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MacHappytjg
May 16, 2008, 09:40 AM
Does any one know how to over clock a macbook 1.83ghz if its possible i got Xp on aswell as osx



squeeks
May 16, 2008, 09:51 AM
it runs too hot to overclock

a normal core 2 duo cpu runs about 30c idle 44c under full load, and as you know the macbooks run a lot hotter than that, so dont even try

MacHappytjg
May 16, 2008, 10:37 AM
it runs too hot to overclock

a normal core 2 duo cpu runs about 30c idle 44c under full load, and as you know the macbooks run a lot hotter than that, so dont even try

i have a core duo not 2 any diff

Consultant
May 16, 2008, 11:08 AM
i have a core duo not 2 any diff

Core Duo runs hotter than Core 2 Duo.

Answer is NO, unless you are willing to break something.

JNB
May 16, 2008, 11:28 AM
You really won't gain any measurable improvement in the vast majority of apps, and has been mentioned, will ultimately cook the CPU. Not only that, but it's a total warranty buster (if you're still under warranty). If it's the sole or primary machine, I wouldn't even consider doing it.

With the speeds of CPU's/GPU's these days, the notion of & perceived need for overclocking is really a thing of the past, more for bragging rights & "geek cred" than any real performance improvement.

krye
May 16, 2008, 12:05 PM
They have a hard enough time not going critical-mass as it is. Don't do it unless you want a meltdown.

MacHappytjg
May 16, 2008, 04:53 PM
They have a hard enough time not going critical-mass as it is. Don't do it unless you want a meltdown.

well oviously i want a melt down not but how big of a hd does the 1st macbook read up to
i know ram is 2gb any idea on the hdd

JNB
May 16, 2008, 05:26 PM
Should be a 320GB, if you're talking internal. Externally, the sky's the limit.

MacHappytjg
May 17, 2008, 10:38 AM
Should be a 320GB, if you're talking internal. Externally, the sky's the limit.

i dont think its 320gb cvause somone put in a 250 and it didnt read it all

JNB
May 17, 2008, 10:42 AM
i dont think its 320gb cvause somone put in a 250 and it didnt read it all

The installation was faulty, then, either from a connection or formatting perspective. There's a lot of folks putting 320GB drives in their MacBooks, but it may be dependent also on which series you've got. I know that all the Core2Duo MB's support them, prior to that, I'm not positive.

Jpoon
May 17, 2008, 01:33 PM
i dont think its 320gb cvause somone put in a 250 and it didnt read it all

If you overclock it, be sure to take pictures and post them <3.

MacHappytjg
May 17, 2008, 04:00 PM
If you overclock it, be sure to take pictures and post them <3.

like i said im not i just wanna know the max hd size on the first low end macbook !

TheStu
May 17, 2008, 11:41 PM
like i said im not i just wanna know the max hd size on the first low end macbook !

It is conceivable that you could put one of those new Samsung 500GB drives in there, if you can read french and don't mind dropping 200 Euros plus shipping on it.

I have never heard of any actual hard drive size limit on the MacBooks, regardless of model (Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, Santa Rosa, or Penryn)