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Allocating more VRAM isn't going to improve the bloody performance.
And it's sure as hell NOT overclocking!
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Overclocking Macbook Pro
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Mother of thread resurrection...
Allocating more VRAM isn't going to improve the bloody performance.
And it's sure as hell NOT overclocking!
I think you're the only person with 100% correct information on here. Well, aside from the minor fact that Apple has had two Macs with K CPUs (maybe more. I know of two), and they were in iMacs. You can also replace the CPUs in some MacPros with Enthusiast series CPUs that are also unlocked (X and K)
You can't do it, even if you could it's a bad idea, (the NVIDIA is actually an integrated GPU on the same die and also not overclockable). However some good news despite the apple guidelines your mac will take 16GB of RAM, this is unlikely to provide you any benefits at all but it can take it.
Hello Macrumors! This is my very first thread
So, I own a Mid 2010 13" Macbook Pro (Specs are in my sig) and instead of purchasing a new macbook pro (because my mac is absolutley fine and it would be a waste of money) I would like to max out the performance of my computer. I have done it by maxing out the RAM to 8Gb 1333Mhz and removed the ODD, putting in 2 SSD's. But now I'd like to take it a step further by overclocking my RAM, CPU and GPU.
I know how I would go about doing this- using boot camp etc. but my query is, how much should I overclock it? There is always the danger of overclocking them too much and so they burn, obviously, I don't want that to happen as it's very expensive equipment.
For example, the speed of my CPU is 2.4Ghz, I want to overclock this, what should I overclock to? I understand that this lowers battery life and makes it hotter etc.
download and install a app called turbo boost switcher and turn it on, this is the easiest way to over clock your mac, it will run noticeably faster but it will make your mac run hotter so beware
Congratulations on bringing a thread back from the dead.
Turbo Boost is enabled by default. That tool is designed to disable the functionality.
It also forces macs without turbo boost to over lock, and macs that automatically have turbo boost only activates when it wants to, the program forces it on and to stay on
No, that's not how it works. Turbo boost is enabled BY DEFAULT. It doesn't "activate", it's a thing that manages the cpu frequency continuously based on the load and temperature. If you disable it, you get a CPU that doesn't increase its frequency. If you turn it back on, you get the DEFAULT frequency management that overclocks when it wants to. There's no way to force it.
Which macs without Turbo boost? They don't sell Pentium or i3 equipped machines.
Ummm...
You may want to slow your roll, apologize, and do some more "research" because you are sorely mistaken if you think that MBPs don't have a dGPU anymore. Yes, there are models without them but there are also models with them, now, available today, from Apple.
Would you like to correct and re-word your post?
Same here. I had a black Macbook4,1 (2008) and replaced the logic board with one from an early 2009 model and Nvidia graphics. Not even a MBP. I might not be able to overclock, but your statement still stands - Macbooks with dedicated GPUs exist...
And the thread is back alive! Again, again... Anyway, he was talking about Macs being sold right now. Not back in 09'. That means only Pros have dedicated GPUs
Even then, no Macbook with a dedicated discreet GPU was ever sold. The Nvidia 9400M and 320M are both integrated GPUs that are a part of the Northbridge chip, just like the older Intell GMA 950 and X3100.
Please never let this thread die.
Btw I was reading this whole ****ing thing and then I read "basically everyone here has intel HD 4000 graphics" *checks mac just for the drama* YUP INTEL HD 4000
Found this thread, confirmed
The one time I'm not on my retina mbp 15"
the. one. time.
Anyways, I thought you could boost performance (not overclock) in some of the oldddd original macbooks from 2007 or so.
using a terminal command line code, yeah?
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It's not possible to "boost performance" at a hardware level via terminal command line.
Having the tank of a machine labelled MD101LL/A, my mid-2012 13" i5 MBP resembles this remark.
Having read the whole thread now, I will not get this part of my life back... and I'm okay with that.
Annnnnnd it's back! What a wild ride... I'm not gonna lie, I'm new to the whole MacBook Pro thing. Literally got my 2009 MacBook Pro 13" second-hand this past weekend haha. I was curious about overclocking the MBP because I've always been a PC guy and have built many rigs over the last 2 decades (ouch), though I kind of figured that it was out of the question on these machines because of the EFI. I haven't been able to boot into anything that even resembles a BIOS while I was trying to install an OS on here.
I'm sure there are third party programs for Windows, such as MSI Afterburner, that allow you to mess with your GPU and VRAM settings, but what about the CPU and RAM? I don't know. I probably wouldn't mess with those, anyway, because the MBP gets a little warm on the bottom while doing anything strenuous. Plus, a few people mentioned the lack of the K designation on the processor SKU tells me that the multiplier is locked. Manipulating the bus speed would be the only way if that were the case.
I'm sure there are third party programs for Windows, such as MSI Afterburner, that allow you to mess with your GPU and VRAM settings, but what about the CPU and RAM? I don't know. I probably wouldn't mess with those, anyway, because the MBP gets a little warm on the bottom while doing anything strenuous. Plus, a few people mentioned the lack of the K designation on the processor SKU tells me that the multiplier is locked. Manipulating the bus speed would be the only way if that were the case.
seems like its a tradition to revive this thread lol.Well... let’s bring it back up again shall we?
Seems that everybody is talking about software O/C but how about hardware mods?
I mean something like in the old G4s that you could mess around with the resistors and so on? Nothing..?
nah, im pretty sure the clock speed is like hard coded into the cpu unless its like a core 2 duo cause i know those things can be overclocked through nvidia control panel, if they have a nvidia chipset, and most macs from late 2008 - 2010 had an nvidia chipset.
Disagree. Conversations can go on for a long time with long breaks very legitimately. If you're no longer interested in following a thread outside of explicit quotes and mentions, you can unfollow it
As much as I dislike thread resurrection without meaningful contribution, I strongly disagree with this. Being able to find, reference, and ultimately respond to things from years ago comes in handy quite often when working with older / vintage machines, and there's always the opportunity for advancements or someone to come along and solve a problem years later. I would 100% want the solution in the same thread, even if its from years ago, to make finding answers to problems via google that much more efficient. I'd prefer not to find the problem in 1 thread and the answer in another, though that's often the case. Anyway, /endrant.