs then there’s a good chance that the OS will prevent start up...
@@dnovom Not only can it fit just fine, but it runs great too. Better than any Novideo card. However the backlight is stuck at 0% so you have to mod that but you do get the EFI bootscreen with a VBIOS/BootROM mod (however now there is VBIOS only mod for the 765M/770M/780M cards)
Well that's because people are lazy and don't watch the actual videos. I'll stop answering these questions soon, because I am tired of telling people the same stuff I say in the vid and wrote down on the website.
The mid-2010 21.5” can accommodate an i7. It has to be either the 860S or 870S because their low power consumption is compatible with the power supply in this machine. Most people go for the 860S because of the price difference You also can put up to 32 Gb of RAM in these machines with those processors. There an extremely documented guide for this particular model. I will post a link to it....
Here is the link I promised earlier. Its the comment from January 13 of this year: www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/495257/Best+CPU+AND+GPU+Upgrade+for+my+iMac#answer588065
Excellent video, thanks very much. Very insightful. I’m too scared to upgrade the GPU or CPU. I’ve done the ssd and the dvd player and memory and that’s my limit. 😊
To my knowledge with the Late 2009/mid 2010 27" iMacs - 11,1 & 11,3 you can actually go up to i7 880 chips @ 3.06GHz. Several people have done this swap online and I'm about to do it myself!
@@arthurspringthorpe Thats very interesting, could you tell me please what imac you were upgrading to an i7 880? Was it a 2009 EMC 2374 27" imac by any chance?
@@Rendell001 Indeed! It's a 27" late 2009 iMac - 11,1- EMC 2374. It previously had the i5-750 installed from factory. A few other people have done this swap online too! Been running it for a week now and you can tell the difference for sure. It's also a good chance to clean your machine from dust and apply new thermal paste as it now runs a good 20 degrees cooler too :)
@@arthurspringthorpe Thats fantastic! I have that model of imac sitting in the backroom gathering dust - managed to rip the LCD cable when I opened the case one time and eventually bought my 2011 as a replacement for it. Been wanting to restore it and upgrade it as a back-up for my 2011 model.
Hello! great job! Please i have some issues on install a K2100M in a imac 2010 21.5" (imac 11,2). The GPU works fine on Mac OS H. Sierra, but don't work on Catalina. have any idea what i can do to activate the GPU? I did the same process on an imac 21.5 "2011 and it worked perfectly. But on imac 2010 it seems that catalina did not recognize the GPU, although it appears as installed on the system ... The activity monitor does not indicate any use of gpu. Please help! very thanks
Bro, i have 2010 imac 11,2 with 2389 EMC core i3. I saw your video replace to i7. And successfully. I want to ask, 1. how about the GPU, are stil ok use the original? Are still compatible?? 2. Can i replace i7 860 or 870 (without S) ?? Thanks bro. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Did you replaced wifi card to avoid any inconvenience with Mojave Osx installation?? I got the same iMAC you have, I Ireplaced the GPU too!!, so I need more details about how you install or run Mojave in this new upgraded machine, because is impossible install de OS X directly from App Store??
Great job with this video man lol when you said fuck the first time I about lost my ass laughing. It was easily was the funniest thing I've seen all day. Thank you for the info for real though, super informative!
mid 2011 iMac12,1 and originally with 2.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5. after upgrade i7 2600, suffering from loud fan. I tried with macs fan controller. but during booting still suffer from the loud fan noise. I put the original CPU back. is there anyone who is suffering from fan noise after the CPU upgrade?
hi, I can't access the system info of my imac. Under the base it says: model number A1311 serial n. WQ026PTDAS Can you tell me if it's from 2010 or 2011? Thank you!
I have a late 27 inch 2009 iMAC 2.66 GHZ intel core i5, 12g 1067 MHz DDR3 upgraded to GPU GeForce GTX 765 with a 512gb SSD upgrade too. Now here's the Question I'm having problems installing Catalina Mac OS over High Sierra Mac OS and I have no Idea on how to install windows 10 in any way. I would like to at least run and add to my Imac the windows version 10 to my present high sierra mac os late 2009 27 inch iMac.
I have a 27” mid 2011 and for GPU change you DO Need to remove motherboard because screw bolts are facing inside, so cannot remove from the front side. Greetings!!
I have an imac late 2009 27” (10,1) and I am wondering if it is worth it to upgrade to the core 2 duo 8600 3,33Ghz? Either way great video and guide 👍👍👍👍
Hi question i have imac a1311 2389 i see it has an i3 3.2ghz and im looking to upgrade to i7 and install a ssd because the one in it right now stopped working and making noises not doubt its dead , and this is my very first apple computer to work on it , im windows guy not apple So can you guide me on what cpu can use for this particular imac? I being told the it was el capitan osx idk i have not idea unless is an apple phone i can do something never have an apple computer in my hands , but i have done many other pc and very knowledge on how to take it apart and do some upgrades but have never done it in apple computers
@@MacintoshMen Eure Videos sind Klasse! Wenn ich mal eine Frage habe, kann ich mich bei Euch melden? Habt ihr eine Mail Adresse wo man sich mal schreiben kann? Bezüglich flashen einer Grafikkarte? Ich denke das man sich gegenseitig helfen könnte...? LG
Cool. I found a tossed out iMac A1312 27". Seems to work but needs iOS Sierra reset. With upgraded CPU/ GPU can higher iOS versions be installed? The EMC # is the 2390. So the A1312 model I have, the front screen can be removed by using suction cups? Thank you for all the research, info, suggestions, and ideas! If you are German 🇩🇪, you're English is perfect! Danke I also subbed!
