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    Macbook pin mod?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Mobius 1, Oct 15, 2011.

  1. Mobius 1

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    How can u mod a macbook with the overclocking pin mod

    Macbook type is in my sig


    I know it's hopeless but i would do ANYTHING to boost performance of my current laptop until i buy a new one
     
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    If over 280mhz isn't stable, then I don't think 333mhz will be stable either, but maybe it's worth a try anyway.

    The PLL is a very small chip. I have some photos in the link I posted earlier.
     
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    I can't speak from any experience with laptops, but when I would overclock my old Core 2 Duo desktop CPU, it would have these odd little gaps of FSB speeds that would cause it to crash, but anything above or below that gap would work.

    The default FSB was 200MHz, and I could get it up to 245 without crashing. It would fail to boot with 246...but it worked again at 260 and I got it up to 266 with no trouble. So, maybe if 280 doesn't work, 300 still might. ;)