That was really good to watch. Between 2010 and 2012, I used to work with maintenance of hardware and computers in general, and I always liked it a lot, it was something I did because I found it fun and not for the money, and watching the video it seems that I was there with you disassembling and assembling! Good job for you all
I couldn't get the card out of a 21.5" without removing MLB, You guy's had it Made! My GPU (AMD) was showing screen artifacts and boot looping with No apple chime, Love the candid humor and success on something that is not necessarily easy to work on or upgrade Keep it up! and I'll keep liking
Wow nice video, this really helps me for when I upgrade my gpu on my 2010 imac. I've also seen your website on upgrading 2009-2011 imacs, it really helped me out.
I would not risk it with any random graphics card; There are a lot of out there which are known to work fine (e.g. GTX 765M, 770M, etc) and you can look them up on Google easily.
Hello good night I have a problem with my 27 inch imac, mid 2011 I always use Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro The AMD Radeon HD 67970M 124 MB HD Graphics card no longer works can you help me which model card design to change
i don’t know if this still applies but use a mxm 770m it’s basically the best you can put in these besides a 880m but i think the tdp might be too high
Hello! I heve upgraded my imac a1312 mid 2011 and I buy a Nvidia GTX 765m and works 4 hours. The imac was shutting off and never start. I put the old gpu and now works. What is it?
hello, I have a 27 inch mid 2010 iMac and want to install a GTX 780m but can only get it without a cooler. Where can I get the appropriate cooler, are there extra stores for this?
How about a mid 2011 27inch upgrade to a GTX 775 mac edition or maybe a GTX 780 alienware. My original Is a Radeon HD6970. That has had the recall done to it. They are both MXM-B 3.0
If you can really find a mac edition go for it, you will have a boot screen and boot switcher so no annoying bullshit to deal with! Installing catalina or mojave on it will be a piece of cake then.
Hi ! I have an 21,5 i Mac mid2010 that have ATI 4670. Unfortunately the card seems to have failure cause after 2-3 mins after mac starts freezing and then some color lines.I go to a local Mac service shop and they told me this card does not exist anymore.You know any kind of card that can feat with the same abilities? I 1st I don’t want to give a lot of money cause Mac it’s old and 2nd I have this Mac for music and Netflix.Thanks very much I wait for your answer...
I'd recommend you to get a Quadro K2000M or K1000M, those are relatively cheap cards and can be flashed to have a bootscreen. If you want native Mac support ("plug and play"), you'll have to track down a original Apple Radeon HD5670 or so out of an iMac. Stay away from the 6000 series, those are notorious to fail. I wouldn't get a Apple card though, since those don't have Metal support so you can't run Mojave or Catalina if you want to do that. There are many infos how to flash on MacRumors and my website, have a look at the links in the description.
Moin, gibt es Limitierungen für ein GPU Upgrade? MXM Type A oder Type B sollte es ja schon sein, das weiß ich. Aber wisst ihr, ob AMD Grafikkarten auch nutzbar wären? Die AMD r9 m200x ist preiswert und würde theoretisch passen. Ob MacOS das dann aber akzeptiert und auch annimmt, ist natürlich eine andere Sache.
Hi, Mac OS akzeptiert AMD Karten ohne größere Probleme (im Gegensatz zu NVIDIA Karten). Bei den Hackintoshes zB sollte man deswegen auch immer AMD Karten verwenden, da die quasi "Plug and play" sind. Wenn man googlet, findet man immer wieder Leute die AMD Karten in diese iMacs verbauen. Den Bootscreen und boot switcher hast du aber leider trotzdem nicht.
Hello, you were able to correct the problem with the brightness adjustment? , the boot screen, and if you can use the bootcamp normally with the GPU upgrade?
I broke this socket , the one which connects with the screen, but only one side. And i couldn’t turn on my mac, no sound, no screen. I didn’t break any other stuff. However I just finished to upgrade my Mac gpu, ram, and a extra ssd. Before that my Mac was without power plugin. can you help me with this problem.
I assume this is the most powerful card this mobo can be upgraded to? Also, would you suggest to someone who just got the same exact imac to upgrade the CPU, Harddrive, GPU, and Ram all at the same time?
No, actually the 870M is the fastest that's been proven working. Have a look at my guide in the description, there you'll find a lot of information about upgrading those iMacs :)
I haven’t watched the whole video, but you could try using ones which are pulled from later iMacs if you don’t want to do a flash, but I could be wrong though.
Nice classic mac's on the shelf there dude. I got a dual mdd g4 1.25 and a 876mhz with a 15k scsi card. yah the 1.25 mucho faster but still works with the scsi card.
Could you be simple & clear on one thing; does the GTX 765m also work on a 21,5" model? Because I can't see or hear mentioned what size the model is in the video. I have a 21,5" and saw your article and video about GPU's & CPU's on your website, but I would love to know if the GPU's all work in a 21,5" model too.
Very nice video. It looks like you had a great time. Definitely less traumatic than the CPU upgrade. Are you going to try the upgrade to Mojave?, (Should almost be Catalina by now). If you do experiment in a scratch dusk first.
I already tried getting mojave on there but I failed; having no bootscreen is a real problem here. I will look into trying to getting that to work, then I'll give Mojave another shot
MacintoshMen Yes, I saw your advice video after I wrote the comment. I guess you should be putting your sights in Catalina at this point. They already have the patcher working.
@@dnovom I wish I had tried installing Mojave before the GPU upgrade; I hope it can be installed anyway, if not in the worst case I have to install the old AMD card back in
Yes, I ran Mojave on it but you can go even higher (I never managed to do it successfully though). Have a look at the link in the description; there is a MacRumors blog post which explains all the different available GPUs for upgrading.
I calibrate my monitor for photography. Do you know or think the calibration software (which adjusts for color gamma and brightness) I use, will take care of the brightness control issue by calibration? Or will the program not be able to access brightness internally either? Thanks
So just to be clear, all brightness controls are lost? In other words you are stuck with whatever the factory brightness is? Also, have you tried to hookup and control a second monitor via a mini display port adapter? I’ve heard this is an issue and that’s a deal breaker for me. I’d love to juice my mid 2011 because it’s got what I believe is a failing GPU and I could use better rendering programs for work stuff with metal support but that brightness thing bums me out, so does losing the security of a target boot drive
Yes, the brightness control will be lost unfortunately. Adding second monitor also doesn't work. If you rely on these two things, you should stay away from this upgrade.
Hey :) thanks for the vid I wanna connect my old broken screen imac to the new one and see what files do i have , how can i do it? After that i guess it would be nice to fix the screen and update some things so your vids will come handy :))
Hi, I upgrade one IMac 21,5``mid 2011 with this nvidia gtx 765M. Everithing works fine, but seems adobe premiere 2020 do not recognizes the video card. I searched thats need to update the cuda driver from nvidia website, do you know if this resolves? Thank you!
@@MacintoshMen Thanks for the reply! I tried the cuda driver, what seems to be an old driver and format the IMac from high sierra to Mojave but the adobe programs still like doesnt recognize the nvidia card.
I bought the same video card and inserted it into my own computer, but when I press the power button, only the fans spin at full speed and no opening sound. Its just waiting and making fan noise... Any hope for me?
@@MacintoshMen Every 6 months I disassemble "almost" every part of this mac and reassemble again. "That's because it makes so much dust." That's why I don't think I've made something wrong. (I've bought Gtx 765m for Alienware)
@MacintoshMen Great video, thank you guys so much for taking the time to make it. I noticed you didn't put any thermal paste or thermal pads on the ram chips, why is that? Do they not really need it? Just curious cause it would be a lot less of a pain if we dont need to apply it to the ram. I just dont want anything to get too hot.
