Saturday 4 June 2011

I have a MacBook late 2008 Unibody can i change the processor from a core 2 duo intel to an i5 or i7 chip?

I%26#039;m pretty sure they aren%26#039;t for sale yet but they are both intel chips so i would like to know if and maybe how i can change the processors.|||No.


The biggest problem you would face there would be the fact that the Core 2 Duo are a socket 775 CPU, and the i5 and i7 are a socket 1156 and a socket 1355 respectively. This is assuming that the Macbooks use a socketed motherboard. Since the Macbooks are laptops I would assume the CPUs are soldered to the motherboard (however, I could be wrong as not ALL laptops have soldered CPUs).


If the CPU is soldered, it%26#039;s VERY difficult to remove and not damage the motherboard. It%26#039;s probably cheaper to simply buy a new Macbook.





The second problem would be the motherboard wouldn%26#039;t support an i5 or i7 since they weren%26#039;t in existence at the time.





Simply put, you can%26#039;t upgrade the processor.|||You can%26#039;t... The Core 2 Duo%26#039;s and the new %26quot;i%26quot; series are different chipsets, they require different motherboards