Posted October 26, 2015 Hey! I'm just looking for a project the next Holliday, and my eye has felt on maybe upgrading an 20inch iMac, and maybe put like a Core i5 in, and a R9 nana or something, would that actually be possible in that space? The specs at this moment are: Core 2duo (2.0 Ghz) 2gb ddr2 250gb hdd 20insh screen Os: Yosemite 10.11 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 no, you cant upgrade the imac at all i believe, maybe ram but thats it would be better just to build a new pc Main PC |CPU - i7-6700k|GPU - R9 290x tri-x 4gb|RAM - 16gb ddr4|MOBO - MSI z170 - A PRO|HDD - WD 1TB/240gb Sandisk |PSU - 700w Raidmax Laptop |CPU - i7 4720hq|GPU - 960m 2gb|Ram - 8gb 2x4|Model - y50-70 Touch|SSD - 240gb Patriot drive|Display - 1920x1080 IPS touch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Author ow, damn it... and why isn't it possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Well, I guess If you can get It open you can, but then theres venting the heat which Is why macs use carefully selected components as there arent alot of venting options on a Mac... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 ow, damn it... and why isn't it possible? Because apple treats them like laptops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 ow, damn it... and why isn't it possible? Because Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Apple's AIOs are unupgradable because you may put parts into it that aren't compatible with OSX. Oh, and so you'll buy the new one for $2000 when you want any kind of upgrade. IMO, buy a new PC. I used to be quite active here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Author your damn right... Because apple treats them like laptops. Because Apple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Not without heavy modding. -How would you orientate the mobo and graphics so the I/O is accessible -How would you connect the inbuilt display (I very much doubt it is displayport or something non-propriety) -probably couldn't reuse the power supply because it also wont be standard, so where would you fit one. Just a few problems I thought of the top of my head. Could try but idk if it is possible imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Author Well, I guess If you can get It open you can, but then theres venting the heat which Is why macs use carefully selected components as there arent alot of venting options on a Mac... but hasn't linus already got one open? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Author Apple's AIOs are unupgradable because you may put parts into it that aren't compatible with OSX. Oh, and so you'll buy the new one for $2000 when you want any kind of upgrade. IMO, buy a new PC. but that won't be that challenging why try it the easy way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Author Not without heavy modding. -How would you orientate the mobo and graphics so the I/O is accessible -How would you connect the inbuilt display (I very much doubt it is displayport or something non-propriety) -probably couldn't reuse the power supply because it also wont be standard, so where would you fit one. Just a few problems I thought of the top of my head. Could try but idk if it is possible imo and would it maybe be possible with an bigger? wouldn't you have then more space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 but hasn't linus already got one open? It voids the warranty. Also, super hard to put back together. Most parts cannot be upgraded whatsoever (CPU, GPU, older ones can't upgrade RAM) but that won't be that challenging why try it the easy way... rephrase? I used to be quite active here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Author It voids the warranty. Also, super hard to put back together. Most parts cannot be upgraded whatsoever (CPU, GPU, older ones can't upgrade RAM) rephrase? the warranty is already gone on that one just accept that it won't be challenging if I just buy a new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 the warranty is already gone on that one just accept that it won't be challenging if I just buy a new one Buy a new PC, don't waste your money on a new iMac. I used to be quite active here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 and would it maybe be possible with an bigger? wouldn't you have then more space? A bigger iMac or make the iMac bigger? Even with a 27" iMac you would have the same issues. However, if you build a massive case behind the iMac (and make it look like a CRT) then you wouldn't have a problem fitting anything you'd like lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Author Buy a new PC, don't waste your money on a new iMac. but it wont be a new one, it will be an older one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 but it wont be a new one, it will be an older one I mean.. You could just build a $600 PC instead of buying an outdated Mac. I used to be quite active here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Upgrading a iMac is not possible. The only things you can upgrade is ram and possible the storage. Rest are mobile parts and their soldered to the motherboard itself. And your iMac is a Core 2 Duo. Core i5 is a totally different platform. Intel Xeon E5 1650 v3 @ 3.5GHz 6C:12T / CM212 Evo / Asus X99 Deluxe / 16GB (4x4GB) DDR4 3000 Trident-Z / Samsung 850 Pro 256GB / Intel 335 240GB / WD Red 2 & 3TB / Antec 850w / RTX 2070 / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy X360 15: Intel Core i5 8250U @ 1.6GHz 4C:8T / 8GB DDR4 / Intel UHD620 + Nvidia GeForce MX150 4GB / Intel 120GB SSD / Win10 Pro x64 HP Envy x360 BP series Intel 8th gen AMD ThreadRipper 2! 5820K & 6800K 3-way SLI mobo support list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Author hmm... maybe I will try that one lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 26, 2015 Author I think I will give up my Imac idea, maybe an other project the next holliday... maybe an hackintosh thanks for all your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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