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
Actually, the posts that state it can't be done are WRONG! And it does NOT require
any soldering or chip removal for the 27" iMacs.
I have the exact same late 2009 27" iMac, and upgraded it to the part from
OWC the you pointed out previously, this one:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/6615578/
You'll be voiding your warranty certainly, but unless you have Apple care you're already
past Apple's 1yr anyway...
It is absolutely possible, and works great. You do not need to touch any firmware, and OS X
already has the drivers for this board. It's entirely a hardware process to upgrade it, i.e. open
the iMac and replace the board and you're done.
The process of upgrading it isn't particularly trivial, but it is absolutely possible, I've been using
the upgraded 5750 1GB board since last Fall (~October) without a single problem in my 27"
High level summary of steps, (there are better more detailed instructions a few places online like iFixit)
(1) remove display cover panel
(2) remove display itself, look online for the details this part can be dicey
(3) disconnect all cables from logic board, tape back near where they came from to get them out of the way and make them easy to reconnect
(4) remove RAM (makes it easier to remove logic board from housing)
(5) unscrew and remove logic board (which has MXM slotted video board attached to it)
(6) set logic board flat on a static safe area
(7) unscrew MXM video board heat sink screws that connect it to logic board, and disconnect it from the logic board
(8) plug in the upgrade/replacement video board
(9) put everything back together
(10) enjoy your faster video card
If you haven't taken your iMac apart before, expect to spend ~90min if you're careful about everything.
If you have, it can be done in ~30-45min.
A couple additional tips, one above was the removing RAM makes it easier to remove the logic board, another
is that when you reinsert the logic board, have a USB cable or similar handy to plug into the back to help
align the logic board when you re-seat it. The last tip is the one about taping the wires back just above where
they get plugged in. I didn't do this the first time through, and one fell down and didn't get plugged back in on
re-assembly. I had to disassemble the whole thing again to dig it out and plug it back in...
Cheers
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.
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)
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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:
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thanks for the advise... was trying to do that, but could not find how just yet:/
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
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!
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.
Upgrade iMac 27" late 2009 video card?
