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Q: Upgrade iMac 27" late 2009 video card?

I have a late-2009 iMac 27" with a Radeon HD 4850 - 512 mb.

 

Would it be possible to upgrade the graphics card to the ATI Radeon HD 5670 Video Card 512MB GDDR3?

 

Also, my iMac has 8gbs of ram, where can the ram sticks be purchased and can Apple replace it?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7), iMac 27" late 2009 model

Posted on Apr 30, 2011 9:43 AM

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  • by cfc40223,

    cfc40223 cfc40223 Jan 30, 2016 1:07 PM in response to morphf
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    Jan 30, 2016 1:07 PM in response to morphf

    I have a late 2009 27 Imac.  My 4850 512MB GDDR3 memory died earlier this week.  My specs are:

     

    2.66ghz quad core intel core i5

     

    Would you all recommend replacing it with:

     

    NEW 661-5967 IMac 27" AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512MB 2011 Video Card


    NEW 661-5969 IMac 27" AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB 2011 Video Card


    NEW 661-5578 IMac 27" ATI Radeon HD 5750 1GB Mid 2010


    ???  I'm a simple user.  Do some programming but no real game play.  Have my xbox one run through my imac but thats it.  Which would be the easiest install?  Better performance would be nice.  But simple install with no major setbacks would be best.  Thank you to anyone who can offer insight or help. 

  • by codeva.org,

    codeva.org codeva.org Jan 30, 2016 5:20 PM in response to alanpro
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    Jan 30, 2016 5:20 PM in response to alanpro

    hi everyone! im new here... just wandering if the graphic card could be the issue with my mac frozing up & crashing often lately (worst and worst)

    started out as pixelization freezing now & then to complete freeze & crash!!!

     

    just did a backup & started fresh... mostly only have photoshop & firfox installed, plus i do not over use any real cpu overload or else (meaning i keep only a reasonable number of tab open at all time (not like the gazillion as i used too lol) computer still just crashed 2 time in 5 days!!!

     

     

    here complete crash report for those who can read this & make sens out of it... any help well apreciated!

     

     

    system spec:

     

    Hardware Overview:

     

      Model Name:    iMac

      Model Identifier:    iMac9,1

      Processor Name:    Intel Core 2 Duo

      Processor Speed:    3.06 GHz

      Number of Processors:    1

      Total Number of Cores:    2

      L2 Cache:    6 MB

      Memory:    8 GB

      Bus Speed:    1.07 GHz

      Boot ROM Version:    IM91.008D.B08

      SMC Version (system):    1.37f3

      Serial Number (system):    W89051A8250

      Hardware UUID:    4750352D-3230-52A0-BFF8-A3DEDA853442

     

    NVIDIA GeForce GT 130:

     

      Chipset Model:    NVIDIA GeForce GT 130

      Type:    GPU

      Bus:    PCIe

      PCIe Lane Width:    x16

      VRAM (Total):    512 MB

      Vendor:    NVIDIA (0x10de)

      Device ID:    0x062e

      Revision ID:    0x00a1

      ROM Revision:    3370

      Displays:

    iMac:

      Display Type:    LCD

      Resolution:    1920 x 1200

      Pixel Depth:    32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)

      Main Display:    Yes

      Mirror:    Off

      Online:    Yes

      Built-In:    Yes

     

     

     

    ****CRASH REPORT****

     

    Anonymous UUID:  4C5389D0-6675-F7A6-AAC6-AB7297D9C1CC

     

    Sat Jan 30 19:57:19 2016

     

    *** Panic Report ***

    panic(cpu 1 caller 0xffffff7f8b9a8bb4): NVRM[0/2:0:0]: Read Error 0x00070000: CFG 0x062e10de 0x00100406 0xd2000000, BAR0 0xd2000000 0xffffff8116013000 0x094700a1, D0, P1/4

