Waiting for Disassemble of 2019 27 imac, While doing please mention what all the changes they have done internally and does it seem like if we can upgrade 2017 imac to 9th gen cpu.
@@mediacave6935 Not that I dont trust you. But can you provide proof? Intreresting because 9900K its not compatible with 7th gen boards, at least for PCs. Did you have to modify EFI?
@Eric Suh The 100 Series chipsets (codenamed Sunrise Point), for Skylake processors using the LGA 1151 socket, were released in the third quarter of 2015. So this further indicates that Apple uses the z170 chipset on their iMac 18,3.Unlike the z270 (which it would of been less of a hassle... of coarse apple would release a 2015 Chipset in their 2017 iMacs SMH! any ways...Modding of the EFI was necessary and I was willing to doit since my iMac was Gifted to me and I wanted to see if it was possible. I can upload a vid doing a walk through someday.
Hi there, Unfortunately No, for the iMac 2019 21.5 inch model, it's not possible to remove only the front glass without removing the entire screen assembly.
During most of these iMac SSD and/or CPU upgrades, it not mentioned about replacing the clock battery while access is available during the motherboard removal. It's only a $5 or less cost for a CR2032 battery and they are normally only a 5 year shelf life on your motherboard, so replace it while you have access to it!
You can put an i9-9900, 64GB of RAM and any M.2 you want using an adapter. I think it's still a nice machine, especially due to the fact that you can run both an M.2 and a SATA SSD. Largest 2.5" SATA SSDs are 16TB and the largest M.2s are 8TB, meaning you could put up to 24TB of storage in this thing. It would be a good backup machine to put all of your files on. The Vega 20 is nice if you can find a model that has one, but if you cant any TB3 eGPU works just fine. 6900 XT is the maximum for macOS but even a 4090 on Windows 10 will do fine. Still a better deal than the Apple Silicon iMacs.
With the 21.5" 2019 iMac Apple has offered several different drive options to choose from. One can choose a standard HDD model shown in the video above. But they also carry a fusion version of this where the machine has both a HDD and a SSD that are fused/combined into one another to make a single drive, or there are a SSD version which has just the NVMe SSD installed. Here is a link to our PCIe SSD upgrade video for this machine so you can look into the location of the PCIe SSD. eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac-21-inch-2019-pciessd/
Why didn't you mention that the microphone is now not anymore at the top with the camera but on the bottom (to the right of the apple logo) and it is a very common failure that the sticky tape to mount the display can easily be put over the mic opening holes which takes out the microphone more or less completely? You need to gap out this area with the two tiny holes or else - no mic.
Can the SSD on the 2019 21.5" iMac be upgraded with an after market one? If I plan to upgrade it, should I order it from apple with a fusion drive or a 256gb SSD?
If you're OK with dealing with the glued-on screen, get the lowest capacity SSD and then upgrade with a 1TB. They're only about $100 these days, and often $80 on sale. Memory, as you can see, is a royal PITA to upgrade, and you're better off buying what you need. 8GB is plenty for routine use.
Hi, got this iMac. The USBC connections are kind of not working well, I think they’re too fart apart from the back “wall”. I’m about to open it up to see if I can get them closer so my drives won’t get disconnected unexpectedly. Any thoughts? How could I accomplish that? Is there going on be any screws to tighten? Will I need to remove the speakers and board to reach behind? Thanks for the awesomeness! :)
@@IntiSolMedia i think its a rare problem to have thats why no one replied i guess, if i were you i would; 1. take it to the apple store obs 2. take it open, but just to take a look see if it is really the problem 3. do more research about that specific part and make your own judgement on what to do bout it
@@gazza42069 cool. Thanks. Apple Store ain’t an option. Way too far and probly expensive too. Didn’t want to open it with my skills, felt unsure. So that was the call. Just leave it like that. lol It does get disconnects sometimes, there’s no click to it when plugging.
Only 2 RAM slots? I don't know why Apple couldn't have stuck with using magnets to attach the screen on. Gluing the LCD on makes them harder to take apart and risks breakage.
Wonderful teardown video, does it come with a 5400 rpm sATA drive or Fusion drive? As far as I am concerned, Fushion drive verisions will have PCIE SSD slot.
@@poweredbyowc we just bought the 6 core 21.5 4K imac yesterday with fusion drive (hybrid) $1499. Are you saying there is a separate m.2 for the 32g and then a trad HDD for the rest of the drive ? cant the HDD slot run up to 6g/sec anyhow, assuming there is such a 2.5" drive? or are you saying they put a composite M.2 socketed HDD that is a hybrid but running trad on the M.2 ?
