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You can continue to find trusted guidance and support on the official Apple Support site.
We want to thank the community members who have contributed their time and expertise to help others with their Apple products.
We already know that the boards are soldered, but with new materials and available memories, will it be possible to make this machine even more powerful? If any enthusiasts are willing to discuss; tell me more
Forgetaboutit.
Too risky. The chips are soldered to the board using surface-mount technology, and the special tools required run thousands of dollars. If you decide to start such a project, you risk turning a working computer into electronic waste.
Improvements in today's RAM are NOT backward-compatible. They are mainly due to wildly different memory organization, NOT faster chips in the same form. They would require re-organizing to system-on-a-chip, which is not possible with the processor and Graphics used in your computer.
Computers are a commodity. They have no Art value. Every model with the same specs is worth about the same (unless abused and damaged.) Let go of that obsolete computer and save for a newer one that can better meet your needs, now and in the future.
Forgetaboutit.
Too risky. The chips are soldered to the board using surface-mount technology, and the special tools required run thousands of dollars. If you decide to start such a project, you risk turning a working computer into electronic waste.
Improvements in today's RAM are NOT backward-compatible. They are mainly due to wildly different memory organization, NOT faster chips in the same form. They would require re-organizing to system-on-a-chip, which is not possible with the processor and Graphics used in your computer.
Computers are a commodity. They have no Art value. Every model with the same specs is worth about the same (unless abused and damaged.) Let go of that obsolete computer and save for a newer one that can better meet your needs, now and in the future.
Your model number (1425) and computer identifier (13,3) do not match. Neitehr returns to a Mac Pro, Apple's expensive desktop workstation, but might represent a Macbook Pro laptop.
Please do "About this Mac..." from your Apple menu and tell us what says about your computer. A Mac Pro and an Macbook Pro are very different computers.
Is it possible to upgrade the RAM on the Mac Pro 13,3 Retina Model 1425?