    Backtrace (CPU 1), Frame : Return Address

    0xffffff8017223330 : 0xffffff800ad2ad21

    0xffffff80172233b0 : 0xffffff7f8b9a8bb4

    0xffffff8017223470 : 0xffffff7f8ba7218e

    0xffffff80172234b0 : 0xffffff7f8bbf3b2e

    0xffffff8017223500 : 0xffffff7f8bc69b4f

    0xffffff8017223680 : 0xffffff7f8bc65818

    0xffffff8017223770 : 0xffffff7f8ba4d2f0

    0xffffff80172237f0 : 0xffffff7f8b97fb83

    0xffffff80172238a0 : 0xffffff7f8b984c2d

    0xffffff8017223960 : 0xffffff7f8b9ad673

    0xffffff8017223b60 : 0xffffff7f8b9af225

    0xffffff8017223c50 : 0xffffff7f8c9aa925

    0xffffff8017223cb0 : 0xffffff7f8c9a75ef

    0xffffff8017223d30 : 0xffffff7f8c99195a

    0xffffff8017223d60 : 0xffffff7f8c94d1e2

    0xffffff8017223d80 : 0xffffff7f8c95dcfb

    0xffffff8017223db0 : 0xffffff7f8c95db9a

    0xffffff8017223e00 : 0xffffff7f8c95da51

    0xffffff8017223e50 : 0xffffff7f8c95dce5

    0xffffff8017223e80 : 0xffffff7f8c94d870

    0xffffff8017223ed0 : 0xffffff7f8c94b071

    0xffffff8017223ef0 : 0xffffff800b2d595d

    0xffffff8017223f40 : 0xffffff800b2d37cd

    0xffffff8017223f80 : 0xffffff800b2d38c6

    0xffffff8017223fb0 : 0xffffff800ae116e7

    Kernel Extensions in backtrace:
    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA28E E2B]@0xffffff7f8b958000->0xffffff7f8bbc1fff
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[05578B0B-C99C-3A87-9F3E-B4746D19CEF4]@0xffffff 7f8b524000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[7372D580-6DDE-3457-B043-49B8447FC9D2]@0xff ffff7f8b948000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[8922721D-5517-3883-BD3A-57422D0244A0]@0 xffffff7f8b901000
    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla(10.0)[7FE40648-F15F-3E18-91E2-FDDDF4CD A355]@0xffffff7f8bbcc000->0xffffff7f8be75fff
    dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA 28EE2B]@0xffffff7f8b958000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[05578B0B-C99C-3A87-9F3E-B4746D19CEF4]@0xffffff 7f8b524000
    com.apple.GeForceTesla(10.0)[6CC57746-0012-3634-8CA3-6A75C2BC32D7]@0xffffff7f8c9 44000->0xffffff7f8ca11fff
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily(2.9)[05578B0B-C99C-3A87-9F3E-B4746D19CEF4]@0xffffff 7f8b524000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport(2.4.1)[7372D580-6DDE-3457-B043-49B8447FC9D2]@0xff ffff7f8b948000
    dependency: com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily(2.4.1)[8922721D-5517-3883-BD3A-57422D0244A0]@0 xffffff7f8b901000
    dependency: com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla(10.0.0)[796AE430-39FB-3255-8161-D52AFA 28EE2B]@0xffffff7f8b958000

     

    BSD process name corresponding to current thread: kernel_task

     

    Mac OS version:

    14F1605

     

    Kernel version:

    Darwin Kernel Version 14.5.0: Tue Sep  1 21:23:09 PDT 2015; root:xnu-2782.50.1~1/RELEASE_X86_64

    Kernel UUID: 06D286E3-A8A1-3BE7-A7EB-EAC6E0C69758

    Kernel slide:0x000000000aa00000

    Kernel text base: 0xffffff800ac00000

    __HIB  text base: 0xffffff800ab00000

    System model name: iMac9,1 (Mac-F2218FC8)

     

    System uptime in nanoseconds: 120505627615773

    last loaded kext at 119830174195334: com.apple.filesystems.ntfs    3.13 (addr 0xffffff7f8d48f000, size 380928)

    last unloaded kext at 119889753850467: com.apple.driver.AppleUSBCDC    4.3.3b1 (addr 0xffffff7f8d40b000, size 16384)

    loaded kexts:

    com.apple.filesystems.ntfs    3.13

    com.apple.filesystems.smbfs    3.0.2

    com.apple.driver.AppleBluetoothMultitouch    85.3

    com.apple.driver.AudioAUUC    1.70

    com.apple.driver.AppleHWSensor    1.9.5d0

    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothSerialManager    4.3.6f3

    com.apple.driver.AGPM    110.19.6

    com.apple.filesystems.autofs    3.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleOSXWatchdog    1

