Comments on: Overclocking the Mac mini http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/overclocking_the_mac_mini/ Nerds are for Dorks Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:14:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: cliche http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/overclocking_the_mac_mini/comment-page-1/#comment-9254 cliche Thu, 03 Feb 2005 15:51:01 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1184#comment-9254 just gotta wonder how much extra heat we're dealing with here. it's not like we can put a huge heat sink like we can in an overclocked pc. just gotta wonder how much extra heat we’re dealing with here. it’s not like we can put a huge heat sink like we can in an overclocked pc.

]]> By: MacGeek http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/overclocking_the_mac_mini/comment-page-1/#comment-9253 MacGeek Wed, 02 Feb 2005 23:32:15 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1184#comment-9253 Some people would consider 14% a lot of improvement and could show more-than-marginal increases in some Xbench scores. Going from 1.42 to 1.58 would be on the lower end of 11%, which might yield some improvement as well, but when it comes right down to it, it is probably less than noticeable. I think this is more for the cool factor and the rep of only having paid for the lesser mini, but now he essentially has the speed of the bigger brother. I still think increasing the RAM to 512mb or even 1GB is the real difference, one that would be noticeable across the board. Some people would consider 14% a lot of improvement and could show more-than-marginal increases in some Xbench scores.

Going from 1.42 to 1.58 would be on the lower end of 11%, which might yield some improvement as well, but when it comes right down to it, it is probably less than noticeable.

I think this is more for the cool factor and the rep of only having paid for the lesser mini, but now he essentially has the speed of the bigger brother.

I still think increasing the RAM to 512mb or even 1GB is the real difference, one that would be noticeable across the board.

]]> By: Jeremy Flint http://www.forevergeek.com/2005/02/overclocking_the_mac_mini/comment-page-1/#comment-9252 Jeremy Flint Wed, 02 Feb 2005 23:07:08 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=1184#comment-9252 Seems like a lot of trouble just to squeeze out an extra .17 ghz. Does that really make a difference in performance? Seems like a lot of trouble just to squeeze out an extra .17 ghz.

Does that really make a difference in performance?

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