Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
0
Time Required
1 - 2 hours
Follow this video tutorial to upgrade your Core i5 to Core i7 processor on your iMac 27-inch Retina 5K 2017.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions.
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What are all the CPUs that are compatable with this iMac?
Ottobunny -
I found this:
***Can iMac 5k 2017 upgrade to i9 processor?
"In this case the best you could install would be a 4.2 GHz Core i7 (I7-7700K)"
grantdavis - 14/06/23
What are all the CPUs that are compatable with this iMac?
Ottobunny -
I found this:
***Can iMac 5k 2017 upgrade to i9 processor?
"In this case the best you could install would be a 4.2 GHz Core i7 (I7-7700K)"
grantdavis -