I definitely would perform this upgrade for anybody who would want it. Would probably be able to do it for around $200 - $250, plus the return shipping cost. The CPU itself costs around $100.
@NRGY I got this CPU off AliExpress. It's really not likely you'll get ripped off, I buy stuff from places like that all the time and have never had an issue.
For most tech TH-camrs, BGA soldering is magic, you are a Wizard who understands how to do it... Thank you for your hard work, I used your patchers with all my old Macs and cannot describe how much you helped me using my old hardware.
DosDude completed this mod as well as adding the iBoff NVMe board install. The speed that it runs at is amazing!!!!! Before you ask “why would you spend the money for this?”, it has special meaning to me and I am not ready to give up my MacBook Pro. DosDude your a legend!!! Thank you again!!!
This just proves how good the mid 2012 MBP is. I’ve been wanting a cpu upgrade for the longest and I would pay to have it upgraded to a QC i7 to breathe some more life into it. Amazing job and skill set.
i did this upgrade to my Thinkpad X230, gave it a pretty big performance jump in multicore scenarios, but it runs alot hotter at low load/idle compared to the origional dual core CPU
I would try to use higher quality thermal paste if you didn't. Unless I was desperate I would try to use liquid metal but otherwise I do not like messing with that stuff, just some good ol' silicone based compound or something.
Congratulate me! I got a new i7-3615QE installed on my 2012 MacBook Pro today. Instead of the Intel i5. The emotions of using the laptop are unspeakable.
Wow! Back when I had this computer in 2012, I searched around to see if I could swap out the cpu for a quad core and it was said to be, at the time "impossible" to do. Seeing this done is really cool and quite impressive!
you're incredible man, we recently got a bga rework station at work with fancy IR camera footprint aligning stuff while you're out here just being an absolute legend doing it by eye
This is why people like him can charge good amount for his work as he's proper clean, hje should think about starting a copmy that takes old Mac's like this and upgrades them to the Max and sells them on, old Mac's are still amazing computers and make excellent Linux systems better than any PC of the same age I tend to find.
Well-Done on researching the compatibility of the CPUs for the 13" Mid-2012 MBP upgrade and for the seamless execution of solder. I'm pretty sure that if Steve Jobs was still alive, he would have given you the thimbs-up for 'Pimping the Unibody'... His vision for the ultimate upgradeable laptop lives on...cheers.
Thank you! You have inspired me to make such an upgrade. I ordered the same i7-3615QE processor for my MacBook Pro Mid 2012. Waiting for it from China to be installed on my laptop.
@@jerbear7952 more powerful computing. It didn't affect the battery performance, just a slightly higher temp. The performance is pleasing, I don't want to change my MacBook for a modern one. I put a fast SSD, RAM 16 Gb 1600MHr, replaced my power chip (I wanted to).
Absolutely brilliant. The Mid-2012 13" is, in my opinion, one of the best laptops ever made. Seeing it upgraded even further 11 years after it's initial release is amazing.
@@prestonferry so basically the same process that you would do if you messed up the bios update for example? And isn't there a system on apple to prevent it? Sep or something like that
@@LPgmxDan you don’t have to go through the system, you can force it… You have to either desolder the BIOS IC and connect through a breadboard/USB or hook jumpers to it… They generally use a program such as flashrom to do it…
Same, I'm teaching myself now to upgrade now that my mid 2012 is officially "obsolete" to Apple. Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave over the new MacBook I'm sure lol
Ive watched so many of your rework upgrades over the years and i have no idea why they are so relaxing to watch but they just are. Thank you for the continued entertainment
This is awesome and you make this looks like it's easy! A small caveat though, there isn't any temperature readings so it's hard to replicate what you're doing, even though you're going out of your way to detail every last bit of the process. You may want to put sensors or telling about your tools settings in a future video. Anyway, this is a damn impressive achievement, so congrats!
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I was mesmerized by this. Nice work! I can't believe it's possible to use a Quad-Core i7 with Hyper-Threading on this machine. I mean, I have the exact same model, with the 2.3Ghz i5. As soon as I get my tools, I'll try this, I have to. Awesome. Congrats!
I appreciate people like yourself that have the know how to make things better. Keep up the good work. I have been contemplating putting a solid state drive in my 2012 MacBook Pro.
