MBP w/ GeForce8600M (Purchased Aug09)

the.gosine · the.gosine #1 (**permalink**)

05-19-2010, 02:05 AM

Hey guys, i have a 15" Macbook Pro with the GeForce 8600M, i purchased it in august 09, and got the extended 2years on the 1yr warranty, have apple pro care aswell.

So, here's the thing... I play WoW and my macbook heats up like crazy. Fans are maxed @ 6k constantly, and my cpu is reaching top heat of 97~celcius. on top of this, i'm not even raiding or anything, i'm just standing there doing nothing and my computer just goes to work.. this isnt what usually happens, but i feel like it has been happening slowly over the past 2 weeks.

I was thinking of calling in tomorrow morning when i wake up and seeing what they can do.

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #2 (**permalink**)

05-19-2010, 05:33 AM

Have you tried resetting the SMC here altho it may be that the video card is suspect in which case this
may be of interest.

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the.gosine #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 07, 2008 Posts: 144	05-19-2010, 02:05 AM Hey guys, i have a 15" Macbook Pro with the GeForce 8600M, i purchased it in august 09, and got the extended 2years on the 1yr warranty, have apple pro care aswell. So, here's the thing... I play WoW and my macbook heats up like crazy. Fans are maxed @ 6k constantly, and my cpu is reaching top heat of 97~celcius. on top of this, i'm not even raiding or anything, i'm just standing there doing nothing and my computer just goes to work.. this isnt what usually happens, but i feel like it has been happening slowly over the past 2 weeks. I was thinking of calling in tomorrow morning when i wake up and seeing what they can do.
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Collin Bl #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,273 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, 2.4 C2D MBP & iMac 20, 1TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4	05-19-2010, 05:33 AM Have you tried resetting the SMC here altho it may be that the video card is suspect in which case this may be of interest.
	QUOTE Thanks

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