CPU Upgrade LGA 775 Late 2009 iMac
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 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?
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?
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