depending on the CPU installation, the same heat sink and fan can be used, that is depending on how far the processor upgrade goes. it's an easy job to do as long as you're careful. I've done this on various macs in my time including major overhauls, turning a G3 blue and white into a monster system, etc. as long as you know the firmware limitations and hardware reliances, you're fine. the key thing is confidence in your ability to do the job and a knowledge of test and diagnostics.
lew On 18 Apr 2012, at 08:30, Cody Hurst wrote: > Processor upgrades are fairly simple. You just have to do reading beforehand. > In this case, all parts will fit together properly with no extra modification > needed. Just today, I installed and SSD hard drive and added 16 gigs of ram > my computer. So I'm used to all of this. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 18, 2012, at 12:26 AM, Chris Blouch <cblo...@aol.com> wrote: > >> I was googling around and the upgrade process sounded non-trivial with >> acetone used to clean the heat paste off the old heat sinks to re-attach >> them to the new processors. Dunno if I would attempt that. >> >> CB >> >> On 4/18/12 12:23 AM, Ricardo Walker 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. > -- 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.
