Guest Microsoft Corporation Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 Hi guys, Ive got (what once was) a working mac pro 4.1 flashed to 5.1 and bought a pair of used x5690s on ebay. I wanted to upgrade the stock CPUs to the x5690s on my dual cpu mac pro. Im aware that these must be delidded to avoid thermal problems, however, prior to delidding i wanted to test them first. I read forums that using one cpu will boot up with the fans on full blast. None of this happened for my case, ive installed one of the x5690s on socket “a” with socket “b” empty. I get no... Read more Source: MacRumors
Recommended Posts