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DIY Mac mini Overclocking

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the violating-warranties dept.

mirko writes "So, you wanted a 1,42GHz Mac mini but either because of some distribution woes or because of your tight budget you could just get a 1,25GHz ? Don't worry : Leo Bodnar just found out how to overclock your machine. Of course, you'll have to open it prior to anything else but you already know how to do this."

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  1. I used to work with Leo Bodnar by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    He is a really funny and brilliant guy, but he has a really disturbing habit of picking his nose and eating the booger in public. This really grossed people out at meetings, but still a great guy to work with!

  2. Strange by digitalgimpus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Is it just me? Or do those jumpers look like pubic lice on his thumb?

  3. Mac Mini DVD Playback/Video Editing by CoccaNut · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The school district that I work for has been looking for a sub $500 video editing and DVD playback solution (budgets are REALLY tight these days). How does the Mac Mini stack up (with and without overclocking it)?

    1. Re:Mac Mini DVD Playback/Video Editing by the_2nd_coming · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      for a school district? it will do fine. I make home movies on my 1 GHz Powermac (upgraded from a Circa 2000 400 MHz Mac)

      just need 512 MBs of Ram and your good to go for the kiddies to play with it.

      --



      I am the Alpha and the Omega-3
    2. Re:Mac Mini DVD Playback/Video Editing by William_Lee · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      IMO it doesn't. A Mac Mini with the necessary amount of RAM to actually function is going to run you around $600 for the slower model with the smaller hard drive. I'm assuming you also need keyboards and mice, and you should really upgrade to the superdrive and faster processor if you're planning on editing and burning dvds. All that will put you over $800 for the mini.

      If you're constrained by budget, you can get much more PC horsepower and capabilities building homebrew Athlon 64 systems. If you're creative and can get good pricing, sub $500 is doable on an x86 based system that is going to be much more powerful for editing.

      I am toying with getting a mini to play with OS X, but it is a tough sell once you price in everything else you actually need with it and look at what you're actually getting specwise.

  4. Re:Also featured on Macslash...BI by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I sent this to their webmaster:

    I find it somewhat humorous that on this page:

    http://www.microsoft.com/seminar/events/security.m spx

    the photo you use is that of a Macintosh PowerBook G4 15" (with the Apple logo on the back of the screen Photoshop-ed out), on a page about security summits and programs. While I don't want to get into a pissing contest about which OS is more secure, it's mildly humorous to find a Mac being used to advertise Microsoft's security, even if it is subtle.

    Respectfully,

    Andy Ringsmuth

    I'll try and keep an eye on it and see if they decide to change the photo.....

  5. Get your Free Mac Mini by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    http://www.freeminimacs.com/?r=13908694

  6. Mac Mini sound with ALSA by lspd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Has anyone managed to get the sound on a Mac Mini working under Linux?

  7. Re:Just Trust What Apple Gave You... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    hey I just signed up for the free mac mini. If you would like to be one of my referals, here's the link.
    http://www.macminis4free.com/default.aspx?r=216843