MacBook Pro - Fan speeds

jayt · jayt #1 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 02:29 PM

Is it normal for the fan of the 13" aluminum macbook pro to reach 5000rpm (according to istat) when using graphic intensive applications? (i.e gaming)

strayduck · strayduck #2 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 03:13 PM

Yes, very normal. If, for whatever reason, the system gets too hot even running the fans at full, it will shut down itself. There is no risk.

jayt · jayt #3 (**permalink**)

08-23-2009, 04:08 PM

oh cool! i didn't know the macbooks shuts down itself if it gets too hot. Thats a really neat feature. Thanks.

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jayt #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 30, 2009 Posts: 45	08-23-2009, 02:29 PM Is it normal for the fan of the 13" aluminum macbook pro to reach 5000rpm (according to istat) when using graphic intensive applications? (i.e gaming)
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strayduck #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 14, 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 32 Mac Specs: 15in Unibody Macbook Pro Rev. F (2.66GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM)	08-23-2009, 03:13 PM Yes, very normal. If, for whatever reason, the system gets too hot even running the fans at full, it will shut down itself. There is no risk.
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