Il giorno 29/07/15 19.31, "Peter Hall" ha scritto: > Can I upgrade the video card in this machine, with any standard MXM video > card or am I stuck with an amd 4670 card from another Imac?
> Cpu upgrade AFAIK, no CPU or GPU upgrade are possible on an Intel iMac. I might be wrong, though, so let's wait for someone more tech savvy than me. > What OS would be the best for this machine to run reasonably quickly? I have an Early 2009 24" iMac, similar specs to yours. I'm using 10.6.8 and I find it quite smooth. I'm staying with 10.6 because: - I don't like subsequent UI changes. - 10.6 is the last OSX able to run old PowerPC software (through Rosetta emulation). On a different partitition I installed OSX 10.9, too, and on the minimal use I had with it, it seemed fast enough. Since OSX 10.9 is free from Apple, you could give it a run and see for yourself. But I'd try that on a new partition, just in case you will not like it, and want to go back to 10.6 (without reinstalling everything). > Currently the mac has 4 gig of ram, but I do > intend to buy 2 more 2 gig sticks for a total of 8. More Ram never hurts, but it could be not needed. I have 4 GB and, with 10.6, I fill it up only when I'm doing lots of stuff (the whole Adobe CS3 - InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop - Firefox, Entourage, plus a handful od other apps open). Newer OSX versions might need more Ram, though. > Lastly on the top left of the screen there are some dark blotches, its only > noticeable when there is a white screen. In this kind of iMacs, there's a slow buildup of dust behind the screen glass. You see it mostly with uniform pale backgrounds. To clean that, you need to remove the glass. Here's the right guide, I think: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iMac+Intel+21.5-Inch+EMC+2308+Glass+Panel+Repla cement/1763 > Thanks for reading and I am sorry if my questions seem pedestrian, but I > have no experience with Imacs. I just love my Intel iMac, and I think you'll love it too! :-) -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