I put thermal paste on, we just cut it out. For the pads, I wouldn't worry about that too much. The card runs pretty cool most of the time and under load I have never seen it go above 75 degrees celsius.
@@MacintoshMen Yes sir, I saw you put thermal paste on the processor but was curious about the ram chips. I bought a GTX 780m and unfortunately it didn't work in my iMac... wouldn't even boot up all the way before shutting down. Now I am hesitant to buy again.
@@jeremycarter2875 I heard that faulty cards are a problem unfortunately. Make sure you buy it from a reputable reseller that will take it back in case of malfunction. I wouldn't worry about the RAM chips, they shouldn't get so hot.
@@MacintoshMen Definitely a great idea to only buy from someone who takes returns and is reputable, I will be ordering another one soon... but from a different shop. Thank you for your replies, I appreciate you using your time to answer my questions! Great to hear I dont need to worry about the ram chips... the heatsink doesn't even cover all of them on that gtx 780m
@@MacintoshMen Well I ran my card for about a week with nothing on the Vram, seemed to run pretty warm but my iMac has always ran a bit warm... then yesterday the screen went all red, I shutdown and restart and a couple minutes later it goes all green screen... restart again this time almost immediately to an all yellow screen. Upon the last reboot it was a black screen, backlit but black... doesn't freeze up or anything, just nothing on the screen. Seems to me the card is fried, any ideas??
Hi i recently upgraded my gpu to a amd Radeon 2GB but the metal thing on top (that goes in with 4 screws - that youre screwing back on at 14:33) did not fit on it..so I didn't screw it back on..it still works fine but I'm wondering if there is an issue without it and if I should look for one that fits as well? by the way thanks a lot for these vids man! you've inspired my to upgrade my Imac
@@MacintoshMen yea its the original GPU metal thing that does not fit and the new GPU didn't come with one ..oh well fingers crossed it won't catch fire then xD
@@catorolea1579 I have no idea how they are called unfortunately; the "GPU underside bracket screwhole thing" haha well probably not. There's not a lot that can happen I think, there's just aluminium underneath
Without the VBIOS flash, it doesn't output anything but once you flash it for Mac you'll have output at the display port and also a bootscreen and bootswticher.
hello friend, can you please ask me a question? at the time of buying the graphic card, I have two options, for Dell or Clevo, which one would be correct, or whatever? thank you.
Hey! Great vid! thanks a lot! I have a 27 mid 2010 IMac, with a core i5 processor, i have already upgraded to ssd and 24 gb of RAM, will NVIDIA GTX 765M work with it? or I should upgrade the cpu too? Thanks again! it would be awesome to know what you think!
I am very happy with mine still, I use it to edit videos mostly. The 765M makes a big difference over the stock GPU, so I'd say you should go for it. It also will alow you to run Mojave and up.
I read stuff about grinding down heatsink and cool so they don’t touch the ram or capacitors but I didn’t see u do any of that? Maybe that’s with a different card.. and the ram needs thermal pads I think
MacintoshMen I got a 2011 27” and have a 780m I want to put in. The chips on the top of the card are higher so I do need to that. Differs from your machine, I had to take the entire motherboard out because the screws to get the GPU out were facing the back of the Mac.. :(
I tried this very method on another iMac 21" (500 GB HDD, 120 GB SSD instead of optical drive), unfortunately none of the drives are showing up in disk utility. I stil have to try if it's a hardware problem I caused (like a not properly plugged in socket or so) but the fact that both are not showing makes me concered that the iMac might not like it.
Great video. Just a quick question, I've asked other folks as well. This question is more directed to the baking process before replacing the GPU. I have a ATI Radeon 4850 512M and I've been getting the vertical lines. Trying my hand at baking the GPU before I move to replace it. Question is, do you know if it is recommended to use a dedicated oven to bake the GPU? Meaning an oven that you don't intend to use for cooking again, or does that not matter? I've been reading and getting conflicting information, so just wanted to get your experience. Also, would this GPU work for the 2009 i5 27-inch, Mac 11,1 model? Thanks!
I personally have never baked a GPU or motherboard before, but I would not do it in the oven in my kitchen. Who knows what toxic stuff might get released while the baking process, ths is after all a GPU; consisting of a PCB, chips and components who are SOLDERED together. I'd get a cheap used mini oven off the local classifieds.
@@MacintoshMen Thank you for the reply. Yeah, that makes sense and other folks have said that as well. It looks like I might just go purchase a replacement card, rather than bake. Did you replace the heatsink or keep the original one? Also, would you recommend ebay as being the best place to purchase the NVIDIA GTX 765M?
I read, that the iMac is not able to read the Temperature of an upgraded GPU can you confirm that? also what is your experience after 3 months? any issues? LG aus der Schweiz
Hi buddy, i really love your videos, but i have some questions.....i have a mid 2010 21,5" imac...the 2389...i am reading on macrumors that using other than the quadros km2xxx/km3xxx will cause troubles to the system and get kernel panics....what is your experience? i am asking you since money is an issue, thats the reason i want to upgrade and not buy a modern new imac, since they are hell expensive here...ty!
Hello, I can't talk from experience about the Quadros but I know that cards such as the Quadro K3100M are working great. If you're looking for a budget option, that's the one to go for. Otherwise K4100M, K5000M, K5100M are also good choices.
Thank you for your video! My 2011imac27‘s graphics card is broken. I want to use Nvidia765M instead of the damaged graphics card. This means I will have no boot screen, So next time I can't install a new OS? Because I can't see any screen of the installing?
I need someone to run a couple software after the upgrade, like Wirecast (last version ), Pro presenter 7, and Ecamm. This software need graphics acceleration. Let me know is somebody was able to run one of those. All of this software have trials and demos. Please!!! Thanks
@@MacintoshMen I have the same iMac (what a great iconic model) and since youre THE expert on iMacs i have to ask... mine has had twice Ati GPU card failure, i don't want to throw it in the bin, i want to fix it, maybe fix it like u did, how long were u using it with the Nvidia and was it with intensive gpu use, like working with video apps?
Good video... After a GPU upgrade like this, is it possible to run macOS Catalina on an iMac (2011 mid) which currently has a AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024 MB video card?
@@MacintoshMen I have seen the video in your blog where you did the flashing process for the vBios. I have a couple of questions on regard it: The version of the Windows where you do the flashing process MUST be Win7 or another version is ok? What is the GPU you would recommend for the case I mentioned? (iMac i7 27" 2011 mid). I'm sorry if I ask too much questions but I am new using iMacs. Thanks a lot in advance.
@@josegustavoroadelafuente2567 You can use any Windows version but it must be Win7 or later. I'd recommend you the GTX 765M or 770M, those have proven to work great and aren't that expensive. I hope I could help you.
Can the 2010 27" iMac take a 970M? Any sort of driver issues? I was looking to upgrade the GPU, then use Dosdude1's tool to update to Catalina. It cannot take the OS upgrade with Radeon 5XXX and 6XXX GPUs
A 880M should work, and it's a very powerful card but maybe get one from Dell/Alienware instead because I can't say for certain if MSI cards work without issues. If you want a card which has a VBIOS available for flashing, you should get a 870M instead.
I checked the site for guide, however there's no guide for 27'' Mid 2010, 3.2Ghz Intel Core i3, I'm so suffering to search for this... can you please please simply help me? What CPU and GPU is the highest and best model for my 27'' Mid 2010, 3.2Ghz Intel Core i3? I'm going to replace CPU, GPU both of them. please simply recommend the best models, PLEASE PLEASE I'm waiting! Hope you are good!
@@MacintoshMen In that case remove the optical drive for extra cooling, the 770M genarates more heat what can sometimes cause a problem so to just make sure you can remove the optical drive. Makes a big difference!
