Should I remove the G4 Processor in the iBook G4 and give it a G5?

[xPismo]

Or an elephant and a Giraffe, in a tub of butter... while playing KISS songs.

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I suggest a liquid cooling backpack system. Keeps your G5 ibook cool while your surfing the web.

 

[nazmac21]

Dang it! No PowerMac G5's in the refurbished store.

 

[0007776]

well if you saw it in half, it should consume half as much power meaning half the heat, makes sense, right?

brilliant logic the OP should try this, then he may not end up burning his house or iBook.

 

[plinkoman]

I won't redesign the iBook G4 but I might modify the G5 chip once I get it. Make in some way run cooler. If that doesn't work I moving to Intel.

so all the engineers at apple tried to do this to release a PowerBook G5 and failed, yet you, somehow will be able to do this by poking at it with a soldering iron and a screwdriver in your garage?

I see...

 

[thejadedmonkey]

If you're going to try the impossible, why a G5? Why not stick an Intel chip in that iBook - it'll use less power and be a lot faster than any G5 system.

Plus, the Intel chip will at least physically fit into the iBook, sort of, whereas a heat-sinked G5 is too tall to even wedge into the case anywhere.

I thought the G4 and Core Duo's used about the same amount of power.

 

[jsw]

I thought the G4 and Core Duo's used about the same amount of power.

I meant as compared to the G5.

Not that it matters.

Edit: You know what? No good can come of this. If the OP ever manages to get G5 working in an iBook, please start a thread about it. Until then... adios.

 

[srf4real]

Never under-estimate the power of insane curiosity combined with sheer will power.