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Beefing Up A MacMini Core Solo

  • 01-04-2008 7:23am
    #1
    WUSBDesign
    Closed Accounts Posts: 549 ✭✭✭


    Happened to come across a MacMini Core Solo at a real bargain price, but not being satisfied with the four-letter word "solo" :rolleyes: , I am already thinking of how to speed this machine up by replacing the CPU.

    Is the Intel Core Duo T2600 Yonah 2.16GHz the only option? I do know of such as existing effort here.

    Price matters to some extent, so I am willing to try an alternative CPU at a lower clock frequency, but it has to be minimum a Core Duo - it's that 4-letter word thingy again...

    Of course, there are the usual HDD and RAM (got to catch the low "tide" now) upgrades...


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  • #2
    nialler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 896 ✭✭✭nialler


    Before doing any case opening on the mini (it's a complete bugger nearly as hard as the ibook) slap a 10k rpm WD raptor drive into a firewire enclosure and clone the os over to it, see what speed gains you get that way, you should be able to pick up the rapter for around €120 and an enclosure for less than €50.

    Oh forgot to mention to start off the external drive (I've done a few mac mini servers that way).


  • #3
    WUSBDesign
    Closed Accounts Posts: 549 ✭✭✭WUSBDesign


    Good point on the use of an external fast HDD. However :rolleyes: this souped-up machine may be destined to be in the living room, so the fewer the clutter, the better.


  • #4
    whiterebel
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 15,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭whiterebel


    I opened a 1.25 G4 and it was ok. No great problems updgrading the RAM and the HD was accesible. I believe they made it trickier with the Intels, though.


  • #5
    deevey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 707 ✭✭✭deevey


    The last few pages refers to him dropping in a C2D (memron) :) oh and one >>> here
    Before doing any case opening on the mini (it's a complete bugger nearly as hard as the ibook) slap a 10k rpm WD raptor drive into a firewire enclosure and clone the os over to it, see what speed gains you get that way, you should be able to pick up the rapter for around €120 and an enclosure for less than €50.

    jazus .. thats a pretty hefty price for a "see what"! ... I'd like to see the benches though, would it make that much diff vs 7200 ?

    Is it as a media centre or general big screen computer fun ?


  • #6
    nialler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 896 ✭✭✭nialler


    deevey wrote: »
    The last few pages refers to him dropping in a C2D (memron) :) oh and one >>> here



    jazus .. thats a pretty hefty price for a "see what"! ... I'd like to see the benches though, would it make that much diff vs 7200 ?

    Is it as a media centre or general big screen computer fun ?

    Good enough to run as a server Deevey of which I've installed a few certainly cheaper than a $4K xserve.


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