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  1. B S Magnet

    iM 4,1-14,4 Turbo Bust Mode: why at least one Mac doesn’t ramp up to its CPU’s designed turbo clock speed

    This is one of those “this question half-belongs on the Early Intel Macs forum and half-belongs to a non-existent ‘all Intel Macs’ forum (and maybe a foot in the “iMac” forum)”: Earlier, I posted on the “What have you done with an Early Intel (Mac) recently” the use of the Intel Power Gadget...
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  2. B S Magnet

    Pushing an Early Intel Macs limit: can a mid-2011 Mac mini’s Sandy Bridge CPU be upgraded to a higher spec SB CPU?

    If we’re ever going to bring in slightly newer early Intel Macs, the Sandy Bridge Core iX series — which were sold alongside late C2D Macs — ought to be fair game. :) I’ve spent an unhealthy bit of time poring over the Intel page labelled, “Products formerly Sandy Bridge” and looking over chip...
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