Macbook Pro 15 e 17 del 2011
Voglio dedicare un post ad uno dei computer più interessanti e controversi mai prodotti: il Macbook Pro 15 e 17 pollici del 2011. In quello che è stato uno degli anni più…
Non sempre è meglio spendere di più
Quando si pensa alle componenti dei PC (ma ovviamente in tanti altri ambiti) non sempre spendere di più garantisce il miglior risultato, ed è uno dei motivi per il quale ritengo che…
Audio Build early 2021
New intel CPUs are out, and their audio performance seem to be worst than previous gen as their bigger cores command higher latencies as reported by Anandtech; meanwhile, GPUs are nowhere to…
Z490 Pro Art, QTB1 and Undervolting
Asus Z490 Pro Art is a weird motherboard: with dual Thunderbolt, it’s aiming straight at the Gigabyte Designare / Vision “creator” focused segment, wich has been a staple for the hackintosh community.…
GPU Bios Modding recovery
When undervolting GPUs with bios editing you could end up stuck in very bad situations that seem impossible to recover, as the machine crashes before you are able to flash back a…
Running macOs Catalina on unsupported Macs – MB 2008
Working with older pre-metal gpus macs, High Sierra has been the way to go – even on machines that do not support it natively like this 2008 Unibody Macbook with GeForce 9400m,…
iMac GPU cooling mods
iMac 2007 and 2008 Ati HD2600pro GPU bios is not recognized by Radeon Bios Editor so i’ts not possible to undervolt it; to prevent it from failing after a successful reflow, we…
iMac GPU undervolt
As in most apple products built in the last 15 years, iMac GPUs have a bad habit of failing because of questionable decisions in HW and fan curves design . While 2011…
Salvaging broken iMac screen
iMacs late 2012 onwards are a pain in the ass to service because of the glued down screen – easy to break during disassembly, or falling later during a hot day because…