Overclocking a Mac

[cwo_ghwebb]

Don't get on this forum much. Two questions if I may. First, anyone can give me a link to overclock a Mac? Got a pathetic G5, intel 2.2. or 2.4 ghz processor and 4 gigs ram. Old machine but has OS X. Video card sucks, 64mb card and since this is a loaner, don't want to invest in a card for a machine that's not mine.

Second, I could use somebody that's really proficient in Flash. I knew a girl that worked at JHT in Wildewood but I think she got married and I can't get ahold of her. Looking at architectural 3d walkthroughs developed in Revit for website use. Any recommendations?

 

[GWguy]

Don't get on this forum much. Two questions if I may. First, anyone can give me a link to overclock a Mac? Got a pathetic G5, intel 2.2. or 2.4 ghz processor and 4 gigs ram. Old machine but has OS X. Video card sucks, 64mb card and since this is a loaner, don't want to invest in a card for a machine that's not mine.

Can't say that I've ever seen any articles on overclocking a Mac. Didn't look that hard either, tho. Given the architecture, I would question how much benefit there would be anyway. You'll still be throttled by the buss, memory and I/O.

I'd be interested if you do upclock and get tangible results.

 

[Floyd2004]

I dont think you can OC a mac...

On the other hand my home pc is OC'ed very nicely

 

[RadioPatrol]

Don't get on this forum much. Two questions if I may. First, anyone can give me a link to overclock a Mac? Got a pathetic G5, intel 2.2. or 2.4 ghz processor and 4 gigs ram. Old machine but has OS X. Video card sucks, 64mb card and since this is a loaner, don't want to invest in a card for a machine that's not mine.

Second, I could use somebody that's really proficient in Flash. I knew a girl that worked at JHT in Wildewood but I think she got married and I can't get ahold of her. Looking at architectural 3d walkthroughs developed in Revit for website use. Any recommendations?

I do not know about this Mac, and I would not call a Mac with a Intel 2.X Ghz Proc and 4 Gb of Rama dog.... I am still using a G4 450 from 2000, anyhow Some mac models can be OC'd but you must change resistors on the motherboard, so unless your into surface mount soldering I'd just buy a Video care -


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What are you using it for ? Photoshop, CAD work ? .... it cannot be that old Apple only switched the Pro to Intel 2 yrs ago ?

Mac Pro - Technical Specifications

although According to Apple you should have at least a 256 Mb Video Card .... unless you really have a Power Mac not a Mac Pro




This is my Mac:

Power Mac G4 (AGP Graphics) - Technical Specifications

 

[LordStanley]

intel 2.2. or 2.4 ghz processor and 4 gigs ram is pathetic???

 

[cwo_ghwebb]

I apologize for calling the Mac pathetic. It's really just the video card. I'm very proficient with PCs and this Mac is frustrating and I really don't want to take the time to learn about it.

Compared to most of our machines, it is a dog. We're running all dual core, dual cpu workstations, generally 4-8gb ram and our graphics machines have SLI 1gb video cards. Our photoshop files average 4-5 gb in size. We run all the adobe products. Revit files are pretty small but the 3d views are pretty graphics intensive. Photoshop and Creative Suite really benefit from good machines. My sister is a graphic artist for Fisher Price and swears by the Mac but I don't want to spend 7k on a machine for one employee.

Anyone know of someone proficient in Flash? We are open on weekends if someone wanted some part time work.

 

[RadioPatrol]

I apologize for calling the Mac pathetic. It's really just the video card. I'm very proficient with PCs and this Mac is frustrating and I really don't want to take the time to learn about it.

Compared to most of our machines, it is a dog. We're running all dual core, dual cpu workstations, generally 4-8gb ram and our graphics machines have SLI 1gb video cards. Our photoshop files average 4-5 gb in size. We run all the adobe products. Revit files are pretty small but the 3d views are pretty graphics intensive. Photoshop and Creative Suite really benefit from good machines. My sister is a graphic artist for Fisher Price and swears by the Mac but I don't want to spend 7k on a machine for one employee.

Anyone know of someone proficient in Flash? We are open on weekends if someone wanted some part time work.

the specs should be:

Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors - so that is 4 Cores

will support 16 Gb of Ram - can be bought cheaper @ Crucial

Four NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB - ok not 8800 GT's but no slouch, but yeah not 1gb Video Cards ....

you might increase performance by adding a scratch drive, certainly more memory

 

[cwo_ghwebb]

the specs should be:

Two 2.66GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors - so that is 4 Cores

will support 16 Gb of Ram - can be bought cheaper @ Crucial

Four NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256MB - ok not 8800 GT's but no slouch, but yeah not 1gb Video Cards ....

you might increase performance by adding a scratch drive, certainly more memory

She doesn't run dual monitors, so a pair of cards are fine. We usually get the top of the line Quadro cards, they're recommended for the CAD. The 1gb cards were available and I'd have to look at them again cause I don't remember the model. What I do like about the Mac is the memory access capability and driver availability. XP 64 doesn't have drivers for one of our wide format printers (from Xerox no less!). The Mac did connect right to our network and accessed the domain instantly, which I was worried about initially. I had problems with an intern's laptop once before. Thanks for the inputs folks, I appreciate your taking the time.


Now if only I could find a person who knows Flash!

 

[Floyd2004]

Yea for our 2d and 3d drafting we use the dual xenon cpus and the quatro vid cards. Its ok for rendering and all but it would suck as a home PC for games and such.

 

[RadioPatrol]

Yea for our 2d and 3d drafting we use the dual xenon cpus and the quatro vid cards. Its ok for rendering and all but it would suck as a home PC for games and such.

the GPU's in those cards are the same ones used in Gaming Cards, the drivers are written completely different ..... a couple of years ago, one of the gaming mags, of an online Hardware Reviewer like Toms Hardware, tested Video Cards designed for Rendering and yeah they sucked for gaming ..... but were great for CAD

 

[Floyd2004]

the GPU's in those cards are the same ones used in Gaming Cards, the drivers are written completely different ..... a couple of years ago, one of the gaming mags, of an online Hardware Reviewer like Toms Hardware, tested Video Cards designed for Rendering and yeah they sucked for gaming ..... but were great for CAD

Yup. Basically the same more or less. But for 3D it flys