how to upgrade cpu on late 2013 imac 27in

An SSD is the single best upgrade you can make on any PC, and the Fusion Drive is a particularly neat implementation. The 1TB version is a £160 upgrade, but the improvement in general responsiveness and boot speeds makes it an investment worth making if you can afford it. The storage argument is trickier and we can’t help but recommend you go for a Fusion Drive. If you don’t mind making a few compromises it’s still competent, but if you want more eye-candy then you’ll need to spend more. It should play games decently, but you can forget native resolution at high settings and some games will challenge it even at Full HD. If you’re not too fussed about playing games, go straight for the cheapest version. The key talking points are really the graphics and the storage. We’d say the same about the processors for most people, too, though it’s worth upgrading for video work and heavier image work.

The RAM is the only user upgradeable parts on the iMac, so there’s no point in paying the ‘Apple premium’ and 8GB should be enough for all but the most demanding users. The differences between the two are quite subtle, but cheaper of two is quite limited in upgrade options: only RAM and storage is available to upgrade.

Versions, Upgrade and Verdict ReviewĬhoosing between the two 27-inch iMacs is tricky, but picking the right upgrades is arguably the more important bit.

How to upgrade cpu on late 2013 imac 27in