Upgrading iMac's

So is it possible? Never really hear people talking about it so that is why I ask. To be more informative, I am considering upgrading to an i7. Anyone have any idea how much it would cost and also would it be difficult to install?

What CPU do you have now? If it's S775 then you will need to buy a new motherboard and probably new RAM. If this is the case it will won't work.

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Originally Posted by Stephen

What CPU do you have now? If it's S775 then you will need to buy a new motherboard and probably new RAM. If this is the case it will won't work.

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Core 2 duo 3.2ghz I think.

Then it's impossible without buying a new Mac.

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Then it's impossible without buying a new Mac.

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:[ It can't be impossible can it? Surely there is a way around it, just unrealistic?

What is mine actually like compared to the new range of 27"s with the i3/i5/i7 processors anyway? It still seems really fast like the day I bought it, just wanted to make it even more futureproof.

They use laptop hardware in iMacs, to make it work you would first have to have a motherboard that supported i7 in there anyway (which you don't seeing as you're on Core2Duo) and then you'd have to learn some 1337 soldering skills, and then you'd have to buy new DDR3 RAM :)

See why I like home built PCs that actually have some wires coming out the back? LOL

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Originally Posted by Recursion

They use laptop hardware in iMacs, to make it work you would first have to have a motherboard that supported i7 in there anyway (which you don't seeing as you're on Core2Duo) and then you'd have to learn some 1337 soldering skills, and then you'd have to buy new DDR3 RAM :)

See why I like home built PCs that actually have some wires coming out the back? LOL

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Ha lol, that sucks then. If it was possible I probably wouldn't be doing it myself, I'd get all the parts but ask a friend to do it who built his own computer. Just out of curiosity are the Mac Pro's more easy to upgrade/customise?

Mac Pros are overpriced, over engineered desktop machines, so yes. :)

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Originally Posted by Recursion

Mac Pros are overpriced, over engineered desktop machines, so yes. :)

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Mac Pro's own! :P

I ask this because when we replace the big tv downstairs I should be able to have it, then I could sell my mac and buy a mac pro and I will also have a much bigger tv to go with it for free. Sounds like an idea and a half but it just depends how much I can get for my mac and how much I will need to add to buy a mac pro. So if the mac pro's really are easily customised I'll buy a base model and do the upgrades myself saving money.

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:[ It can't be impossible can it? Surely there is a way around it, just unrealistic?

What is mine actually like compared to the new range of 27"s with the i3/i5/i7 processors anyway? It still seems really fast like the day I bought it, just wanted to make it even more futureproof.

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My 2.4Ghz 2007 iMac is just as fast when I bought it back then too. I don't see any reason for me to get a new one :P

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Mac Pros are overpriced, over engineered desktop machines, so yes. :)

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They're not horribly over priced in North America really.