I didn’t know the ram was upgradable.. the 21” iMac offers the best value, for an Apple product, you can get the Vega 20 in it too which is half decent. The rumoured iMac refresh will be interesting.
Just bought this 2019 base 4K 21.5” 🖥 from B&H for $1099 last week but was back ordered anyway it’s coming in a few days. I am planning to upgrade the RAM to 32gb. Question: Is it going to be a difference going from 8 to 32gb? Also: Can I remove the 5400rpm HDD and replace it with sandisk ultra ssd? SUBSCRIBED
BOj iam You may get a slightly better synthetic benchmark scores but definitely if you’re going to do any sort of editing such as photos and especially videos and if you decide to game on your computer the memories will definitely help, yes you can upgrade the hard drive for a SanDisk SSD
🙏 I am going to use 1 tb ssd as an external boot drive for now, using usb c, maybe in the future open it and change ram and install the ssd. Yes B&H they were pre selling them, best of all no sales tax and free shipping. If you google “b&h imac 2019 4k march 21” Several tech blogs mentioned it.
What a joke. That's a massive effort to 'possibly upgrade the RAM' on a 2019 21" iMac. That's it. after 25 years as an Apple Fan Boy, Tim Cook has busted my bubble--not his compensation of course, but my loyalty. I'm going back to Wintel. The elegance and edge is all long gone. How can anyone even consider a factory 8 GB RAM machine at double the Wintel price -- OR you can pay $1,000 more for Apple to put an acceptable amount of RAM in...? Done with the Apple ecosystem. And you know what, Tim Cook neither knows or cares. Buh-Bubble, I mean Buh-Bye... Look-out for those MAC sales numbers coming up in a few months. Unless there's a massive amount of dumb out there, I can't even imagine good sales news.
I agree. The so-called music is annoying and the teardown guy mumbles and ahhh's too much - my hearing is not too good and I could barely understand what he was saying. He needs a better microphone and lessons on public speaking.
Nice job, Apple - put the RAM on the backside of the f'n motherboard, so nobody can upgrade without taking the machine completely to pieces. A decent computer company would at least put an access panel in the back, if there was in fact any reason for this (other than forcing the purchase of grossly overpriced memory from Apple.) Sheer disgust is the main reason I've stopped buying from Apple. If I need anything, I get it used, on eBay or CL.
Yeah, Apple can be infuriating in their design choices. They make it clear that they engineer the hell out of these so that you wont want to take it apart.
Why would you not remove the heatsink to find the CPU socket and if it is not soldered. So frustrating.
The CPU is not soldered as long as it is a 4K variant. It is interchangeable
Waiting for Disassemble of 2019 27 imac,
While doing please mention what all the changes they have done internally and does it seem like if we can upgrade 2017 imac to 9th gen cpu.
Kabylake sockets and 8th and 9th gen sockets are not compatible.
@@ericsuh620 false. I upgraded mine to i9 9900k. 27 inch 5k late 2017.
@@mediacave6935 Not that I dont trust you. But can you provide proof? Intreresting because 9900K its not compatible with 7th gen boards, at least for PCs. Did you have to modify EFI?
@Eric Suh The 100 Series chipsets (codenamed Sunrise Point), for Skylake processors using the LGA 1151 socket, were released in the third quarter of 2015. So this further indicates that Apple uses the z170 chipset on their iMac 18,3.Unlike the z270 (which it would of been less of a hassle... of coarse apple would release a 2015 Chipset in their 2017 iMacs SMH! any ways...Modding of the EFI was necessary and I was willing to doit since my iMac was Gifted to me and I wanted to see if it was possible. I can upload a vid doing a walk through someday.
@@mediacave6935 Interesting. I guess its another evidence that z370/390 is just a money grab bs.
how many imac's like this have you taken apart before 2:53 after that he had no idea with what to start :)))))
is it would be change for 8700k cpu？
what is the part number of the logic board?
Please do the same with the 27 5k
Is it possible to remove only the front glass without removing the whole screen (magnetic glass)? Thanks
Hi there,
Unfortunately No, for the iMac 2019 21.5 inch model, it's not possible to remove only the front glass without removing the entire screen assembly.
I Mac model is a2116core i5, please help me how and where can I buy this model motherboard
Is cpu soldered????
Literally what I came here to find out. Guess I'll be waiting for iFixit's teardown.
after 1 yr no ans 😂
No it is not lol
so cpu is soldered or not ?
The 4K variant is not soldered
During most of these iMac SSD and/or CPU upgrades, it not mentioned about replacing the clock battery while access is available during the motherboard removal. It's only a $5 or less cost for a CR2032 battery and they are normally only a 5 year shelf life on your motherboard, so replace it while you have access to it!
