CPU replacement

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CPU replacement

Hello everyone. I have one of the first ones MacBook Pro's with Core Duo CPU 2.0. Is it possible to replace old CPU with new Core 2 Duo. Is it compatible with old motherboard? Thanks a lot.

MacBook Pro 15.4 1Gig, Mac OS X (10.4.6)

Posted on Jan 11, 2008 9:55 AM

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Answer 1

Jan 11, 2008 10:25 AM in response to ilyawizard

Laptop CPUs are not "replaceable" parts. To upgrade to the C2D chipset you'll need to buy a whole new MBP.

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ilyawizard Author

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Jan 11, 2008 10:37 AM in response to neuroanatomist

So the stories I've heard about replacing CPU in MacBook's aren't true? I'm not really disappointed, but would've been nice to be able to do it.

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Akamas

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Jan 11, 2008 1:10 PM in response to ilyawizard

Sorry, you can't replace the CPU---nor can you replace or swap the entire logic board (motherboard). However, if it makes you feel any better, I have one of the first MBP (1.83 Core Duo 128 graphics card 2 GB RAM) and a recent 2.4 MBP (Santa Rosa, 64-bit, 256 graphics card 2 GB RAM)---because of my work, they sit side-by-side in front of me running the same or similar applications all day long. I don't actually notice any difference in performance. I know that if you benchmark test them or time them in running something, the new one will win (not by much), but in day-to-day typical video, photo, word processing tasks, one does not perceptually stand out over the other.

You've got a fast computer, enjoy 😉

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Will-Hi

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Jan 11, 2008 2:23 PM in response to ilyawizard

ilyawizard wrote:
So the stories I've heard about replacing CPU in MacBook's aren't true? I'm not really disappointed, but would've been nice to be able to do it.

I'm not sure about the MacBook, but the MacBook Pro's processor is definitely soldered to the logic board. However, Mac minis should be upgradeable (if I am not mistaken).

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