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What Emulators/Games Run Best on the G3?
So I understand the G3's capabilities are... not particularly broad, especially relative to newer and faster PPC chips. That being said I am pretty uninformed when it comes to the plethora of software that both runs and has been optimized to run on the thing. Emulators in particular peak my...- ultrasaw
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- clamshell emulator emulators games ibook imac imac g3 powerpc g3 retro
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- Forum: PowerPC Macs
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Should i switch from my 2019 27" imac to the M1 mac mini?
Hey guys. I bought my 27"imac i5 with upgraded radeon pro vega 48 card back in April. Today i have borrowed the new M1 mac mini from a friend just to test it out and compare the two. I have to say, i am totally blown away by the performance from a machine that costs only £700. On top of...- patearrings
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- fans imac m1 mac mini temperatures usb
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- Forum: Apple Silicon (Arm) Macs
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Bad Phobio trade-in experience. [Merged]
I figured this would be the best place for this question so I'm hoping someone can chime in with advice. I recently decided to upgrade from a 2015 11" MacBook to a new MacBook Pro 13". In the past I've traded in or sold devices through Gazelle, Swappa, eBay, Craigslist, and even somewhat...- handsome pete
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- apple renew experience imac nightmare phobio terrible trade in trade-in
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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iMac Pro 4K HEVC Massive Stutter - iMac Pro 2017 - 8 Core - Vega 56, 32GB RAM
Hey guys, I have send some of my 4k 60FPS iPhone 12 Pro Max Videos to my iMac Pro (8 Core, Vega 56, 32GB Ram, 1TB SSD running Big Sur) and its dropping frames and running choppy. then i Tried to play this file here from Sony 4k HEVC .mp4 and sound is running but picture is running like 1-2 FPS... -
iMac 2011 K1100M - Target Display Mode Problem
Hi, I'm trying to connect a Ryzen PC to my iMac 27" 2011 with a flashed K1100M running High Sierra, ( OpenCore 0.6.4 27" Nvidia config.plist ) but Target Display Mode doesn't work for some reason. I've tried it with a 2018 15" MacBook Pro using a 2m Thunderbolt 2 cable and a Thunderbolt 2 female... -
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iMac stuck update
Hello, I'm on an IMac mid 2017 I tried to update my Mac running under Mojave to Big Sur. I got an error that the disk check couldn't be done. Since if I boot the mac in normal mode I can't start it, it gets stuck on the apple logo. So I wanted to reset the mac but when I open the disk utility... -
Early 2008 iMac 24" GPU Upgrade Options
Hi there, I've just got an old 2008 24" iMac for £30, and I want to use it for some older-title gaming, web browsing and all the other stuff you do with an older iMac. My only problem is, it has the Radeon HD 2600 Pro which isnt all that great. I've been looking at images of the 2600 and I've... -
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2020 iMac render & preview performance is very slow.
hi, I bought a new iMac in December 2020. ( https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/imac/27-inch-3.8ghz-8-core-processor-with-turbo-boost-up-to-5.0ghz-512gb ) Render and preview performance in After Effects is very slow. My 2011 MacBook Pro (i5 2.4Ghz, 16gb ram, 512 gpu) computer runs faster. For...- deoksiribo
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- after effects imac
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- Forum: iMac
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iMac 27" late 2014 trade-in questions
Has anyone done a trade-in with an iMac? Did it go well? I have a late 2014 model and right away I have a question about it. My internal drive is a 3.12 TB fusion drive. That is the default drive it came with. However, when I go to Apple's trade-in process it tells me that this is my iMac: iMac...- Cruciarius
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- imac imac (27" late 2014)
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- Forum: iMac
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Mac late 2012 Missing Fusion Drive
I have read past posts on this but want to include my specs and issue to ensure I am doing what I can to properly address since this is a custom that I’d love to keep going as long as possible. Here is what I have originally. Here is what I see when I run diskutil list. -
iMac 27" 2017 fusion drive, extremely slow start with Big Sur
My iMac 27" 2017 with fusion drive starts very slowly with Big Sur, 4-5 minutes until ready, just 2 usual login items. There's SSD in the drive and it should start as fast as by previous versions of macOS. Is it normal for the fusion drive to look like this? SSD not separated and... -
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27" iMac 2019 - 64gb RAM Installation Questions
I recently purchased 2x32gb RAM chips from OWC for my 2019 27" iMac with i9. I removed the original Mac RAM (2x4gb) and installed the OWC RAM only. I was not able to boot the computer when placing the OWC RAM in the same slots the Mac RAM(1 & 3) inhabited. I was able to boot the computer when I... -
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2020 27" iMac with 5700 XT hangs on Luxmark benchmark. Anyone can run it?
I've been trying to run Luxmark 3.1 on the iMac 2020 with Radeon Pro 5700XT. While it can do the default scene successfully, the two other scenes Neumann and Hotel hangs the entire machine. On Big Sur it crashes, but on Catalina the entire machine reboots. The default sphere scene gives a GPU... -
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2006 imac not showing anything on screen after turning on
Hello! So, I have a problem. My brother I live with just got a new mac pro, and i got his old 2006 mac he's been using for the last 14 years. He's stopped using it for a while and when I tried to turn it on, the power indicator lit up, but the screen did not turn on at ALL. If you have any idea... -
Strange and annoying fan noise in brand new iMac 27" 2020 (incl. audio file)
Hi, I just replaced my late 2013 iMac 27" with a 2020 model to get the Big Sur experience :) Unfortunately my new iMac sounds strange - the fan make a clacking or engine like sound all the time when running at lowest RPM. iMac is 10 days old and does it ever since. Is this normal? I hope not...- lancee_xyz
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- 2020 fan imac noise
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External nvme SSD for 4k editing dilemma
Hi there, I've come to an impasse on the making after a period of what feels like exhaustive research on external nvme SSD's for my iMac video editing setup. My knowledge and experience has maxed out, and I was wondering if anyone with better insight would be so grateful as to help me with some...- radicalpoet
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- 4k video editing imac imac 2019 nvme usb 3.2
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adding a 2nd SSD in my iMac
On my mid 2010 corei7 iMac, i have installed a second drive, an SSD drive. Im wondering if its possible to replace the 1T spinning drive (that my iMac came with) with an SSD drive. And if so, will the existing cables (that the spinning drive uses) be enough to connect the SSD, or will i need... -
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Worth transferring OS into SSD?
I've seen variations of this question a few times on the forum and was wondering what the latest options for me are. I have a 27" mid 2017 iMac with a 1TB fusion drive used for YouTube, word processing, Powerpoint, Outlook, Spotify, moderate to heavy web browsing (e.g. 15-20 tabs), discord...- piotrrcola
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- fusion drive imac ssd
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Running native mail/cal apps vs. open tabs (CPU/RAM efficiency)
Is there any way to determine what would be the most CPU/RAM efficient way to run mail and calendar on an old mac? (C2D edu iMac from mid-2009 with SSD and 8gigs of RAM) I need to run Google's calendar and mail. Running macOS Catalina. Option 1: Pin two tabs in Chrome Option 2: same, pin two...- Milchschokolade
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- calendar app chrome efficiency gmail imac macos mail app old computer safari
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Considering NVMe M.2 boot for 2014 iMac 5k, Have Questions
Hi - in my iMac 15,1 I have USB 3.0 and ThunderBolt 2. I am considering an external enclosure connecting via TB as a boot option if I will see appreciable performance gains. I have a 1TB Fusion drive going on now. Looking for connecting 2 NVMe's. A double enclosure would be choice. One...
