Core 2 Duo Upgrade

lmcintyre · Oct 28, 2006

Can I just Drop a core 2 duo into my Core solo 1.5 Mac Mini?

I found one pretty cheep on newegg
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005R

Eidorian · Oct 28, 2006

Yes, in fact it's very easy to do. (More then the iMac...

lmcintyre · Oct 28, 2006

Do I need merom?

Eidorian · Oct 28, 2006

lmcintyre said:
Do I need merom?

I'd like to know how you'd use a LGA775 CPU in a PGA478 socket.

So that means YES!

lmcintyre · Oct 28, 2006

gotcha, would I be better off spending that money towards ram?

Eidorian · Oct 28, 2006

lmcintyre said:
gotcha, would I be better off spending that money towards ram?

If you have 512 MB then yes. 1 GB is a good amount for most users.