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Can the mid 2012 Macbooks have their CPU upgraded?
I have an old MacBook Pro that I found laying about my house and it is specifically a MacBookPro9,2. I am aware that I can upgrade the RAM to 16GB DDR3 and that I can convert the hard drive to SSD; ...
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Should I upgrade my Intel E7600 CPU for an E8600 in my iMac 27" late 2009?
It all begun when my factory Seagate Barracuda started clicking. I knew the end was nigh for my beloved iMac 27" 10,1. I then watched some tutorials, did some research and realised I could do ...
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Which exact CPU models are used or can be used in the iMac Pro?
The iMac Pro's CPU is upgradable, but documentation on this seems scarce. I found out that the top end 18-core CPU is a Xeon W-2195. Which other CPUs are supported? I could try to find which Xeon-W ...
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Upgrading CPU in Mac Pro 5.1
I am planning to update my CPU on my Mac Pro 5.1 2010. As shown here the highest CPU I can get is the dual 6-core Xeon 3.46GHz. Now I wonder if this one I found here can be used straight away without ...
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Is it possible to upgrade the CPU on a mac mini?
I want to upgrade the CPU on my Mac Mini (Late 2012). I currently have the i5 2,5GHz version but want to upgrade to a better CPU. Will it be possible to upgrade to the i7 2,6GHz that is on some of the ...
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finder won't launch after Mojave upgrade ( high system cpu )
it appears my finder will not launch after I upgraded to Mojave. It is always unresponsive. My system cpu load is constantly around 75% also.
I am unable to relaunch it even if I do a force quit ...
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MacBook Pro Late 2011 worth upgrading? [closed]
I recently bought an MacBook Pro Late 2011 with an i7 2.2 GHz and 4 GB of RAM. I wanted to get started in some mobile development and learn how to work with macOS. So this was a good offer online.
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iMac 27" 14,2 late 2013 CPU upgrade
I recently brought an iMac 27" 14,2 back to life after a CPU fault (which in itself was odd since I never seen a PC or Mac with a fried Intel CPU) and it runs pretty nice ... but on a Intel Core i3 ...
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Which upgrade should I consider for my usage: RAM or CPU? [closed]
I plan to buy the new 2017 13" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar for the new semester. However, I'm trying to decide between upgrading the RAM or the CPU.
I'm currently a Math major and plan to use it for ...
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Can I upgrade my Macbook pro 13 inch mid 2009's logic board?
I want to upgrade my Macbook Pro 13 inch mid 2009's logic board with a new quad core i7 and 2gb or more radeon graphics. I have a few questions:
Will this affect my OSX installation?
Are Macbook Pro ...
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Upgrading a 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 2.8 GHz dual quad CPU to the newer 4GHz CPU
Will the early 2008 MacPro dual 2.8 GHz quad core function with the newer Intel 4GHz chips? If so, which ones?
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Mac Pro processor upgrade, won't boot
I just upgraded my Mac Pro 4,1 (5,1 firmware) to dual X5690s. I was very careful and followed directions throughout the whole process.
When I put the CPU tray back in, the computer wouldn't post. ...
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Maxing out a MacPro5,1 from 2010?
I have a MacPro5,1 (2010) with a 4-Core 3.2 GHz (W3565) and 12 GB RAM (3x4GB ECC 1066 MHz; 1 slot free).
Would this be possible to possible to purchase 2 X5690 (3.46GHz/6-core/12MB/130W) processors ...
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Mac Pro 4,1 CPU upgrade
I own a Mac Pro 4,1 (single socket) with a Nehalem Quad-Core CPU.
I'd like to upgrade it with a six-core Westmere processor.
Now, what I have to do prior to installation of the Westmere processor?
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Anyway to add new processor to MacBook 5,1 or MacBook Air 204
I'd like to add a faster processor to my MacBook Air 2014 or my MacBook 5,1 unibody. Is this possible at all?
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How to upgrade Mac Pro firmware?
So I'm buying a used Mac Pro 1.1 next month. It has an original dual Intel Xenon dual-core CPUs, and I'm aiming to upgrade it to Intel Xenon X5355s and I already bought them.
I've read a lot about it ...
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CPU upgrade on MacBook Pro
I'm thinking about upgrading the CPU in my MacBook Pro from its current 3210M dual core processor to a 3632QM quad core processor.
Is there any reason why this wouldn't be a good idea? The socket, ...
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Complete Specs for Mid-2010 iMac & Early-2011 MacBook Pro?
OK, so here I am. I've searched anywhere I could but definitely couldn't find what I was looking for.
I'm thinking of performing some sort of upgrade (e.g. SSD or memory or CPU) and I'm trying to ...
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