Blown away that you attempted this! way beyond what I'd dare to try! only concernes are the increase in cpu temps after the mod... there is Not as good a hetsink and cooling solution in the 13" case, nor is there the sheer internal space inside the chassis compred to a 15"... thats probably why they limited it to a dual core... interested to hear how the thermals are after this mod
I hear ya. Take into account the 15” inch cools a whole dedicated video card as well. And even if it throttles a bit will still be faster than the dual core.
I wanted to do something like this earlier this year but I am not experience enough to do bga sadly. Cool that you did it and proved it working though! always nice to see your projects.
Nice, was waiting for a need to flash a different bios, but apparently no, nice ! GG ! Will definitely wait 10y to upgrade my 1260P to a 1280P or more if possible :))
I was wondering the same! Even when you upgrade to a modern SSD it leaves more room by the battery, therefore maybe a newer better and slightly bigger battery could be put there? I don't know which parts could fit it exactly
I always wondered in 2012 why Apple didn't put at least a quad core into the 13 inch Pro even without a dedicated gpu, super cool to see it can be done somehow
You are a beast. Thank you for all your patchwork and tutorials. I would love to know what your background is, I mean I could believe you could be a hobbyist but i'm sure you have school/pro training with all of this
Hello, Ces gars sont de vrais magicien!! je les ai sollicité depuis l'étranger pour faire la mise a niveau et ils l'ont faite! Ce commentaire est posté depuis un mid 2012 qui a une seconde jeunesse grâce à vous. Merci pour votre bon travail.
Bonjour à toi, Avec les frais de ports compris(aller et retour) et la douane (20% sur le retour en France) 325€. Ça me semblait toujours plus interessant que changer de Mac… Je fait actuellement tourner Ventura sans aucun problème ni baisse de performances. Et puis franchement le MBP 2012 est tellement mieux fourni en terme de ports… j’aimais trop ma machine pour en changer.
@@megadamien8230 ça va encore le prix il me semble que quelques sociétés font la même chose en france perso j'ai payé mon macbook 2012 en parfait état 50 euros alors si je met 325 euros dans la modif ça restera toujours moin chére qu'une merde chez darty qui va claquer dans deux ans
grab some noctua paste this chip is 45 watt vs 35 . and will turbo down based on temps :) good paste is needed such an awesome upgrade im assuming all the sandy and ivy have the same firmware . obviously modified for there archetecture so that is why this just works :) so cool
BGA CPUs are still standarized for their generation. Most laptops have various options for cpus in their product line and share some of the bios data & that will allow for a swap... if you are capable.
this is awesome. question though, is that stock heat sink capable of removing heat from that quad core? The bigger mid 2012 15 inch with quad cores had dual fans and dual heat pipes. Curious if you plan to design a better heat sink?
@Collin, your password is visible in the screen reflection at about 18 minutes: If it’s a volume you don’t typically boot into and you don’t use the password anywhere probably not a big deal but FYI. Impressive skills, appreciate your videos!
I never understand how the smd components around the perimeter of the CPU stay in their place. They also get their load of flux, they do get blasted with heat, how come they stay where they should…?! Cool work, I’d be interested in a upgrade!
Could you do an MBA 11" quad-core CPU upgrade like this? This CPU does seem to share the same socket with the Mid '12's CPU according to Intel's spec sheet, but the TDP is way higher. Guessing the power delivery might not be able to handle that, or would cooling become a problem first?
@@dosdude1 that certainly would be interesting, it could be history's first 11" quad-core MacBook. Too bad it doesn't look like any of the newer generations share CPU sockets with quad-core models though.
Very cool I have a soft spot for 2012 unibody MBPs. Even today those computers are totally usable with OCLP but 2011 and older are noticably janky in the same configuration.
Wowza! Will definitely be coming to you for this upgrade at least a couple times in the future. 1 of the 2 remaining achilles heels of this spectacular model has been conquered! ...Now...ONLY THE SCREEN REMAINS! (Don't think we can do much for the GPU) Which, in theory shouldn't be that much to ask to at least get to FHD? I will have to look at what screens would fit this spec: 13.3" 16x10 1080p at 60Hz IPS (AHVA, or similar) 30 pin LVDS connector From there it would just be a matter of making it fit in the upper aluminum clamshell would it not?
The stock screens are actually quite nice due to the fact that you can generally run them 120hz. A higher resolution screen isn't really worth it on such a shite igpu.
