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imac late 2014

  1. Z

    2014 iMac 27" i7 on the ropes - will SSD replacement help?

    I upgraded to latest OS (Big Sur 11.7.10) back in April, then after multiple kernel panics I went to YouTube, tried all the tips and ultimately I ended up reinstalling clean OS, then installed OS on external SSD to boot off of in case that didn't work. For a month or so I could boot up from...
  2. audacioustux

    Bluetooth 5 Adapter / Dongle for iMac 27" late 2014 (big sur)

    My powerbeats neckband doesn't work properly with the integrated bluetooth in iMac 27" late 2014, so was looking for a bluetooth 5 dongle. but couldn't find any that has macOS support. If anyone could recommend one, that would be great! :)
  3. DINCAO

    IMAC 5K LATE 2014 TEMPERATURE CONCERN AFTER UPGRADE FROM I5 4690 to I74790k

    Hey Guys I've made it!Upgrade done! I7 4790K Inside! Same Thing! The only issue is the temperature. It hits easily 100 degrees on Benchmark test. I've used a TM30 Thermal Paste Corsair. Anything I can do to lower the temperature ? I also watched a video from a intel engineer and he said this...
  4. PsychoSync

    iMac Late 2014 27" shutdown

    Hi I have not-so-random shutdowns problem with my 2014 Retina 27" iMac. When i try to install a fresh install of Catalina from USB onto the internal Apple SSD, first stage of the install works fine then at the installation after the first reboot when the ETA bar is shown it will reach the end...
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    Late 2014 iMac Crashing

    I have a late 2014 3.5 i5 27” iMac. We had to upgrade to 16gb from the standard 8gb. The machine runs 10.14.3 After three attempts, we finally received memory that worked. Well, after 2 hours of usage, the computer crashed. There were no normal kernel panic type messages. The computer froze...
  6. Cruciarius

    Can the 2018 Mac Mini run Ark?

    Serious question. Can it? Given that I may need to get an eGPU, can the Mac Mini run Ark? Max settings? Ark's minimum system requirements: OS: OSX 10.9 or Higher Processor: 2 GHz Equivalent CPU Memory: 4000 MB RAM Graphics: OpenGL 3 Compatible GPU with 1GB Video RAM Storage: 20000 MB available...
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    Got 3 beeps on memory install until...

    If you have ever opened up the compartment on the back of an iMac you'll see that Apple install the memory with a slot gap between modules so naturally when I saw this I thought, ok, I am not going to change what apple have setup so I will just install my new ram modules in the remaining slots...