Core Duo/Core 2 Duo MacBook CPU Upgrading

[Jtk0796]

dosdude1,
If I have a macbook 2009 (5,2) with the 2.13, could I upgrade it to a T9900 if I find a BGA479 one ?
Any changes besides reballing that are required to make it work ?

 

[thatubuntuguy]

dosdude1,
If I have a macbook 2009 (5,2) with the 2.13, could I upgrade it to a T9900 if I find a BGA479 one ?
Any changes besides reballing that are required to make it work ?

Yeah they have the same bus speed and MCP79 chipset so a T9900 will work

If you can find a source of BGA T9900s let me know, I've been wanting to try this for quite some time but can't seem to get hold of them.

 

[MacModder1256]

Well, I've done a CPU upgrade yet again. This time, I upgraded a Late-2008 Aluminum Unibody MacBook (MacBook5,1) from its original 2.0 GHz Core 2 Duo P7350 CPU, to the best CPU that board can possibly support; a 3.06 GHz Core 2 Duo T9900! The performance improvement is huge, and it also makes this machine the world's fastest MacBook5,1! Here is the Geekbench result with the original CPU installed, and here is the result after performing the 3.06 GHz upgrade. The results shown in the video are a bit skewed, as it turns out I forgot to tighten one of the heatsink screws when assembling the machine, causing it to thermal throttle. All in all, quite a successful and worthwhile upgrade!

I have been wanting to do an upgrade similar to this for a little while and was wondering, What are all the specific tools you use in your BGA rework station? Could you share some links to the board preheater, hot air system, and anything else I would need for this?

 

[thatubuntuguy]

I have been wanting to do an upgrade similar to this for a little while and was wondering, What are all the specific tools you use in your BGA rework station? Could you share some links to the board preheater, hot air system, and anything else I would need for this?

I have a fairly similar setup,
Preheater is a Puhui T-8280, my rework station is a Yihua 862d+, you'll need good flux (Amtech NC-559-V2) and desoldering braid (Chemtronics BGA)
Order some scrap boards and try on those first before you attempt actual macbook boards, it's a lot harder than it looks

 

[MacModder1256]

I have a fairly similar setup,
Preheater is a Puhui T-8280, my rework station is a Yihua 862d+, you'll need good flux (Amtech NC-559-V2) and desoldering braid (Chemtronics BGA)
Order some scrap boards and try on those first before you attempt actual macbook boards, it's a lot harder than it looks

And what is the special nozzle and stand that Dosdude uses to hold the hot air gun? Is it necessary?

 

[dosdude1]

And what is the special nozzle and stand that Dosdude uses to hold the hot air gun? Is it necessary?

Nozzle is required, but stand I guess is optional, though makes it a lot easier. Nozzle is an Aoyue 4545W and the stand can be found by just searching "Hot air soldering stand".

 

[MacModder1256]

Nozzle is required, but stand I guess is optional, though makes it a lot easier. Nozzle is an Aoyue 4545W and the stand can be found by just searching "Hot air soldering stand".

Will this nozzle fit any hot air gun?

 

[MacModder1256]

I have a fairly similar setup,
Preheater is a Puhui T-8280, my rework station is a Yihua 862d+, you'll need good flux (Amtech NC-559-V2) and desoldering braid (Chemtronics BGA)
Order some scrap boards and try on those first before you attempt actual macbook boards, it's a lot harder than it looks

I already have a soldering iron (Yihua 926) I was wondering what hot air rework stations would be good enough for this while still being within my budget (around 150$) any suggestions/experience with ones that would work well?

 

[MacModder1256]

I can hook you up with BGA T9900's (SLGKH). Inbox me.

Any chance you still have a source for these?