Have you managed to run Catalina on this? I just isntalled the AMD Radeon 2GB but not thinking of returning it and getting Nvidia on just so I can install Catalina
Hi! Will the GTX 980 m work on an iMac 27 2010 with an i7 870 processor? Do I need to flash the BIOS of the video card? Boot screen will work when loading?
can I just upgrade without checking other components like processor for example or backup first? this may be a dumb question just to make sure..I have a iMac mid 20011 which graphic card do you recommend me? AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB............current card. iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011) Processor Name: Intel Core i5 Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz Number of Processors: 1 Total Number of Cores: 4 to be able to upgrade OS I have to upgrade CPU and GPU?
hi~:) nice video PD. I have a question. I have imac 2010 21.5 I am going to upgrade, CPU has i5 680 slbtm, GPU is Brand: NVIDIA Model: GTX 970M, GPU IC: N16E-GT-A1, Memory Size: 6 GB Memory Type: GDDR5, Connecter Interface: MXM 3.0 SSD is samsung evo~ I wonder if the GPU will work well... I wonder if it will be compatible again Can I ask for advice?
The 970M is unfortunately not going to work well in the 21.5" iMac because it has a too weak power supply. That could result in kernel panics. There have even been reports that a 780M even causes problems. I'd go with a much lower power draw card such as 765M or so.
Ok so I’m upgrading a 2010 iMac 11,3 to a new gpu Nvidia k3100m. Can I install the new gpu and then flash it while it’s in the iMac, or do I need to boot Linux up from a usb and do it that way? Tried downloading windows 10 onto the Mac but it wasn’t taking. I just want to make sure I have all the right files I need in order to have a boot screen, control brightness and etc. Any insight will help tremendously! I’ve been on MacRumors and searched through the post but it’s all for a 2011 iMac. I just want to be sure it will be about the same
Yes you can flash it while it's in the Mac. Either use a Linux USB (which I recommend) or install a Windows (can also be 7, doesn't have to be 10) and flash it there. The process for 2010 iMac is the same as 2011.
@@MacintoshMen ok I appreciate it! I’ve been diving pretty deep in the Mac rumors threads. You can really get lost away in there lol. As far as the specific VBIOS I need it should be there to right? The problem is just finding it buried in the thread
So after install, power on Mac, hold down option and boot Linux through the usb. Then once loaded up I use command and nvflash- turn off protection and then nvflash- new bios. What else am I missing here? Sorry I’ve read through the thread on Mac rumors but because there is so many ways to do this I get confused. I just want to be sure so I don’t fry the system
@@Bmackilla88 There is a very good tutorial done by "Curtis Gross" how to flash with Linux. Look it up on his channel, he explains all the steps there very well. On MacRumors it can get very confusing, I don't blame you haha
Hallo, ich wollte gerne wissen, ob dein IMac nach wie vor ohne Probleme mit der 765 läuft. Laut macrumors forum thread, solltest du eigentlich einen 3 pipe heatsink verwenden, weil's sonst zu Temperaturproblem, kernel panic usw. kommt. Wie siehst du das? Ich überleg mir grade, ob ich so ein Upgrade machen soll, denk dabei an die GTX 770M 3Gb und eben eine 3 pipe heatsink. Hast du deine 765 gebraucht gekauft? Ich hab wenig Ahnung von Hardware und stoße permanent auf freundliche Angebote aus China. Für wie riskant hältst du einen Kauf von solchen Anbietern? Sehr hilfreiches Video übrigens. Danke dafür. Lg, Siegfried
Hallo, der iMac läuft seit dem Upgrade ohne Probleme, seitdem ich das vbios geflasht hat er auch einen Bootswitcher. Ich verwende ihn fast jeden Tag und bin insgesamt sehr zufrieden mit dem Mac. Der 3 Pipe Kühler ist nicht notwendig meiner Meinung nach. Wegen Temperaturen sehe ich kein Problem bezüglich der Grafikkarte, hatte noch nie mehr als 70 Grad, die meiste Zeit deutlich weniger. Auch keine Kernel Panics oder ähnliche Crashes, weder auf Mac noch Windows. Trotzdem, mehr Kühlung ist nie was Schlechtes, also falsch machst du sicher nichts mit dem 3 pipe Kühler. Die 770M ist ebenfalls eine gute Wahl, weil das VBIOS auch die Helligkeitssteuerung verfügbar hat. LG
@@MacintoshMen Danke für die Antwort. ICh glaub, ich geh auf Sicherheit und kauf mir so einen 3-fachen Hitzabzug. Was darf so eine 770er deiner Einschätzung nach kosten?
@@siegfriedproksch Die kosten so um die 110 - 130 Euro. Wichtig ist, dass du eine von Dell nimmst. Andere Hersteller haben teilweise nicht funktioniert.
@@siegfriedproksch Ja, eBay sollte normalerweise recht seriöse sein. Suche nach gut bewerteten Verkäufern, dann sollte es schon passen. Aliexpress ist da schon eine andere Sache.
You need to flash the vbios on it to install Mojave/Catalina. Check out my iMac playlist, you find everything there. Currently I run Mojave and it works perfectly.
Hi, do you think a gtx 770m with the dell/alienware firmware would work in another 2010 27" imac? I found a great deal on ebay. And another question, how do you change OS's?, Does holding alt at startup still works?
No, your bootscreen and boot switcher is gone when you upgrade it with the 770M. You can only reboot into a different OS when you tell the computer in the OS to change the startup disk.
is it true that the Graphiccard Quadro K5100M 8 GB (100W) works with iMac 11,2 / EMC 2389 (Mid 2010): Core i5 680? Im looking forward to upgrade my personel Mac
the 5 green lights inside my imac turn off when i reconnected my hard drive but when i disconnect it the computer turns on. im trying to do data recovery with the hard drive. how do i know if i fried my hard drive?
Looks like there is Short on control board of your HDD. Commonly TVS Diodes die. If you want only recover your data it will be enough to remove burned one without replacement. Search in google images: Hard Drive PCB Components - HDDzone.com - you will get idea what i'm talking about. It's easy to check with multimeter.
Google Is Fucking SJW Scum Hey so that K1100M came into today, I got it installed but I just have a black screen. Where would I find drivers for this card? And Vbios?
Hi, thanks for the yours very useful videos! I have the same mac with a died gpu, so I would like to change it. What I can buy now for a good price is a GTX580m (mxm 3 - type B ( MXM3/B )) As I see it is good for this, but what do you think? I dont need boot switcher etc just I would like to bring it back to life. Thx
Hello. I want to buy imac 21.5 2010 (4670/256). I need to work with text, web browsing and video. 12-15 hours a day in my office. Tell me, is the 4670 card reliable? Use 3-5 years or is it better to buy 2009 and a 9400 card? I'm just afraid that the 4670 card will die quickly from a lot of heat like 2011. What can you advise? Thank you
@@MacintoshMen Card 6750 6770 (21.5 2011) can be used for a long time, 10-15 hours a day? 4-5 years I read that the 6970 card is on fire. Now I bought 21.5 (2011-6750) and I don’t know when it needs a replacement and whether it’s a good purchase. Thank you
Hi MacintoshMen, what a great and in-depth vid and thank you for all the tips when i do my future upgrade, can i ask you the following questions if you have time to answer. I have an iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010) 2.8 GHz Intel Core i5 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB To max out my upgrade Iv just ordered 32gb of RAM but now i want to install a better GPU and CPU as you have just done. 1. You say that the Nvidia GTX 770M would be the better option but Is there any other GPU better than this or is that best option out there for my upgrade? 2. What CPU can you recommend or is my i5 ok ? (using for video editing and music production but now seeing lag at times) 3. If I was to upgrade CPU do I upgrade this before GPU ? 4. Do I upgrade OS to catalina or mojave before installing the new GPU & CPU as you say there will be no bios on boot? or is one of the OS supported by apple so a normal OS upgrade is possible and what does this do for the future of the upgrade? Sorry for all the questions but you seem to be the man that will know Regards
Hi, thanks for the kind words. Regarding your questions: As far as I know, there is also a GTX 780M available, which is even more powerful than the 770M. About CPU, you have to decide for youself, but a Quad Core Core i7 870 for example would be a nice upgrade from your Dual-Core i5. It made mine worlds faster (but I also came from i3). Yes, if you upgrade CPU you should do it BEFORE GPU to make sure the system works correctly. And about Mojave and Catalina, that's a bit of a headache to install on these iMacs. Officially only 10.13 is supported. So if you want to run later versions, you will have to install it before the GPU upgrade and also make sure to disable "legacy video card support" in the Mojave patcher when doing it. (In Catalina; I unfortunately don't know how to do it). In my honest opinion, I'd just stick with 10.13 right now if it does everything for you. It's just way less hassle. I hope I could answer your questions. Generally make sure you install an OS before you upgrade the graphics card because otherwise it will be hard to get one on there!
