iMac - New I mac get hot Normal?

Big G · Big G #1 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 01:24 AM

Hey, I'm new to mac just got this new amazing new imac. But on the top it gets very hot. This also happens on my friends macbook. I guess apple's get hot. This is all normal right?

the8thark · the8thark #2 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 01:59 AM

Check the istat pro widget and your core temperatures are there. That shoul dtell you if any are too high or not. And if the top of your imac is way too hot but the core temps are ok then you have a problem.

Big G · Big G #3 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 11:49 AM

no I think they all just get hot.

the8thark · the8thark #4 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 12:03 PM

Well my imac does get warm. But it never gets that hot ever. Even when I'm nearing 100% cpu usage. Strange.

Big G · Big G #5 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 12:19 PM

CPU A is at 100 F - 108 F

Sproit · Sproit #6 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 04:12 PM

You should check out the Apple website, it says somewhere how hot/cold you iMac can be I thought saw once,

Or maybe ring up an Apple Center.

Big G · Big G #7 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 04:50 PM

100 - 108 F sounds completely normal though.

Alexis · Alexis #8 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 06:11 PM

Computers get hot.

They will shut down if they get too hot, but for that to happen you'd have to have a component problem.

They will have been tested for day on end before being released to make sure they do not break.

You cannot make your Mac overheat.

Chilbear · Chilbear #9 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 06:27 PM

Perhaps you are hugging your new machine so tight YOU are making it feel warm. That feeling of a new machine is giving you a glow.

They are great machines and well engineered, originally I thought it would overheat because of the lack of noise (meaning fans etc). Two iMacs later they are gold. Don't they put the WinBloze boxes to shame.

Big G · Big G #10 (**permalink**)

08-23-2007, 11:21 PM

So, it's perfectly fine?

?

the8thark · the8thark #11 (**permalink**)

08-24-2007, 03:47 AM

Yes I think it's perfectly ok.

Bilobrkster · Bilobrkster #12 (**permalink**)

08-25-2007, 06:46 AM

i have a similar question about my new macbook, my core A temp is averaging 60º C or 140º F, is that ok?

Big G · Big G #13 (**permalink**)

08-25-2007, 04:49 PM

I suppose there all ok. I mean there tested. My new Imac just reached 135.

baShakhbuurz · baShakhbuurz #14 (**permalink**)

08-26-2007, 07:47 AM

yeah, my notebook is also warm, but nothing special
I was just wondering where can I see my core temp?

Nabooly · Nabooly #15 (**permalink**)

08-26-2007, 11:30 AM

Maybe its because its aluminum? It pulls the heat away from the actual computer. Thats what my cellphone does (LG vx8700), it gets warm after some use, and thats what the LG people told me.

Big G #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: New Imac 24" , 2.4 Ghz , 1 GB Memory	08-23-2007, 12:19 PM CPU A is at 100 F - 108 F Last edited by Big G; 08-23-2007 at 12:26 PM.
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Sproit #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 31, 2007 Location: Middle of The Netherlands Posts: 209 Mac Specs: AMD 533 MHz, 312 mb RAM, 80 HDD. :(	08-23-2007, 04:12 PM You should check out the Apple website, it says somewhere how hot/cold you iMac can be I thought saw once, Or maybe ring up an Apple Center. And as final touch,God created the Dutch!
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Big G #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: New Imac 24" , 2.4 Ghz , 1 GB Memory	08-23-2007, 01:24 AM Hey, I'm new to mac just got this new amazing new imac. But on the top it gets very hot. This also happens on my friends macbook. I guess apple's get hot. This is all normal right?
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the8thark #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	08-23-2007, 01:59 AM Check the istat pro widget and your core temperatures are there. That shoul dtell you if any are too high or not. And if the top of your imac is way too hot but the core temps are ok then you have a problem.
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the8thark #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	08-23-2007, 12:03 PM Well my imac does get warm. But it never gets that hot ever. Even when I'm nearing 100% cpu usage. Strange.
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Big G #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: New Imac 24" , 2.4 Ghz , 1 GB Memory	08-23-2007, 04:50 PM 100 - 108 F sounds completely normal though.
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Alexis #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2,255 Mac Specs: Al iMac 20" 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo	08-23-2007, 06:11 PM Computers get hot. They will shut down if they get too hot, but for that to happen you'd have to have a component problem. They will have been tested for day on end before being released to make sure they do not break. You cannot make your Mac overheat.
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Chilbear #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 14, 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 574 Mac Specs: 2xiMac24 w Parallels 6 (1x White, 1x Aluminum), iPhone 3GS with iOS5	08-23-2007, 06:27 PM Perhaps you are hugging your new machine so tight YOU are making it feel warm. That feeling of a new machine is giving you a glow. They are great machines and well engineered, originally I thought it would overheat because of the lack of noise (meaning fans etc). Two iMacs later they are gold. Don't they put the WinBloze boxes to shame.
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Big G #10 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: New Imac 24" , 2.4 Ghz , 1 GB Memory	08-23-2007, 11:21 PM So, it's perfectly fine? ?
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the8thark #11 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 27, 2007 Location: Brisvegas Posts: 5,658 Mac Specs: 17 inch 2 GHz C2D imac (5,1) with 3GB DDR2 RAM, X1600 (128MB memory) GPU - OSX 10.6.3	08-24-2007, 03:47 AM Yes I think it's perfectly ok.
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Bilobrkster #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2007 Location: Croatia Posts: 89	08-25-2007, 06:46 AM i have a similar question about my new macbook, my core A temp is averaging 60º C or 140º F, is that ok?
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Big G #13 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 21, 2007 Posts: 14 Mac Specs: New Imac 24" , 2.4 Ghz , 1 GB Memory	08-25-2007, 04:49 PM I suppose there all ok. I mean there tested. My new Imac just reached 135.
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baShakhbuurz #14 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 24, 2007 Location: Bosnia, Visoko Posts: 23 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro, 2.2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM	08-26-2007, 07:47 AM yeah, my notebook is also warm, but nothing special I was just wondering where can I see my core temp?
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Nabooly #15 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 20, 2007 Location: Findlay, Ohio Posts: 146 Mac Specs: iMac 2.16 GHz 250Gb HDD 2.5Gb RAM	08-26-2007, 11:30 AM Maybe its because its aluminum? It pulls the heat away from the actual computer. Thats what my cellphone does (LG vx8700), it gets warm after some use, and thats what the LG people told me.
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