Spicy O'Clock: 68040 Macintosh Overclocking [2 of 2]
I reveal the Secret Sauce to high-speed 68040 CPU overclocks and test new (Mar. ’22) low-latency 60ns VRAM. Heatsinking, CPU fans, and gaming speed comparisons at 40.7 & 50.1 MHz are also shown. (Part I video: https://youtu.be/JrmzIcdBNOY )
🔎 INDEX
0:00 — Intro
0:32 — Secret Sauce
8:48 — Heatsinking the CPU
10:52 — Fan Cooling the CPU
19:24 — Faster CPUs with FPU
20:51 — Even Faster VRAM & New Spicy Mount!
23:21 — High Overclock Testing (51.6MHz unstable)
27:34 — 50.1MHz (stable)
33:15 — After 4 Months of Testing
36:58 — 50.1MHz Game Testing
47:33 — 40.7MHz Game Testing
56:42 — Conclusion
59:59 — Family Medical Emergency Update
1:01:41 — Final Words & Thanks
🛒 BUY
• Spicy O’Clock: https://bit.ly/3rTXzTG
• New Mystic Back Panel & Spicy Mount: https://bit.ly/3x4tcx0
• OS-CON capacitor Links in text description under Recap video: https://youtu.be/IOX7wmnoy4U
• 60ns Low Latency 512K VRAM (Kay Koba, up to 50.3MHz): https://bit.ly/35mLBd5
• 60ns 512K VRAM (Mr. Fahrenheit, up to 49.2MHz): https://bit.ly/36sSsCi
• 60ns 512K VRAM (Drake/BetterBit, up to 49.2MHz): https://bit.ly/3LTNoa3
• UT Source 68040 CPUs (faked-markings possible): https://www.utsource.net/itm/p/891703.html
• Noctua 40x10mm Fan: https://amzn.to/3tNXzWy
(NOTE! See « 🔩 FAN MOUNTING SCREWS » below.)
• 45x45x10mm Gold-tone Aluminum Heatsink pack: https://amzn.to/3sBse7u
• Thermal Tape (50mm wide): https://amzn.to/3IMevkw
• Thermal Tape (same 20mm width as mine but different brand): https://amzn.to/3JR2HPg
-OR- instead of Thermal Tape, try this new Heatsink Clip with your favorite thermal paste…
• Heatsink Clip compatible with the above Gold-tone heatsinks: https://bit.ly/3KoojCS
• 64MB KEYSTRON RAM (for LC575/Mystic): https://ebay.to/3rZjIjE
• Torx T15 with LONG neck (to open Mac): https://amzn.to/2ScAskx
• Hakko Soldering Station (to install Spicy): https://amzn.to/3ArxBJ6
💁♂️TIP: Use 350°C & Leaded solder.
• Solder (Leaded Rosin Core 0.8mm): https://amzn.to/3GzJbVl
🔩 FAN MOUNTING SCREWS
• Machine screws (bolts): https://amzn.to/3ua5gWV
• Nuts: https://amzn.to/3QVB4s1
If either of the above go out of stock, here are the specs to find substitutes:
• Metric Size: M3-0.5 (M3=shaft diameter, 0.5=thread pitch, see below)
• Head Diameter: 5.3mm (much wider won’t fit in the fan screw holes)
• Shaft Length (excluding head): 15mm
• Shaft Diameter: 3mm
• Thread Pitch: 0.5mm
• Type: Stainless Steel
💵 NOTE: Your price on Amazon (US only) is the same even if you don’t click the « amzn.to » Affiliate links above, but if you do click & purchase within 24 hours, Amazon may pay me a small commission on qualifying items in your Cart.
💾 SOFTWARE
• My 1.4MB System 7.1 Boot Disk Image (for Mystic): https://bit.ly/3wVDmzM
• Clockometer 2.0.3 (DL#4): https://bit.ly/3uBMg4y
• Doom II: https://bit.ly/3tN708H
• Marathon: https://bit.ly/36UgyFM
• Dark Forces: https://bit.ly/3qLrNrb
• Wolfenstein 3D: https://bit.ly/3NGkCdV
• Duke Nukem Atomic: https://bit.ly/3NztnpS
• MacBench 3: https://bit.ly/35TNhdN
• Speedometer 4.02: https://bit.ly/34Snqmd
• Norton Utilities 3.5.3 (System Info): https://bit.ly/33oW5aS
• Photoshop 4.0: https://bit.ly/3tVPBdS
📚 REFERENCE
• CALCULATOR for Spicy’s Potentiometer Setting: https://stephen-arsenault.github.io
• Potentiometer is 10% tolerance: https://bit.ly/3qSgm0Z
• My Benchmark Results (updated): https://bit.ly/3qTVEh8
• Intro to Spicy O’Clock: https://amba.to/3H66PJ7
• Manual for Spicy: https://bit.ly/3GWCXyu
• Stephen Arsenault’s Open Source VRAM design: https://bit.ly/3BlDSHC
• TinkerDifferent thread about remarked/fake CPUs: https://bit.ly/3JtOiIb
• 68040 Mask info (scroll to « Masks » section): https://bit.ly/3oehISp
• More 68040 Mask Info: https://bit.ly/3ottjNn
• Power Mystic video by @Action Retro: https://youtu.be/ApgiLPsyOVA
🙏 MY SINCERE THANKS to these recent Paypal contributors:
• Ken Colangelo
• Mauro Acciaccaferri (monthly supporter)
• Fred in Atlanta (double thanks for a double donation!)
• Connor from San Francisco (big thanks!)
• Eric Helgeson (BlueSCSI creator: https://bit.ly/3NvkayW )
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