My 2011 MacBook Pro

Mac OS X game benchmarks

How does the 15" MBP with the Radeon 6750m do in Mac games? As it turns out, quite well.

Modding the case bottom panel to reduce temps

So much pain, for moderate gain. That pretty much sums up this mod.

Modding the case bottom panel to reduce temps

5400 vs 7200 rpm hard drive benchmarks

I swapped the stock 5400rpm drive for a 7200rpm drive, benchmarking before and after. Here are the results.

Modding the heatsink for the 3rd chip

I took the opportunity to mod the heatsink for the 3rd chip on the main board.

High temperatures

It's no secret that many MacBook Pros are known to get really hot under load, accompanied by really loud fan noise. I decided to do some testing. Heat is bad!

Replacing thermal paste on the CPU and GPU – RESULTS

I replaced the thermal paste on the CPU and GPU in the previous writeup located here. So what were the results...?

Replacing thermal paste on the CPU and GPU

I replaced the stock thermal paste, documenting the process and taking pictures along the way. Way too much was applied at the factory.

Replacing thermal paste on the CPU and GPU

An in-depth look…

I grabbed a 2011 MacBook Pro and put it through it's paces. For a quick look at what all I've done, keep reading.

My 2011 MacBook Pro

Mac OS X game benchmarks

Modding the case bottom panel to reduce temps

5400 vs 7200 rpm hard drive benchmarks

Modding the heatsink for the 3rd chip

High temperatures

Replacing thermal paste on the CPU and GPU – RESULTS

Replacing thermal paste on the CPU and GPU

An in-depth look…

Hardware

Benchmarks

Information