I would probably go for a 780M because there is a VBIOS available with brightness control (which the 765M doesn't have). But there is nothing wrong with the 765M, it still works great and is fast enough for my stuff.
@@MacintoshMen Thankyou for the response, I am going to get the 780M and try it on my iMac 27” Mid 2010 2.93 ghz Quad core intel core i7, 24 Gb Memory, ATI Radeon HD 5750 1Gb. I have Catalina already installed and it works, but not great with some apps. Any thoughts?
PiggyYumYum No, you can use an i7 880 or even an Xeon processor with the same socket type (LGA1154). Although the last type is not recommended. You can use a GTX 770M and a Quadro K2000M.
I love that you didn't edit out the mistakes. It makes it easier to know what not to do. Good video.
We never edit out our mistakes, it's part of the learning process. And people like you can benefit from that ;)
That was really good to watch. Between 2010 and 2012, I used to work with maintenance of hardware and computers in general, and I always liked it a lot, it was something I did because I found it fun and not for the money, and watching the video it seems that I was there with you disassembling and assembling! Good job for you all
Thanks a lot!
I couldn't get the card out of a 21.5" without removing MLB, You guy's had it Made! My GPU (AMD) was showing screen artifacts and boot looping with No apple chime, Love the candid humor and success on something that is not necessarily easy to work on or upgrade Keep it up! and I'll keep liking
Does it work where did you buy it did you replace the CPU aswell?
Hervorragende Idee mit den Magneten! Sehr unterhaltsames Video - wie immer ;-)
Wow nice video, this really helps me for when I upgrade my gpu on my 2010 imac.
I've also seen your website on upgrading 2009-2011 imacs, it really helped me out.
Great to hear it. I'm glad you found it useful!
Thanks guys. I followed your instructions and my iMac now works very well.
Very great to hear!
one question , can you put in any mxm standard graphics card or does the power of the mac doesnt support the new gpu ?
I would not risk it with any random graphics card; There are a lot of out there which are known to work fine (e.g. GTX 765M, 770M, etc) and you can look them up on Google easily.
Good upgrade video, although I would not recommend blowing air into a fan, this acts as a dynamo and can generate electrical charge.
I have the same iMac and have been using it for graphic design work. I want to do this upgrade.
Hello good night
I have a problem with my 27 inch imac, mid 2011
I always use Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro
The AMD Radeon HD 67970M 124 MB HD Graphics card no longer works
can you help me which model card design to change
i don’t know if this still applies but use a mxm 770m it’s basically the best you can put in these besides a 880m but i think the tdp might be too high
Always use suction cups I did exactly what you did and learnt the hard way as it cracked the glass straight through the middle of the screen.
I also bought A 2010 I7 27INCH LOOKING FORWARD TO UPGRADE , AND UR VIDEO HELPED
Glad to hear it ;)
This is the best gpu possible for this mac?
@@Scwarzkop a 1050M would be awesome!
Also. The upgrades u did here the cpu and gpu. Is that max. Is clocking not an option
Hi, is compatible an ATI Radeon HD 5750 1gb with an imac 27’’ mid 2011?
Hello! I heve upgraded my imac a1312 mid 2011 and I buy a Nvidia GTX 765m and works 4 hours.
The imac was shutting off and never start.
I put the old gpu and now works. What is it?
Looks like the GPU has a problem. You could have tried resetting the PRAM but that probably wouldn't have helped.
hello, I have a 27 inch mid 2010 iMac and want to install a GTX 780m but can only get it without a cooler. Where can I get the appropriate cooler, are there extra stores for this?
How about a mid 2011 27inch upgrade to a GTX 775 mac edition or maybe a GTX 780 alienware. My original Is a Radeon HD6970. That has had the recall done to it. They are both MXM-B 3.0
If you can really find a mac edition go for it, you will have a boot screen and boot switcher so no annoying bullshit to deal with! Installing catalina or mojave on it will be a piece of cake then.
Hi ! I have an 21,5 i Mac mid2010 that have ATI 4670. Unfortunately the card seems to have failure cause after 2-3 mins after mac starts freezing and then some color lines.I go to a local Mac service shop and they told me this card does not exist anymore.You know any kind of card that can feat with the same abilities? I 1st I don’t want to give a lot of money cause Mac it’s old and 2nd I have this Mac for music and Netflix.Thanks very much I wait for your answer...
I'd recommend you to get a Quadro K2000M or K1000M, those are relatively cheap cards and can be flashed to have a bootscreen. If you want native Mac support ("plug and play"), you'll have to track down a original Apple Radeon HD5670 or so out of an iMac. Stay away from the 6000 series, those are notorious to fail. I wouldn't get a Apple card though, since those don't have Metal support so you can't run Mojave or Catalina if you want to do that. There are many infos how to flash on MacRumors and my website, have a look at the links in the description.
Nice video guys! Love the Bon Jovi poster! :D
Thanks ;)
Moin, gibt es Limitierungen für ein GPU Upgrade? MXM Type A oder Type B sollte es ja schon sein, das weiß ich. Aber wisst ihr, ob AMD Grafikkarten auch nutzbar wären? Die AMD r9 m200x ist preiswert und würde theoretisch passen. Ob MacOS das dann aber akzeptiert und auch annimmt, ist natürlich eine andere Sache.
Hi, Mac OS akzeptiert AMD Karten ohne größere Probleme (im Gegensatz zu NVIDIA Karten). Bei den Hackintoshes zB sollte man deswegen auch immer AMD Karten verwenden, da die quasi "Plug and play" sind. Wenn man googlet, findet man immer wieder Leute die AMD Karten in diese iMacs verbauen. Den Bootscreen und boot switcher hast du aber leider trotzdem nicht.
Hi, thank you for nice video! Question - will Nvidia GTX 780M work? Without the flashing or anything else? I can live without boot screen.
Yes it will work
After replacment GTX 765M screen stays black ? but the imac has booted? anny issues?
How, about brightness control it work?
It doesn't work on this card
would the AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2 GB support metal and allow a newer OSx for this model?
Hello, you were able to correct the problem with the brightness adjustment? , the boot screen, and if you can use the bootcamp normally with the GPU upgrade?
I broke this socket , the one which connects with the screen, but only one side. And i couldn’t turn on my mac, no sound, no screen. I didn’t break any other stuff. However I just finished to upgrade my Mac gpu, ram, and a extra ssd. Before that my Mac was without power plugin. can you help me with this problem.
hi bro i have 2008 imac i think it is 8.1 it can upgrade gpu it has radeon hd 2600 xt ?
