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ArikArik Galen's Apprentice
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I have an iMac question that I have not been able to find a definitive answer on... hopefully we have some hardcore Apple users here who can answer my question.

I have a G4 800Mhz iMac which was a top of the line model 2 years ago. The CPU is no longer sufficient primarily due to World of Warcraft's steep CPU requirements on OS X.

Now my question... is it possible to upgrade the G4-based iMac to use a faster CPU? I have tried researching this question online with no luck, and Apple store employees said that there's no way to upgrade the CPU on the older iMac model... which would mean that I would have to buy a brand new iMac to play WoW.

Is there really no other way?
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  • MundaneMundane Elite Ranger
    Is there any Mac users which is NOT a fanatic? :)
  • croxiscroxis I am the walrus
    I'm a fan of [URL=http://pearpc.sourceforge.net/]pears[/URL] myself.
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    Oh A2597! ;) :D
  • NovaCameronNovaCameron Earthforce Officer
    The iPod: allowed Apple to servive five more years before being squashed by Microsoft. :D

    :shadow1: Likes Microsoft. :shadow1: I like Microsoft.
  • ArikArik Galen's Apprentice
    troll. ;)
  • NovaCameronNovaCameron Earthforce Officer
    no, shadow :D


    :shadow1:
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    Not to be, you know, [i]helpful[/i], or anything, but...

    I haven't heard of any processor upgrades for Macs for some years, since Apple phased out the ZIF (Zero Insertion Force, a slot which allowed one to remove and instal a processor with very little effort) or Newer Technology (the chief manufacturer of such upgrades) went out of business. Whichever happened later.

    (Wow, that really [i]wasn't[/i] helpful, was it?)

    However, a look-around on the internet revealed that there still are such things, and I simply haven't been aware of them. Like you, though, I haven't found anything for the R2-D2 model.

    It's possible you may be able to take a processor salvaged from a newer model of that species of iMac that met an untimely (and not processor-related) end and use it, but I'm not sure if that would work. Its entirely possible that a future revision completely rearranged the guts of the machine, making my strategy useless.
  • ArikArik Galen's Apprentice
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by NovaCameron [/i]
    [B]no, shadow :D

    :shadow1: [/B][/QUOTE]
    haha... oh yeah. :)

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by David of Mac[/i]
    [B]
    It's possible you may be able to take a processor salvaged from a newer model of that species of iMac that met an untimely (and not processor-related) end and use it, but I'm not sure if that would work. Its entirely possible that a future revision completely rearranged the guts of the machine, making my strategy useless.
    [/B][/QUOTE]
    Thanks. That does help somewhat, by reinforcing the belief that it's a lost cause. :)

    I think what I'll end up doing is save up and then buy a G5 iMac in Q1 next year after Tiger is released.
  • NovaCameronNovaCameron Earthforce Officer
    Macs bounce :D

    Mac = :vorlon:
    PC = :shadow1:
  • Vertigo1Vertigo1 Official Fuzzy Dice of FirstOnes.com
    You could also head down to a community college and see if they have any they can afford to get rid of.
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by NovaCameron [/i]
    [B]Macs bounce :D

    Mac = :vorlon:
    PC = :shadow1: [/B][/QUOTE]I don't know much about Macs, but PCs certainly are chaos. ;)
  • NovaCameronNovaCameron Earthforce Officer
    Oh yes, macs bounce. borrow one and drop it.
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    I remember when the volleys fired in the computer wars made sense. Back when it was about the platforms, and their merits (or lack thereof). But now, now it's just about the hate. So sad. ;)

    Luckily, I got a proper, upgradeable G4 (Kidding! I liked that model of iMac a lot, actually. Probably my favorite design of the three), and even though it's still working great with exactly one addition since it came through the door (a second, larger hard-drive), I'm beginning to think it might be time for a little upgrade. Graphics card, maybe. Those processor replacements I spotted looked pretty sweet, but not nearly sweet enough.
  • NovaCameronNovaCameron Earthforce Officer
    DROP IT SEE IF IT BOUNCES. then you can get a PC.:D :D :D

    :shadow1: :shadow1:
  • RhettRhett (Not even a monkey)
    I just dont like Microsoft... but then who does?
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    yeah...Microsoft sucks.

    Unfortunately my biggest problem with Macs is game manufacturers who endorse DirectX over OpenGL and thus limit their ability to port their game to Macs...resulting in Macs having rather poor game support. Of course one can say the same of Linux.

    However, anything that runs a 30" Apple Cinema Display monitor has to rule :D
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    thats because OpenGL is out dated. Big time. Doom3 proved that OpenGL is WAY past it's Prime.

    And yea, Apple sucks. the Ipod sucks to. Lots of cheaper, better alternatives. :D
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    It did? How?

    By the way: [url=http://www.opengl.org/documentation/opengl_current_version.html]OpenGL 2 was released a while ago.[/url]

    Oh, and stop trolling. :)
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    Hmmm...does A% need a new title: "Gullible" ?

    :D
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    oh, missed that OpenGL was released. Good to hear.

    and how am I gullible, I'm just posting my observations, in an obvious trolling fasion. :D
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    You haven't answered my question yet. :)
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    sorry, was called away by the parental units.

    Anyhoo, as to how:

    Slow as mud flowing uphill in a desert. Insanely low poly counts. Poor shaders.


    The last two can be atributed to the devs, hell, maybe all three can be.


    as for the final blow. Open GL updated once in what? 20 years? Yea, thats good. I like how Direct X gets new features all the time. Very nice. :D
  • Random ChaosRandom Chaos Actually Carefully-selected Order in disguise
    Well...perhaps gullible isn't the right word. Gullible refers to someone that believes everything they are told. You on the other hand believe MS propaganda. :D
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    OpenGL isn't slow, and it has been updated constantly with extensions.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    last time I checked the OpenGL site, it hadn't been updated in over 4 years.

    Sooo, yea. Either they changed domains or something, or google lied. ;)

    Anyhoo, only OpenGL based games I've ever liked were TreadMarks and JK2.

    I've noticed that OpenGL games just, don't look as nice, and run slower. Doesn't matter the graphics card. (I'm currently ATI, but on the GeForce as well, just...not as crisp).

    I'll give OpenGL it's fair shot of course, but OpenGL1 is about 7 years past it's prime.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    oh, and this is the truest video that describes what I think of Mac perfectly.

    All Mac users I know IRL agree with me on this subject, including the ones that LOVED MACS before using a PC.

    [url]http://nick.xplaygames.com/filenet/Movies/Mac%20-%20Crash%20Different.wmv[/url]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    OpenGL isn't just the core library, it also consists of things like glut. I also suspect you really know very little about OpenGL, or for that matter, DirectX.
  • David of MacDavid of Mac Elite Ranger Ca
    Um, that's quite possibly the most moronic piece of hyperbole I've ever heard. And I've followed the last election.

    I can still say, with confidence, that my machine does what I want it to do, when I want it to do it, with nary a protest, crash, or a flicker. And, frankly, all of your anecdotal evidence is worth diddly squat compared to my personal experience.
  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    hey, if you've had luck with it, more power to ya.

    But I certainly hate em, and my sister, who absolutly loved them and swore she would never own a PC, now compleatly agrees that the Mac is a crash happy SOB. :D
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    DoM: We had that conversation in the last mac thread, where A# earned the title "Mac Fanboy" in bright pink for a while and began to establish his reputation as the Fanboy Who Believes Stupid Things. :) If you want, you can go [url=http://forums.firstones.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6872]relive the memories[/url].
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