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early 2013 21.5 inch imac trouble shooting

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is anyone else having problems using google chrome on their imac? it cuases the imac to slow down rapidly until it is unusable

 

specs:

CPU: 3.3GHz i3 with intel HD graphics 4000 with 512MB of VRAM

GPU: integrated

RAM: 2 2GB 1600MHz DDR3

Storage: 500GB SATA HDD

Display: 60Hz 1920x1080

OSX version 10.8.5(12F2560)

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I'm not having mac problems with chrome, but watch your memory usage, seeing you only have 4GB. Still shouldn't cause what you're describing, but we can start there.  

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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1 hour ago, ScubaSteve404 said:

is anyone else having problems using google chrome on their imac? it cuases the imac to slow down rapidly until it is unusable

 

specs:

CPU: 3.3GHz i3 with intel HD graphics 4000 with 512MB of VRAM

GPU: integrated

RAM: 2 2GB 1600MHz DDR3

Storage: 500GB SATA HDD

Display: 60Hz 1920x1080

OSX version 10.8.5(12F2560)

First two things:

 

- Use EtreCheck to see if you got any hardware issues.

Link: https://etrecheck.com

- Have an actual backup of your system, just in case.

 

Then, I remember back when 10.8.5 came out a lot of people had problems using Chrome. If your hard drive or memory isn't the culprit, you might want to consider an update to a newer version of MacOS if you don't have programs that depend on Mountain Lion. Although, I would not recommend a Mojave update just yet. It's not completely stable even tho the GM is released. The actual Chrome releases will run on Mountain Lion but are probably not stable enough anymore. (Chrome eats memory like cookies anyways).

Since the App Store will probably only show you the Mojave download, you need this link to be referred to the High Sierra Download on the AppStore:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?ls=1&mt=12

 

 

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Tech:

Daily Driver: MacBook Pro 15" TB (mid-2018), Intel Core i7-8850H, 16 GB DDR4 2400 MHz, 512 GB SSD, AMD Radeon Pro 560X; Weight lifting: Dell Alienware 15 R4, Intel Core i7-8750H, 16 GB DDR4 2400 MHz SK Hynix, Nvidia GTX 1070 on 15" 1080p TN Gsync 120Hz, Intel Pro 7600p PCIe NVMe 256 GB, Samsung 860 Evo 1TB, 15" 1920x1080 TN Gsync 120Hz, Windows 10 Pro, Fedora 30, K.L, P.OS. The Home Panel: Samsung C34H892, 34" Ultra Wide 3440x1440p, VA, 60Hz.

 

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7 hours ago, LexCalifornia said:

First two things:

 

- Use EtreCheck to see if you got any hardware issues.

Link: https://etrecheck.com

- Have an actual backup of your system, just in case.

 

Then, I remember back when 10.8.5 came out a lot of people had problems using Chrome. If your hard drive or memory isn't the culprit, you might want to consider an update to a newer version of MacOS if you don't have programs that depend on Mountain Lion. Although, I would not recommend a Mojave update just yet. It's not completely stable even tho the GM is released. The actual Chrome releases will run on Mountain Lion but are probably not stable enough anymore. (Chrome eats memory like cookies anyways).

Since the App Store will probably only show you the Mojave download, you need this link to be referred to the High Sierra Download on the AppStore:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/macos-high-sierra/id1246284741?ls=1&mt=12

 

 

thx

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