Is it possible to overclock a macbook

Loading page content. User profile for user: eww eww. Jun 8, AM in response to meddling In response to meddling There may be a way to do it, but it would be profoundly inadvisable. It would certainly void your warranty or AppleCare if you still have coverage, might cause the machine to heat up beyond its ability to cool itself, and would very likely make it less reliable.

If you need a faster computer for your work, buy one. Reply Helpful Thread reply - more options Link to this Post. User profile for user: JoeyR JoeyR. Jun 8, AM in response to meddling In response to meddling Nope The thermal tolerances on notebooks especially ones packed as densely as MacBooks are very tight. They tend to run on the hot side under normal loads. An improperly configured overclocking can damage the CPU or graphics card.

Another disadvantage is instability. Overclocked systems tend to crash and BSOD than a system working in stock clock speed. But, of course, there are dangers that come along with something as magical as overclocking. Increased heat, permanent damage to the component, voiding warranties, etc. If you are looking to upgrade your base model Mac Pro into a top of the line model and don't mind the inherent risk, perhaps you should give it a try.

I don't have any machines that fit into the Xeon category that I can test this with but let us know your results. Like this Apple blog?

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