Upgrading graphics in the new iMac's?

[CBGFilms]

I had an idea, in the iFixIt teardown they mentioned it is now possible to replace the graphics chips in the new iMac's, I would like to buy a base model iMac, £999. And then swap the graphics in for a AMD Radeon HD 6970M graphics chip with 1GB or 2GB memory.

But I can't find any chips online to buy? Can you not buy these?

 

[Lord Appleseed]

I had an idea, in the iFixIt teardown they mentioned it is now possible to replace the graphics chips in the new iMac's, I would like to buy a base model iMac, £999. And then swap the graphics in for a AMD Radeon HD 6970M graphics chip with 1GB or 2GB memory.

But I can't find any chips online to buy? Can you not buy these?

You can find them, but its hard and they are expensive. Apart from that it is not a good idea to open an new iMac and void the warranty by messing around with the internals.

 

[CBGFilms]

You can find them, but its hard and they are expensive. Apart from that it is not a good idea to open an new iMac and void the warranty by messing around with the internals.

Good points, thought it might of been a long shot! Just wish I could have an awesome 2GB graphics in a base £999 iMac!

 

[thedarkhorse]

Laptop GPU's aren't really widely available for sale like desktop GPUs, if you do find one get ready to pay a steep price as they are intended to be replacements for defective/broken parts in gaming laptops.

 

[Lord Appleseed]

Good points, thought it might of been a long shot! Just wish I could have an awesome 2GB graphics in a base £999 iMac!

Well you might find the GPU somewhere online later this year, but will it have the mac bios...?

 

[Diesel-Benz]

Its a proprietary card. Only Apple has them.