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    Temps on Macbook Al?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by kankin, Feb 25, 2009.

  1. kankin

    kankin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey all, I've been playing WoW since I bought my mac 2 weeks now (not straight) and so trying to decide if I should sell my PC or not. But I'm concerned on the temps on the macbook, while playing it hits 80-83C fans are on cools a little but mostly stays in that temp range.
    My question is are these temps normal while playing or are they high and I should have it looked at? Thx!
     
    kankin, Feb 25, 2009
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    xienxien2001 Newbie

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    The temps seem normal but you can cap your framerate at 60fps to let your computer cool down even more as it doesn't have to work as hard.
     
    xienxien2001, Feb 25, 2009
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  3. kankin

    kankin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Aah ok and do you think this will have any affect when i plug in an external monitor down the road? I do like the real estate on my 17" but i was thinking about pluggin a 24" to the mac down the road. :D (will use display port monitor).
     
    kankin, Feb 25, 2009
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    Modly Warranty Voider

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    What sensor is that data from? That is very toasty if it's the CPU.
     
    Modly, Feb 25, 2009
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    toasty but normal...

    most of the current Core 2 Duos have Max operating temps over 100C
     
    doh123, Feb 25, 2009
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    Xirurg ORLY???

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    do you use smcFan control?
     
    Xirurg, Feb 26, 2009
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  7. kankin

    kankin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just use istat too check the temps and no I don't use anything to control fans. Which version should i use?
     
    kankin, Feb 26, 2009
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    Xirurg ORLY???

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    latest I guess...it will allow to set you fan speed and keep it cool while gaming.
     
    Xirurg, Feb 26, 2009
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  9. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    I get same 80s temps on mine with high-cpu usage (encoding etc), but the fan then ramps up to 4K and keeps it back into the upper 70s.

    Temps and fanspeed from iSTat.
     
    ClearSkies, Feb 26, 2009
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