Good day @MacintoshMen! hope you're doing great. I have a Core2Duo A1311(2308) and a dead logic board and GPU i5 A1311(2428), question is, can i place the i5 GPU on the C2D 2308? Thank you! keep safe
Hi from Korea! my iMac is mid 2011 27" emc2429 a1312 i5 2.7ghz, can upgrade with i7 2600 3.4ghz ? Or..xeon E3-1240 v2 3.4GHz/4C/69W LGA1155 Or xeon e3-1240 v3 3.4ghz, wich one i can use and best? Tnx a lot
hi, I upgraded my chip (CPU), added 16GB of Ram and changed the memory into SSD 500GB. I didn't expect to loose my boot screen and with that the boot loader. What can I do to solve that?
Hello, I follow your channel and I like it. During this quarantine I dedicated myself to buying old 27 "iMac, including a 1312 with GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850, I would like to know if you think it is possible to update the graphics card in this one. I am a Windows user but I am taking a step to Mac Thanks for the videos, take care
It is now 2023. I have a mid-2011 27” iMac on high sierra with the i5 and 6750 graphics, SSD, and 32 Gb ram. Absolutely Love this machine. Am more than a bit pissed off lately because the graphics is super slow and “pagey”. I am learning this is a Mac ox software update issue. So am looking at GPU upgrade or a new machine. I do not plan to change the OS. Can I simply put in the 770m graphics and problem goes away? The machine is flawless otherwise.
how do you reactivate the brightness control when you're rocking the 765m or 770m? It's the only thing stopping me from upgrading my GPU since I really need brightness control. I don't really care about the boot screen and boot loader. Thanks!
Hi nice video you did mention that you do not need to remove the motherboard, sorry i have a late 2011 imac and the GPU screws are facing from the inside. Definitely I had to remove the motherboard to work on the GPU. Thanks
Great video! My mid 2011 27” iMac AMD graphics card just went out (it was already replaced a time before, at an Apple store. This time I want to do it myself). I just need to get my machine back up into High Sierra, don’t care about Mojave or Catalina. So my questions are: the two cards you showed on the screen would fit and work simply without any cutting etc.? And with one of these, I can boot back up into High Sierra with any black screen or problems. Also, if I just go in and replace the card do I have to worry about my data or do I have to figure out how to get my data onto another drive first. Your answers are much appreciated.
If you can get another AMD 5000 or 6000 Series card out of another iMac, then it will be just plug and play. No cutting, no bootscreen loss nothing. Also don't worry about data because it is stored on the HDD, so the graphics card has nothing to do with it. Your system should just boot up normally with the new GPU.
Great freaking video!! Just have one question.. Is it worth for me to upgrade from i5 2,5 to i7 2,8?? Im already pushing the CPU to the max, on my imac mid 2011 21'5... Or is the difference insignificant?
Can I use imac 2009 gpu for imac 2011?. My imac 2011 gpu is dead and I wonder if AMD 4850m from imac 2009 will Work directly on imac 2011 without any modifications
Hello from France I have a iMac late 2009 27" EMC - 2309 CPU - 3,06 Ghz intel core 2 duo 8 Go 1067 MHz DDR3 Gpu - ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 Mo What is the best Upgrade, notice that I am on High Sierra and I would like to also upgrade to Catalina ... What is the best Cpu, Gpu, Ram etc... to have the best 2009 iMac please ? thank you
Servus and thank you for your videos :) I just successfully upgraded my iMac 21.5" mid-2010 (iMac 11,2) from an i3-540 3.06 GHz to the i7-860S 2.53 GHz. I already had an SSD inside and the RAM to maximum. Now there's only the graphics card left… :)
@@MacintoshMen It took some time, but I finally swapped the GPU also. Since I have a 21.5" model which only fits MXM-A cards, I chose a Quadro K2100M. It has less power, but it is plug&play. You only need to flash it, and then everything works except brightness control.
Good day, I’ve tried upgraded to the i7 but the iMac would not boot at all. So I went down to the i5 and it is working fine, but needed to get a fan control app. I am now working on the GPU and purchase the 765m as recommended but the Mac will not start at all. Have you experienced and issue like this? Any input would be great
I have 2011 21.5 inch imac and make simple videos with imovie, publish to youtube weekly It came with the computer, and I didn't really start using it until last year. I only added 4 gb of ram, although you can add up to 32 gb of ram even though apple says 16 gb ram if you want to video edit, probably 8 gb ram is minimum ... when i had 4 gb, it was not best last year i had to do video conferencing and videos ... one of those required ram upgrade, after that i was ok with 8 gb but i'm probably going to upgrade to 32 because i can
Great video, very much not to many numbers and stuff =) SO I have this 27"i3 that I will upgrade with an intel i7. It already also runs windows 10, will not having the bootscreen after the GPU upgrade also not be able to boot select OS? probably not. But could I perhaps chuck the MacOS in its entirety and just boot windows only? =))
Hi guys, second question. I got a Imac 21,5 inch late 2009 and i want to upgrade my GPU. What is the max that I can go to. And what are the negative parts of it (and also the positive).
