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Hobbies & Interests => Computer & Technology => Topic started by: Hitokiri on February 09, 2012, 09:11:34 AM

Title: Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro?
Post by: Hitokiri on February 09, 2012, 09:11:34 AM

Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro?

Title: Re: Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro?
Post by: tetrapod on February 09, 2012, 10:48:35 AM

You should open it up and see if you can pup the CPU from the board.  If you can, then it is upgradable.  2008 is very new, why upgrade?  I still have G4 1Ghz laptops with me.

Title: Re: Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro?
Post by: Toua on February 13, 2012, 06:34:54 PM

i wouldn't be surprise if Apple  soldered the CPU into the socket. We all know the word " upgrade" doesn't work so well with Apple products..

Title: Re: Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro?
Post by: tetrapod on February 14, 2012, 09:15:23 AM

Quote from: Toua on February 13, 2012, 06:34:54 PM

i wouldn't be surprise if Apple  soldered the CPU into the socket. We all know the word " upgrade" doesn't work so well with Apple products..

That's possible.  Having the customer buy a new computer is a better deal for Apple than having the customer buying a processor from New Egg which Apple makes zero dollars on.

Title: Re: Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro?
Post by: obscurity on February 14, 2012, 01:49:45 PM

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pte2XO66Nwg/SNPB4-_UcsI/AAAAAAAACgM/K3rmtWNLmIg/s400/mac-vs-pc.jpg)

Title: Re: Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro?
Post by: obscurity on February 14, 2012, 01:51:37 PM

but honestly you'd have to open it up, find out what processor you can upgrade to and hope they didn't solder the original on

Title: Re: Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro?
Post by: obscurity on February 14, 2012, 02:36:11 PM

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/faq/mac-pro-how-to-upgrade-processors.html (http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/mac_pro/faq/mac-pro-how-to-upgrade-processors.html)