cpu change

Hi all, I have a 2009 Flashed 5,1 Mac Pro that originally came with the single 2.66ghz CPU. I upgraded to a 2010-2012 dual CPU tray with the quad core CPU’s looking to eventually upgrade to dual X5690’s and 1333ghz RAM in the future. My issue is that after installing the stock dual CPU tray...

Is it possible to upgrade the CPU on an iMac 21.5"? My current CPU is a 7th-generation 3.4GHz i5-7500. Specifically, I'm looking at 8th gen or 9th gen since they're both LGA1151 sockets. That said, with Macs, it usually isn't that simple. Has someone performed this upgrade? If not, what's...

Hi, I’ve just followed along with this video, using OWC’s kit, to replace my Fusion drive (small, old NVMe SSD + 2TB HDD), with a 2TB OWC NVMe, and a SATA SSD. I also upgraded the Core i5 CPU to a 9900K Core i9, as per various threads here, and videos on YouTube. I had no issues with the...

Hi all, I have a music recording project coming up that looked like a good excuse to resurrect my 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 ... In preparation, I upgraded to Snow Leopard 10.6.8 on a Sandisk 512Gb SSD and flashed the EFI to 2,1 .. all works fine. The new (used) processors arrived, well packaged and...

Hi All, I know that this is something that is generally addressed but I wanted to ask about my situation specifically. I have recently upgraded the CPU's in a dual processor Mac Pro 4,1 flashed to 5,1 to the X5690's. I have used delidded processors for this. It is only my second go at...

I Have MacPro 2009 5.1 try to upgrade cpu ,delided very easy,but removing the solder part take time and not easy as expected ,please advice the below picture has delided processor ,does it need to apply more sanding ,also upgrade 8gb msi graphics card ,power for 8 pin connector directly from dvd...

I picked up a 4,1 that’s upgraded to a 5,1 which the guy said had a few bent pins on socket A. Was cheap so I thought I would give it a go. have used a magnifying glass and tiny spudger to unbend them but have also found that there are two pins which are bent off before it got to me. The...

I'm trying to replace the CPU on my iMac, but it's stuck! Is it possibly soldered on? If that's the case, I'm pretty much out of options aren't I? I was told to try using a hair dryer to remove it. I don't have a hair dryer, but I do have a heat gun. Is a heat gun too hot to use? Thanks.

Hello all, I have been a lurker on this forum for quite some time. And yes, now I need the advice/suggestions/recommendations of the wise sages on the forum. Here are the details. In 2009, I purchased new, a MP 4.1 (A1289. EMC# 2314), 4-core 2.93GHz Xeon processor. Over the years, this little...