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    Hardware requirement for current macOS

    I plan to buy a budget price used Mac that supports the current version of macOS. I only need it to test a website, so for running browsers with different configurations in Preferences. I was looking at an entry level Late 2014 Mac Mini with 4GB 1.4GHz 500GB. I have seen threads that suggest...
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    Late 2014 iMac 27” Not Recognizing Ram

    I posted previously thinking it was a ram slot issue. I have swapped around the current ram and all slots work. I just can’t get it to recognize additional ram. When I install it, I get the beeps. What can I do? If specs are needed, it’s a late 2014, 27”, retina, 3.5 i5 quad core, 1tb fusion...
  3. VapingBiker

    Late 2014 iMac no good? eGPU? Give up trying?

    I've had a search around the forums and can't see any definitive answers so I thought I'd post a question. I'm desperate so any help would be appreciated!! I have a late 2014 Retina 5k, i5 3.5Ghz, Radeon R9 graphics card and updated to 24GB internal memory. The issue I'm facing is with...
  4. AfroUSA

    iMac 5K - 4790K, M295X - thermal compound + second SSD upgrade + Air Vents MOD

    Hi all! It was a pleasure to find this forum beginning of this year. I have iMac 5K with i7-4790K and m295X. After almost 2y of using this desktop, I stuck with unusual high temperatures for CPU and GPU. Idling with Chrome and YouTube, EyeTV, CPU was around 70 up to 102'C while gaming on Windows...
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    Constant Freezing and Restarts - iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014)

    I have an iMac that is essentially unusable due to constant freezing and restarts. The frequency can be multiple times per hour and it seems to happen more often when video or images are being displayed in a browser window. I am currently running macOS Sierra, but experienced the issue under...
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    Which OSX Version for my Mac Mini (Late 2014) for best performance?

    Hi everyone! This is my first post in a long time... I used to have an old 2007 Macbook Pro with 2.2Ghz Core2Duo processor and upgraded to 6 Gb RAM . With the years and the numerous OSX upgrades, it became really slow. So slow that it made me swear like never before. Photoshop would hang, the...