I'm running a 1.86Ghz processor, upgrading soon... but until then have been suffering low performance for my audio apps.
Can (and more importantly, SHOULD) the CPU be overclocked?? I know these baby's run hot as it is!
Thanks in advance guys.
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CPU overclocking is dangerous and I wouldn't recommend it on a laptop like yours. The MB doesn't having idea cooling for OC'ing.
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i wouldn't say it's dangerous unless you don't make alot of money to replace the processor/laptop and have mouths to feed. but yeah like dmac, it doesn't have ideal cooling, so if you chance it, i would definitely invest in a great laptop cooler like the zalman nc1000/2000 should you decide to do so.
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Yes you can overclock it via a program called setFSB. I personally don't encourage doing this on macbook pro since it has a relatively poor cooling system. check this thread out for more information: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=249470
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Honestly, you would have to nuts to OC a notebook processor. The performance gain is small, and you are risking your notebook. I would say live with the speed for now since you will be upgrading soon. OC'ing gives great benchmarks, but never really seems to help real world performance.
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cashmonee I got extra 20fps in bf2142 after OC
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Myself, I would never be comfortable OC'ing a notebook. The cooling just is not there and I think it can be dangerous for a small increase in performance. I would rather turn down the visuals than OC. After all, I am trying to play a game not go sightseeing. Although I know alot of people like the graphics!
Overclocking A Macbook??
Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by jumbomonkey, May 16, 2008.