Yes you can upgrade, but I'm not sure which one will work with a 2008 iMac. You could try a Nvidia 8800 GS or so
its 8,1 early 2008 .can i upgrade with radeon 5870 ?
Wow same type as mine A1311... Awesome video and tutorial.... Keep up the good work👍🏿👍🏿
Thanks for your kind words A1311 is the previous model though, mine is A1312 :)
@@MacintoshMen ohh it looks simmilar✌️, anyway does a1311 have gpu/mxm slot too?
@@putusatriavi Yes, they have mxm slots too
I assume this is the most powerful card this mobo can be upgraded to?
Also, would you suggest to someone who just got the same exact imac to upgrade the CPU, Harddrive, GPU, and Ram all at the same time?
No, actually the 870M is the fastest that's been proven working. Have a look at my guide in the description, there you'll find a lot of information about upgrading those iMacs :)
do you know what quadro gpus i can put in my mid 2010 21.5inch imac?
I haven’t watched the whole video, but you could try using ones which are pulled from later iMacs if you don’t want to do a flash, but I could be wrong though.
Check out my flashing video if you are interested. :)
MacintoshMen ok 👍
Looking at upgrading the GPU on my 2010 27" - does this Nvidia run Catalina or Big Sur????
nice video. I will be upgrading mines.
Nice classic mac's on the shelf there dude. I got a dual mdd g4 1.25 and a 876mhz with a 15k scsi card. yah the 1.25 mucho faster but still works with the scsi card.
Thanks, I collect classic macs
Much loved the video, can you tell me if I can put a GTX675M in, as I ordered it in mistake for the GTX765M, thank you
Yes, you can also put 675M in, it's just not as powerful.
not at all, 675m is Fermi, will not work at all
Could you be simple & clear on one thing; does the GTX 765m also work on a 21,5" model? Because I can't see or hear mentioned what size the model is in the video. I have a 21,5" and saw your article and video about GPU's & CPU's on your website, but I would love to know if the GPU's all work in a 21,5" model too.
Yes the 765M also works in the 21.5" just fine.
Very nice video. It looks like you had a great time. Definitely less traumatic than the CPU upgrade. Are you going to try the upgrade to Mojave?, (Should almost be Catalina by now). If you do experiment in a scratch dusk first.
I already tried getting mojave on there but I failed; having no bootscreen is a real problem here. I will look into trying to getting that to work, then I'll give Mojave another shot
MacintoshMen Yes, I saw your advice video after I wrote the comment. I guess you should be putting your sights in Catalina at this point. They already have the patcher working.
MacintoshMen would it have worked if you installed Mojave before doing the GPU upgrade?
@@dnovom I wish I had tried installing Mojave before the GPU upgrade; I hope it can be installed anyway, if not in the worst case I have to install the old AMD card back in
After the upgrade were you able to install a newer OS version? What's the most recent version supported after upgrading?
Yes, I ran Mojave on it but you can go even higher (I never managed to do it successfully though). Have a look at the link in the description; there is a MacRumors blog post which explains all the different available GPUs for upgrading.
on the gtx 780 m video card, the resistor to the right of the R710 marking is broken off. can you tell me the nominal resistance of this resistor?
I'm sorry, I don't know
I have iMac 21.5 mid 2010 and big sur 11.2 install but not support metal if I buy this card it supports big sur metal support or not
yes the 765M is metal supported
@@MacintoshMen thanks
if i connect imac to tv with mini displayport so it show display on tv?
No, at least on mine it did not display anything on an external monitor.
Since this video has been posted is there a better graphics card upgrade for this iMac? Thanks
Yes, since then there are a ton of GPUs you can also use, also more powerful ones. Check out the link in the description.
Hi man, tha same process (with gtx 765 m by allienware), works on imac 21,5 mid 2010 ?
Or this process only sucesifully on 27 inch?
Yes, it works also on the 21.5" iMac
I calibrate my monitor for photography. Do you know or think the calibration software (which adjusts for color gamma and brightness) I use, will take care of the brightness control issue by calibration? Or will the program not be able to access brightness internally either? Thanks
I don't know unfortunately. Could be, could not be..
hi and congratulations on your work, i did the same work on my Mac. it works very well but the displayport doesn't work anymore .... yours too? ciao
You'll have to flash it for Mac, then it works again
So just to be clear, all brightness controls are lost? In other words you are stuck with whatever the factory brightness is? Also, have you tried to hookup and control a second monitor via a mini display port adapter? I’ve heard this is an issue and that’s a deal breaker for me.
I’d love to juice my mid 2011 because it’s got what I believe is a failing GPU and I could use better rendering programs for work stuff with metal support but that brightness thing bums me out, so does losing the security of a target boot drive
Yes, the brightness control will be lost unfortunately. Adding second monitor also doesn't work. If you rely on these two things, you should stay away from this upgrade.
MacintoshMen copy that, thanks brother 👍🏼
Hey :) thanks for the vid
I wanna connect my old broken screen imac to the new one and see what files do i have , how can i do it?
After that i guess it would be nice to fix the screen and update some things so your vids will come handy :))
What about the Nvidia Gtx 870M 6gb Mxm TYPE-B Video Gpu Kaart ?
Hi, I upgrade one IMac 21,5``mid 2011 with this nvidia gtx 765M. Everithing works fine, but seems adobe premiere 2020 do not recognizes the video card. I searched thats need to update the cuda driver from nvidia website, do you know if this resolves? Thank you!
Hmm.. I'm afraid I can't help you there. You could try the cuda driver thing but I'm worried that it might mess up the system.
@@MacintoshMen Thanks for the reply! I tried the cuda driver, what seems to be an old driver and format the IMac from high sierra to Mojave but the adobe programs still like doesnt recognize the nvidia card.
What about brightness Control? What about connecting a second monitor does it work?
Both unfortunately no
@@MacintoshMen then this is no option here, I own a Thunderbolt Display connected to my iMac 2011 27". And both has to work!
Hi, Tks for you vídeo. Your mac is 21,5"or 27"?
It’s 27”
I bought the same video card and inserted it into my own computer, but when I press the power button, only the fans spin at full speed and no opening sound. Its just waiting and making fan noise... Any hope for me?
Sounds like you either did something wrong in the process or your GPU is dead
@@MacintoshMen Every 6 months I disassemble "almost" every part of this mac and reassemble again. "That's because it makes so much dust." That's why I don't think I've made something wrong. (I've bought Gtx 765m for Alienware)
@MacintoshMen Great video, thank you guys so much for taking the time to make it. I noticed you didn't put any thermal paste or thermal pads on the ram chips, why is that? Do they not really need it? Just curious cause it would be a lot less of a pain if we dont need to apply it to the ram. I just dont want anything to get too hot.
I put thermal paste on, we just cut it out. For the pads, I wouldn't worry about that too much. The card runs pretty cool most of the time and under load I have never seen it go above 75 degrees celsius.
@@MacintoshMen Yes sir, I saw you put thermal paste on the processor but was curious about the ram chips. I bought a GTX 780m and unfortunately it didn't work in my iMac... wouldn't even boot up all the way before shutting down. Now I am hesitant to buy again.
@@jeremycarter2875 I heard that faulty cards are a problem unfortunately. Make sure you buy it from a reputable reseller that will take it back in case of malfunction. I wouldn't worry about the RAM chips, they shouldn't get so hot.
@@MacintoshMen Definitely a great idea to only buy from someone who takes returns and is reputable, I will be ordering another one soon... but from a different shop. Thank you for your replies, I appreciate you using your time to answer my questions!
