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- Mac OS X Lion 10.7.5 (11G63b)
- CPU
- 2.88 GHz Intel Core i5
- Graphics
- GeForce GTS 250 1024 MB
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- Classic Mac
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Fantastic article on overclocking the Core i5 proc entitled "Efficiency Explored: What's The Perfect Clock Rate For Your Core i5?"
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i5-750-efficiency,2500.html#
Quote: "It actually makes so much sense to overclock the Core i5 from its 133 MHz base clock to a little more, that we recommend this to every user who is interested in getting more risk-free performance at zero cost. Moving from a 133 MHz BCLK to 150 or 160 MHz, which was the maximum setting in our tests that didn’t require a voltage increase, does not increase your total system idle power."
Definitely worth a read for anyone considering overclocking and judging from the included charts it looks as though 3.2ghz with turbo enabled is the sweet spot!
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/core-i5-750-efficiency,2500.html#
Quote: "It actually makes so much sense to overclock the Core i5 from its 133 MHz base clock to a little more, that we recommend this to every user who is interested in getting more risk-free performance at zero cost. Moving from a 133 MHz BCLK to 150 or 160 MHz, which was the maximum setting in our tests that didn’t require a voltage increase, does not increase your total system idle power."
Definitely worth a read for anyone considering overclocking and judging from the included charts it looks as though 3.2ghz with turbo enabled is the sweet spot!