We are on the same mission! I thought after I swapped in the dual-core i7 logic board I was fully upgraded, and only a screen upgrade was left (which I hit a dead end on). Now I need this quad-core upgrade and to hope a FHD screen eventually becomes available!
@@SalemTechsperts Depends on if you got lucky or not, some can do 120 or higher, some top out at around 110. Unfortunately it is possible for there to be mild 'distortion' depending on the panel so it's not for everyone. You don't have to do anything special, it's as simple as creating a custom resolution or EDID entry same as you would to run any monitor at a custom refresh rate.
Lovely work as always! Just out of curiosity, would there be any benefit to leaving the edge bonding in place (after using a hobby knife to separate it from the chip) and using it to help locate the new CPU?
Amazing 🤩. I have the same MacBook pro 2012 i5 !!! I use it for playing music with Serato 2 and the best for using it's Catalina and MacBook. I have changed the thermique and upgrade to 16Go & SSD but this upgrade is very nice but just very difficult !!! A noob question ? When you change the Cpu the Gpu remains the same ???
I want to try this myself. How long do you preheat the board and at which temperature? And which temperature has your hot air and how long do you expose the hot air to the CPU? I tried to preheat at 180 C for 5 minutes and, after applying a bunch of flux around the chip, expose 280 C of hot air at maximum air flow of my Int 866 station for 1 minute but the CPU does not come off. It does not even move a little bit. But no worries, this is a defective board for such experiments so it does not matter if something gots damaged because of the heat.
Really so very cool 😎 I have a 13 inch, Mid 2012 but mine has the 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 and my question is will this chip make any improvement to my MacBook Pro 💻 ? And would it work?
If so I would like it if you could do my computer and what would it cost? I love this MacBook Pro because it is the last one to come with all the old ports and the DVD/CD drive!!!
@@richardgerome4897 the cost likely several hundred dollars and the video shows the improvement, i doubt he does views laptops. you would need to find a board repair shop that does BGA work
I certainly could do the upgrade if you’d want to send in your machine. Could probably do it for around $200 - $250 plus return shipping cost, as the CPU itself costs around $100.
@@dosdude1 snap!! my next upgrade is totally coming...let me save a little money...I have done basic upgrades to mine but I would totally love if you could do it on mine...if thats all it would cost...totally worth it to get a few more good years out of laptop...
Do you by any chance know what could be wrong with a Macbook Air 2015 when the power button just refuses to do anything and the only thing I could find is the big cap to the left next to the WiFi card being shorted? Don't have enough skills at all with this kind of stuff, mentioning in my video I uploaded about this too.
While replacing BGAs is fun to watch it's not really useful or practical knowledge for plebes like me. Could you consider doing a video about the feasibility of transplanting an entire recent motherboard from say a 13" Air to for example a 2012 15" MBP. The screen is gorgeous.
as I was watching this video I found out something insane, my macbook pro mid 2012 ALSO has this cpu upgrade when I bought it off of ebay it had an Intel i7-3520M with 4 cores with a clock speed of 3.60 ghz, 16 gigs of ram and a 750 gb HDD, I just looked up the model number mine had (a1278) and it originally came with an i5 dual core! I was wondering why this macbook got so hot all the time but now I know the CPU was upgraded!
Wow, that’s interesting! Never heard of anyone doing this upgrade before, but maybe mine isn’t the world’s first LOL. Curious, what exact CPU is it? Geekbench will tell you.
Do you think it would be possible to put an Intel i7 5950hq Broadwell on a 2015 MacBook Pro 15”? I think it would be a really cool proof of concept of how that machine would have been if Intel didn’t delay their quad core chips that year since the 13” Pro and the Airs both got the new dual core chips
Since the top edge is slightly raised compared to the bottom doesn't that mean the heatsink isn't making optimal contact anymore? Or at least applying uneven pressure depending on how tightly it's screwed down.
Congrats! Great job! I thought about this last year but you did it first. I was afraid it would not work with my MBP 13” 2012. Can you please inform what chip was that? SR0ND, SR0NC, SR0UZ or SR0MR. I appreciate your help.