Max GPU for a 2009 is probably 765M. I say probably because in theory you could put in much faster cards such as 770M, 870M, etc but there have been reports of kernel panics because of the card's power draw being too high. The only downside is that you can't flash any of them for Mac on your system because the custom vbios needs core i3 or later.
I have a mid 2011, 27" imac i7 and ssd, with a typical dud gpu. I baked it, got another 6 months out of it, until it died again. I bought a nvidia gtx 765m 9r3f5, installed it, and the computer is just a dead blank screen. I was told that it will boot up, you just wont get the boot screen. What do you think the issue is?
Could be either a faulty GPU, or the mac os install doesn't detect it right, or there is something wrong with the connection to the monitor like the lvds cable. That's everything I could come up with.
Great video and I want to upgrade the cpu on my 21.5 mid 2011 iMac from an i5 to a i7 cpu but I have a question, Is there a part number for the intel i7? And yes you did show the spec. for type of cpu for the i7 but I need a part number just because it’s confusing when there is so many choices on the website and I don’t want to order the wrong one. Thank you 🙏
@@MacintoshMen I type exactly like you said i7 2600s and what I found is that that cpu speed is 2.8 GHZ. But when I type i7 2600 without the S then i'm able to find 3.4 GHZ, will the i7 2600 3.4 GHZ be compatible with my iMAC ?
@@bernercalito8422 ark.intel.com/content/www/de/de/ark/products/52215/intel-core-i7-2600s-processor-8m-cache-up-to-3-80-ghz.html THIS is the exact CPU you need
@@MacintoshMen Hi. I just wanted to ask something. I have a iMac mid-2011 with an i5 processor. I was wondering if I installed windows 7 in my iMac (No more macOS). Then upgrade my GPU. Would there be a problem because I'm using a windows OS? Thank you :)
Super Video! Hab da mal noch ´ne Frage. Ich hab denselben ´27 2010 mit i5 EMC 2390. Ist es möglich eine CPU der 2 Gen. einzubauen mit dem der iMac läuft?? Auf den CPU´s der ersten Gen. läuft leider kein AVX. VG..ok....geht nicht also...evtl. eine Idee CPU die AVX unterstützt?
Hi just I have a question? I watched the GPU upgrade tutorial what you did with the iMac mid 2010 but you choose a not flash nvidia GPU card, can I upgrade with a flash Ati Radeon 6970 2 GB card? is more expensive but I feel more comfortable with a flash card, my iMAC is the same model you used; iMAC 11,3 (Mid 2010) 27'' i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
The flashed card will just work plug and play, you'll have bootscreen and everything, however the Radeon 6970 does not support Metal. I upgraded to the nvidia because of Metal support.
Hello. I own a mid 2011 27" iMac i7 3.4 GHz, 12gb RAM GDDR5, (unfortunately) Windows 10 installed on a 1 Tb SSD already installed on it via Bootcamp when I have bought it. Unfortunately the infamous graphic card has died(common issue on the amd radeon hd 6970m 2 GB). I guess the CPU and the RAM are fine. Tell me please, which graphic card should I buy now as I am looking to upgrade it to avoid the same issue in the future? Thank you in advance!
@@MacintoshMen After seeing the video I think I will leave it to more capable tech's or just pony up eventually for a new Mac. I did clone my drive to and external SSD and that sped things up dramatically. I'm looking to do Livestreams and this ole Imac is just not cutting it...
nguoi oi ya I’ve decided to leave it to the experts. I did get an external SSD and that JD speed things up considerably. So I’ll roll with that for now... thanx!
Hi there I have bought iMac mid 2011 27” i5 ,what you recommend should I upgrade to i7 2600 ,will it make big difference in performance or not , many thanks
I had no luck with installing mojave on mine. Found out later, that you have to install it BEFORE the GPU upgrade, and uncheck the "legacy video patch" in the patcher. Then, with the metal graphics card it should work.
hey, is it possible to use GTX770M on bootcamp windows? you noted that after replacement there will be no boot screen. i think that bootcamp doesn't require boot screen, because you can choose booting drive while the system is still operating. does it work different when you replace apple's GPU with GTX?
and what about cooling and power consumption? have you notices anything that's worth keeping in mind? like overheating during certain process, crashing, going to safe mode or PCU failure?
Hello i have a iMac 17" Late 2009 Model Number is iMac10,1 Right now installed 3.05 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Can i put a i5 in this machine ? or which cpu's i can upgrade ?
!!! UPDATE !!!
- Mid 2010 21.5″ (iMac 11,2) models successfully accept the Core i7 860s or i7 870s
- Late 2011 21.5″ (iMac 12,1) models successfully accept the Core i7 2600s
- Mid/Late 2011 21,5″ (iMac 12,1) models successfully accept Sandy Bridge Xeon chips (e.g. 1240, 1280, 1290, etc.)
Can I ask how fast will a mid 2010 with i7 870s and ssd 10gb ram?
@@yonyonyopn Got a mid 2011 running on 3.4 GHz i7 , triple SSD in RAID 0 and 16 GB RAM. Whatever I do I can't get CPU usage above 35% and SSD RAID speeds are through the roof.So a 2010 i7 model can be blazing too.
Hi I have The iMac 12,1 model currently with an i5 2.5Gz, Can I ask what is the best of these Sandy Bridge Xeon chips I could install?
