I know I’m almost seven years late, but maybe someone else will find this helpful.
For a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac, the best CPU you can upgrade to is a Core i5-680 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/48504/intel-core-i5-680-processor-4m-cache-3-60-ghz.html). You can get one for under $25 on eBay right now. I don’t believe it’s possible to upgrade to an i7 as all the i7 processors I can find that fit in this iMac’s CPU socket have a higher TDP. I ''think'' (but am not even close to certain) that if you want a quad-core CPU, a Xeon L3426 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/43233/intel-xeon-processor-l3426-8m-cache-1-86-ghz.html) might work; please don’t quote me on this though.
To upgrade the CPU, you’ll want to follow the iFixit guide: [guide|6269]. I don’t know what ACP was saying about replacing the entire logic board in order to upgrade the processor—that’s just plain wrong.
Regarding your question about the graphics card: I, too, am trying to find out what the best GPU upgrade is for a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac. So far, the one you currently have is the best one that I know of that works. If anyone else does know of a better GPU for this iMac, I’d love to hear about it. I’ll also post an update if I find anything.
Here’s the iFixit guide for upgrading the GPU in a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac: [guide|6272].
I know I’m almost seven years late, but maybe someone else will find this helpful.
For a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac, the best CPU you can upgrade to is a Core i5-680 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/48504/intel-core-i5-680-processor-4m-cache-3-60-ghz.html). You can get one for under $25 on eBay right now. I don’t believe it’s possible to upgrade to an i7 as all the i7 processors I can find that fit in this iMac’s CPU socket have a higher TDP. I ''think'' (but am not even close to certain) that if you want a quad-core CPU, a Xeon L3426 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/43233/intel-xeon-processor-l3426-8m-cache-1-86-ghz.html) might work; please don’t quote me on this though.
To upgrade the CPU, you’ll want to follow the iFixit guide: [guide|6269]. I don’t know what ACP was saying about replacing the entire logic board in order to upgrade the processor—that’s just plain wrong.
Regarding your question about the graphics card: I, too, am trying to find out what the best GPU upgrade is for a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac. So far, the one you currently have is the best one that I know of that works. If anyone else does know of a better GPU for this iMac, I’d love to hear about it. I’ll also post an update if I find anything.
Here’s the iFixit guide for upgrading the GPU in a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac: [guide|6272].
I know I’m almost seven years late, but maybe someone else will find this helpful.
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For a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac, the best CPU you can upgrade to is a Core i5-680 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/48504/intel-core-i5-680-processor-4m-cache-3-60-ghz.html). You can get one for under $25 on eBay right now. I don’t believe it’s possible to upgrade to an i7 as all the i7 processors I can find that fit in this iMac’s CPU socket have a higher TDP.
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I ''think'' (but am not even close to certain) that if you want a quad-core CPU, a Xeon L3426 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/43233/intel-xeon-processor-l3426-8m-cache-1-86-ghz.html) might work; please don’t quote me on this though.
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For a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac, the best CPU you can upgrade to is a Core i5-680 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/48504/intel-core-i5-680-processor-4m-cache-3-60-ghz.html). You can get one for under $25 on eBay right now. I don’t believe it’s possible to upgrade to an i7 as all the i7 processors I can find that fit in this iMac’s CPU socket have a higher TDP. I ''think'' (but am not even close to certain) that if you want a quad-core CPU, a Xeon L3426 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/43233/intel-xeon-processor-l3426-8m-cache-1-86-ghz.html) might work; please don’t quote me on this though.
To upgrade the CPU, you’ll want to follow the iFixit guide: [guide|6269]. I don’t know what ACP was saying about replacing the entire logic board in order to upgrade the processor—that’s just plain wrong.
Regarding your question about the graphics card: I, too, am trying to find out what the best GPU upgrade is for a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac. So far, the one you currently have is the best one that I know of that works. If anyone else does know of a better GPU for this iMac, I’d love to hear about it. I’ll also post an update if I find anything.
Here’s the iFixit guide for upgrading the GPU in a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac: [guide|6272].
I know I’m almost seven years late, but maybe someone else will find this helpful.
For a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac, the best CPU you can upgrade to is a Core i5-680 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/48504/intel-core-i5-680-processor-4m-cache-3-60-ghz.html). You can get one for under $25 on eBay right now. I don’t believe it’s possible to upgrade to an i7 as all the i7 processors I can find that fit in this iMac’s CPU socket have a higher TDP.
I ''think'' (but am not even close to certain) that if you want a quad-core CPU, a Xeon L3426 (https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/43233/intel-xeon-processor-l3426-8m-cache-1-86-ghz.html) might work; please don’t quote me on this though.
To upgrade the CPU, you’ll want to follow the iFixit guide: [guide|6269]. I don’t know what ACP was saying about replacing the entire logic board in order to upgrade the processor—that’s just plain wrong.
Regarding your question about the graphics card: I, too, am trying to find out what the best GPU upgrade is for a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac. So far, the one you currently have is the best one that I know of that works. If anyone else does know of a better GPU for this iMac, I’d love to hear about it. I’ll also post an update if I find anything.
Here’s the iFixit guide for upgrading the GPU in a 21.5” Mid-2010 iMac: [guide|6272].