The problem with upgrading these is how cheap they are now. I keep buying them on eBay. I just got a mint 2010 MacBook unibody base model for $70 and it’s literally brand new. Just needs an ssd but the 4g Ram isn’t great. I was going to buy a battery for a 2008 white MacBook and saw the aluminum one for $20 more than a battery for the plastic one and the mint one has a perfect batt. It all started last year when I bought an early 2013 MBP highest performance for $180 to run 3d printers and CNC machines. New hobby! 😮
You got a sub from me! Im replacing everything in my mid 2012 but i dont know jack about saudering lol i wish i knew someone who could do this for me. Upgrading the CPU means you can upgrade the RAM past 16bg right? Still learning!
When you were searching for suitable CPUs, did you have the choice of leaded or lead free solder? Great upgrade! Also, is the TDP higher with the new Quad core?
Hey DosDude, I got the last proper 13" intel MacBook Pro before the touch bar models came around (early 2015). It runs an i5 5257U @2.7Ghz, any chance upgrading to a quadcore here?
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You shoud sell some boards or sell a upgrade service, quite a few people would pay to keep their 2012 pro
I definitely would perform this upgrade for anybody who would want it. Would probably be able to do it for around $200 - $250, plus the return shipping cost. The CPU itself costs around $100.
@@dosdude1 Awesome!
@NRGY I got this CPU off AliExpress. It's really not likely you'll get ripped off, I buy stuff from places like that all the time and have never had an issue.
I would love to see my mb pro 2015 13 inch be upgrade with a i7 or i9 i got i3 now...can you solder ram?
@@boogiedownbronx73 13" 2015 MBP can only support dual-core CPUs, the best of which is an i7-5557U. You can solder on up to 16GB of RAM on that model.
For most tech TH-camrs, BGA soldering is magic, you are a Wizard who understands how to do it... Thank you for your hard work, I used your patchers with all my old Macs and cannot describe how much you helped me using my old hardware.
Can I also upgrade the 2009 MacBook Pro 1278 model i5 dual core model to quad core, so can I increase my max RAM from 8GB to 16GB?
@@uio86a y
@@uio86a Y
DosDude completed this mod as well as adding the iBoff NVMe board install. The speed that it runs at is amazing!!!!! Before you ask “why would you spend the money for this?”, it has special meaning to me and I am not ready to give up my MacBook Pro. DosDude your a legend!!! Thank you again!!!
This just proves how good the mid 2012 MBP is. I’ve been wanting a cpu upgrade for the longest and I would pay to have it upgraded to a QC i7 to breathe some more life into it. Amazing job and skill set.
Send me an email, I can definitely do it for you!
@@dosdude1bro can you please upgrade my 2012 like this?
Email kind sir?
Would be really interesting to see how it manages thermals, as the 15” model with 2 fans struggled to stay bellow 95°C when underload
i did this upgrade to my Thinkpad X230, gave it a pretty big performance jump in multicore scenarios, but it runs alot hotter at low load/idle compared to the origional dual core CPU
45W part vs 35W
Same deal so I just picked out the best dual-core and called it a day. You could also lock the quad core to its base frequency
I would try to use higher quality thermal paste if you didn't. Unless I was desperate I would try to use liquid metal but otherwise I do not like messing with that stuff, just some good ol' silicone based compound or something.
time for a heatsink/cooling mod and maybe some liquid metal ;)
@NRGY thinkpad EC is weird when controlling it's thermal system, still happened until T480
Congratulate me! I got a new i7-3615QE installed on my 2012 MacBook Pro today. Instead of the Intel i5. The emotions of using the laptop are unspeakable.
Awesome!
Where did you get the CPU chip from?
@@jackgerberuae AliExpress
please tell! I want to keep my mbp so badly
@@andylove4231 it's ok, you will keep motherboard. Only change a chip.I got a fighter jet, maximized my MBP 2012.
Wow! Back when I had this computer in 2012, I searched around to see if I could swap out the cpu for a quad core and it was said to be, at the time "impossible" to do. Seeing this done is really cool and quite impressive!
you're incredible man, we recently got a bga rework station at work with fancy IR camera footprint aligning stuff while you're out here just being an absolute legend doing it by eye
Louis Rossmann uses a metal tweezer to make some scratches on the corners to outline the chip position.
Can we talk about how fast this guy swaps a cpu, the geekbench times are 76 minutes apart.
This is why people like him can charge good amount for his work as he's proper clean, hje should think about starting a copmy that takes old Mac's like this and upgrades them to the Max and sells them on, old Mac's are still amazing computers and make excellent Linux systems better than any PC of the same age I tend to find.