@@Azulfae look here: czcams.com/video/lb-Gg2JY3ug/video.html
Can you help me with a 2009 imac
Love your channel I upgraded my CPU based on it. It went perfect Thank YOU!! keep up the great work.
Thanks, I am glad I could be of help!
You, my guy are a genius. I'm looking to swap out my Radeon GPU. I'm gonna get a GPU on eBay now so I can fit it if my good old imac pops.
I made a mistake where I messed up the CPU number for iMac 21.5" Mid 2010: It is of course "i5 680" not "860"!
Also it's worth pointing out that there's crews that have built firmware for some Nvidea chipsets etc that add boot functionality
That would be awesome!!
@@Saltynutz22 There's a lot of material on macrumours. Plus DosDude1 has built his own OSX boot patchers and such
William Meakins thanks man. I’ll look into that.
They are great machines, I have the 2010 and 2011 with i7 CPUs and Quadro K1100M 2GB GPU. (by Nick) Both with Samsung SSDs. Both running Sonoma 14.2 with Open Core patcher.
On the subject of GPU upgrades, I have seen threads online that mention that Apple GPU BIOS files are available to download. Using a "Raspberry PI", you can flash a GPU card so that the imac will recognise that card as whatever BIOS you flashed it as. This will give you the boot screen, brightness controls etc. The problem is, I've only seen BIOS for the apple cards up to and including the Radeon 6970 2GB graphics card. If you want a GPU with higher specs than that AND you want the boot screen etc, then you somehow need to get a BIOS file for one of the later Apple cards. I know there was at least one macbook pro from 2018 that had an 8gb card - if someone can get a download of that BIOS then that would open up a whole range of possible GPU upgrades!
Rendell001 here a instal Ubuntu and use it to get bios from the graphics cards
NicVandEmZ okay so I did some research on this and found out that from 2012 onwards, the iMacs used integrated GPUs instead of cards. This to say that the graphics processor is actually part of the motherboard! So... wether or not you can get the bios is only one problem- it’s almost certain the later Mac OS’s have lists of configurations for all the released macs. If yours doesn’t quite fit those specs then there’s a good chance that the OS will prevent start up...
this video is on the right time for me
Well that's great then. What do you plan on upgrading?
@@MacintoshMen ram is enough it came with 20gb ram but the i5 is ok but the graphics are getting for sure an upgrade
@@bartjuhhh6416 Get a Radeon WX 4170. They are more powerful and more reliable than the the nvidia cards.
Google Is Fucking SJW Scum Can that fit, let alone run on the mid-2010 iMac?
@@dnovom Not only can it fit just fine, but it runs great too. Better than any Novideo card. However the backlight is stuck at 0% so you have to mod that but you do get the EFI bootscreen with a VBIOS/BootROM mod (however now there is VBIOS only mod for the 765M/770M/780M cards)
EMC 2374 (late 2009) 11,1 27" can also use a 2.93 Ghz Core i7 870 and up to 32Gb of 1333Mhz ddr3 ram...
are you sure you can install 32gb? because i installed 16gb and as far as i know 16gb is the max ram...
@@TakeAChance. I also heard that 16 was max, but maybe it’s only for original build!
I like the video, well done. What I like even more are the people asking questions you answer in the video :-D
Well that's because people are lazy and don't watch the actual videos. I'll stop answering these questions soon, because I am tired of telling people the same stuff I say in the vid and wrote down on the website.
The mid-2010 21.5” can accommodate an i7. It has to be either the 860S or 870S because their low power consumption is compatible with the power supply in this machine. Most people go for the 860S because of the price difference You also can put up to 32 Gb of RAM in these machines with those processors. There an extremely documented guide for this particular model. I will post a link to it....
yeah and the 2011 can also work with a 2600
Here is the link I promised earlier. Its the comment from January 13 of this year:
www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/495257/Best+CPU+AND+GPU+Upgrade+for+my+iMac#answer588065
Thanks for your guide and your time, it helps me. I hope to succeed this CPU and GPU upgrade. Thx a lot
I'm very glad to hear that, thanks
Looks like you guys had fun doing the upgrades. I enjoyed watching.
Yes, we certainly did! We are glad you enjoyed it.
THANK YOU SO MUCH BRO!!!!
Excellent video, thanks very much. Very insightful. I’m too scared to upgrade the GPU or CPU. I’ve done the ssd and the dvd player and memory and that’s my limit. 😊
Yeah, upgrading the GPU and CPU is pretty involved.
To my knowledge with the Late 2009/mid 2010 27" iMacs - 11,1 & 11,3 you can actually go up to i7 880 chips @ 3.06GHz. Several people have done this swap online and I'm about to do it myself!
Oh cool, then good luck and I hope that it works!
@@MacintoshMen Just installed it! Works perfectly!!
@@arthurspringthorpe Thats very interesting, could you tell me please what imac you were upgrading to an i7 880? Was it a 2009 EMC 2374 27" imac by any chance?
@@Rendell001 Indeed! It's a 27" late 2009 iMac - 11,1- EMC 2374. It previously had the i5-750 installed from factory. A few other people have done this swap online too! Been running it for a week now and you can tell the difference for sure. It's also a good chance to clean your machine from dust and apply new thermal paste as it now runs a good 20 degrees cooler too :)
@@arthurspringthorpe Thats fantastic! I have that model of imac sitting in the backroom gathering dust - managed to rip the LCD cable when I opened the case one time and eventually bought my 2011 as a replacement for it. Been wanting to restore it and upgrade it as a back-up for my 2011 model.