Great to hear I dont need to worry about the ram chips... the heatsink doesn't even cover all of them on that gtx 780m
@@MacintoshMen Well I ran my card for about a week with nothing on the Vram, seemed to run pretty warm but my iMac has always ran a bit warm... then yesterday the screen went all red, I shutdown and restart and a couple minutes later it goes all green screen... restart again this time almost immediately to an all yellow screen. Upon the last reboot it was a black screen, backlit but black... doesn't freeze up or anything, just nothing on the screen. Seems to me the card is fried, any ideas??
Hi i recently upgraded my gpu to a amd Radeon 2GB but the metal thing on top (that goes in with 4 screws - that youre screwing back on at 14:33) did not fit on it..so I didn't screw it back on..it still works fine but I'm wondering if there is an issue without it and if I should look for one that fits as well?
by the way thanks a lot for these vids man! you've inspired my to upgrade my Imac
I am not sure, if it works it should be fine; Did you try to use the metal thing that came from the original GPU?
@@MacintoshMen yea its the original GPU metal thing that does not fit and the new GPU didn't come with one ..oh well fingers crossed it won't catch fire then xD
@@MacintoshMen also do you happen to know what they're called? I could try looking for one if I knew what to look for hah
@@catorolea1579 I have no idea how they are called unfortunately; the "GPU underside bracket screwhole thing" haha well probably not. There's not a lot that can happen I think, there's just aluminium underneath
@@MacintoshMen hah fair enough, in case I find out I'll let you know - going on a trivia quest
Did the upgrade affect the video output? Like it does with the 2012.
Without the VBIOS flash, it doesn't output anything but once you flash it for Mac you'll have output at the display port and also a bootscreen and bootswticher.
hello friend, can you please ask me a question? at the time of buying the graphic card, I have two options, for Dell or Clevo, which one would be correct, or whatever? thank you.
I'd go for the Dell, those have proven to work great
@@MacintoshMen Thanks man, I'm subscribed, I like your work, greetings from Brazil !!
Hey! Great vid! thanks a lot! I have a 27 mid 2010 IMac, with a core i5 processor, i have already upgraded to ssd and 24 gb of RAM, will NVIDIA GTX 765M work with it? or I should upgrade the cpu too? Thanks again! it would be awesome to know what you think!
I am very happy with mine still, I use it to edit videos mostly. The 765M makes a big difference over the stock GPU, so I'd say you should go for it. It also will alow you to run Mojave and up.
Hi there! Great videos, thanks for that! A bit of hope for me! :D
Can I upgrade the GPU without upgrade CPU? What you think?
I read stuff about grinding down heatsink and cool so they don’t touch the ram or capacitors but I didn’t see u do any of that? Maybe that’s with a different card.. and the ram needs thermal pads I think
I don't know where you read that, it's not necessary at all.
MacintoshMen I got a 2011 27” and have a 780m I want to put in. The chips on the top of the card are higher so I do need to that.
Differs from your machine, I had to take the entire motherboard out because the screws to get the GPU out were facing the back of the Mac.. :(
Do you think that you can replace the DVD player with another hard drive?
I tried this very method on another iMac 21" (500 GB HDD, 120 GB SSD instead of optical drive), unfortunately none of the drives are showing up in disk utility. I stil have to try if it's a hardware problem I caused (like a not properly plugged in socket or so) but the fact that both are not showing makes me concered that the iMac might not like it.
Which imacs its not possible to update ?
You will have to replace the screen I guess.
Hi guys, nice video, I have iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2010) 3,06 GHz Intel Core i3 can I upgrade the gpu?
Yes you can upgrade it
Thank you, for your reply, for cpu can upgrade to i7?
@@DaniPratikno-btj core i5 680 is possible
@@MacintoshMen thank you for your information
Great video. Just a quick question, I've asked other folks as well. This question is more directed to the baking process before replacing the GPU. I have a ATI Radeon 4850 512M and I've been getting the vertical lines. Trying my hand at baking the GPU before I move to replace it. Question is, do you know if it is recommended to use a dedicated oven to bake the GPU? Meaning an oven that you don't intend to use for cooking again, or does that not matter? I've been reading and getting conflicting information, so just wanted to get your experience. Also, would this GPU work for the 2009 i5 27-inch, Mac 11,1 model? Thanks!
I personally have never baked a GPU or motherboard before, but I would not do it in the oven in my kitchen. Who knows what toxic stuff might get released while the baking process, ths is after all a GPU; consisting of a PCB, chips and components who are SOLDERED together. I'd get a cheap used mini oven off the local classifieds.
@@MacintoshMen Thank you for the reply. Yeah, that makes sense and other folks have said that as well. It looks like I might just go purchase a replacement card, rather than bake. Did you replace the heatsink or keep the original one? Also, would you recommend ebay as being the best place to purchase the NVIDIA GTX 765M?
@@sahilsoorma1469 I bought two 765M out of a Dell/Alienware laptop from ebay and both worked great.
@@MacintoshMen is this a drop in replacement or does it need prior flashing with special bios?
I read, that the iMac is not able to read the Temperature of an upgraded GPU
can you confirm that?
also what is your experience after 3 months? any issues?
LG aus der Schweiz
I had no problems ever since I upgraded the GPU, the temperature gets even correctly reported when looking at "GPU Heatsink" using "HW Monitor"
Hi buddy, i really love your videos, but i have some questions.....i have a mid 2010 21,5" imac...the 2389...i am reading on macrumors that using other than the quadros km2xxx/km3xxx will cause troubles to the system and get kernel panics....what is your experience? i am asking you since money is an issue, thats the reason i want to upgrade and not buy a modern new imac, since they are hell expensive here...ty!
Hello, I can't talk from experience about the Quadros but I know that cards such as the Quadro K3100M are working great. If you're looking for a budget option, that's the one to go for. Otherwise K4100M, K5000M, K5100M are also good choices.
@@MacintoshMen Hey ty for answering. I think i will go for a WX4150 4GB since it seems is the one with less hassle to install and run.
Thank you for your video! My 2011imac27‘s graphics card is broken. I want to use Nvidia765M instead of the damaged graphics card. This means I will have no boot screen, So next time I can't install a new OS? Because I can't see any screen of the installing?
You can flash the card to get a Bootscreen back but you’ll need a Windows or Linux for that. Have a look on the guide in the description
I need someone to run a couple software after the upgrade, like Wirecast (last version ), Pro presenter 7, and Ecamm. This software need graphics acceleration. Let me know is somebody was able to run one of those. All of this software have trials and demos. Please!!! Thanks
Is there a risk for the NVIDIA card to fail after overhearing like it happens with the ATI?
I had mine until I sold it a couple of months ago and it worked flawless the entire time so I'd say no.
@@MacintoshMen was there a reason for selling it, what did u get instead?
@@MacintoshMen I have the same iMac (what a great iconic model) and since youre THE expert on iMacs i have to ask... mine has had twice Ati GPU card failure, i don't want to throw it in the bin, i want to fix it, maybe fix it like u did, how long were u using it with the Nvidia and was it with intensive gpu use, like working with video apps?
I saw an article where a guy said he put a 980m...is it different power or will that work also?
It might work, but I'd stick to the ones with a vbios available for now.
Good video... After a GPU upgrade like this, is it possible to run macOS Catalina on an iMac (2011 mid) which currently has a AMD Radeon HD 6970M 1024 MB video card?
yes, but make sure to flash the vbios. Makes it a lot easier to install.
@@MacintoshMen I have seen the video in your blog where you did the flashing process for the vBios. I have a couple of questions on regard it: The version of the Windows where you do the flashing process MUST be Win7 or another version is ok? What is the GPU you would recommend for the case I mentioned? (iMac i7 27" 2011 mid). I'm sorry if I ask too much questions but I am new using iMacs. Thanks a lot in advance.
