PowerPC upgrade to Intel

Is one able to replace a processor from PowerPC to an Intel? If this were able to happen, could one upgrade and old PowerBook G4 running OS X  Version 10.4.11 to Snow Leopard or Tiger (when it comes out)? And how would one go about replacing a processor if this was able to happen?

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    No.
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    Do I have to get all new apps if I convert from PowerPC Mac to Intel?

    andyBall_uk wrote:
    but they perhaps loosely paraphrase " How compatible your application is with Rosetta depends on the type of application it is. An application such as a word processor that has a lot of user interaction and low computational needs is quite compatible. An application that requires a moderate amount of user interaction and has some high computational needs or that uses OpenGL is most likely also quite compatible. One that has intense computing needs isn’t compatible. This includes applications that need to repeatedly compute fast Fourier transforms (FFTs), that compute complex models for 3-D modeling, or that compute ray tracing."  as including Photoshop among apps that have " intense computing needs " - maybe the wiki author found that to be the case on an older machine?.
    Very loosely!  Actually that quote from Wikipedia is wrong with regard to Adobe Photoshop and should be corrected (at least as it applies to version 9, CS2, after which, later versions, starting with CS3 do not need Rosetta in any event).
    While I am not sure about the rest of that quoted phrase (acually in most of my posts on this forum indicating my solution for running PowerPC applications [Installing Snow Leopard with Rosetta into Parallels] in Lion or Mt. Lion, I do note: "Computer games with complex, 3D or fast motion graphics make not work well or at all in virtualization." I do, however, see this as a virtualization problem and not a Rosetta problem (as opposed to these programs running on a computer that can actually boot into Snow Leopard and run these programs in emulation, where Rosetta should not pose a problem).
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    But my understanding is that Adobe Photoshop (at least up to version CS2) does not require any rendering, which could be hampered and slow in virtualization and perhaps additionally with Rosetta. 
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  • Should I upgrade to Intel? Or stay on Power PC?

    Hi all. I have a problem and was wondering if you all could help me out. I currently own a Dual 1.8 G5 Power PC Mac. I'm debating on weather I should just do some minor upgrades (like up my hard drive space and max out my memory) or if I should start saving for an Intel Mac Pro.
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    So... does anyone know the time frame for when Apple is going to stop making their software compatible with Power PC Macs? Any help would be appreciated!
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    You can invest in hard drives and that will not be lost or wasted, and you can get a lot better performance over what you are using for storage. One G5 2.7DP user threw three 10K VelociRaptors into his system (boot and two drive stripe) - expensive but heavy and large files and apps open in zero bounces.
    The time to start saving is the day after you buy a system, slow and gradual, once you have upped the memory and drives of course.
    A year from now? will be using what Intel is starting to push out the door this fall. Nehalem cpu, DDR3, possibly SLI, 10.6 Snow Leopard, USB3 and who knows, Firewire 1600. And Snow is highly unlikely to have any support for PPC.
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    I'd wait as last MWSF saw "Early 2008 Mac Pro" seems like they can't still call it a 2008.
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    It depends on the files and work and what slow is now, or if you have optimized your setup with RAID and such.
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  • HT1338 Can I upgrade my Intel Xeon MAC PRO running OS X 10.4.11 to 10.5.8?

    Can I upgrade my Intel Xeon MAC PRO running OS X 10.4.11 to 10.5.8?

    Yes. You can actually upgrade it all the way to Lion should you so wish, although you would need to first purchase and install Snow Leopard 10.6.8.
    I would skip Leopard as it's more expensive and obsolete. You can purchase a Snow Leopard DVD at any Apple retailer - $29.00. You can update it by downloading Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1. The use the App Store to purchase and download Lion should you choose to do so - $30.00.
    I would consider expanding your RAM to at least 4 GBs or more especially if you decide to upgrade to Lion. Before upgrading see the following:
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    Boot from your current OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. Then select Disk Utility from the Utilities menu. After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list.  In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive.  If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported click on the Repair Permissions button. Wait until the operation completes, then quit DU and return to the installer. Now restart normally. 
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    You may experience unexpected results if you have installed third-party system software modifications, or if you have modified the operating system through other means. (This does not apply to normal application software installation.)
    The installation process should not be interrupted. If a power outage or other interruption occurs during installation, use the standalone installer (see below) from Apple Downloads to update.  While the installation is in progress do not use the computer.
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    Download and install update(s) 
    Use Software Update, or
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    Choose About this Mac from the Apple menu; it can be upgraded to Mac OS X 10.6.3 and 10.6.8 if it has at least 1GB of RAM. If it has at least 2GB of RAM and a Core 2 Duo or better CPU, it can then be upgraded to 10.7.5 by phoneing the online Apple Store and ordering a download code for it. No MacBook(not MacBook Pro) can run both 10.4.11 and 10.8.
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  • Upgrading to Intel. . .

    My partner does pretty high end graphics, animation etc. and has pretty much tapped out his G4 DP 500.
    A lot of programs we have are Adobe CS, After effects plug-ins, lots of stuff that isn't written for Intel yet.
    I'm confused about how well those programs will run on an Intel Mac or whether they'll run at all, or in some separate mode (so green with all this).
    We do need to upgrade him but I'm not sure whether we should get a used Non-Intel Mac like my G5 DP 2.0 or 2.5 and wait or whether we won't run into all kinds of software problems on an Intel Mac at this point. Any references or input much appreciated.
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    I have a DP G5 at home and a (brand new) Core2Duo iMac at work and use CS2 quite a bit. I also used the CS3 Photoshop beta for a while. I've found the CS2 runs a bit slower on my Intel iMac and MacBook than on my G5 and with some filters and plug-ins the difference is very noticeable. I can't say that CS2 is unusable on an Intel computer, that isn't true at all. But it sometimes reminds me of how I sometimes started a task at work (on my G4 iMac) and then completed it at home to take advantage of my G5's speed.
    Despite it's obvious beta state, I was very excited by the CS3 Photoshop beta. While my two Intel computers didn't blow away my G5 desktop running the beta, the difference between the beta and the older PPC version of PS substantial. I'm looking forward to getting my upgrade (and happy that work pays for it, not me!)
    But now for the bad news. All our old plug-ins are PPC and will have to be re-compile (if not rewritten) before we can use them on our Intel computers. (I assume we could run CS3 applications in Rosetta mode and use our plug-ins, but that would defeat the purpose!) I faced this situation once before - when I made the shift from OS 9 to OS X - and I had to bounce back and forth between OS X and Classic mode for a while. I expect I'll be keeping CS2 on my Intel computers for a while.
    Now back to your problem. Upgrade to Intel and buy CS3 to boot? Or take the smaller step of buying a G5 computer and waiting for all your plug-ins to be upgraded too? Were I in your shoes I'd look for a good inexpensive G5 desktop or iMac.

  • Upgrade from intel hd graphics to video card

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    sys consist of 4gb ddr3 ram,intel pentium p6100 processor has 2 ghz speed.....
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  • Upgrade macbook intel core due to intel core 2 due

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  • Is it possible to upgrade my intel core 2 duo to the new intel core i5/i7?

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