Hello! great job! Please i have some issues on install a K2100M in a imac 2010 21.5" (imac 11,2). The GPU works fine on Mac OS H. Sierra, but don't work on Catalina. have any idea what i can do to activate the GPU? I did the same process on an imac 21.5 "2011 and it worked perfectly. But on imac 2010 it seems that catalina did not recognize the GPU, although it appears as installed on the system ... The activity monitor does not indicate any use of gpu. Please help! very thanks
Did you uncheck the "legacy video card support" in the patcher? If you didn't, it will install kexts for the old GPUs.
@@MacintoshMen Thank you very much!! You saved my imac's life. I am immensely grateful for your help! A thousand thanks!
@@raullevantese9364 I'm glad it worked! You are welcome!
Bro, i have 2010 imac 11,2 with 2389 EMC core i3. I saw your video replace to i7. And successfully. I want to ask,
1. how about the GPU, are stil ok use the original? Are still compatible??
2. Can i replace i7 860 or 870 (without S) ??
Thanks bro. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
do you already have the answer? i can buy only the i7 870 (without S)
Did you replaced wifi card to avoid any inconvenience with Mojave Osx installation?? I got the same iMAC you have, I Ireplaced the GPU too!!, so I need more details about how you install or run Mojave in this new upgraded machine, because is impossible install de OS X directly from App Store??
Super helpful video! Thanks for the specifics.
Thanks!
When upgrading to a SSD, it isnt even nesacery to remove some cables, just lift the screen, and you can access the harddisk (two bolts) ;-)
Great job with this video man lol when you said fuck the first time I about lost my ass laughing. It was easily was the funniest thing I've seen all day. Thank you for the info for real though, super informative!
Haha yeah you have to take certaing things that Apple does with humour
BRILLIANT! Thank You, Brother.
You are welcome!
Can we put NVME disc in to IMac?! 4gb ram is enough or change to 6?! For Opencore Ventura?!
EMC!! That's the trick! Thanks man!
Haha yeah, I'm glad I could help you
Curtis Gross has a lot more information on GPU upgrades for the 2011 imac that i see no reason wont apply equally to the 2010 models
mid 2011 iMac12,1 and originally with 2.5 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5. after upgrade i7 2600, suffering from loud fan. I tried with macs fan controller. but during booting still suffer from the loud fan noise. I put the original CPU back. is there anyone who is suffering from fan noise after the CPU upgrade?
hi, I can't access the system info of my imac. Under the base it says: model number A1311 serial n. WQ026PTDAS Can you tell me if it's from 2010 or 2011? Thank you!
Brilliant! Subscribed :)
Excellent advice 👌
This guy is amazing
I have a late 27 inch 2009 iMAC 2.66 GHZ intel core i5, 12g 1067 MHz DDR3 upgraded to GPU GeForce GTX 765 with a 512gb SSD upgrade too. Now here's the Question I'm having problems installing Catalina Mac OS over High Sierra Mac OS and I have no Idea on how to install windows 10 in any way. I would like to at least run and add to my Imac the windows version 10 to my present high sierra mac os late 2009 27 inch iMac.
I have a 27” mid 2011 and for GPU change you DO Need to remove motherboard because screw bolts are facing inside, so cannot remove from the front side. Greetings!!
Yes I know that now ;) If you like you can watch me struggle at exactly this with my latest 2011 iMac project.
what about the early 2009? with the 2.66
I have an imac late 2009 27” (10,1) and I am wondering if it is worth it to upgrade to the core 2 duo 8600 3,33Ghz? Either way great video and guide 👍👍👍👍
You have to decide for yourself, the cpus are very cheap to get but is the speed increase/performance gain worth the hassle upgrading.
It doesn't seem like it would be that much of an upgrade. Is it? Would that change be noticeable? @@MacintoshMen
Hi question i have imac a1311 2389 i see it has an i3 3.2ghz and im looking to upgrade to i7 and install a ssd because the one in it right now stopped working and making noises not doubt its dead , and this is my very first apple computer to work on it , im windows guy not apple So can you guide me on what cpu can use for this particular imac?
I being told the it was el capitan osx idk i have not idea unless is an apple phone i can do something never have an apple computer in my hands , but i have done many other pc and very knowledge on how to take it apart and do some upgrades but have never done it in apple computers
For 25-inch iMac in mid-2010, what would be the best CPU and GPU upgrade? Thank you. You're the best
You probably mean 27". Best CPU is Core i7 870s (like I said in the video) and best GPU is a GTX 880M, but the 770M and 780M are already pretty fast.
I have an iMac 27'' 10.1 late of 2009, you recommend me which type or link of GPU
See the link in description
Sehr sympathisch! Sehr Hilfreich! Grüße aus Tirol! Bastel demnächst an einem i5 27" aus 2011....
Danke fürs nette Feedback. Schön zu sehen, dass auch ein paar Österreicher zusehen ;) LG aus der Steiermark
@@MacintoshMen Eure Videos sind Klasse! Wenn ich mal eine Frage habe, kann ich mich bei Euch melden? Habt ihr eine Mail Adresse wo man sich mal schreiben kann? Bezüglich flashen einer Grafikkarte? Ich denke das man sich gegenseitig helfen könnte...? LG
Ja, auf der Website unter dem Guide einfach einen Kommentar abgeben
Cool. I found a tossed out iMac A1312 27". Seems to work but needs iOS Sierra reset. With upgraded CPU/ GPU can higher iOS versions be installed? The EMC # is the 2390. So the A1312 model I have, the front screen can be removed by using suction cups? Thank you for all the research, info, suggestions, and ideas! If you are German 🇩🇪, you're English is perfect! Danke I also subbed!