@@arranmc182 I second that.
Well-Done on researching the compatibility of the CPUs for the 13" Mid-2012 MBP upgrade and for the seamless execution of solder. I'm pretty sure that if Steve Jobs was still alive, he would have given you the thimbs-up for 'Pimping the Unibody'... His vision for the ultimate upgradeable laptop lives on...cheers.
Thank you! You have inspired me to make such an upgrade. I ordered the same i7-3615QE processor for my MacBook Pro Mid 2012. Waiting for it from China to be installed on my laptop.
How did it go
@@jerbear7952 more powerful computing. It didn't affect the battery performance, just a slightly higher temp. The performance is pleasing, I don't want to change my MacBook for a modern one. I put a fast SSD, RAM 16 Gb 1600MHr, replaced my power chip (I wanted to).
Where did you order the modified plate? I am interested in purchasing a modified one.
Absolutely brilliant. The Mid-2012 13" is, in my opinion, one of the best laptops ever made. Seeing it upgraded even further 11 years after it's initial release is amazing.
The only downside is the terrible screen resolution. I wish he would make a retrofit of a non-crap resolution screen.
@@blankname8553 tbh I don’t think it’s that bad.
The best techican that's ever lived!
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@@Windows7UltimateTheVyonder Indeed
Watching with envy and admiration on my late 2013 13” MacBook Pro. So awesome to see a decade old machine still getting so much love!
That feeling when it just works with no firmware mods!
How does one do those custom bios?
@@LPgmxDan you flash the BIOS IC…
@@prestonferry so basically the same process that you would do if you messed up the bios update for example? And isn't there a system on apple to prevent it? Sep or something like that
@@LPgmxDan you don’t have to go through the system, you can force it… You have to either desolder the BIOS IC and connect through a breadboard/USB or hook jumpers to it… They generally use a program such as flashrom to do it…
I confirm it works! MacBook Pro Mid 2012, i7- 3612QE (GB5, S-645, M-2560). Bravo bravo bravo dosdude1
Wow what a video, you’re a legend. This is the kinda stuff I aspire to do as I become more and more fluent with all things Apple and computers.
Same, I'm teaching myself now to upgrade now that my mid 2012 is officially "obsolete" to Apple. Steve Jobs is rolling in his grave over the new MacBook I'm sure lol
Ive watched so many of your rework upgrades over the years and i have no idea why they are so relaxing to watch but they just are. Thank you for the continued entertainment
I love it. Thanks to you I could upgrade my old 2008 Mac from El capitan to Catalina via your patch
This is awesome and you make this looks like it's easy! A small caveat though, there isn't any temperature readings so it's hard to replicate what you're doing, even though you're going out of your way to detail every last bit of the process. You may want to put sensors or telling about your tools settings in a future video. Anyway, this is a damn impressive achievement, so congrats!
I was mesmerized by this. Nice work! I can't believe it's possible to use a Quad-Core i7 with Hyper-Threading on this machine. I mean, I have the exact same model, with the 2.3Ghz i5. As soon as I get my tools, I'll try this, I have to. Awesome. Congrats!
I appreciate people like yourself that have the know how to make things better. Keep up the good work. I have been contemplating putting a solid state drive in my 2012 MacBook Pro.
I wish I had your knowledge and skillz, best tech TH-camr so far.
Blown away that you attempted this! way beyond what I'd dare to try! only concernes are the increase in cpu temps after the mod... there is Not as good a hetsink and cooling solution in the 13" case, nor is there the sheer internal space inside the chassis compred to a 15"... thats probably why they limited it to a dual core... interested to hear how the thermals are after this mod
I hear ya. Take into account the 15” inch cools a whole dedicated video card as well. And even if it throttles a bit will still be faster than the dual core.
I want that too on my mac! I waited for this video for so long! Finally its possible!
I wanted to do something like this earlier this year but I am not experience enough to do bga sadly. Cool that you did it and proved it working though! always nice to see your projects.
You made that look too easy! Great job!
Nice, was waiting for a need to flash a different bios, but apparently no, nice ! GG !
Will definitely wait 10y to upgrade my 1260P to a 1280P or more if possible :))
Really incredible!!! I would like to know if it would also be possible to modify the battery and include an extra battery in place of the DVD drive.