    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyHIDDriver    124

    com.apple.driver.AppleHDA    272.18.3

    com.apple.driver.AppleMikeyDriver    272.18.3

    com.apple.iokit.IOUserEthernet    1.0.1

    com.apple.Dont_Steal_Mac_OS_X    7.0.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleHWAccess    1

    com.apple.driver.ACPI_SMC_PlatformPlugin    1.0.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleLPC    1.7.3

    com.apple.iokit.BroadcomBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.3.6f3

    com.apple.driver.AppleHV    1

    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelSlowAdaptiveClocking    4.0.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklight    170.7.4

    com.apple.GeForceTesla    10.0.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleUpstreamUserClient    3.6.1

    com.apple.driver.AppleMCCSControl    1.2.12

    com.apple.driver.AppleIRController    327.5

    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeDataless    1.0.0d1

    com.apple.AppleFSCompression.AppleFSCompressionTypeZlib    1.0.0

    com.apple.BootCache    36

    com.apple.iokit.SCSITaskUserClient    3.7.5

    com.apple.driver.XsanFilter    404

    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIBlockStorage    2.7.1

    com.apple.driver.AirPort.Brcm4331    800.20.24

    com.apple.driver.AppleFWOHCI    5.5.2

    com.apple.driver.AppleAHCIPort    3.1.2

    com.apple.nvenet    2.0.22

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHub    705.4.2

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBEHCI    705.4.14

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBOHCI    656.4.1

    com.apple.driver.AppleRTC    2.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleHPET    1.8

    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIButtons    3.1

    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBIOS    2.1

    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIEC    3.1

    com.apple.driver.AppleAPIC    1.7

    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagementClient    218.0.0

    com.apple.nke.applicationfirewall    161

    com.apple.security.quarantine    3

    com.apple.security.TMSafetyNet    8

    com.apple.driver.AppleIntelCPUPowerManagement    218.0.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDKeyboard    176.2

    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDKeyboard    176.2

    com.apple.driver.IOBluetoothHIDDriver    4.3.6f3

    com.apple.driver.AppleMultitouchDriver    264.6

    com.apple.iokit.IOSerialFamily    11

    com.apple.AppleGraphicsDeviceControl    3.10.25

    com.apple.kext.triggers    1.0

    com.apple.driver.DspFuncLib    272.18.3

    com.apple.kext.OSvKernDSPLib    1.15

    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusPCI    1.0.12d1

    com.apple.iokit.IOSurface    97.4

    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginLegacy    1.0.0

    com.apple.driver.IOPlatformPluginFamily    5.9.1d7

    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothHostControllerUSBTransport    4.3.6f3

    com.apple.iokit.IOBluetoothFamily    4.3.6f3

    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBUserClient    705.4.0

    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireIP    2.2.6

    com.apple.iokit.IOSlowAdaptiveClockingFamily    1.0.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleHDAController    272.18.3

    com.apple.iokit.IOHDAFamily    272.18.3

    com.apple.iokit.IOAudioFamily    203.3

    com.apple.vecLib.kext    1.2.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleBacklightExpert    1.1.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleSMC    3.1.9

    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDANV50HalTesla    10.0.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleSMBusController    1.0.13d1

    com.apple.nvidia.classic.NVDAResmanTesla    10.0.0

    com.apple.iokit.IONDRVSupport    2.4.1

    com.apple.iokit.IOGraphicsFamily    2.4.1

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBHIDMouse    185.3

    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBHIDDriver    705.4.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleHIDMouse    185.3

    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIBlockCommandsDevice    3.7.5

    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBMassStorageClass    3.7.2

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBMergeNub    705.4.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleUSBComposite    705.4.9