@@josegustavoroadelafuente2567 You can use any Windows version but it must be Win7 or later. I'd recommend you the GTX 765M or 770M, those have proven to work great and aren't that expensive. I hope I could help you.
This upgrade is also possible on the 27” 2010 imac?
This is the 27" imac so yes
@@MacintoshMen sorry, I mean the 21,5 2010 iMac
@@JussimirPasold yes can also be done
MacintoshMen hi I’ve been told you cannot do this to mid 2010 21.5 is this true.?
Can the 2010 27" iMac take a 970M? Any sort of driver issues? I was looking to upgrade the GPU, then use Dosdude1's tool to update to Catalina. It cannot take the OS upgrade with Radeon 5XXX and 6XXX GPUs
Yes the 970M should work, however installing Catalina will be quite problematic without the bootscreen.
Hello ! MSI's gtx 880m will fit iMac 27 2010? If it fits on, will it be a very powerful video card?
A 880M should work, and it's a very powerful card but maybe get one from Dell/Alienware instead because I can't say for certain if MSI cards work without issues. If you want a card which has a VBIOS available for flashing, you should get a 870M instead.
MacintoshMen , ok my dear friend means better gtx 780 m
@@PetrVafin The 880M is faster BUT the 780M can be flashed for Mac
I checked the site for guide, however there's no guide for 27'' Mid 2010, 3.2Ghz Intel Core i3, I'm so suffering to search for this... can you please please simply help me? What CPU and GPU is the highest and best model for my 27'' Mid 2010, 3.2Ghz Intel Core i3? I'm going to replace CPU, GPU both of them. please simply recommend the best models, PLEASE PLEASE I'm waiting! Hope you are good!
Great video!!!, tks!, one question, if i have i3 imac 27 2010, can i upgrade de video card to HD 6970M??
yes 6970 its compatible
What is the best graphics card I can put in an 21,5" 2011 imac?
A GTX 770M is a pretty good candidate
@@MacintoshMen Thanks
@@MacintoshMen In that case remove the optical drive for extra cooling, the 770M genarates more heat what can sometimes cause a problem so to just make sure you can remove the optical drive. Makes a big difference!
Have you managed to run Catalina on this? I just isntalled the AMD Radeon 2GB but not thinking of returning it and getting Nvidia on just so I can install Catalina
No, I couldn't run Catalina. It's a hard way there without the bootscreen. The iMac is also broken right now.
Hi! Will the GTX 980 m work on an iMac 27 2010 with an i7 870 processor? Do I need to flash the BIOS of the video card? Boot screen will work when loading?
980M should work, but there's no VBIOS available for it at the moment.
MacintoshMen thanks
I can't figure it out without your help
can I just upgrade without checking other components like processor for example or backup first? this may be a dumb question just to make sure..I have a iMac mid 20011 which graphic card do you recommend me?
AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB............current card.
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
Processor Name: Intel Core i5
Processor Speed: 2.7 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 4
to be able to upgrade OS I have to upgrade CPU and GPU?
To run 10.14 and newer you need a metal supported GPU. I'd recommend a 765M or 770M.
hi~:) nice video PD. I have a question.
I have imac 2010 21.5
I am going to upgrade, CPU has i5 680 slbtm,
GPU is Brand: NVIDIA
Model: GTX 970M,
GPU IC: N16E-GT-A1,
Memory Size: 6 GB
Memory Type: GDDR5,
Connecter Interface: MXM 3.0
SSD is samsung evo~
I wonder if the GPU will work well...
I wonder if it will be compatible again
Can I ask for advice?
The 970M is unfortunately not going to work well in the 21.5" iMac because it has a too weak power supply. That could result in kernel panics. There have even been reports that a 780M even causes problems. I'd go with a much lower power draw card such as 765M or so.
@@MacintoshMen
It may not be just a power problem. Thank you for your kind answer
Ok so I’m upgrading a 2010 iMac 11,3 to a new gpu Nvidia k3100m. Can I install the new gpu and then flash it while it’s in the iMac, or do I need to boot Linux up from a usb and do it that way? Tried downloading windows 10 onto the Mac but it wasn’t taking. I just want to make sure I have all the right files I need in order to have a boot screen, control brightness and etc. Any insight will help tremendously! I’ve been on MacRumors and searched through the post but it’s all for a 2011 iMac. I just want to be sure it will be about the same
Yes you can flash it while it's in the Mac. Either use a Linux USB (which I recommend) or install a Windows (can also be 7, doesn't have to be 10) and flash it there. The process for 2010 iMac is the same as 2011.
@@MacintoshMen ok I appreciate it! I’ve been diving pretty deep in the Mac rumors threads. You can really get lost away in there lol. As far as the specific VBIOS I need it should be there to right? The problem is just finding it buried in the thread
So after install, power on Mac, hold down option and boot Linux through the usb. Then once loaded up I use command and nvflash- turn off protection and then nvflash- new bios. What else am I missing here? Sorry I’ve read through the thread on Mac rumors but because there is so many ways to do this I get confused. I just want to be sure so I don’t fry the system
@@Bmackilla88 There is a very good tutorial done by "Curtis Gross" how to flash with Linux. Look it up on his channel, he explains all the steps there very well. On MacRumors it can get very confusing, I don't blame you haha
Hallo, ich wollte gerne wissen, ob dein IMac nach wie vor ohne Probleme mit der 765 läuft. Laut macrumors forum thread, solltest du eigentlich einen 3 pipe heatsink verwenden, weil's sonst zu Temperaturproblem, kernel panic usw. kommt. Wie siehst du das? Ich überleg mir grade, ob ich so ein Upgrade machen soll, denk dabei an die GTX 770M 3Gb und eben eine 3 pipe heatsink. Hast du deine 765 gebraucht gekauft? Ich hab wenig Ahnung von Hardware und stoße permanent auf freundliche Angebote aus China. Für wie riskant hältst du einen Kauf von solchen Anbietern? Sehr hilfreiches Video übrigens. Danke dafür. Lg, Siegfried
Hallo, der iMac läuft seit dem Upgrade ohne Probleme, seitdem ich das vbios geflasht hat er auch einen Bootswitcher. Ich verwende ihn fast jeden Tag und bin insgesamt sehr zufrieden mit dem Mac. Der 3 Pipe Kühler ist nicht notwendig meiner Meinung nach. Wegen Temperaturen sehe ich kein Problem bezüglich der Grafikkarte, hatte noch nie mehr als 70 Grad, die meiste Zeit deutlich weniger. Auch keine Kernel Panics oder ähnliche Crashes, weder auf Mac noch Windows. Trotzdem, mehr Kühlung ist nie was Schlechtes, also falsch machst du sicher nichts mit dem 3 pipe Kühler. Die 770M ist ebenfalls eine gute Wahl, weil das VBIOS auch die Helligkeitssteuerung verfügbar hat. LG
@@MacintoshMen Danke für die Antwort. ICh glaub, ich geh auf Sicherheit und kauf mir so einen 3-fachen Hitzabzug. Was darf so eine 770er deiner Einschätzung nach kosten?
@@siegfriedproksch Die kosten so um die 110 - 130 Euro. Wichtig ist, dass du eine von Dell nimmst. Andere Hersteller haben teilweise nicht funktioniert.
@@MacintoshMen Danke, also ist der China Import auf Ebay deiner Meinung nach vertrauenswürdig genug?
@@siegfriedproksch Ja, eBay sollte normalerweise recht seriöse sein. Suche nach gut bewerteten Verkäufern, dann sollte es schon passen. Aliexpress ist da schon eine andere Sache.
