Overclock a Mac Pro or Xserve in software

Summary: Our pals over at ZDNet Germany have released an overclocking tool for the Mac Pro and Xserve that raises the speed of the processor, front side bus and memory – all without opening the case. Although tons of overclocking tools are available for Windows, up until now, little if any have been available for the Mac OS.

By Jason D. O'Grady for The Apple Core | June 30, 2008 -- 09:33 GMT (02:33 PDT)

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Overclock your Mac Pro in software

Our pals over at ZDNet Germany have released an overclocking tool for the Mac Pro and Xserve that raises the speed of the processor, front side bus and memory – all without opening the case. Although tons of overclocking tools are available for Windows, up until now, little if any have been available for the Mac OS.

"ZDNet Clock 1.0" for Mac OS X supports the Mac Pro and the Xserve and requires an Intel processor and Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. More information and test results from three Mac Pro models is available at ZDNet.de.

Topics: Apple, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

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Overclocking Mac Pro problems

I tried it and removed it. Everything was faster and more
stable, but Real Audio clips cut off short because they rely on
the ticking clock to know when to stop. The speed bump
wasn't worth it because I use Real Audio clips a LOT.

MisterRon

1 July, 2008 06:41

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How safe is Overclocking?

I have always thought of trying to Over clock my PC or other devices, but never had the courage to do so. i don't know why!!!

how safe is it to do so? other than loosing the warranty, would the performance degrade eventually or the processor reach a sudden death? what is more likely to happen or are they more probabilities than this two.

pawan@...

1 July, 2008 23:34

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RE: Overclock a Mac Pro or Xserve in software

It's almost 2010 and this software has not been updated. It refuses to run on my (Early 2009) Mac Pro.

damonDesign.com

27 December, 2009 13:08

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