i7 for a 2009 MacPro?

zephzeph
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
I can't afford a new MacPro, so I was thinking of getting a used 2009 MacPro (1366 socket) and stick a (non-Xeon) i7 in there. Any reason why this shouldn't work?

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  • Reply 1 of 5
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    Too many to count. Just get something REAL that is refurbished.
  • Reply 2 of 5
    zephzeph Posts: 133member
    Could you be more specific?
  • Reply 3 of 5
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by zeph View Post


    Could you be more specific?



    The chip won't work. You can't just rip off the heatsink, pop it in, slather some cooling paste on it, and put the heatsink back on. It has to be a Xeon chip and it has to work with the chipset.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    zephzeph Posts: 133member
    OK, thanks, that helps. So the only thing to upgrade to is a faster CPU of the same class?
  • Reply 5 of 5
    tallest skiltallest skil Posts: 43,388member
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by zeph View Post


    OK, thanks, that helps. So the only thing to upgrade to is a faster CPU of the same class?



    Yep.



    http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/turnk...Xeon_Processor
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