Were you able to use the newest OS on this computer? Any issues afterwards?
You need to flash the vbios on it to install Mojave/Catalina. Check out my iMac playlist, you find everything there. Currently I run Mojave and it works perfectly.
Boa tarde tenho um iMac 2009 , quero colocar uma placa de video gtx765m 2 gb será da certo ?
Hi i have a 2010 21.5 i3 3.2ghz 512mb vram. Will a GeForce gtx 770m work in this mac?
Yes it will
MacintoshMen thanks for letting me know. Im thinking of upgrading to the i7-870 will this work or will i have to get the i7-870s version instead?
@@yakz9885 you have to go for the 870s
Hi, do you think a gtx 770m with the dell/alienware firmware would work in another 2010 27" imac? I found a great deal on ebay.
And another question, how do you change OS's?, Does holding alt at startup still works?
No, your bootscreen and boot switcher is gone when you upgrade it with the 770M. You can only reboot into a different OS when you tell the computer in the OS to change the startup disk.
@@MacintoshMen Ok, thanks! Do you think rEFInd would support it tho? (I don't think so, but maybe it does)
@@AnotherFreakingDude It could maybe work, but I don't think it will.
@@MacintoshMen Well, there's only one way to find out... Thanks for the info tho
Thank you for the nice video. Do you think Quadro k5100k is going to work? since it has similar technical base as gt780m?
Is there even a mobile version of the quadro?
@@MacintoshMen Yes, There is Quadro K5100m (8GB, 100W),
@@mamtily Well it should work then
is it true that the Graphiccard Quadro K5100M 8 GB (100W) works with iMac 11,2 / EMC 2389 (Mid 2010): Core i5 680? Im looking forward to upgrade my personel Mac
can you please reply i appreciate
the 5 green lights inside my imac turn off when i reconnected my hard drive but when i disconnect it the computer turns on. im trying to do data recovery with the hard drive. how do i know if i fried my hard drive?
Hmm sorry I don't know. Maybe you can try and see if the HDD works on a different computer
Looks like there is Short on control board of your HDD. Commonly TVS Diodes die. If you want only recover your data it will be enough to remove burned one without replacement. Search in google images:
Hard Drive PCB Components - HDDzone.com - you will get idea what i'm talking about. It's easy to check with multimeter.
You can do this with mid 2011 iMac
yes
Hey would I be able to use a nvidia Quadro K1100m with an iMac mid 2010 desktop like this one?
I don't know that unfortunately, sorry
Yes, you can. The only issue I can think of is if it comes with the right VBIOS that works with the iMac.
Google Is Fucking SJW Scum Hey so that K1100M came into today, I got it installed but I just have a black screen. Where would I find drivers for this card? And Vbios?
Hi, thanks for the yours very useful videos! I have the same mac with a died gpu, so I would like to change it. What I can buy now for a good price is a GTX580m (mxm 3 - type B ( MXM3/B )) As I see it is good for this, but what do you think? I dont need boot switcher etc just I would like to bring it back to life. Thx
Ebay
@@MacintoshMen thx, Finally I bake it, and working :)
Hello. On a 21.5 2010 i3 iMac. What is the cpu and gpu upgrade that might be a good compromise ? :)
i7 870S and GTX 765M or 770M would be a good upgrade for it.
Hi MacintoshMen great video. What about Imac A1311 21,5 mid 2011? Is the nvidia quadro k1100M working in that? thanks
Yes, will work
MacintoshMen do you know where can I find one of quadro k1100m?
eBay
Hello. I want to buy imac 21.5 2010 (4670/256). I need to work with text, web browsing and video. 12-15 hours a day in my office. Tell me, is the 4670 card reliable? Use 3-5 years or is it better to buy 2009 and a 9400 card? I'm just afraid that the 4670 card will die quickly from a lot of heat like 2011. What can you advise? Thank you
The 4670 card should be reliable, yes. The failing GPUs are mostly only in 2011 models.
@@MacintoshMen2010 21,5 (5670-512) Is it a good card too? Can be used? Bad map only 2011?
@@MacintoshMen Card 6750 6770 (21.5 2011) can be used for a long time, 10-15 hours a day? 4-5 years I read that the 6970 card is on fire. Now I bought 21.5 (2011-6750) and I don’t know when it needs a replacement and whether it’s a good purchase. Thank you
Hi MacintoshMen, what a great and in-depth vid and thank you for all the tips when i do my future upgrade, can i ask you the following questions if you have time to answer.
I have an iMac (27-inch, Mid 2010)
2.8 GHz Intel Core i5
4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
ATI Radeon HD 5750 1024 MB
To max out my upgrade Iv just ordered 32gb of RAM but now i want to install a better GPU and CPU as you have just done.
1. You say that the Nvidia GTX 770M would be the better option but Is there any other GPU better than this or is that best option out there for my upgrade?
2. What CPU can you recommend or is my i5 ok ? (using for video editing and music production but now seeing lag at times)
3. If I was to upgrade CPU do I upgrade this before GPU ?
4. Do I upgrade OS to catalina or mojave before installing the new GPU & CPU as you say there will be no bios on boot? or is one of the OS supported by apple so a normal OS upgrade is possible and what does this do for the future of the upgrade?
Sorry for all the questions but you seem to be the man that will know
Regards
Hi, thanks for the kind words. Regarding your questions: As far as I know, there is also a GTX 780M available, which is even more powerful than the 770M. About CPU, you have to decide for youself, but a Quad Core Core i7 870 for example would be a nice upgrade from your Dual-Core i5. It made mine worlds faster (but I also came from i3).
Yes, if you upgrade CPU you should do it BEFORE GPU to make sure the system works correctly. And about Mojave and Catalina, that's a bit of a headache to install on these iMacs. Officially only 10.13 is supported. So if you want to run later versions, you will have to install it before the GPU upgrade and also make sure to disable "legacy video card support" in the Mojave patcher when doing it. (In Catalina; I unfortunately don't know how to do it). In my honest opinion, I'd just stick with 10.13 right now if it does everything for you. It's just way less hassle. I hope I could answer your questions. Generally make sure you install an OS before you upgrade the graphics card because otherwise it will be hard to get one on there!
im running an 880m on my imac 2010 and the i7-870 is holding it back
How exactly is it holding it back?
just in gaming. low/high graphics settings and the frames dont differ between on like gta 5 for example will just stay around 40 or so
If you were doing this in 2021 would you use the same card?
I would probably go for a 780M because there is a VBIOS available with brightness control (which the 765M doesn't have). But there is nothing wrong with the 765M, it still works great and is fast enough for my stuff.
@@MacintoshMen Thankyou for the response, I am going to get the 780M and try it on my iMac 27” Mid 2010
2.93 ghz Quad core intel core i7, 24 Gb Memory, ATI Radeon HD 5750 1Gb. I have Catalina already installed and it works, but not great with some apps. Any thoughts?
@@jamiehomes You run Catalina with the stock AMD card? Must feel horrible, probably that's why so much doesn't work
@@MacintoshMen it's actually better than I thought it would be. Cant wait to see it with an upgraded graphics card.
@@MacintoshMen the Nvidia GTX 780m Graphics Card?
can you please add links to everything you upgraded for this imac I have the exact same one and I want to update everything as well
I upgraded the CPU to Core i7 870, DDR3 RAM 10 GB, GTX 765M and 480 GB Kingston SSD. You can buy everything on either eBay or Amazon.
MacintoshMen is the gpu and cpu the best you can get for this particular iMac?
@@COBRAKAIHAWKS3 yes
PiggyYumYum No, you can use an i7 880 or even an Xeon processor with the same socket type (LGA1154). Although the last type is not recommended. You can use a GTX 770M and a Quadro K2000M.