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    MacBook Pro Temps

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by SylarDX, Mar 21, 2008.

  1. SylarDX

    SylarDX Notebook Guru

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    I was wondering if anyone knows what are the safe and dangerous temps for my notebook. I have a temp gage that shows me what the temps are on the cpu and gpu and mem controller , and airport.

    Mine are as follows...

    CPU A 117 F
    GPU diode 137 F
    GPU heatsink 119 F
    Heatsink B 104 F
    enclosure base 90 F
    mem controller 108 F
    airport card 106 F


    are these normal? what should they be at, and what is too hot?

    thank you in advance!
     
    SylarDX, Mar 21, 2008
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  2. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    Yeah, those temps are normal. There's nothing to worry about.
     
    MICHAELSD01, Mar 21, 2008
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  3. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    So the range is 32C - 58C, those are well within norms. :)
     
    talin, Mar 21, 2008
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  4. SylarDX

    SylarDX Notebook Guru

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    Great thank you both for your responses! i really appreciate the information!
     
    SylarDX, Mar 21, 2008
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  5. MICHAELSD01

    MICHAELSD01 Apple/Alienware Master

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    No problem :). Are you using a Santa Rosa processor (older '07 one) or the new Penryn processors (released last month)? Those temps sound really good for the MBP.
     
    MICHAELSD01, Mar 21, 2008
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  6. Sam

    Sam Notebook Virtuoso

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    Nothing out of the ordinary :). Around 30-60 C is nothing to worry about, the Core 2 Duo chips are designed to withstand over 100 C in temperature without damage, so don't worry about it.
     
    Sam, Mar 22, 2008
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  7. Rosemarycane

    Rosemarycane Notebook Consultant

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    Sam's right. You should be fine. Those chips are designed to withstand some extremely high temps. Just be glad you don't have the original MBP. One of the women I work with has one, and that is one toasty machine. It could easily heat a small bar.
     
    Rosemarycane, Mar 22, 2008
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  8. SylarDX

    SylarDX Notebook Guru

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    good question, i am not sure, i looked up in my hardware profile, told me its an

    Model Name: MacBook Pro
    Model Identifier: MacBookPro4,1
    Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
    Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
    Number Of Processors: 1
    Total Number Of Cores: 2
    L2 Cache: 3 MB
    Memory: 2 GB
    Bus Speed: 800 MHz
    Boot ROM Version: MBP41.00C1.B00
    SMC Version: 1.27f1
    Serial Number: xxxxxxxxxxxx
    Sudden Motion Sensor:
    State: Enabled
     
    SylarDX, Mar 22, 2008
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  9. bczera

    bczera Notebook Geek

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    that's a 2.4ghz penryn one
     
    bczera, Mar 22, 2008
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  10. SylarDX

    SylarDX Notebook Guru

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    How did you know is was that type? I am sorry i am learning all the time about these things.
     
    SylarDX, Mar 22, 2008
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  11. bczera

    bczera Notebook Geek

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    Because of this:

    L2 Cache: 3 MB

    and this

    Bus Speed: 800 Mhz

    those are Penryn's characterystics
     
    bczera, Mar 22, 2008
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  12. kgeier82

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    Pennies have 3 or 6mb cache, thats the real indicator. at least the first thing that jumps at me. the older chips have 2 or 4mb cache
     
    kgeier82, Mar 22, 2008
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  13. WilliamG

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    32-58C? That's very cool. My system sits there at around 45C doing nothing, and can get over 80C when doing very intensive tasks. So your temperatures are perfectly normal. I've never seen anything below 40C idle, in a cool room.
     
    WilliamG, Mar 22, 2008
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