Hi all,
I rarely visit tech forums because I'm no expert. But when I do, it's because I'm no expert.
That said, I'm just a poor boy. I still use a crusty old, barnacle-infested Mac Pro 3,1 that I option-boot to Snow Leopard for my "production work".
And to add insult to injury, I've just acquired an ancient Macbook Pro 5,4 mid-2009 model with a Core2 Duo 2.53gHz cpu that I intend to use as a mobile recording machine with Logic Pro 9, and perhaps video capture with FCP 6 or Premier Pro CS6.
Since dinosaurs are supposed to be extinct, I'm having a problem finding out if I can swap out the Core2 Duo with a quad core cpu. "They" say that since the cpu is soldered to the board, it can't be done. I think that it can. But is the bench time at my local shop worth it? Many years ago, I got a cpu upgrade on a PC and it cost nearly nothing because it was a simple yank and replace operation. Or should I troll evil bay for a quad-fitted board to fit this ancient piece of Mac history?
I rarely visit tech forums because I'm no expert. But when I do, it's because I'm no expert.
That said, I'm just a poor boy. I still use a crusty old, barnacle-infested Mac Pro 3,1 that I option-boot to Snow Leopard for my "production work".
And to add insult to injury, I've just acquired an ancient Macbook Pro 5,4 mid-2009 model with a Core2 Duo 2.53gHz cpu that I intend to use as a mobile recording machine with Logic Pro 9, and perhaps video capture with FCP 6 or Premier Pro CS6.
Since dinosaurs are supposed to be extinct, I'm having a problem finding out if I can swap out the Core2 Duo with a quad core cpu. "They" say that since the cpu is soldered to the board, it can't be done. I think that it can. But is the bench time at my local shop worth it? Many years ago, I got a cpu upgrade on a PC and it cost nearly nothing because it was a simple yank and replace operation. Or should I troll evil bay for a quad-fitted board to fit this ancient piece of Mac history?
