Mac Mini

morris14cc said:
can the minis cpu, ram, hdd, video card be upgraded? guessing many parts are laptop parts?
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CPU, yes

RAM, yes

HD - yes (it uses laptop drives though)

Video card - no

Ultimately it won't be worth upgrading though and even then you would be building a new computer every time anyway since RAM needs faster bus speeds as well as processors.
 
tlarkin said:
CPU, yes

RAM, yes

HD - yes (it uses laptop drives though)

Video card - no

Ultimately it won't be worth upgrading though and even then you would be building a new computer every time anyway since RAM needs faster bus speeds as well as processors.
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UPGRADE CPU HOW?
 
Kill Bill said:
UPGRADE CPU HOW?
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They use standard Core 2 Duos in those machines, it is not like they use some weird alien form of intel processors.

To the OP

I wouldn't pack that much heat in a small form factor case with out some sort of special cooling. Those mini computers aren't made to run big bad video game cards. You should look at a Shuttle PC, think they have the small form factor gaming rigs with liquid cooling built in.
 
morris14cc said:
i was just looking at getting a small portable computer would these cases be able to fit an 8800GTS? and dual core?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811153093

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163081

using this MOBO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813141007

if i cant can i use a smaller case than this?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144161
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try mini itx if you want it to be really small like a mac mini and you can fit a 8800 whatever
 
The CPU CAN NOT be upgraded. At least not in the G4 series.

RAM can be. They use single sticks; G4's use standard desktop style DDR1, intel's use laptop style (I'm pretty sure they're DDR2)

Hard drive can be upgraded with any standard laptop IDE drive. Newer Intel based ones may be SATA, but still 2.5" for sure. I've heard of people using larger drives, but it requires case modifications and you must modify the port (at least with IDE)

Can't upgrade the video card. It's onboard and there's no expansion slots inside.
 
The_Other_One said:
The CPU CAN NOT be upgraded. At least not in the G4 series.

RAM can be. They use single sticks; G4's use standard desktop style DDR1, intel's use laptop style (I'm pretty sure they're DDR2)

Hard drive can be upgraded with any standard laptop IDE drive. Newer Intel based ones may be SATA, but still 2.5" for sure. I've heard of people using larger drives, but it requires case modifications and you must modify the port (at least with IDE)

Can't upgrade the video card. It's onboard and there's no expansion slots inside.
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Actually, I was referring to the Intel ones where you can in fact upgrade the processor. The only way you can get a G4 mini is ebay nowadays.

it is just like a small form factor PC, with a socket prcoessor

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=91459
 
If you want a small form factor PC with a high end graphics card in it, you are going to generate a lot of heat in that little case. I only recommended shuttle because I know some of them have built in liquid cooling systems that would help your cause of putting a killer video card in there that will generate lots and lots of heat.
 
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