Can Graphic card & Processor be upgraded on this 2019 iMac ??
After all the effort to get access to memory, you need to put all back together to test the memories and if they fail.....
You can put an i9-9900, 64GB of RAM and any M.2 you want using an adapter. I think it's still a nice machine, especially due to the fact that you can run both an M.2 and a SATA SSD. Largest 2.5" SATA SSDs are 16TB and the largest M.2s are 8TB, meaning you could put up to 24TB of storage in this thing. It would be a good backup machine to put all of your files on. The Vega 20 is nice if you can find a model that has one, but if you cant any TB3 eGPU works just fine. 6900 XT is the maximum for macOS but even a 4090 on Windows 10 will do fine. Still a better deal than the Apple Silicon iMacs.
Hi. I need a magic bord model A2116 iMac 21.5 corel i5 mad 2019 4k for buy . Where to buy. Please help me.
Whats the exact model? I bought one and would love to take a look closer.
The 21.5" iM ac shown in this video would be the 2019 iMac 19,2 model.
Is that a generic RAM (which can be swapped for other OEM RAMs) or is it some Apple specific RAM where no other stick would work ?
The cpu can be upgraded?
The fine folks at ifixit.com have a thread on this, but the short answer is yes.
www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/567413/Can+the+CPU+be+user+upgraded
@@poweredbyowc thanks bro.
Where is the PCI port for NVMe SSD?
With the 21.5" 2019 iMac Apple has offered several different drive options to choose from. One can choose a standard HDD model shown in the video above. But they also carry a fusion version of this where the machine has both a HDD and a SSD that are fused/combined into one another to make a single drive, or there are a SSD version which has just the NVMe SSD installed.
Here is a link to our PCIe SSD upgrade video for this machine so you can look into the location of the PCIe SSD.
eshop.macsales.com/installvideos/imac-21-inch-2019-pciessd/
Why didn't you mention that the microphone is now not anymore at the top with the camera but on the bottom (to the right of the apple logo) and it is a very common failure that the sticky tape to mount the display can easily be put over the mic opening holes which takes out the microphone more or less completely?
You need to gap out this area with the two tiny holes or else - no mic.
i need to upgrade this imac, but what kind of ram needs? some knows the specs of the memory?
aristides flores it’s all on apple.com
Can the SSD on the 2019 21.5" iMac be upgraded with an after market one? If I plan to upgrade it, should I order it from apple with a fusion drive or a 256gb SSD?
If you're OK with dealing with the glued-on screen, get the lowest capacity SSD and then upgrade with a 1TB. They're only about $100 these days, and often $80 on sale. Memory, as you can see, is a royal PITA to upgrade, and you're better off buying what you need. 8GB is plenty for routine use.
that guy has balls of steel handling the psu like that
Teardown on a i9 imac will be EPIC!!
Matt, tech during the day, vampire hunter during the night
Exactly :) poor guy needs some caffeine to wake up.
Why do a teardown and not show all angles of the unit? o.O I wanted to see the back of the case..
How do I glue the screen back on?
We do carry the adhesive strips needed, and they are included in RAM kits for this particular machine as well.
Hi, got this iMac. The USBC connections are kind of not working well, I think they’re too fart apart from the back “wall”.
I’m about to open it up to see if I can get them closer so my drives won’t get disconnected unexpectedly. Any thoughts?
How could I accomplish that?
Is there going on be any screws to tighten?
Will I need to remove the speakers and board to reach behind?
Thanks for the awesomeness! :)
howd it go
@@gazza42069 I never did it. Too scared to break anything. But I didn’t get answer to the questions either
@@IntiSolMedia i think its a rare problem to have thats why no one replied i guess, if i were you i would;
1. take it to the apple store obs
2. take it open, but just to take a look see if it is really the problem
3. do more research about that specific part and make your own judgement on what to do bout it
@@gazza42069 cool. Thanks.
Apple Store ain’t an option. Way too far and probly expensive too.
Didn’t want to open it with my skills, felt unsure.
So that was the call. Just leave it like that. lol
It does get disconnects sometimes, there’s no click to it when plugging.
@@IntiSolMedia i wouldn't know what to do as well, feel like everyones got a minor or just some things thats weong with their device lol
Only 2 RAM slots? I don't know why Apple couldn't have stuck with using magnets to attach the screen on. Gluing the LCD on makes them harder to take apart and risks breakage.
It’s far cheaper and makes them much much more profit.
is it possible to solder pcie plug here?
yes , the problem its you need to find de PCI conector... and its not easy. to find
I would stop at the removing the glass part.
why dont try to teardown the cpu?Please more detail
PCIe Slot Support
3gen or 4gen Blade ssd?
