iMac - imac upgrading?

peteski2 · peteski2 #1 (**permalink**)

08-02-2009, 06:52 AM

Hi i was wondering if anybody can help me here, when i bought this iMac I was a student so only really bought the base model with this specification:

Hardware Overview:

Model Name: iMac
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 800 MHz
I was wondering if it was possible to upgrade to a faster processor, and what other upgrades are available including RAM. I'm just wanting to max out what i can really.

Thanks people. Pete

pigoo3 · pigoo3 #2 (**permalink**)

08-02-2009, 07:49 AM

Stuff you can & cannot do:

- you can't upgrade the processor
- you can't upgrade the video
- you can upgrade the ram
- you can upgrade the hard drive...but it's not a very easy process for the average computer user

Hope this helps,

- Nick

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #3 (**permalink**)

08-02-2009, 06:07 PM

As Nick points out all you can upgrade is the memory. It is still a pretty good machine unless you are a heavy gamer, and if you max out the RAM to 3GB you will notice an improvement.

Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 17-Inch Specs (Late 2006 - MA590LL) @ EveryMac.com

sgarrand · sgarrand #4 (**permalink**)

08-03-2009, 11:10 AM

Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 20-Inch (Al) Specs (MA876LL)

His specs (with the exception of RAM, which I maxed out at 4) match mine exactly. Mine is the above machine.

Scott

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peteski2 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 02, 2009 Posts: 1	08-02-2009, 06:52 AM Hi i was wondering if anybody can help me here, when i bought this iMac I was a student so only really bought the base model with this specification: Hardware Overview: Model Name: iMac Model Identifier: iMac7,1 Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Speed: 2 GHz Number Of Processors: 1 Total Number Of Cores: 2 L2 Cache: 4 MB Memory: 1 GB Bus Speed: 800 MHz I was wondering if it was possible to upgrade to a faster processor, and what other upgrades are available including RAM. I'm just wanting to max out what i can really. Thanks people. Pete
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pigoo3 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: May 20, 2008 Location: U.S. Posts: 20,669 Mac Specs: 13" MB 2.4ghz, 2gig ram, OS 10.7.4	08-02-2009, 07:49 AM Stuff you can & cannot do: - you can't upgrade the processor - you can't upgrade the video - you can upgrade the ram - you can upgrade the hard drive...but it's not a very easy process for the average computer user Hope this helps, - Nick
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sgarrand #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 29, 2008 Location: MA Posts: 17 Mac Specs: 21.5" i5 iMac 2011, 12 GB RAM	08-03-2009, 11:10 AM Apple iMac "Core 2 Duo" 2.0 20-Inch (Al) Specs (MA876LL) His specs (with the exception of RAM, which I maxed out at 4) match mine exactly. Mine is the above machine. Scott
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