Q: is el capitan recommended for an early 2008 imac?
Hello - I have a 2008 iMac, and wondering if it's recommended to upgrade OS to El Capitan?
Here are the specs:
24-inch, Early 2008 iMac:
- 2.8 GHz Intel Core Duo (processor)
- 4GB 800 MHz DDR2 SDRAM (memory)
- ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro 256 MB (graphics)
I'm already running OS X 10.9.5, which seems to work fine - just wondering if it's a good idea to upgrade, considering the age of this iMac, and whether the hardware can support it without trouble. Thanks!
iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), 24-inch, Early 2008
Posted on Nov 10, 2015 12:12 PM
You can run El Capitan with that setup. Since that model can utilize 6 GB of memory it would be helpful to replace one of your 2 GB modules with a 4 GB module from either Crucial.com or Otherworldcomputing.com. That would help somewhat.
Also keep a minimum of 15-20 GB of free space on your boot drive for temporary cache and memory swap files. This will help optimize system and application performance.
Posted on Nov 10, 2015 2:17 PM
