The 27" iMac CPU is socketed

[300D]

So, does it make any sense to get the i5 and throw in a faster i7 than Apple offers?

 

[Eidorian]

So, does it make any sense to get the i5 and throw in a faster i7 than Apple offers?

Someone already has an LGA-1156 based iMac?

 

[300D]

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iMac-Intel-27-Inch/1236/1

C2D, but no reason to believe the i5/i7 will be any different. Swapping the 2.66 i5 for a 2.93 i7 shouldn't be much of a hassle, if you're not afraid of being on your own warranty!

 

[Eidorian]

http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iMac-Intel-27-Inch/1236/1

C2D, but no reason to believe the i5/i7 will be any different.

The only other option right now is the Core i7 870 and that's very overpriced. There isn't a successor to the 870 in the roadmaps, yet.

 

[milk242]

I wonder if apple changed the thermal layout between the i5 and the i7, if so it'll be more of a hassle andmight not even be feasible to replace the i5 with the i7 down the road.

 

[Eidorian]

Minor update...

It looks like the 27" iMac is using an LGA 775 based E7600 with 3 MB of L2 cache. That would explain a lot. Welcome to 2007 hardware Apple.

Quad core is possible but who knows what the firmware will support.

 

[Rudy69]

Minor update...

It looks like the 27" iMac is using an LGA 775 based E7600 with 3 MB of L2 cache. That would explain a lot. Welcome to 2007 hardware Apple.

Quad core is possible but who knows what the firmware will support.

I really doubt most people are buying an iMac to rip it open and replace the CPU

Some people will do it but they are a VERY small percentage