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hi

so uh, i recently got an old imac g5 (late 2006) and it has tiger on it, which is a problem since that os doesn't support steam or any other programmes i want to run.

will these specs be enough to run snow leopard?
 
  Model Name:   iMac
  Model Identifier:   iMac5,1
  Processor Name:   Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:   2 GHz
  Number Of Processors:   1
  Total Number Of Cores:   2
  L2 Cache (per processor):   4 MB
  Memory:   1 GB

also can i just move from tiger to snow leopard or will i need to upgrade to leopard then snow leopard?


hi

so uh, i recently got an old imac g5 (late 2006) and it has tiger on it, which is a problem since that os doesn't support steam or any other programmes i want to run.

will these specs be enough to run snow leopard?
 
  Model Name:   iMac
  Model Identifier:   iMac5,1
  Processor Name:   Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:   2 GHz
  Number Of Processors:   1
  Total Number Of Cores:   2
  L2 Cache (per processor):   4 MB
  Memory:   1 GB

also can i just move from tiger to snow leopard or will i need to upgrade to leopard then snow leopard?

You will need to upgrade it to at least 2 gb of ram. Also it isn't a G5 mac because it has an intel CPU in it.

You will need to upgrade it to at least 2 gb of ram. Also it isn't a G5 mac because it has an intel CPU in it.
well that's a it of a problem, does any ram fit it or does it need to be some kind of special ram?

well that's a it of a problem, does any ram fit it or does it need to be some kind of special ram?

With macs their desktops use laptop RAM. Find out what clock the RAM is at and if its ddr2 or ddr3.

With macs their desktops use laptop RAM. Find out what clock the RAM is at and if its ddr2 or ddr3.
  Size:   512 MB (2x by the way)
  Type:   DDR2 SDRAM
  Speed:   667 MHz
  Status:   OK

  Size:   512 MB (2x by the way)
  Type:   DDR2 SDRAM
  Speed:   667 MHz
  Status:   OK

Do you still have the original box? Usually it will tell how much RAM the motherboard can take. I think that your computer would be able to take up to 2 GB of RAM but I may be wrong.

Do you still have the original box? Usually it will tell how much RAM the motherboard can take. I think that your computer would be able to take up to 2 GB of RAM but I may be wrong.
it doesn't say anywhere on the box, where should i supposed to be looking?

it doesn't say anywhere on the box, where should i supposed to be looking?

Normally it will be on the sticker at the top that shows all the system specs. it should be in the brackets next to the RAM specs.

Normally it will be on the sticker at the top that shows all the system specs. it should be in the brackets next to the RAM specs.
I can't find it :l


What model is your mac specifically?
forgive me if im wrong but
iMac (17-inch Late 2006)   iMac5,1   MA590xx/A