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Is my MBP too hot?
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<blockquote data-quote="melmation" data-source="post: 657752" data-attributes="member: 20336"><p>Yes, pushing your fans would wear them out more, but in my view, I would rather have to spend £80 on a pair of fans than over £350 on a mother board and cpu if they broke because of heat issues.</p><p></p><p>I do agree that the fans are 'set to a specific way' in that they operate in an optimal fashion, and I have never seen a test where a cpu in a mbp running at 50 degrees is more optimal than a mbp running at 90 degrees so possibly I am wrong to push the fans when the work load increases.</p><p></p><p>Although I will say I never put them beyond 5000 rpm manually, and besides, smc fan control only lets you set the minimum rpm, if the cpu needs more air, it can make the fans go faster.</p><p></p><p>The other reason I would increase the fan speed is when I am actually using the laptop on my lap (yes, I know it's not specifically meant to be on your lap) and I'm maybe watching a flash video embedded in a website. Being able to make the fans push the temperature down is a blessing.</p><p></p><p>Mel</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="melmation, post: 657752, member: 20336"] Yes, pushing your fans would wear them out more, but in my view, I would rather have to spend £80 on a pair of fans than over £350 on a mother board and cpu if they broke because of heat issues. I do agree that the fans are 'set to a specific way' in that they operate in an optimal fashion, and I have never seen a test where a cpu in a mbp running at 50 degrees is more optimal than a mbp running at 90 degrees so possibly I am wrong to push the fans when the work load increases. Although I will say I never put them beyond 5000 rpm manually, and besides, smc fan control only lets you set the minimum rpm, if the cpu needs more air, it can make the fans go faster. The other reason I would increase the fan speed is when I am actually using the laptop on my lap (yes, I know it's not specifically meant to be on your lap) and I'm maybe watching a flash video embedded in a website. Being able to make the fans push the temperature down is a blessing. Mel [/QUOTE]
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