Upgrade iMac mid-2011

[Salvatore Errigo]

Hi, i have an imac mid 2011 with i5 processor. I want to update it to i7 3770s (or 3770 if it is possible). I have searched on this forum but there are those who say it can be done and there are those who say no, so I don't know what to do.
What do you think? Is it possible or not?

 

[ZenSurfeur]

As I know the most i7 ok is the 2600

 

[USB3foriMac]

People have tried, and so far the consensus of those is that it does not work. If you have any source saying it works, please quote here.
There are a few who tried the Xeon E3 1270, and while it is running, sleep is not working.

If you have not yet an SSD running in your machine, do this first before you upgrade the CPU. I have upgraded from i5 2500 to i7 2600, and while I can notice the improvement in a benchmark, I did not notice much in my daily work (which is only home user type, not any professional work).
The SSD speed can be felt immediately. I also have 12GB RAM, which I use for virtual machines. Check your Activity Monitor to identify the shortages. To check CPU frequency and utilization, you can use the Intel Power Gadget.

 

[Salvatore Errigo]

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Le persone hanno provato, e finora il consenso di questi è che non funziona. Se hai qualche fonte che dice che funziona, per favore cita qui.
Alcuni hanno provato Xeon E3 1270 e, mentre è in esecuzione, il sonno non funziona.

Se non hai ancora un SSD in esecuzione sul tuo computer, fallo prima di aggiornare la CPU. Ho fatto l'upgrade da i5 2500 a i7 2600, e mentre posso notare il miglioramento in un benchmark, non ho notato molto nel mio lavoro quotidiano (che è solo un tipo di utente domestico, non un lavoro professionale).
La velocità dell'SSD può essere avvertita immediatamente. Ho anche 12 GB di RAM, che uso per macchine virtuali. Controlla il tuo Activity Monitor per identificare le carenze. Per verificare la frequenza e l'utilizzo della CPU, è possibile utilizzare il gadget Intel Power.
[/CITAZIONE]
Non ho alcuna fonte che lo dica, ma vedo nei forum che la gente ha cercato di installare i7 3770 (77w), vedo che l'i7 3770s ha un tdp di 65w. Qualcuno ha provato a installarlo?

 

[USB3foriMac]

>> I have no source to say it, but I see in the forums that people have tried to install i7 3770 (77w), I see that the i7 3770s has a 65w tdp. Has anyone tried to install it?

It is not a matter of TDP (power) but of microarchitecture (= hardware design). i3/5/7 second gen (2xxx) is Sandy Bridge, i7 3xxx is Ivy Bridge. They are different hardware design. Hence, it does not fit the rest of the hardware that is inside the iMac 2011.

Many have tried, see the many posts before yours with nearly identical conversation. Apparently nobody succeeded.

 

[Salvatore Errigo]

I tried to search, but I keep finding only i7 3770, without s

 

[tgaillar]

There are a few who tried the Xeon E3 1270, and while it is running, sleep is not working.

It seems sleep is not working with Xeon E3-12x0 because they miss an IGP. Xeon E3-12x5 likely solve that issue (IGP inside, see Wikipedia), to be confirmed, though!