[iBook] CPU Upgrades?

[Angus Wallace]

Just to clarify that - Upgrading to 512Mb from 256 will give a  
noticable benefit. 512 to 1Gb might be less so.

Cheers,
-Gus


On 07/05/2005, at 7:58 AM, Angus Wallace wrote:

> You'd probably find that it's not worth it.
>
> Typically, the speed of a processor is only one part of the speed  
> of the system - especially on the Mac, where graphics is offloaded  
> to the GPU (video card)..
>
> I've heard it said that, everything else staying the same, doubling  
> the CPU clock speed might add 10% to system performance. You'd  
> probably gain a much better system by adding RAM. Being Unix-based,  
> MacOSX *really* benefits from more RAM, and it will use it all!
>
> HTH,
> -Gus
>
> On 07/05/2005, at 6:28 AM, Malcolm Cornelius wrote:
>
>
>>> I remember with the old wallstreets you could upgrade CPU...could  
>>> I do
>>> the same with my iBook G4?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Nope, the processor is on the logic board.
>>
>>
>>
>>> is there any way to overclock my 'book? Just a thought...
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Almost certainly, the G3s were very open to o/c
>>
>> -- 
>> Best wishes
>>
>> Malcolm Cornelius - The Powerbook Fanatic
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