Tag Archives: iMac

Upgrading a Base 2019 iMac 21″ to 32GB, 1TB SSD and i9 9900 CPU

Posted on November 15, 2020 by Grischa Ekart

Finally I found time and motivation to upgrade an absolutely plain iMac 2019 with 8GB, 1TB hard drive and a i3 8100 CPU to super specs. It’s the third iMac that I cut open to up the RAM / SSD … Continue reading →

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Silencing your iMac: Decrease Minimum Fan Speed to 1000rpm

Posted on June 7, 2018 by Grischa Ekart

NOTE: This guide apparently only works up to Catalina and does not work on Big Sur. I finally replaced my hard drive in my 2015 iMac 5k with a Samsung 860 SSD. Not an easy decision since you need to … Continue reading →

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