I was wondering the same! Even when you upgrade to a modern SSD it leaves more room by the battery, therefore maybe a newer better and slightly bigger battery could be put there? I don't know which parts could fit it exactly
Your work is amazing, thank you for doing this project and sharing it!
I always wondered in 2012 why Apple didn't put at least a quad core into the 13 inch Pro even without a dedicated gpu, super cool to see it can be done somehow
Cost and thermals. Also power users probably didn't want a terrible screen resolution to work with.
You are a beast. Thank you for all your patchwork and tutorials. I would love to know what your background is, I mean I could believe you could be a hobbyist but i'm sure you have school/pro training with all of this
Very cool video , very proud owner of my 2012 13” unibody MBP and would love to have this upgrade someday.
Your work is always so satisfying! Thanks for sharing what you do :)
When it has been done for some Thinkpads from the era then anyone saying "its not possible" is full of crap lol. Nice work as always.
Hello,
Ces gars sont de vrais magicien!!
je les ai sollicité depuis l'étranger pour faire la mise a niveau et ils l'ont faite!
Ce commentaire est posté depuis un mid 2012 qui a une seconde jeunesse grâce à vous. Merci pour votre bon travail.
salut tu as payé combien pour l upgrade ?
How much did it cost you with shipping?
Bonjour à toi,
Avec les frais de ports compris(aller et retour) et la douane (20% sur le retour en France) 325€.
Ça me semblait toujours plus interessant que changer de Mac…
Je fait actuellement tourner Ventura sans aucun problème ni baisse de performances. Et puis franchement le MBP 2012 est tellement mieux fourni en terme de ports… j’aimais trop ma machine pour en changer.
@@megadamien8230 ça va encore le prix il me semble que quelques sociétés font la même chose en france perso j'ai payé mon macbook 2012 en parfait état 50 euros alors si je met 325 euros dans la modif ça restera toujours moin chére qu'une merde chez darty qui va claquer dans deux ans
grab some noctua paste this chip is 45 watt vs 35 . and will turbo down based on temps :) good paste is needed such an awesome upgrade im assuming all the sandy and ivy have the same firmware . obviously modified for there archetecture so that is why this just works :) so cool
BGA CPUs are still standarized for their generation. Most laptops have various options for cpus in their product line and share some of the bios data & that will allow for a swap... if you are capable.
this is awesome. question though, is that stock heat sink capable of removing heat from that quad core? The bigger mid 2012 15 inch with quad cores had dual fans and dual heat pipes. Curious if you plan to design a better heat sink?
Amazing upgrade, yet again!
this was entertaining to watch, never tought that this would be possible
This is unbelieavable, great work! :)
Kudos! Awesome work as usual!
Is it SR0NC or SRONC chip?
@Collin, your password is visible in the screen reflection at about 18 minutes: If it’s a volume you don’t typically boot into and you don’t use the password anywhere probably not a big deal but FYI. Impressive skills, appreciate your videos!
It’s a testing drive LOL. The password is password.
@@dosdude1 Ok, just make sure you don’t use it anywhere else then! 😄
@@khanklatt7261 Good one!
Your videos are fantastic. Thanks for contributing.
Excellent work as ever!
Inspirational stuff.
Wow!!! My friend. U have made me a happy man. My only question is. Heat output. Will there need to be a cooling mod?
You're going hard! I love it! Keep up the great work.
I never understand how the smd components around the perimeter of the CPU stay in their place. They also get their load of flux, they do get blasted with heat, how come they stay where they should…?! Cool work, I’d be interested in a upgrade!
This is an incredible upgrade, great work as always. Out of curiosity, how much would it cost to have this done?
spettacolare è dire poco complimenti e non solo per questo video ma per tutto il tuo materiale in rete che ci aiuta moltissimo con i mac
Could you do an MBA 11" quad-core CPU upgrade like this? This CPU does seem to share the same socket with the Mid '12's CPU according to Intel's spec sheet, but the TDP is way higher. Guessing the power delivery might not be able to handle that, or would cooling become a problem first?
In theory it should work, but will run hot of course. I still want to try it, though.
@@dosdude1 that certainly would be interesting, it could be history's first 11" quad-core MacBook. Too bad it doesn't look like any of the newer generations share CPU sockets with quad-core models though.
Very cool I have a soft spot for 2012 unibody MBPs. Even today those computers are totally usable with OCLP but 2011 and older are noticably janky in the same configuration.
