2011 imac

I've heard that the 27" iMacs from 2011 are prone to GPU issues. I just picked one up, and I'm only now hearing that this could be a potential problem in the future. I heard that GPU issues with 2006 iMacs and 2011 MacBook Pros are fairly prevalent, but I can't seem to figure out so much with...

I updated a 2012 MBP from Sierra to High Sierra a few weeks ago. As an external monitor I always use a 2011 iMac in Target Display Mode (Thunderbolt). The iMac runs Sierra. Weird thing is, ever since the MBP HS update, the iMac seems like it's been running extra hot and the fans are definitely...

Hi, im new here and i woul like some help since i cant find anything on the topic, i have a mid 2011 imac, i was running Sierra and i need an update because i cant have office or anything so i decided to buy a graphics card (k1100m) and try to update with dosdude patcher now i have a black...

This is a Wiki post with information collected from the entire thread. Before you post, please read this first. This thread is for supporting Maxwell and Pascal cards on the 2009-2011 iMac. Maxwell and Pascal cards will not work with acceleration on MacOS beyond High Sierra due to lack of...

Hi, I've got a 2011 iMac running Sierra. It was fine last summer, but it's a bit slow now and I haven't used it in a few months. However for various reasons I want to get it back up & going. I can understand that it won't upgrade past where it is on the OSX front - but as of yesterday (not the...

Hello! I have a 27" inch iMac mid-2011 and a Macbook Pro Mid-2012. I bought 16 GB RAM to my imac mid-2011 a while ago. I came over today, and wanted to ask if someone knows: Can I move the iMac Mid-2011-ram to my Macbook Mid-2012 ? And set my 4 GB RAM from my Macbook Mid-2012 in my imac...

Hello all, I was wondering if I can upgrade the current 2.5 ghz core i5 with a intel core i7 2600s without other conflicting parts like changing out the power supply. I will also try to upgrade the Radeon 6750 to a 6770 at a later date as well. Thank You!

Greetings, My apologies if this has been answered elsewhere my search didn't turn up what I was looking for. I've inherited this iMac and I noticed that it's running 12 GB of RAM, 2-4GB slots, & 2-2GB slots for a total of 12 GB. I've searched for information on the max amount of RAM and have...

Hi folks, I currently own a 20" early 2009 iMac with 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and 8 GB RAM and 320 GB SATA, running OS 10.9.5. After heavy use (I work from home) it's been having issues over the past year (occasionally needs fresh power cycle to boot up, grey screen occasionally on start up...

Hey guys, I’m resurrecting an old dinosaur as I’m on a budget and the 2011 iMac came with final cut pro 10 all for $400. I got home with it today and encountered online info that the drive inside (Seagate - ST31000528AS) was recalled. I’m thinking it must have had it’s drive revised with apple...

Hi, is it possible to upgrade my iMac's GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512 MB and if so what can it be upgraded to? I would like to be able to utilise Metal. rest of specs are: High Sierra 10.13.2 12 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5

Hi everyone, I bought a used 2011 27" iMac outfitted with the 3.1GHz i5-2400 processor, 8GB of RAM, the 1GB HD 6970M GPU, and the standard 1TB hard drive back in December of 2016. The machine was very well taken care of and had no issues. It even came with all of the documentation, keyboard and...

We have been using Mac’s since just before Apple converted to Intel processors, i.e. 2005. Wanting to replace our 2006 iMac, I looked at Apple’s lowest cost option 21.5" option. I then went on Craigslist and found a top-of-the-line 27" 2011 iMac for $550 (in excellent condition). Here is a...

hi, the 2012 version is tinner but i don't know if it's possible to add a ssd as an additionnal hard drive easily however there is 3.0 usb port witch great and it is said to be 25% faster than the 2011 version but what I am affraid is that if it's fai lthe 2011 versio nis easier to fix or i am...

So one of my buddies is having problems with updating from Snow Leopard to El Capitan (Told him not to update to sierra as the majority of what we do can't run on sierra) due to his dad putting an admin password on there. I've been looking for ways to bypass the password without changing it so...

Hi All, I have a 2011 iMac and i have a weird issue with the LCD. On the left hand side of the display, there seems to be a dark ribbon. It has been like this for nearly 2 years and luckily hasn't got any worse. It doesn't cause me any problems, but i'm wondering what on earth it could be...

So, I have a 2011 iMac with a samsung 840 pro SSD behind the CD drive connected to the extra SATA port, and a 3 TB Seagate Barracuda for storage. I have been using this setup fine for awhile. Recently my SSD gave me the no boot sign when attempting to boot, so I attempted a restore from a...

I am relatively inexperienced as this would be my first time switching a hard drive to SSD. I connected the 250gb Samsung 850 EVO SSD to my mid 2011 iMac via a Sata to USB cable but my iMac will not mount the drive for me to clone my existing hard drive. My iMac is running El Capitan OS-X. I...

The title says it all. I bought an SSD upgrade kit from OWC and in the process of unplugging the thermal sensor that goes up to the iSight camera (identified as TEMP 4 on PCB) the plastic connector broke. I'm guessing due to its age and heat exposure the plastic became brittle. I taped off...