Good day @MacintoshMen! hope you're doing great.
I have a Core2Duo A1311(2308) and a dead logic board and GPU i5 A1311(2428), question is, can i place the i5 GPU on the C2D 2308? Thank you! keep safe
can i use the i7 - 870(without S)? or only i7 870s and i7 860?
Do you know something about the A1225 (EMC2267/2134) 24" model from 2009?
Hi from Korea! my iMac is mid 2011 27" emc2429 a1312 i5 2.7ghz, can upgrade with i7 2600 3.4ghz ? Or..xeon E3-1240 v2 3.4GHz/4C/69W LGA1155
Or xeon e3-1240 v3 3.4ghz, wich one i can use and best? Tnx a lot
I would upgrade it with the i7, I don't know what xeons will work for sure
@@MacintoshMen thx a lot! Yeap im gonna get with i7 as ur advice thank u and subscribed!
You the man.
hi, I upgraded my chip (CPU), added 16GB of Ram and changed the memory into SSD 500GB. I didn't expect to loose my boot screen and with that the boot loader. What can I do to solve that?
HI I have imac 27 inch gpu failed , want to upgrade , is there any card for upgrade that does not need a flash to work?
Rly good video!!!!!
Thanks!
Hello, I follow your channel and I like it. During this quarantine I dedicated myself to buying old 27 "iMac, including a 1312 with GPU: ATI Radeon HD 4850, I would like to know if you think it is possible to update the graphics card in this one. I am a Windows user but I am taking a step to Mac
Thanks for the videos, take care
Yes you can upgrade the GPU, check out the link to my website there is a list of a couple of GPUs you can put in.
It is now 2023. I have a mid-2011 27” iMac on high sierra with the i5 and 6750 graphics, SSD, and 32 Gb ram. Absolutely Love this machine. Am more than a bit pissed off lately because the graphics is super slow and “pagey”. I am learning this is a Mac ox software update issue. So am looking at GPU upgrade or a new machine.
I do not plan to change the OS.
Can I simply put in the 770m graphics and problem goes away? The machine is flawless otherwise.
I gues you can, yes. Maybe flash the vbios regardless.
So i have a iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) 2.93 GHz Intel Core i7 so i buy the same drive?
What do you mean with drive?
Thank you very much, very useful info.
You're welcome!
Hi,an I7 2600k work on Imac 27 inch,midle 2011? Can i upgrade? Is just plug and play? Or i7 2600 is better?
I have a mid 2009 imac 21" 1.9 2.0 duo. Can I upgrade this model
Hello maximum cpu for this model can i use please? iMac 11,1 / EMC 2374 (Late 2009): Core i7 860 2,8 GHz max use only 870 2.93Ghz?
how do you reactivate the brightness control when you're rocking the 765m or 770m? It's the only thing stopping me from upgrading my GPU since I really need brightness control. I don't really care about the boot screen and boot loader. Thanks!
I am really sorry, I don't know how to do that. You'll probably have to flash the vbios and mod the iMacs bootrom.
software called shades will do it although you can't do screen grabs properly
Can a early 2008 iMac gpu be upgraded
what about upgrading from i7 860 to i7 880 ??
Hi nice video you did mention that you do not need to remove the motherboard, sorry i have a late 2011 imac and the GPU screws are facing from the inside. Definitely I had to remove the motherboard to work on the GPU. Thanks
I wrote it in my guide
Great video! My mid 2011 27” iMac AMD graphics card just went out (it was already replaced a time before, at an Apple store. This time I want to do it myself). I just need to get my machine back up into High Sierra, don’t care about Mojave or Catalina. So my questions are: the two cards you showed on the screen would fit and work simply without any cutting etc.? And with one of these, I can boot back up into High Sierra with any black screen or problems. Also, if I just go in and replace the card do I have to worry about my data or do I have to figure out how to get my data onto another drive first. Your answers are much appreciated.
If you can get another AMD 5000 or 6000 Series card out of another iMac, then it will be just plug and play. No cutting, no bootscreen loss nothing. Also don't worry about data because it is stored on the HDD, so the graphics card has nothing to do with it. Your system should just boot up normally with the new GPU.
Great freaking video!!
Just have one question..
Is it worth for me to upgrade from i5 2,5 to i7 2,8?? Im already pushing the CPU to the max, on my imac mid 2011 21'5... Or is the difference insignificant?
Well I am not sure about that, you might have to look at some benchmark results online and see if it is worth it.
Thank you!!
Can I use imac 2009 gpu for imac 2011?.
My imac 2011 gpu is dead and I wonder if AMD 4850m from imac 2009 will Work directly on imac 2011 without any modifications
Hello…
can help in this machine
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) mac upgrade?
You can install linux by upgrading to the core2 quad 8400?
Is the iMac 27" 11,3 EMC 2390 (Mid 2010) compatible with the i7 870K (as opposed to the i7 870)? Thanks!
