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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 998281" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>Not exactly. I think that you're mostly thinking about taking the CPU from one Macintosh computer & putting it into another Macintosh computer. So you are correct that swapping CPU boards from one Mac to another Mac generally is not possible.</p><p></p><p>But one upgrade option that is/was quite common (until the G5 & later computers) was a 3rd party processor upgrade.</p><p></p><p>Here's one for G4 Mirror Drive Door computers:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sonnet%20Technology/XG4D1800/" target="_blank">Sonnet Encore/MDX G4 Duet Dual 1.8GHz Proces... (XG4D-1800) at OWC</a></p><p></p><p>But at $589 it is very very expensive...and it wouldn't make much sense to buy it (you could buy a dual G5 cheaper). </p><p></p><p>This is one of the reasons why when folks ask about upgrading an older computer...we usually say it's not worth it...especially if we are talking a processor upgrade.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 998281, member: 56379"] Not exactly. I think that you're mostly thinking about taking the CPU from one Macintosh computer & putting it into another Macintosh computer. So you are correct that swapping CPU boards from one Mac to another Mac generally is not possible. But one upgrade option that is/was quite common (until the G5 & later computers) was a 3rd party processor upgrade. Here's one for G4 Mirror Drive Door computers: [url=http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sonnet%20Technology/XG4D1800/]Sonnet Encore/MDX G4 Duet Dual 1.8GHz Proces... (XG4D-1800) at OWC[/url] But at $589 it is very very expensive...and it wouldn't make much sense to buy it (you could buy a dual G5 cheaper). This is one of the reasons why when folks ask about upgrading an older computer...we usually say it's not worth it...especially if we are talking a processor upgrade. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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