+'s of having 2.8GHz core 2 extreme?

[snickelfritz]

what are the extra punches that you get with it over the 2.4GHz C2D?

Demanding CPU-intensive operations will finish 10-20% sooner than with the 2.4ghz model.
This would include things like compositing/rendering video and animation to disk, running complex Photoshop actions on very large files, compiling code, etc...

IMO< the money would be more wisely spent on a Mac Pro (much faster I/O and FSB), if performance in these types of applications is a high priority.
(faster I/O is where the REAL performance improvements occur in advanced media authoring applications; not higher CPU clock frequency)

 

[Eidorian]

If you read the entire thread, I explained that the Extreme moniker name on the processor was a nonsense on the iMac since the design would probably be a limiting factor, Since the Extreme processor is an unlocked processor, technically it should be possible to do it. I didn't say that I would or that it was a sensible thing to do on an iMac!

I was then asked what overclocking was, so I explained.

Well, I had no problems overclocking the video in my iMac Core Duo.

I was curious if you found any software for CPU overclocking. Apple isn't going to be friendly with EFI and make it terribly easy for most users.

 

[bluedoggiant]

i'm not trying to flame before people blow up, but I don't see how your 5 useless posts helped this guy with his questions at all..

granted he didnt specify exaclty what he wanted answered in full clarity but anyone with a bit of sense could work it out after his 1st or 2nd reply...there was no need to be what I view as a smartarse just so you could have a good chuckle to yourself about how "whitty" your replies were...

the original poster probably doesnt mind it but it really grinds my gears when people waste other people's time just to stroke their ego's a bit...clearly regardless of how ambigious his questions were, anyone with half a brain could determine that the answer to his query was not to "save time"...you made it much more painful for the rest of us to read this thread.

you'll probably argue that yes your posts were correct and i agree they were completely factual, but "400mhz faster" really isnt doing anything but making the rest of us ignore your subsequent posts.

i normally wouldnt care about this as it always happens online but when someone goes out of their way to post some 7 times on a thread which they clearly have no interest in assisting someone has to say something

thank u 🙂