    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIMultimediaCommandsDevice    3.7.5

    com.apple.iokit.IOBDStorageFamily    1.7

    com.apple.iokit.IODVDStorageFamily    1.7.1

    com.apple.iokit.IOCDStorageFamily    1.7.1

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    com.apple.iokit.IOSCSIArchitectureModelFamily    3.7.5

    com.apple.iokit.IO80211Family    730.60

    com.apple.iokit.IOFireWireFamily    4.5.8

    com.apple.iokit.IOAHCIFamily    2.7.5

    com.apple.iokit.IONetworkingFamily    3.2

    com.apple.iokit.IOUSBFamily    720.4.4

    com.apple.driver.NVSMU    2.2.9

    com.apple.driver.AppleEFINVRAM    2.0

    com.apple.driver.AppleEFIRuntime    2.0

    com.apple.iokit.IOHIDFamily    2.0.0

    com.apple.iokit.IOSMBusFamily    1.1

    com.apple.security.sandbox    300.0

    com.apple.kext.AppleMatch    1.0.0d1

    com.apple.driver.AppleKeyStore    2

    com.apple.driver.AppleMobileFileIntegrity    1.0.5

    com.apple.driver.AppleCredentialManager    1.0

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    com.apple.iokit.IOStorageFamily    2.0

    com.apple.iokit.IOReportFamily    31

    com.apple.driver.AppleFDEKeyStore    28.30

    com.apple.driver.AppleACPIPlatform    3.1

    com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily    2.9

    com.apple.iokit.IOACPIFamily    1.4

    com.apple.kec.Libm    1

    com.apple.kec.pthread    1

    com.apple.kec.corecrypto    1.0

    Model: iMac9,1, BootROM IM91.008D.B08, 2 processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, 3.06 GHz, 8 GB, SMC 1.37f3

    Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, NVIDIA GeForce GT 130, PCIe, 512 MB

    Memory Module: BANK 0/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393955353432382D3035302E4130304C4620

    Memory Module: BANK 1/DIMM0, 4 GB, DDR3, 1067 MHz, 0x0198, 0x393930353432382D3136342E4130304C4620

    AirPort: spairport_wireless_card_type_airport_extreme (0x14E4, 0x8E), Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.106.98.100.24)

    Bluetooth: Version 4.3.6f3 16238, 3 services, 27 devices, 1 incoming serial ports

    Network Service: Wi-Fi, AirPort, en1

    Serial ATA Device: WDC WD1001FALS-40K1B0, 1 TB

    Serial ATA Device: OPTIARC DVD RW AD-5670S

    USB Device: Built-in iSight

    USB Device: IR Receiver

    USB Device: HP USB Multimedia Keyboard

    USB Device: Apple Optical USB Mouse

    USB Device: BRCM2046 Hub

    USB Device: Bluetooth USB Host Controller

    Thunderbolt Bus:

  • by Mike Sombrio,

    Mike Sombrio Mike Sombrio Jan 31, 2016 5:35 AM in response to codeva.org
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    Apple Watch
    Jan 31, 2016 5:35 AM in response to codeva.org

    To get help for your specific problem you might want to start your own thread instead of burying you question wayyyyy back on page 15 of this one!

  • by codeva.org,

    codeva.org codeva.org Jan 31, 2016 5:12 PM in response to Mike Sombrio
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    Jan 31, 2016 5:12 PM in response to Mike Sombrio

    thanks for the advise... was trying to do that, but could not find how just yet:/

  • by morphf,

    morphf morphf Feb 18, 2016 9:23 AM in response to alanpro
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    Feb 18, 2016 9:23 AM in response to alanpro

    For some of you are seeking for a hd6970m 2 gb, i have one left here.

     

    I live in europe, but can send it worldwide

    send me a private message for further details

  • by dkny33,

    dkny33 dkny33 Jun 4, 2016 8:11 AM in response to morphf
    Level 1 (4 points)
    Jun 4, 2016 8:11 AM in response to morphf

    Hey Morph, greetings from NYC. Do you still have an hd6970m 2 gb? My late 2009 GPU just died so I'd be happy to take it off your hands. Because Apple Support has no PM, please email me; my email is visible to members.

     

    Thank you!

  • by vliz,

    vliz vliz Sep 25, 2016 10:20 AM in response to alanpro
    Level 1 (8 points)
    Desktops
    Sep 25, 2016 10:20 AM in response to alanpro

    Hi,

     

    I was wondering if anyone has either 4850 or the 6970 available? My 4850 had just died and I don't know which online store should I get it from. Please email me at vliz.kipper at gmail. I tried posting a new thread instead of burying in an old one but nobody responded. Thanks.

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