NEED HELP! Update Snow Leopard to El Capitan

[LTdoms]

Hey guys,

I've been a chump and haven't kept my computer up to date. Is it possible for me to update to El Capitan or at least Mountain Lion from Snow Leopard based on the specs I have? Would I need to buy new parts, etc? Currently running 10.6.8. Need to figure this out ASAP to get my phone working.

Here are my specs.

Intel Core i5-2500K Processor

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004EB&tag=tonymacx86com-20 ... cx86com-20

GIGABYTE GA-H67M-D2-B3 LGA 1155 Intel H67 SATA 6Gb/s Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

http://www.amazon.com/GIGABYTE-GA-H67M-&tag=tonymacx86com-20 ... B004PGAMMG


Corsair XMS3 8 GB (2 x 4GB) 1333 MHz PC3-10666 240-Pin DDR3 Memory Kit CMX8GX3M2A1333C9

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZD&tag=tonymacx86com-20 ... cx86com-20


Elite 370 Atx/micro-atx Case

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003O8&tag=tonymacx86com-20 ... cx86com-20


Sony 24X SATA Internal DVD+/-RW Drive AD-7260S-0B - Bulk (Black)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003MR&tag=tonymacx86com-20 ... cx86com-20

GeForce GT220


Rosewill RD400-2-DB 400W ATX V2.2 Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... &SortField

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKX $86

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-C&tag=tonymacx86com-20 ... B00461LT6S

 

[macnb]

You should be able to install El Capitan on your Sandybridge system without any further purchases.
Your graphics card should work out of the box. Or, you can use onboard Intel GPU (HD3000).

On one of my systems (Dell 530), it has even older architecture than yours and I can quad boot 10.6.8, 10.9.5, 10.10.5 and 10.11.1 (four partitions). I am using GT240 graphics.

My 10.6.8 runs the faster (in terms of boot time and snappiness) than other os's.

There are guides around here that show you how to move from Chameleon/Chimera boot loader (which you're most likely using) to Clover (essential for running 10.11.1).

Suggest you first get your 10.6 booting from Clover first.
Then, shrink your existing 10.6 partition to make room for 10.11 (or add another drive to install 10.11).
This is to ensure that you have a fall-back OS to boot.
Then, follow guides to install 10.11 onto the new partition.

 

[ammulder]

Yes, from Snow Leopard you should be able to download the El Capitan installer from the App Store and use the usual guide to install El Capitan. You can also check the big list of solutions for references to "H67" and there are probably a couple tips there.