applehacker Posted July 27, 2008 Share Posted July 27, 2008 Hey. Im gonna buy one of these processors for 20 bucks for an old lappy. Is there any way I can overclock it? since it will support sse3, would it be good for OS X86 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankOS_Scripting Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Pay attention to these CPU cause P4 may overheat and toast. Or like the P4 HT desktop like the Prescott model I have (3 Ghz) is very hot easily. So it can be nice but be aware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 The desktop LGA Prescott and some Woodcrests overclock pretty decently considering they're already hot, but you need NICE cooling just to overclock it stable, which laptops are not made overclock friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(MoC) Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Laptop overclocking is a big no-no. Unless you want to fry that laptop I wouldn't recommend doing what you're trying to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 Those CPUs get already very hot with the stock frequency. I use to have a toshiba with a P4 mobile 3.2 ghz, what a piece of {censored}. Sometimes was so hot you could hardly put it on your lap!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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