Hello from France
I have a iMac late 2009 27"
EMC - 2309
CPU - 3,06 Ghz intel core 2 duo
8 Go 1067 MHz DDR3
Gpu - ATI Radeon HD 4670 256 Mo
What is the best Upgrade, notice that I am on High Sierra and I would like to also upgrade to Catalina ...
What is the best Cpu, Gpu, Ram etc... to have the best 2009 iMac please ? thank you
Check out the guide in the description, it's all in there
What graphics card could I put into my late 2009 21.5 inch intel core 2 duo 3.06ghz?
the ones I told you in the video + some more if you ask google
Hi i have a late 2010 Imac 27" can you please assist with possible upgrades on that
is my mid 2010 21.5inch imac campatible with just the i7 860 (not S!)
Servus and thank you for your videos :) I just successfully upgraded my iMac 21.5" mid-2010 (iMac 11,2) from an i3-540 3.06 GHz to the i7-860S 2.53 GHz. I already had an SSD inside and the RAM to maximum. Now there's only the graphics card left… :)
Great stuff, glad to hear it. I'd recommend getting a 765M or 780M
@@MacintoshMen It took some time, but I finally swapped the GPU also. Since I have a 21.5" model which only fits MXM-A cards, I chose a Quadro K2100M. It has less power, but it is plug&play. You only need to flash it, and then everything works except brightness control.
Good day, I’ve tried upgraded to the i7 but the iMac would not boot at all. So I went down to the i5 and it is working fine, but needed to get a fan control app. I am now working on the GPU and purchase the 765m as recommended but the Mac will not start at all. Have you experienced and issue like this? Any input would be great
GoodOnYa, great help
Hi.... Is posible changing logic board to imac 1312 core 2 to imac 1312 i7??
Hi there can we use 1600 MHz ram instead 1333 MHz in mid 2011 27” thanks
Im thinking about getting a 2011 imac do you think i can use imovie on it to video edit ?
Absoluteley
I have 2011 21.5 inch imac and make simple videos with imovie, publish to youtube weekly
It came with the computer, and I didn't really start using it until last year. I only added 4 gb of ram, although you can add up to 32 gb of ram even though apple says 16 gb ram
if you want to video edit, probably 8 gb ram is minimum ... when i had 4 gb, it was not best
last year i had to do video conferencing and videos ... one of those required ram upgrade, after that i was ok with 8 gb
but i'm probably going to upgrade to 32 because i can
i have imac 2007 intel core 2 duo... what higher version of processor can i upgrade it with please?
Nothing I'm afraid
Great video, very much not to many numbers and stuff =)
SO I have this 27"i3 that I will upgrade with an intel i7.
It already also runs windows 10, will not having the bootscreen after the GPU upgrade also not be able to boot select OS? probably not.
But could I perhaps chuck the MacOS in its entirety and just boot windows only? =))
Hi, i7 870s, is same i7 870? . I want upgrade iMac 21.5 2010. But im confused, im try to buy one. Tell me please thanks
No, it’s not the same. The 21.5 only works with 870S
Hello: How did you display the EMC number. I cant find that screen on my 2010 27" imac. Thanks
You need to google it, you can't display it anywhere. It depends on the model year and screen size.
Hi guys, second question. I got a Imac 21,5 inch late 2009 and i want to upgrade my GPU. What is the max that I can go to. And what are the negative parts of it (and also the positive).
Max GPU for a 2009 is probably 765M. I say probably because in theory you could put in much faster cards such as 770M, 870M, etc but there have been reports of kernel panics because of the card's power draw being too high. The only downside is that you can't flash any of them for Mac on your system because the custom vbios needs core i3 or later.
I have a mid 2011, 27" imac i7 and ssd, with a typical dud gpu. I baked it, got another 6 months out of it, until it died again. I bought a nvidia gtx 765m 9r3f5, installed it, and the computer is just a dead blank screen. I was told that it will boot up, you just wont get the boot screen. What do you think the issue is?
Could be either a faulty GPU, or the mac os install doesn't detect it right, or there is something wrong with the connection to the monitor like the lvds cable. That's everything I could come up with.
Hi! did you make any modifications to the heat sink to install the gtx 765m? Or was it just plug & play?
Great video and I want to upgrade the cpu on my 21.5 mid 2011 iMac from an i5 to a i7 cpu but I have a question, Is there a part number for the intel i7? And yes you did show the spec. for type of cpu for the i7 but I need a part number just because it’s confusing when there is so many choices on the website and I don’t want to order the wrong one. Thank you 🙏
i7 2600s 3,8 GHz works in yours. Make sure to get that exact one.
@@MacintoshMen did you meant the 3,4 GHZ instead of the 3,8 GHZ ?
It only turbo boosts up to 3,8 ghz, the stock speed is 3,4 ghz
@@MacintoshMen I type exactly like you said i7 2600s and what I found is that that cpu speed is 2.8 GHZ. But when I type i7 2600 without the S then i'm able to find 3.4 GHZ, will the i7 2600 3.4 GHZ be compatible with my iMAC ?
@@bernercalito8422 ark.intel.com/content/www/de/de/ark/products/52215/intel-core-i7-2600s-processor-8m-cache-up-to-3-80-ghz.html THIS is the exact CPU you need
can I also use the i7 860 into my iMac 27 inch i5 mid 2010 same as the one you have?
already found my awnser great video btw I Subscribed!!!!
Thanks!
Where did you find yours?
