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I'm trying to remember if the Core Solo, Core Duo and Core 2 Duo all use Socket 775.

But even if they all do, I don't know if the mini logic board provides enough power for a Core 2 Duo since it's requires more wattage than the Core Duo.

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Last edited by barrfid_od (2006-09-03 11:40 pm)

Anything is possible, however if you ask me if that is possible for a average person to upgrade the cpu, my gut feeling back by yrs of Apple's computer history tell me "noway".

I don't think the Core Duo mac mini comes in a 775 and that is the only cpu of the core2 duo that I have seen.  If I had to guess right now I would say no unless intel releases a 478 core2 duo.

MacBoy4139 wrote:

If you can upgrade the RAM by yourself in a Mini, you can swap out the Core Duo for a Core 2 Duo.

I don't know, you might be right, but if that is true, I will eat that Core2Duo with milk for breakfast!
If that is true, that will be the first cpu in a Mac that can be swap out by average user with no major mod.
If that is true, This will also be the end of Apple computer, who would want to spend 1K-2K for a new Mac every 2yr when u can swap a new cpu in for 1/5 the price.

Last edited by pcguy (2006-09-04 9:39 am)

pcguy wrote:

MacBoy4139 wrote:

If you can upgrade the RAM by yourself in a Mini, you can swap out the Core Duo for a Core 2 Duo.

I don't know, you might be right, but if that is true, I will eat that Core2Duo with milk for breakfast!
If that is true, that will be the first cpu in a Mac that can be swap out by average user with no major mod.
If that is true, This will also be the end of Apple computer, who would want to spend 1K-2K for a new Mac every 2yr when u can swap a new cpu in for 1/5 the price.

Been paying attention much?

Ever since the G3 the towers have been upgradeable through ZIF slots. Later PowerMacs used odd posts to hold the processors but 3rd parties did make upgrades for it. I think the only G4 tower that was limited was the MDD because of the DDR bus attatching to non-DDR processors.

G5s were the same way - they were upgradeable but there were never 3rd party upgrades made.

This is one reason to really be excited about the Intel switch is that we're finally back to the point we were at with the older machines - we can upgrade our processors again. Apple survived that - it'll survive Intel just fine.

I bet gozer would know if he were around.

Hell until lately "standard" PCs weren't always easily CPU upgradable. CPUs were usually soldered down on all laptops/notebooks and often still are. Additionally there was the exercise in frustration known as jumpers. One wrong jumper setting in an upgrade could fry the CPU faster than my mom fries garlic wings & cauliflower and quiite possibly the board and/or any connected components in the process.

Standard wintel wasn't easy to upgrade the cpu at all, that is why I am surprise when there is info/talk here of "easy" to replace cpu for Mac, this is just not good information to give.

Easy to upgrade cpu in wintel world is those that is "generic" mb such as the one I mention above, and those broad have done away with "jumper" upgrade about 5 yrs ago and have since gone into pnp-bios which is not difficult to set, for those who don't want to "overclock" fry their mb=whatever, just set it to autodetect and it is pretty much dummy proof.

pcguy wrote:

Let see from my personal experience

Can I just buy a drop in cpu to replace my

1. iBook G3?
2. TiBook 800?
3. G4 Cube 450?
4. QS G4 800?
5. PM 1.25?
6. G5 1.6?
7 mbp 2ghz

instead of a custom engineer/build broad-patch that cost 3x the cost of a bare cpu.

no. but he asked about the intel mac mini. in which case the answer is 'yes'.

sure, what do i care if your machine fries?

pcguy wrote:

Let see from my personal experience

Can I just buy a drop in cpu to replace my

1. iBook G3?

No, it's soldered.

2. TiBook 800?

No, it's soldered.

3. G4 Cube 450?

Yes.

4. QS G4 800?

Yes.

5. PM 1.25?

Yes.

6. G5 1.6?

Yes. (as of now, you can only get them on eBay)

7 mbp 2ghz

No, it's soldered.

There you have it.  4 out of 7 of your Macs have drop-in CPU upgrades available.  Again, would you like some salt to wash down that CPU? 

Since you havn't done so already, point your browser over to http://www.sonnettech.com/

Last edited by Mr. T (2006-09-04 11:41 pm)