iMac - change graphics card?

alanbrownealanbrowne
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I have a 2008 iMac (Alu/24") with a Radeon HD 2600 Pro Graphics card.



Could I replace it with something more up to date (that includes OpenCL)?



(While I'm in there I might throw in a larger HD as well and then recover with Slow Leopard install and Time Machine...)

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 3
    john frenchjohn french Posts: 199member
    AFAIK you cannot upgrade the graphics in the iMac.



    I would not suggest upgrading the HD yourself. Take it to an Apple store or retailer and have their techs do it for you.
  • Reply 2 of 3
    alanbrownealanbrowne Posts: 30member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by John French View Post


    AFAIK you cannot upgrade the graphics in the iMac.



    Thanks.



    Quote:
    Originally Posted by John French View Post


    I would not suggest upgrading the HD yourself. Take it to an Apple store or retailer and have their techs do it for you.



    I don't see it as that daunting from what I've seen of the process.
  • Reply 3 of 3
    kingofsomewherehotkingofsomewherehot Posts: 4,180member
    With patience, the HDD swap isn't DIFFICULT, it just requires a LOT of disassembly.



    The GPU is NOT upgradeable though.... it is an integral part of the iMac's "custom" circuit board.
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