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MP 1,1-5,1 Guide - Yet Another CPU Delid
A long time ago, I had delidded an i7-3770K and to replace the Thermal paste between the CPU Die & the IHS. After reviewing many stories here and other forums, I thought it was time to upgrade the two 2.26Ghz E5520's on my 2009 Mac Pro 4,1 to 3.46Ghz X5690. The EFI firmware has been upgraded to... -
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MP 1,1-5,1 MacPro 2009 5.1 CPU upgrade Advice
I Have MacPro 2009 5.1 try to upgrade cpu ,delided very easy,but removing the solder part take time and not easy as expected ,please advice the below picture has delided processor ,does it need to apply more sanding ,also upgrade 8gb msi graphics card ,power for 8 pin connector directly from dvd...- streak8047
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MP 1,1-5,1 X5690 Dellided dead or not?
Hi, I bought 2 X5690 on ebay, the seller ensured me they were 100% working. (seller is feedback is 100% with about 800 sales) I delidded them with the vice method (not testing them before I did (silly me)) I found the delidding whent very easy, the removel of the solder was a bit nerve... -
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How to clean up a Mac Pro cpu after delidding
Hi, I'm experimenting with de-lidding a pair of (5677) processors for a Mac Pro I have. I decided to experiment with the "vice method" on an old processor I had left over from another upgrade. The de lidding with the vice went really smoothly....the top seemed to slide over a bit at first and... -
Delidding a Xeon X5690 with only a Vice (video)
Hey guys, I made a video about delidding a Xeon X5690 using only a vice! The results where perfect! After cleaning up and successfully testing the first one I went on to the second. Both turned out great and my Mac Pro 4,1 is quite and blazingly fast. The reason why I chose this method is...
