MacPro owner:pull off a Xeon to see if it works

[Simao]

Hi there,

I´ve posted before and read other post on this issue. I want a MacPro working with a single CPU, and the awnser were nothing but theories.

Can anyone just take it off, so the mistery ends....

 

[panoz7]

Hi there,

I´ve posted before and read other post on this issue. I want a MacPro working with a single CPU, and the awnser were nothing but theories.

Can anyone just take it off, so the mistery ends....

Same answer as posted in your other thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/225193/ ...

 

[Simao]

Dont get it

Same answer as posted in your other thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/225193/ ...

Dont you think no one will ever try it?

Think of how many people would be interested in knowing it for sure.

 

[zap2]

Why would someone do that? There is no reason to want it to run slower(that i can think of). I thing it ruins on AppleCare(even if its just for the first year) so i 'm not sure if the average Mac Pro user would want to test it

 

[panoz7]

Dont you think no one will ever try it?

Think of how many people would be interested in knowing it for sure.

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/2752780/

They did try it. It works. Read through the whole thread.

Why would someone do that? There is no reason to want it to run slower(that i can think of). I thing it ruins on AppleCare(even if its just for the first year) so i 'm not sure if the average Mac Pro user would want to test it

Read through that thread. I was skeptical to begin with but I understand now. Basically it turns the mac pro into the expandable headless iMac that everyone seems to want.

 

[topgunn]

Why would someone do that? There is no reason to want it to run slower(that i can think of). I thing it ruins on AppleCare(even if its just for the first year) so i 'm not sure if the average Mac Pro user would want to test it

I did it because I don't need 4-core power. The apps I run would rather have a 2 core 2.66GHz system than a 4 core 2.00GHz system.

Well, now I have a 2 core 2.66GHz Mac Pro for less than what it would have cost me to get a 4 core 2.0GHz machine. As for AppleCare, nothing was harmed or damaged in any way during the removal so I can throw in another 5150 and it is as good as new. Warranty intact.

 

[Simao]

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/2752780/

They did try it. It works. Read through the whole thread.



Read through that thread. I was skeptical to begin with but I understand now. Basically it turns the mac pro into the expandable headless iMac that everyone seems to want.

Sorry panoz, i just read the first page of the forum. Now i´m happy. It works!!

 

[Simao]

I did it because I don't need 4-core power. The apps I run would rather have a 2 core 2.66GHz system than a 4 core 2.00GHz system.

Well, now I have a 2 core 2.66GHz Mac Pro for less than what it would have cost me to get a 4 core 2.0GHz machine. As for AppleCare, nothing was harmed or damaged in any way during the removal so I can throw in another 5150 and it is as good as new. Warranty intact.

what apps do you use??