I brought it with the Bluetooth/Wifi module (it was optional back then) and tho I haven’t used it a lot, it came in handy in a few occasions.
2008 MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE UPGRADE
I use a SSD and 4 Hard Drives in the bays, if that counts as an upgrade (my original drive was 750gb, up from the stock 500). I haven’t thought about upgrading the CPUs because getting faster XEONs (I wouldn’t be able to upgrade to Nehalem or anything new) won’t really make a big difference for me. The difference was really noticeable in 3d apps. I’ve upgraded the RAM (from the lame 2GB to 10 OWC liked above), and I ordered the machine with the NVIDIA card (8800? I don’t remember), which was the only option other than the stock ATI2600 or something lame like that.Ī couple of years later, the NVIDIA died (the Apple guy told me it had bugs and used to fail), so I got the new ATI 4780 512MB (it was 100€ less expensive than the out of warranty NVIDIA apple replacement).
2008 MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE PRO
I have an early 2008 Mac Pro with 2x4 Intel XEON 2.8 and 10GB RAM. Hard drives/SuperDrives are generic and can be replaced, as you may have already guessed.Īny other component is probably “custom” designed for a Mac Pro (the power supply for example) and you won’t be able to get away with it… But If you google around there are some posts about people who managed to make other cards work.įorget about upgrading your Motherboard, as it’s a custom design. Sadly, no other video card has that, other than the Apple’s offerings.
2008 MAC MINI RAM UPGRADE MAC OS X
That is to say, a PCIe video card designed exclusively for other operating systems will not work properly under Mac OS X without appropriate drivers and/or firmware” Video card: Unless you want to experiment with modified firmwares, your only choice in that model is the ATI 4870, which is considerably faster than the regular NVidia (it’s very noticeable in x-plane and 3d applications) but still lagging behind the “latest offerings”.Īccording to Wikipedia: "The Mac Pro, as with other Macintosh platforms, requires Mac OS X firmware. OWC Mac Sales does have memory upgrades (there are others). This subreddit is not endorsed or sponsored by Apple Inc.Certain upgrades are possible, but it’s not that simple.Īccelerate your Mac is a nice source of information, you can find them here.ĪNandtech did change the CPU of a Mac Pro. If you'd like to view their content together, click here. This fundamental difference in audience is why we support two communities, r/Apple and r/AppleHelp. Apple SubredditsĬontent which benefits the community (news, rumors, and discussions) is valued over content which benefits only the individual (technical questions, help buying/selling, rants, etc.). Comments that are spreading COVID vaccine misinformation/claims are not allowed.Īsk in our Daily Advice Thread or in our dedicated sister sub /r/AppleWhatShouldIBuy! See also the iPhone Upgrade Wiki for more information.These belong in the beta subreddits listed below.
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