😀 great mod dude ❤ watching this on my revised 8600m gt (g84-603-a2) 17 inch macbook pro a1261 with os monterey
Wowza! Will definitely be coming to you for this upgrade at least a couple times in the future. 1 of the 2 remaining achilles heels of this spectacular model has been conquered! ...Now...ONLY THE SCREEN REMAINS! (Don't think we can do much for the GPU)
Which, in theory shouldn't be that much to ask to at least get to FHD? I will have to look at what screens would fit this spec:
13.3" 16x10
1080p at 60Hz
IPS (AHVA, or similar)
30 pin LVDS connector
From there it would just be a matter of making it fit in the upper aluminum clamshell would it not?
The stock screens are actually quite nice due to the fact that you can generally run them 120hz. A higher resolution screen isn't really worth it on such a shite igpu.
@@user-ui4fn6fj3p Hold on, you can run these panels at 120Hz??? Please elaborate!
We are on the same mission! I thought after I swapped in the dual-core i7 logic board I was fully upgraded, and only a screen upgrade was left (which I hit a dead end on). Now I need this quad-core upgrade and to hope a FHD screen eventually becomes available!
@@SalemTechsperts Depends on if you got lucky or not, some can do 120 or higher, some top out at around 110. Unfortunately it is possible for there to be mild 'distortion' depending on the panel so it's not for everyone. You don't have to do anything special, it's as simple as creating a custom resolution or EDID entry same as you would to run any monitor at a custom refresh rate.
Excellent work as always, thank you for sharing 😊
that would be awesome if you can recreate this with the Haswell quad core in the early 2015 13inch MacBook pro model A1502.
Imagine being able to offer this upgrade back in 2012 - you could be rich right now ;)
Must have been very satisfying to hear it chime with no firmware fiddling!
Lovely work as always!
Just out of curiosity, would there be any benefit to leaving the edge bonding in place (after using a hobby knife to separate it from the chip) and using it to help locate the new CPU?
I’d buy a kit. Sill using a 13 inch 2011, working flawlessly
Amazing 🤩. I have the same MacBook pro 2012 i5 !!! I use it for playing music with Serato 2 and the best for using it's Catalina and MacBook. I have changed the thermique and upgrade to 16Go & SSD but this upgrade is very nice but just very difficult !!!
A noob question ? When you change the Cpu the Gpu remains the same ???
In this case, yes, as this CPU has the same integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 as the original.
@@dosdude1 Ok thank you for responding 🙏
I have a mint 13 in 2012 pro and would totally buy a new board with the ability to keep it longer with OCLP
I want to try this myself. How long do you preheat the board and at which temperature? And which temperature has your hot air and how long do you expose the hot air to the CPU?
I tried to preheat at 180 C for 5 minutes and, after applying a bunch of flux around the chip, expose 280 C of hot air at maximum air flow of my Int 866 station for 1 minute but the CPU does not come off. It does not even move a little bit. But no worries, this is a defective board for such experiments so it does not matter if something gots damaged because of the heat.
We need more of this
Very impressive!! Love your work!!
This man has the balls to upgrade MacBook CPUs
No he melted the balls off right before he soldered it. Easy to miss
How the running temperature difference been? Awesome content my man!
Really so very cool 😎 I have a 13 inch, Mid 2012 but mine has the 2.9 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 and my question is will this chip make any improvement to my MacBook Pro 💻 ? And would it work?
If so I would like it if you could do my computer and what would it cost? I love this MacBook Pro because it is the last one to come with all the old ports and the DVD/CD drive!!!
@@richardgerome4897 the cost likely several hundred dollars and the video shows the improvement, i doubt he does views laptops. you would need to find a board repair shop that does BGA work
I certainly could do the upgrade if you’d want to send in your machine. Could probably do it for around $200 - $250 plus return shipping cost, as the CPU itself costs around $100.
@@dosdude1 snap!! my next upgrade is totally coming...let me save a little money...I have done basic upgrades to mine but I would totally love if you could do it on mine...if thats all it would cost...totally worth it to get a few more good years out of laptop...
Awsome as always!
Wonder if a 2014 mini could be upgraded to aquad core i7 as well?
