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<blockquote data-quote="robduckyworth" data-source="post: 1247426" data-attributes="member: 184879">Bad idea to overclock a Mac. The CPU/GPU temps have been closely monitored by Apple engineers, and if you haven't noticed, Macs tend to run hotter than PCs (due to the confined spaces the components are in). They are already running at optimal speed and temperature. You haven't got much headroom to play with - and as you may know, more volts, more heat. Most Overclockers use beefy aftermarket heat sinks with multiple large heat pipes dragging heat away from the CPU, before being cooled by multiple fans. Most Macs only have a couple of small stock fans - specifically designed to cool the CPU inside the system at the speed it is already running at.You have no control over the airflow of your system, other than using an app to speed the fan up. Which can damage the fans.With these limitations in mind, is it really worth risking damaging your computer for about a 5-10% (if that) increase in performance anyway?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="robduckyworth, post: 1247426, member: 184879"] [B]Bad[/B] idea to overclock a Mac. The CPU/GPU temps have been closely monitored by Apple engineers, and if you haven't noticed, Macs tend to run hotter than PCs (due to the confined spaces the components are in). They are already running at optimal speed and temperature. You haven't got much headroom to play with - and as you may know, more volts, more heat. Most Overclockers use beefy aftermarket heat sinks with multiple large heat pipes dragging heat away from the CPU, before being cooled by multiple fans. Most Macs only have a couple of small stock fans - specifically designed to cool the CPU inside the system at the speed it is already running at. You have no control over the airflow of your system, other than using an app to speed the fan up. Which can damage the fans. With these limitations in mind, is it really worth risking damaging your computer for about a 5-10% (if that) increase in performance anyway? [/QUOTE]

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