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Core Duo 2 to i7 in Late 2009 iMac?

Hi fellow fixers!

I was recently given a late 2009 27" iMac running the Core Duo 2 3.06 chip. I'm wondering about doing an upgrade to the i7 860 Lynnfield chip that came as the top of the line chip in this model. I have the skills to do this, I've already had to pull it apart to get it running (HDD was stuffed).

If I can get my hands on the chip, will the motherboard from the Duo 2 take the i7?

Thanks in advance for the help people!

Cheers

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Won't work. You'll have to stay in the Core 2 Duo line.

You can go to the iMac "Core 2 Duo" 3.33 27-Inch (Late 2009)3.33 GHz Core 2 Duo

Processor Upgrade: LGA 775 (Socket T)(E8600)

The i7 uses a

Processor Upgrade: LGA 1156 (Socket H)

UPDATE

Drop more RAM and a new SSHD hard drive to kick it up

RAM Type: PC3-8500 DDR3 Min. RAM Speed: 1066 MHz

Details: Supports 1066 MHz PC3-8500 DDR3 SO-DIMMs (204-pin).

Standard RAM: 4 GB Maximum RAM: 16 GB

Hard Drive

OWC In-line Digital Thermal Sensor for iMac 2009-2010 Hard Drive Upgrade

(you may not need this if the brand of drive is the same as the one you are taking out)

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/DIDI...

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Seagate/...

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Thanks for the answer. I was hoping to give it a little more oomph for the kids to use but I'll just leave it as it is.

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