New Processor

Hey everyone, I have a quick question for you
These are my specs: (Just the basics)
iMac Core2Duo 24inch
Processor : 2.16ghz
Videocard : Nvidia 7300GT
I'm wondering whether i can upgrade this processor to a faster core2duo or even one of the nice new intel QX6800 quad cores when they ship or the Quad core Xeons that ship in the mac pro. I'm can't find too many details on the motherboard of this particular imac and no one at the apples shops seem to know the answer. I assume it shouldn't be a problem to replace the current core2duo processor with a faster one but im interested in replacing the current processor with the newer quad cores. Any idea if this can be done?
Thanks
Vince

They are not soldered on the 24" model, but replacing the processor would be limited to one with the same pin-out as the current one plus paying a cost that would be more than it would be worth to try.

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X4372A Price 310-0239 [F] Heatsink n/a
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Quote from: Froggy Gremlin on 24-December-12, 13:41:39
It's a little late now, but an upgrade to a Sandy 2700k most likely would have been the better option and keeping with the Sandy BIOS's.
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