Upgrade Macbook Pro's Motherboard

[simerjots]

Hello,

Guys I have the old Mac book pro 17" Core Duo.
I want to know if I can update the motherboard, I want to upgrade the processor but the processor is not upgradeble so I decided to ask if I upgrade the motherboard. If yes can someone tell me where I can purcahse the motherboard.

Thanks

 

[kperrone]

Not sure if they have what you're looking for but check out http://www.ifixit.com/

 

[Bill Gates]

I don't know if anyone has tried it, but I don't see any reason why the motherboard from the late 2006 Core 2 Duo model wouldn't work. However, I wouldn't recommend spending any money on such an upgrade. You would be better served spending money on a faster hard drive than a new motherboard. You would feel the difference much more than upgrading from a 2.16GHz Core Duo to 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo, and it's cheaper as well.

 

[simerjots]

I don't know if anyone has tried it, but I don't see any reason why the motherboard from the late 2006 Core 2 Duo model wouldn't work. However, I wouldn't recommend spending any money on such an upgrade. You would be better served spending money on a faster hard drive than a new motherboard. You would feel the difference much more than upgrading from a 2.16GHz Core Duo to 2.33GHz Core 2 Duo, and it's cheaper as well.

Which hard drive do you reccomend, not the exact drive but can you give me some specs

 

[Bill Gates]

Which hard drive do you reccomend, not the exact drive but can you give me some specs

I would recommend a 500GB 5400RPM drive, but in all truth, there is one drive in particular that comes highly recommended, the Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB.

 

[airplaneman]

I would recommend a 500GB 5400RPM drive, but in all truth, there is one drive in particular that comes highly recommended, the Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB.

You mean Scorpio Blue?

 

[Bill Gates]

You mean Scorpio Blue?

Yes, my mistake.

 

[kryptonianjorel]

If you're upgrading for speed, you should get a 7200 RPM drive, or even an SSD