No, the heatsink and processor will fit together just as they would otherwise. The six core Mac Pro comes with a W3680 Xeon chip. So, this is nothing new, and it will fit right from the factory. Nevertheless though, I am used to working on, and building computers.
Sent from my iPhone On Apr 18, 2012, at 12:23 AM, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I was thinking the same thing. In more cases than not, upgrading your > processor is more trouble than what its worth. Won't upgrading the processor > also mean a new heat sync and fan as well? The easiest way to improve > performance is to always upgrade RAM > > IMO. > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Apr 17, 2012, at 2:54 PM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: > >> I'm curious about your upgrade. In the past CPU upgrades were kind of >> diminishing returns since you then just hit bottlenecks in other parts of >> the system, such as RAM, system bus, drive IO and video IO. Are you doing >> something that is compute intensive but low bandwidth? Just hoping you >> aren't setting expectations too high after your upgrade. >> >> I would also note that a brand new 1TB drive in the box with warranty etc. >> is only about $85 with free shipping. So you might find selling your old >> drive probably isn't worth it. Maybe just leave it in there as some scratch >> space. You have four bays afterall. >> >> CB >> >> On 4/16/12 7:08 PM, Cody wrote: >>> Good evening all, >>> >>> I'm upgrading the processor in my mid 2010 mac pro from a Xeon W3530 >>> quad-core chip to a w3680 6 core chip. The W3530 runs at 2.8 GHZ. Nothing >>> at all wrong with the processor, just want to upgrade and get 2 more cores >>> for productivity. I'm asking $250 for the processor, and $10 shipping. If >>> interested, please hit me back. >>> >>> One x 1 tb internal sata3 drive, will be whiped before selling, asking $50. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
