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[* black] The logic board is the next logical step. The CPU is the last to go, left clinging to the side of the heat sink via a thin smear of thermal paste.
-[* black] After teasing it away with the spudger, we decipher the markings.
+[* black] After teasing it away with a spudger, we decipher its markings:
[* black] Quad-Core Intel Xeon [http://ark.intel.com/products/75779/|E5-1620 v2] with 10 MB L3 cache, clocked at 3.7 GHz, Turbo Boost up to 3.9 GHz.
-[* black] While it took a bit of a trek, a CPU upgrade appears entirely possible, and well worth it, with an [http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=18556069&postcount=37|alleged cost savings of $1050|new_window=true] for an upgrade to 12 cores.
+[* black] While it took a bit of a trek, a CPU upgrade appears entirely possible—and well worth it, with an [http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=18556069&postcount=37|alleged cost savings of $1050|new_window=true] for an upgrade to 12 cores.