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    Upgrade iMac 2010

    Hi All, I have an iMac 27"from 2010 (2,8Ghz intel Core i5, 8GB 1333Mhz DDR3, ATI Radeon 5750 1TB) running High Sierra 10.13.6 which I need to upgrade, as it's running really slow, new OS not supported and difficult to get apps to be updated. I am struggling with the options so far and what...
  2. Andy5Kimac

    Which TIM to use for delidded i7 7700k?

    Hello. I purchased a used delidded i7-7700k and will upgrade my i5 2017 5k iMac. I want to relid the cpu and was wondering which Thermal paste is best to use besides liquid metal? (Previous owner used LM). Also this is my first time relidding a cpu. I have the delid/relid tool and will reseal...
  3. jurajb

    iMac 2019 SSD v NVME speed (practical difference)

    So last week I've finally managed to upgrade my iMac when I realised that the 'fusion' portion is actually a normal M.2 drive at the back of the motherboard! I managed to document it below But my main question now is - is the difference between SSD (SATA) and NVME (PCI-E) practically so huge...
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    iMac 2009 CPU upgrade?

    I have a late 2009 Imac lying around gathering dust ... I had decided to upgrade it, so I upgraded the ram to 16gb and put in a 512gb ssd- now I want to go further. I know that it has a core 2 duo, but would I be able to put in an i7? And if not, what it the best processor I could put in? I know...
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    Is it possible to calculate a theoretical speed increase between 2 systems?

    I wasn't sure where to post this as i'm not sure what it would come under... I was wondering is it possible to calculate a theoretical speed increase between 2 systems? What i'd like to find out if possible is the increase in rendering speeds, on my current system i rendered an animation to PNG...