dmsmith90

I think you're right... Yeah the Mac Mini has been the front runner anyways and I think it's probably the safer route. I may try and hold out for another year or so, just to see if an 8-core version comes out, but 6 would be still be great! Thanks again, really appreciate the ideas and help!

That's actually the top option right now, but I wanted to at least get a feel for this option. Having worked on an 2017 iMac before, I mostly certainly know how much easier the mini would be! Thanks again!

Yeah, power supply was another concern of mine for sure. I really appreciate the info! Thanks!

Thanks for the reply. What I do for work is a little hard to explain, it's not just running logic to make "sweet beats." Having high decent core count really helps run the multiple programs (which are often "rewired" together) and standalone players I need simultaneously. I've considered the hackintosh approach, but I'm always worried about upgrades and compatibility issues for software.

Apologize if this has been asked before, but couldn't seem to find an exact answer. I'm currently toying around with buying a new iMac 2019, but in an effort to save money and for just "the fun of the build," I've considered buying a 4K base model and then simply upgrading it to meet my desired specs. I know the 27" CPU and ram can be upgraded, but I wanted to get some clarification that I won't run into any thermal or compatibility issues with the following build: -Worth noting, no gaming or video editting on this machine. Lots of "music creation" software - including many standalone players that utilize multiple cores and hyper threading. iMac that would be ordered from Apple: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/imac/21.5-inch-3.6ghz-quad-core-processor-1tb# Upgraded items: 1 TB HDD ----- Samsung 860 QVO 2TB SSD Intel i3 8th gen ------ Intel i9 9900K 9th Gen 8gb ram ----- 64gb (2x32) 2666MHZ Ram Many thanks in advance!