Legendary upgrade, man.💗
Do you by any chance know what could be wrong with a Macbook Air 2015 when the power button just refuses to do anything and the only thing I could find is the big cap to the left next to the WiFi card being shorted? Don't have enough skills at all with this kind of stuff, mentioning in my video I uploaded about this too.
God bless you mate 🙏🏻, and thank you
Amazing job, keep going with this videos, and remember ...Have a nice day!
Great job Collin
Istg it just keeps getting better and better
nice job! i will try dual core 3210m 35w to quad core 3612qe 35w upgrade :) i think no microcode issue.
While replacing BGAs is fun to watch it's not really useful or practical knowledge for plebes like me. Could you consider doing a video about the feasibility of transplanting an entire recent motherboard from say a 13" Air to for example a 2012 15" MBP. The screen is gorgeous.
That was awsome! Can this also be done to mackbook Air Mid-2012 Dual-core intel Core i7 ?
as I was watching this video I found out something insane, my macbook pro mid 2012 ALSO has this cpu upgrade
when I bought it off of ebay it had an Intel i7-3520M with 4 cores with a clock speed of 3.60 ghz, 16 gigs of ram and a 750 gb HDD, I just looked up the model number mine had (a1278) and it originally came with an i5 dual core! I was wondering why this macbook got so hot all the time but now I know the CPU was upgraded!
Wow, that’s interesting! Never heard of anyone doing this upgrade before, but maybe mine isn’t the world’s first LOL. Curious, what exact CPU is it? Geekbench will tell you.
@@dosdude1 I looked it up a bit more and it's actually just a dual core, not a quad core, but I'm 100 percent sure the CPU inside was upgraded
and I've also seen in the comments that you might do an upgrade service to a macbook like that, I've love to have an upgrade of that caliber on mine!
It could be ordered from apple with either cpu (3210m or 3520m).
Brooo thats awesome, definitely will consider upgrading with you
somehow you always have a crazier project lined up!!
Absolutely!
Excellent work! Is mid 2009 is working as well?
Do you think it would be possible to put an Intel i7 5950hq Broadwell on a 2015 MacBook Pro 15”? I think it would be a really cool proof of concept of how that machine would have been if Intel didn’t delay their quad core chips that year since the 13” Pro and the Airs both got the new dual core chips
Amazing stuff dude!
This is so cool! Now just need to upgrade the thunderbolt chip to 2 or 3.. Is that possible?
Could you benchmark this with an eGPU?
Since the top edge is slightly raised compared to the bottom doesn't that mean the heatsink isn't making optimal contact anymore? Or at least applying uneven pressure depending on how tightly it's screwed down.
Congrats! Great job! I thought about this last year but you did it first. I was afraid it would not work with my MBP 13” 2012. Can you please inform what chip was that? SR0ND, SR0NC, SR0UZ or SR0MR. I appreciate your help.
Core i7-3615QE it's SR0NC
Vy jste větší kouzelník, než Photoshop!!!
You are a bigger magician than Photoshop!!!
If dosdude1 has a new video, im here for it :)
The problem with upgrading these is how cheap they are now. I keep buying them on eBay. I just got a mint 2010 MacBook unibody base model for $70 and it’s literally brand new. Just needs an ssd but the 4g Ram isn’t great. I was going to buy a battery for a 2008 white MacBook and saw the aluminum one for $20 more than a battery for the plastic one and the mint one has a perfect batt. It all started last year when I bought an early 2013 MBP highest performance for $180 to run 3d printers and CNC machines. New hobby! 😮
You got a sub from me! Im replacing everything in my mid 2012 but i dont know jack about saudering lol i wish i knew someone who could do this for me. Upgrading the CPU means you can upgrade the RAM past 16bg right? Still learning!
When you were searching for suitable CPUs, did you have the choice of leaded or lead free solder? Great upgrade! Also, is the TDP higher with the new Quad core?
how are the thermals? i bet would run abit hotter
I have a mid 2012 I7 2.9 dual core. Am
I able to perform this upgrade as well. Thanks
Your videos never disappoint!!! 💪💪💪💪💯💯💯💯
Hey DosDude, I got the last proper 13" intel MacBook Pro before the touch bar models came around (early 2015). It runs an i5 5257U @2.7Ghz, any chance upgrading to a quadcore here?
i remember buying mid 2012 macbook pro "13 with quadcore i7 back in 2014
Not possible, as the first quad-core 13” MacBook Pro came out in 2018.
A true MacBook Wizard