Basics of my machine: I have a 2012 MBP non-retina 15" model with 2.3 GHz i7 processor running OSX 10.8.4. Also, I replaced the original HDD with a Crucial-brand SSD.
For some reason, when I do things like playing games or screen recording (even if I'm only done one resource-intensive thing at a time), my MBP will heat up tremendously even when resting on hard, flat surfaces, up to temps of 70, 80, 90, even 100 plus degrees C. Today I was playing a game and it hovered around 101-103° (admittedly it was sitting on my bed when that happened), so I had to set smcFanControl to turn my internal fans on 5000 RPM. Frequently my MBP will even shut itself down. (though it might have been even higher than 100 when it did this because when it shut down I was never paying attention to the temp. But one time after it shut down I started it back up immediately and checked the temp, and it was at 101.
Any ideas why this is happening? Is it a hardware issue, perhaps one known to affect my particular machine? Should I take it to the Apple store or will they just charge me $135896199020002831573? I'm out of warranty.
(before anyone says "get a PC for gaming", I have one, but it's 5 years old and I don't have money to get a new one. I needed a Mac because I only use GB for music and I need Xcode)
For some reason, when I do things like playing games or screen recording (even if I'm only done one resource-intensive thing at a time), my MBP will heat up tremendously even when resting on hard, flat surfaces, up to temps of 70, 80, 90, even 100 plus degrees C. Today I was playing a game and it hovered around 101-103° (admittedly it was sitting on my bed when that happened), so I had to set smcFanControl to turn my internal fans on 5000 RPM. Frequently my MBP will even shut itself down. (though it might have been even higher than 100 when it did this because when it shut down I was never paying attention to the temp. But one time after it shut down I started it back up immediately and checked the temp, and it was at 101.
Any ideas why this is happening? Is it a hardware issue, perhaps one known to affect my particular machine? Should I take it to the Apple store or will they just charge me $135896199020002831573? I'm out of warranty.
(before anyone says "get a PC for gaming", I have one, but it's 5 years old and I don't have money to get a new one. I needed a Mac because I only use GB for music and I need Xcode)