@@MacintoshMen Hi. I just wanted to ask something. I have a iMac mid-2011 with an i5 processor. I was wondering if I installed windows 7 in my iMac (No more macOS). Then upgrade my GPU. Would there be a problem because I'm using a windows OS? Thank you :)
@@dinouen7325 You will need to reinstall the correct GPU driver in Windows, that's all
@@MacintoshMen Thank you very much :) Sub
Super Video! Hab da mal noch ´ne Frage. Ich hab denselben ´27 2010 mit i5 EMC 2390. Ist es möglich eine CPU der 2 Gen. einzubauen mit dem der iMac läuft?? Auf den CPU´s der ersten Gen. läuft leider kein AVX. VG..ok....geht nicht also...evtl. eine Idee CPU die AVX unterstützt?
Hmm.. das weiß ich leider nicht. Ich schätze mal nein, die 2. Generation CPUs hat Apple in den 2011er Modellen verwendet.
When you upgrade the CPU , can you also upgrade to faster RAM? If not would it work with slower RAM?
Sure you can do that.
Hi just I have a question? I watched the GPU upgrade tutorial what you did with the iMac mid 2010 but you choose a not flash nvidia GPU card, can I upgrade with a flash Ati Radeon 6970 2 GB card? is more expensive but I feel more comfortable with a flash card, my iMAC is the same model you used; iMAC 11,3 (Mid 2010) 27'' i7-870 @ 2.93GHz
The flashed card will just work plug and play, you'll have bootscreen and everything, however the Radeon 6970 does not support Metal. I upgraded to the nvidia because of Metal support.
MacintoshMen
Thank you!
I appreciate your advice, so there is not a metal support flash card for this unit to upgrade??
@@Colourlinetv If you can deal with a missing bootscreen, there are plenty like Nvidia Gtx 765M, 770M, 780M.. etc.
Hello. I own a mid 2011 27" iMac i7 3.4 GHz, 12gb RAM GDDR5, (unfortunately) Windows 10 installed on a 1 Tb SSD already installed on it via Bootcamp when I have bought it. Unfortunately the infamous graphic card has died(common issue on the amd radeon hd 6970m 2 GB). I guess the CPU and the RAM are fine. Tell me please, which graphic card should I buy now as I am looking to upgrade it to avoid the same issue in the future? Thank you in advance!
Hi, please have a look at the link to guide in the description. It's all in there.
Ola sou do Brazil , por favor uma informação , tenho como troca o processador do ima 27 2009 ou uma placa de video para uma melhor ?
muchas gracias por la informacion
hi , can i put xeon e3 1230v2 into imac 21.5ink 2011
Where can i ver it that corte!7 860s?
Hi, thanx for the great tutoril! In the video for the 2010 21.5" iMac you say I5 860 but on the website link it says 680? Which should I buy?
You can even put a i7 870s in, I didn’t know that at the time of the video
@@MacintoshMen After seeing the video I think I will leave it to more capable tech's or just pony up eventually for a new Mac. I did clone my drive to and external SSD and that sped things up dramatically. I'm looking to do Livestreams and this ole Imac is just not cutting it...
Jeffery Marshall how about i7. 860?
nguoi oi ya I’ve decided to leave it to the experts. I did get an external SSD and that JD speed things up considerably. So I’ll roll with that for now... thanx!
Hi there I have bought iMac mid 2011 27” i5 ,what you recommend should I upgrade to i7 2600 ,will it make big difference in performance or not , many thanks
The i7 is around 13% faster. You’ll have to decide if that’s enough to make it worth for you
MacintoshMen hi thanks for your reply
Thanks pal! BEAST MODE video! ever mess with Dosdudes patch?
I had no luck with installing mojave on mine. Found out later, that you have to install it BEFORE the GPU upgrade, and uncheck the "legacy video patch" in the patcher. Then, with the metal graphics card it should work.
Can’t find a i5 860 is there another i5 I can use for the 11,2 iMac? By the way awesome video great job 👏
I messed up the number, it's 680 not 860 sorry
@@MacintoshMen thanks for the quick response I found an i7 2600s will this one work it’s 65 tdp thanks again
@@MacintoshMen just found a i7 860s on eBay in the states lol
Hi,
Y have à Imac 2010 21,5 inch and i hav a question:
What GPU can i put? GTX 765m is good?
I upgrade CPU i3 to i7 860s :)
Thank you for the answer
Yeah, 765M is one I can recommend for it, but also maybe look into the Quadro cards. But generally 765M works very well
hey, is it possible to use GTX770M on bootcamp windows? you noted that after replacement there will be no boot screen. i think that bootcamp doesn't require boot screen, because you can choose booting drive while the system is still operating. does it work different when you replace apple's GPU with GTX?
and what about cooling and power consumption? have you notices anything that's worth keeping in mind? like overheating during certain process, crashing, going to safe mode or PCU failure?
Hello i have a iMac 17" Late 2009 Model Number is iMac10,1
Right now installed 3.05 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
Can i put a i5 in this machine ? or which cpu's i can upgrade ?
No, you can’t put in a i5 in one of these
@@MacintoshMen thanks, i can upgrade E8600
Hi, i Install a i7 875k on my IMAC 2010 27"
What info do you got on the 24 inch Macs? I’m trying to get a better CPU. It’s a 2009, iMac9,1 EMC 2267.
The fastest CPU for your Early 2009 iMac is Core 2 Duo E8435 3,06 GHz