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fanman1980
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Depends on which Socket the old iMAC uses, do you have a picture of it's motherboard?

But then again, it's pretty much shit in 2021, if yoiu have something else, use that. 

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I don't think it will work. The iMac uses Socket P, it looks like, and the Pentium T4300 is Socket 478. (Confusingly, Socket P also has 478 pins.)  But I am not 100% certain. 

 

https://lowendmac.com/2016/cpu-upgrade-options-for-mid-2007-imacs/

 

The Merom C2D chips suggested on this site are $5-10 on eBay. 

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1 minute ago, Middcore said:

I don't think it will work. The iMac uses Socket P, it looks like, and the Pentium T4300 is Socket 478. (Confusingly, Socket P also has 478 pins.)  But I am not 100% certain. 

the cpu is socket p i have another laptop with a t7300 and the pentium works in it but i use the laptop the imac jut needs to work till i get a t9600 for it

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