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has anyone upgraded a Jan06 Core1Duo to new Core2Duo chip
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curious if anyone has tried upgrading the original Core1 chip in an intel iMac (or mini, or MacBook(Pro) to a Core 2 Duo chip? If so, how difficult/expensive was this process -- the chips are pin-compatible, right? And was there any noticeable performance increase?
thanks for any thoughts,
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InsanelyMac had a report on it the other day, but now I can't find it 
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the Core 2 Duo chip is a 64 bit chip and the Core Duo (1) is a 32 bit chip.
Is OSX different for these = the OSX you got with your Core Duo will not work with the Core 2 Duo upgrade?
Answer: OSX Tiger is 64bit already, but they are locking the Core 2 Duo at 32bit for now. OSX Tiger will work with 32 or 64 bit chips.
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Originally Posted by badsey
the Core 2 Duo chip is a 64 bit chip and the Core Duo (1) is a 32 bit chip.
Is OSX different for these = the OSX you got with your Core Duo will not work with the Core 2 Duo upgrade?
Answer: OSX Tiger is 64bit already, but they are locking the Core 2 Duo at 32bit for now. OSX Tiger will work with 32 or 64 bit chips.
What do you mean by locking the Core2duo to 32 bit? Moving to a 64bit chip will enable access to the 64 bit libraries available within OS X.
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are there any pictures of this installation?
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