Rebelwithnocause007 Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 i need to know if it is possible to upgrade from sse to sse2 or sse3 and if so how. if you could be of assistance you would be awesome. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazzzi Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 It s simple as 1 + 1 : just change your CPU. No other way. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-972335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dopeyo Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 sse-ness is a function of the chip. can't be modified. there are ways to emulate sse3 or a sse2 cpu, but it's really much easier to buy a new cpu < $ 100, and reap the performance gains. or just buy this nice intel / atom mobo for $65.00 http://www.amazon.com/Intel-D945GCLF-Essen...mp;sr=8-1" (Intel D945GCLF) According to the HCL, everything (including vanilla kernel) works out of the box. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-972342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyMac Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 You got to change your CPU in order to get SSE3. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-972414 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelwithnocause007 Posted November 21, 2008 Author Share Posted November 21, 2008 so what would be the best CPU for a Dell Inspiron 3800?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-973598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synaesthesia Posted November 21, 2008 Share Posted November 21, 2008 That's a notebook. If you have an SSE2 CPU like Pentium M or Celeron M 3xx, you can't upgrade to an SSE3 CPU unfortunately. Use the Voodoo kernel for best results on SSE2, apparently! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-973660 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelwithnocause007 Posted November 24, 2008 Author Share Posted November 24, 2008 i have a pentum iii Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-975744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainix Posted November 24, 2008 Share Posted November 24, 2008 A Pentium III? The perfect solution to that is to, well, get a new laptop. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-975768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelwithnocause007 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 i also have a pentium 4 desktop... will that work for OSx86?? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-977488 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dainix Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Depends on how new the Pentium 4 is. Earlier models have SSE2, which works with OSx86 with a little modding to the kernel. SSE3 was implemented into the newer models, which should work without doing too much to the kernel. They have how-to's in the Genius Bar for it, so take a look around. I'm sure you'll find something. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-977643 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebelwithnocause007 Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 alright thanks for everything guys you're ALL awesome Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/137394-important-question-about-sse-sse2-sse3/#findComment-978354 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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