Hello,
I am thinking of upgrading my old 15 inch Retina MacBook Pro (Late 2013 core i7 2.0 Ghz, 8GB of RAM), single integrated graphics(IG) processor to give it more CPU power and max up the memory. I'll need to replace the current logic board by a more powerful one but there are plenty of used ones out there (eBay or other platforms). The options I have are the following:
1- Replace the logic board with a 15 inch late 2013 2.6 Ghz, core i7 16 GB (IG) one
or
2- Replace the logic board with a 15 inch late 2013 2.6 Ghz, core i7 16 GB Dual Graphic (DG) one
Or going for a mid-2014 logic board since the hardware of late 2013 and mid-2014 are said to be close to each other:
3- Mount a 15 inch mid-2014 2.8 Ghz, core i7 16 GB Integrated Graphics (IG) logic board
or
4- a 15 inch mid-2014 2.8 Ghz, core i7 16 GB Dual Graphics (IG) logic board
I am pretty sure option 1 (late 2013 IG 16GB) will fit but since this is quite a radical upgrade, I thought I would max-up everything possible. I would like to know:
1- Whether a Dual Graphics logic board will fit in the original 15 inch Late 2013 Retina MBP.
2- Whether a mid-2014 logic board (either IG or DG) will fit in my old MBP.
Anyone experienced with this?
Thanks in advance
I am thinking of upgrading my old 15 inch Retina MacBook Pro (Late 2013 core i7 2.0 Ghz, 8GB of RAM), single integrated graphics(IG) processor to give it more CPU power and max up the memory. I'll need to replace the current logic board by a more powerful one but there are plenty of used ones out there (eBay or other platforms). The options I have are the following:
1- Replace the logic board with a 15 inch late 2013 2.6 Ghz, core i7 16 GB (IG) one
or
2- Replace the logic board with a 15 inch late 2013 2.6 Ghz, core i7 16 GB Dual Graphic (DG) one
Or going for a mid-2014 logic board since the hardware of late 2013 and mid-2014 are said to be close to each other:
3- Mount a 15 inch mid-2014 2.8 Ghz, core i7 16 GB Integrated Graphics (IG) logic board
or
4- a 15 inch mid-2014 2.8 Ghz, core i7 16 GB Dual Graphics (IG) logic board
I am pretty sure option 1 (late 2013 IG 16GB) will fit but since this is quite a radical upgrade, I thought I would max-up everything possible. I would like to know:
1- Whether a Dual Graphics logic board will fit in the original 15 inch Late 2013 Retina MBP.
2- Whether a mid-2014 logic board (either IG or DG) will fit in my old MBP.
Anyone experienced with this?
Thanks in advance