Failing To Max Out A Late 2009 27" iMac (Failed GPU Upgrade Attempt)

In today's episode we attempt to upgrade my Late 2009 27" iMac with max RAM, an SSD and an NVIDIA GTX 880M... Not all goes to plan

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:04 Upgrade Parts & Current Specs
5:35 Failed Valley Benchmark
7:19 RAM Upgrade
8:50 iMac Backstory
9:52 RAM Test
10:22 iMac Teardown
15:46 SSD Upgrade
18:12 Old GPU Removal
20:00 Heatsink Fitment
23:48 New GPU Install
24:34 Rebuild Woes
25:54 First Power On
27:21 Something Is Not Right
28:16 GPU Must Be Dead?
28:54 I Give Up!
29:41 3 Days Later
31:15 Reinstalling The Old GPU
31:24 First Boot
32:38 Old GPU Testing... Again
34:55 Valley Results
35:22 Future Plans & Wrap Up
39:48 End Credits



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