But neither of these will help much with the video decoding performance. I found a great writeup of the process at iFixit which covers the process of replacing the CPU with a newer model. Mac mini (original) - Technical Specifications And at 2. One of my CPUs also arrived with a bent pin, so there was some rather cold sweat moments straightening the tiny pin with a screw driver. But I guess this is what you get for buying decade[…]