upgrade G5 to intel chip

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upgrade G5 to intel chip

I have a late 05 power mac G5 and I'm trying to decide if I want to upgrade the processor to an intel chip or just build a decent PC for gaming. The hang up is that I paid almost $5,000 for this mac and I don't want to just stop using it. Are there any issues with upgrading the processor to a core 2 duo?

Power Mac G5, Quad 2.5GHz, Mac OS X (10.4.11)

Posted on Dec 30, 2007 8:02 AM

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Forrest McElfresh1

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Dec 30, 2007 9:55 AM in response to magichat

The PowerMac G5 is not upgradable to an intel processor. The logic board is completely different and not compatible.

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magichat Author

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Dec 30, 2007 8:03 PM in response to Forrest McElfresh1

that's what I figured after I got to work, I wish I had waited a little longer to get the computer.

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ig88rox

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Jan 3, 2008 8:51 PM in response to Forrest McElfresh1

Hi there,

But can you upgrade the motherboard and the cpu to something better, for example a single chip 1.8Ghz to a dual core 2.5 (not Intel of course)? If so, is the cost so high that it makes sense to just get a new computer or...? Thanks!

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Jan 3, 2008 9:03 PM in response to ig88rox

I'd start shopping around for a new computer - it's not even remotely worth it to change out all the required parts in a G5. A great deal of things have changed from the single 1.8 to the DC 2.5. You'd essentially just be pulling your hard drives out of one machine and sticking it into an entirely new one.

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ig88rox

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Jan 4, 2008 7:28 AM in response to timeconsumer

Gotcha. Thanks!

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