Mac Mini CPU

[hennessy1]

Can I replace the mac mini cpu with a merom cpu ? (socket m or p)?

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Aren't the Mac Mini CPUs soldered onto the board?

 

[Keitero]

No, they are user replaceable.

 

[manly]

IIRC, Yes.

 

[Kaido]

Intel Minis can take Yonah or Merom chips up to 2.33ghz, but not Santa Rosa chips. I'd recommend some Arctic Silver 5 while you're in there

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Kaido
Intel Minis can take Yonah or Merom chips up to 2.33ghz, but not Santa Rosa chips. I'd recommend some Arctic Silver 5 while you're in there

woah....really? a core *2* duo?!


that'd be awesome..

 

[hennessy1]

yeah thats what Im placing in my mini a 2.33ghz merom cpu socket m correct not p?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: hennessy1
yeah thats what Im placing in my mini a 2.33ghz merom cpu socket m correct not p?

http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/sys..._core_2_duo_swaps.html

cool stuff

http://www.o0o.it/mini/


still not sure about the socket type...haven't read through them yet

 

[Goosemaster]

$340 for the 2.2ghz

That's a lot of money

 

[Kaido]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Goosemaster
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: Kaido
Intel Minis can take Yonah or Merom chips up to 2.33ghz, but not Santa Rosa chips. I'd recommend some Arctic Silver 5 while you're in there </end quote></div>

woah....really? a core *2* duo?!


that'd be awesome..</end quote></div>

Yup, C2D. The 2.33ghz is monster expensive though (cheapest is $680 at eWiz). You can get the 2ghz Core 2 Duo for $280 though, which is a heckuva lot cheaper. Add in a couple gigs of ram, a 7200rpm hard drive, and Pioneer DVR-K06 DVD burner and you're all set

 

[kaioshade]

The mac mini can be quite the media machine once you give it the right upgrades. The video will never be great enough for crazy high definition content, but it makes a more than capable desktop machine for video and standard applications.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: kaioshade
The mac mini can be quite the media machine once you give it the right upgrades. The video will never be great enough for crazy high definition content, but it makes a more than capable desktop machine for video and standard applications.

Huh? You can do just 1080p just fine as long as your Mini's CPU is fast enough. The GMA950 was designed for video. It can't do much out, but it's wonderful at HD video playback

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Kaido
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: kaioshade
The mac mini can be quite the media machine once you give it the right upgrades. The video will never be great enough for crazy high definition content, but it makes a more than capable desktop machine for video and standard applications.</end quote></div>

Huh? You can do just 1080p just fine as long as your Mini's CPU is fast enough. The GMA950 was designed for video. It can't do much out, but it's wonderful at HD video playback

my 1.66ghz definitely has it's limits though......I even tried my work machine that has a hefty c2d and a quadro and it still had trouble with some special clips I threw at it

 

[hennessy1]

Yeah the mac mini has a socket m because if you look at the yonah cpu the are socket m so that would lead me to believe that its socket m. So I've upgraded my mac mini from the factory to 2gb of ram, 250gb hdd, and a 2.33ghz cpu.

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: hennessy1
Yeah the mac mini has a socket m because if you look at the yonah cpu the are socket m so that would lead me to believe that its socket m. So I've upgraded my mac mini from the factory to 2gb of ram, 250gb hdd, and a 2.33ghz cpu.

woah:Q

<--1.66cd, 2GB ram, 60GB and external 250GB...


was thinking about it, but only a few apps would benefit