What is the model and emc number for this iMac please?
I just buy enough RAM for my computers, so I never upgrade it after I get them, but to make a simple fan cleaning on this imac ...... holy smokes!
Wonderful teardown video, does it come with a 5400 rpm sATA drive or Fusion drive? As far as I am concerned, Fushion drive verisions will have PCIE SSD slot.
MacSales. com
PCIe Slot Support
3gen or 4gen Blade ssd ?
@@poweredbyowc we just bought the 6 core 21.5 4K imac yesterday with fusion drive (hybrid) $1499. Are you saying there is a separate m.2 for the 32g and then a trad HDD for the rest of the drive ? cant the HDD slot run up to 6g/sec anyhow, assuming there is such a 2.5" drive? or are you saying they put a composite M.2 socketed HDD that is a hybrid but running trad on the M.2 ?
A complete tear down just to upgrade the ram - ridiculous apple !!
with the 27" you can just pop the back door and you're in. No need to open it all up
I didn’t know the ram was upgradable.. the 21” iMac offers the best value, for an Apple product, you can get the Vega 20 in it too which is half decent. The rumoured iMac refresh will be interesting.
Audio on the repair tech was super low. Other then that, I feel very confident taking one of these machines apart after watching this video.
MacSales. com Awesome thank you being willing to listen.
BTW, I’ve always loved your company and its products.
Just bought this 2019 base 4K 21.5” 🖥 from B&H for $1099 last week but was back ordered anyway it’s coming in a few days.
I am planning to upgrade the RAM to 32gb.
Question: Is it going to be a difference going from 8 to 32gb?
Also: Can I remove the 5400rpm HDD and replace it with sandisk ultra ssd?
SUBSCRIBED
BOj iam You may get a slightly better synthetic benchmark scores but definitely if you’re going to do any sort of editing such as photos and especially videos and if you decide to game on your computer the memories will definitely help, yes you can upgrade the hard drive for a SanDisk SSD
BOj iam Are you sure you bought the 2019 model? Because I’m on their website right now and it looks like the iMac that’s $1100 is the 2017 model
🙏
I am going to use 1 tb ssd as an external boot drive for now, using usb c, maybe in the future open it and change ram and install the ssd.
Yes B&H they were pre selling them, best of all no sales tax and free shipping.
If you google “b&h imac 2019 4k march 21”
Several tech blogs mentioned it.
@@bojiam4818 i see the deal but it no longer has that great deal. Nice job getting it.
PSA Fusion Drives run at 5400RPM
What company sold you 4 K iMac we can’t get them in Canada, only 5 K models. LOL
Awful lot of work to upgrade the ram in this!
@@poweredbyowc You meant to say that the RAM isnt soldered to the motherboard, but we understood.. 😉
dude, why you didn't open it full?????dis
What a joke. That's a massive effort to 'possibly upgrade the RAM' on a 2019 21" iMac. That's it. after 25 years as an Apple Fan Boy, Tim Cook has busted my bubble--not his compensation of course, but my loyalty. I'm going back to Wintel. The elegance and edge is all long gone. How can anyone even consider a factory 8 GB RAM machine at double the Wintel price -- OR you can pay $1,000 more for Apple to put an acceptable amount of RAM in...? Done with the Apple ecosystem. And you know what, Tim Cook neither knows or cares. Buh-Bubble, I mean Buh-Bye... Look-out for those MAC sales numbers coming up in a few months. Unless there's a massive amount of dumb out there, I can't even imagine good sales news.
Ребята из Apple могли бы и ССД распаять на плате.
great job!
are u serious ? how bad is this audio?
I agree. The so-called music is annoying and the teardown guy mumbles and ahhh's too much - my hearing is not too good and I could barely understand what he was saying. He needs a better microphone and lessons on public speaking.
Nice job, Apple - put the RAM on the backside of the f'n motherboard, so nobody can upgrade without taking the machine completely to pieces. A decent computer company would at least put an access panel in the back, if there was in fact any reason for this (other than forcing the purchase of grossly overpriced memory from Apple.)
Sheer disgust is the main reason I've stopped buying from Apple. If I need anything, I get it used, on eBay or CL.
Yeah, Apple can be infuriating in their design choices. They make it clear that they engineer the hell out of these so that you wont want to take it apart.
disgrace to put away ram so deep in the machine!
The 27 inch 5K iMac is so much easier to upgrade, with a latch behind it. At least on the Late 2015 we have in family.
Quintessential neck-beard
Enthusiasm....