can you drop an intel chip into a imac g4? i dont have a mac but i was just windering, you see i am use to pc type stuff... so its probably a stupid questan... please be nice!
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intel into a imac g4?
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No, you can not. There are tons of reason why, but it all boils down to the same thing, which is 'No'.
Actually not too long ago I saw a forum member here create a thread talking about putting an Intel Mac Mini in, although I forgot how it went.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/224698/
That's pity there seems no way to do it. It would be great to have a decent
2GHz/2GB Mac mini inside that gorgeous iMac G4 case... Maybe one day
someone will figure out a way. My iMac is waiting.
The chips fit in different sockets for a start,
The supporting north and south bridge chips are for different processor types, plus there's memoty and bus speed issues as well.
The whole architecture is different.
The supporting north and south bridge chips are for different processor types, plus there's memoty and bus speed issues as well.
The whole architecture is different.
that would be cool! (u can give me your g4 imac if you want!) i dont have a mac but still... I WANT A MACBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/224698/
That's pity there seems no way to do it. It would be great to have a decent
2GHz/2GB Mac mini inside that gorgeous iMac G4 case... Maybe one day
someone will figure out a way. My iMac is waiting.
that would be cool! (u can give me your g4 imac if you want!) i dont have a mac but still... I WANT A MACBOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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