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montiq

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Oct 8, 2023
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Good afternoon.
I bought this model (iMac 21.5 Mid 2011).
I installed BigSure 11.7.8 on it, after updating the system, minor freezes began when watching videos on YouTube. The temperature of the processor rises, and launching programs also takes a long time.
I came up with the idea to upgrade the processor + video memory + RAM, because I understand that nowadays 4gb is quite small, and I will use it for website development. But no matter how much I look for information on updating now, I understand that everyone has different models and suitable devices.
The question is what kind of processor can I install in place of my i5 (3.4ghZ), and the most important thing is the video card, can it be changed to something more powerful? Now I have an AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB.
 
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Good afternoon.
I bought this model (iMac 21.5 Mid 2011).
I installed BigSure 11.7.8 on it, after updating the system, minor freezes began when watching videos on YouTube. The temperature of the processor rises, and launching programs also takes a long time.
I came up with the idea to upgrade the processor + video memory + RAM, because I understand that nowadays 4gb is quite small, and I will use it for website development. ...

Recommend calling the MacSales people and find out what they can offer. They do claim you model can go to 32GB of RAM:

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/2011/DDR3_21.5_27

Also you can do an internal HD -> SSD upgrade.
 
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montiq

macrumors newbie
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Oct 8, 2023
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Recommend calling the MacSales people and find out what they can offer. They do claim you model can go to 32GB of RAM:

https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/memory/iMac/2011/DDR3_21.5_27

Also you can do an internal HD -> SSD upgrade.
Yes, I have already replaced my CD-Rom with an SSD drive (240GB from Radeon), as far as I understand, the RAM must be taken with 16 chips on the stick, that is, 8gb * 4, and which processor is better to install? I'd like to install an i7, but I can't find a list of supported processors on my imac
 

montiq

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Oct 8, 2023
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Will the Intel Core™ i7-3770 processor run the iMac without any extra steps?
 
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