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Processor upgrade 1.1 macpro. is it worth it?

HI

I have a mac pro v.1.1 (2006) with 2x 2ghz core duo (intel 5130) 8gb ram, 4tb HDD.
Past year Mac pro started to be slow, It take too much time to render video, browse Safari, etc, I tried to reinstall Snow leopard and I guess this machine is getting old and Im getting often annoyed, my new macbook pro is faster then this.

Right now I'm thinking to boost the processor speed. On ebay I find good deal for 2x 2.66ghz quad core Intel 5355.

But my question is, is it worth it to upgrade? in comparison 5130 vs 5355? and in 5355 and recent version of quad core?

thanks for help?

Macbook Pro 2ghz, Apple MacPro 2x2.0 GHz Dual Core Xeon, 8 GB RAM, 1.250 TB HD, Mac OS X (10.5.5), 1TB Time capsule, 2TB external HDD,

Posted on Apr 8, 2011 3:25 AM

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darmou

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Sep 9, 2012 4:43 AM in response to gumsie

Unfortunatly not, I tried using the Firmware upgrade and after several tries it did not work:( I am now hoping to upgrade to 64 bit kernal and Mountain Lion using Chamleon to see if that fixes it. I will mean turning my computer into a hackintosh, however until Apple releases the Darwin source there is not much I can do about it.

Regards,

Daryl

gumsie

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Sep 9, 2012 4:54 AM in response to darmou

darmou wrote:

Unfortunatly not, I tried using the Firmware upgrade and after several tries it did not work:(

Shame, I tried a couple of fixes but cannot be bothered to re-install.

I am now hoping to upgrade to 64 bit kernal and Mountain Lion using Chamleon to see if that fixes it. I will mean turning my computer into a hackintosh, however until Apple releases the Darwin source there is not much I can do about it.

Regards,

Daryl

That's exactly why I've not done it.

darmou

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Sep 9, 2012 6:10 AM in response to gumsie

The other issue I have been getting is that on startup all input is non responsive for a few minutes. It will eventually go back to normal, however it is somewhat annoying.

Daryl

gumsie

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Sep 9, 2012 7:01 AM in response to darmou

Happy to report that I have no such issues. Does console show anything? I suspect the OS is awaiting something.

Processor upgrade 1.1 macpro. is it worth it?