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

[Hitokiri]

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

[tetrapod]

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.

[Toua]

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..

[tetrapod]

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.

[obscurity]

[obscurity]

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

[obscurity]

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