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Upgrading CPUs of a Mac Pro to Quad Core Xeons

by linathael . Original by Lionel - 12/02/2007 20:56:36 CET
We just released a step-by-step procedure to replace original Dual Core Xeon CPUs of a Mac Pro 3.0GHz by Quad Core Xeon X5355 CPUs clocked at 2.66GHz.
As shown below, OSX perfectly handles doubled number of cores:


Direct link to the article: http://www.hardmac.com/articles/70/
A future article will evaluate performance gain obtained by doubling core number.
PS: Thank to Intel for giving us the opportunity to "play" with their last Quad Core Xeon CPU.

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