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So my iMac is a 21.5" iMac from Mid 2011 with a core i5 2400S as default, now I know you can upgrade it’s processor since it’s socketed and that’s just what I’m going to do. But what I don’t know is if I can only upgrade to a low power chip (S suffix) or if I can upgrade to a full power desktop chip (no suffix). I’ve seen people upgrade their i5 2400S 27" imacs to i7 2600, but I’ve never seen anyone tried a CPU upgrade on a 21.5" imac before let alone the highest end CPU offering from apple on the 21.5" Mid-2011 iMac is only an i7 2600S. Now the performance difference between the i7 2600S and i7 2600 is negligible for me, but the problem is I can’t souce any i7 2600S but I can fine loads of people selling their i7 2600. So if anyone can answer, please do as I will apreciate it greatly and if anyone is selling or knows someone who sells an i7 2600S that can ship to Indonesia please answer too. :) Thanks in advance.
@danj I have a 2011 iMac with the i5 processor. My overall investment is really low in it thus far, and it’s my current DD computer (I have other computers on hand just in case, however). I am going through with a processor upgrade, SSD addition, and GPU upgrade to put myself onto the newer Mojave OS (I want to keep 32 bit support for the time being). I understand that the i7 2600 TDP is greater and would put strain on the PSU, especially if I’m adding in an MXM-A card not designed for the system; I’m planning on using the Quadro K2100M. However, I’m having the same issue that the original user has. The 2600s is significantly more expensive than the 2600. My question for you is this - could I get the 2600 and undervolt it to 2600s levels to keep the TDP down? What does your experience say would happen?
