Author Topic: Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro? (Read 2334 times)

Hitokiri · « **on:** February 09, 2012, 09:11:34 AM »

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

tetrapod · « **Reply #1 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.

Toua · « **Reply #2 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..

tetrapod · « **Reply #3 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.

obscurity · « **Reply #4 on:** February 14, 2012, 01:49:45 PM »

obscurity · « **Reply #5 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

obscurity · « **Reply #6 on:** February 14, 2012, 02:36:11 PM »

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

Author Topic: Can you put in a new CPU in a 2008 MacPro? (Read 2334 times)

Hitokiri

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tetrapod

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Toua

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tetrapod

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obscurity

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