So, I bought a ***pristine Late 2009 iMac for 70$***. I've ***never*** had any Apple products before (nothing). I'll get my hands on it later today.
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But I am pretty sure this will be a very, very slow piece of hard. I don't even know what I will do with it, I like the screen, I will probably install some light Linux distro (CrunchBang++ or Arch).
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But I am pretty sure this will be a very, very slow piece of hardware for today's standards. I don't even know what I will do with it, I like the screen, I will probably install some light Linux distro (CrunchBang++ or Arch).
But from my research, it looks like the "motherboard" has a ***REGULAR LGA 775 socket?***
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I have like 4 ***Q9650 CPU***s which are much better than the ***Core 2 Duo E7600*** it comes with. I also have some ***LGA 775 Xeon***s...
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I have like 4 ***Q9650 CPUs*** which are much better than the ***Core 2 Duo E7600*** it comes with. I also have some ***LGA 775 Xeons***...
I will definitely add some ***RAM*** too, lets hope it doesn't fry with my 1866Mhz DDR3 Chips...
Probably install an ***SSD*** too, I have an ancient Samsung 860PRO 2TB who will have some use there...
I'm an advanced user, so my question is more toward to modders or people who know Apple stuff.
***1) Will it boot with Q9650? I've heard some restrictions saying that the motherboard is hardlocked to certain TDP specs.***
***2) Are there Custom BIOS/Firmware Around for it?***
***3) If it works, will it probably fry due to TDP? How bad or good is Apple's original thermal solution?***
***4) Is it overclockable?***
***5) How is the Monitor connected to the motherboard? any sort of detailed specs for that Apple connector? (Maybe I can use the monitor and stick a NUC inside that thing)***
***6) The Default PSU? Is it any good? 80Plus, how many Watts?***
So, I bought a ***pristine Late 2009 iMac for 70$***. I've ***never*** had any Apple products before (nothing). I'll get my hands on it later today.
But I am pretty sure this will be a very, very slow piece of hard. I don't even know what I will do with it, I like the screen, I will probably install some light Linux distro (CrunchBang++ or Arch).
But from my research, it looks like the "motherboard" has a ***REGULAR LGA 775 socket?***
I have like 4 ***Q9650 CPU***s which are much better than the ***Core 2 Duo E7600*** it comes with. I also have some ***LGA 775 Xeon***s...
I will definitely add some ***RAM*** too, lets hope it doesn't fry with my 1866Mhz DDR3 Chips...
Probably install an ***SSD*** too, I have an ancient Samsung 860PRO 2TB who will have some use there...
I'm an advanced user, so my question is more toward to modders or people who know Apple stuff.
***1) Will it boot with Q9650? I've heard some restrictions saying that the motherboard is hardlocked to certain TDP specs.***
***2) Are there Custom BIOS/Firmware Around for it?***
***3) If it works, will it probably fry due to TDP? How bad or good is Apple's original thermal solution?***
***4) Is it overclockable?***
***5) How is the Monitor connected to the motherboard? any sort of detailed specs for that Apple connector? (Maybe I can use the monitor and stick a NUC inside that thing)***
***6) The Default PSU? Is it any good? 80Plus, how many Watts?***