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Is my new mbp boiling?
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<blockquote data-quote="cwa107" data-source="post: 1237962" data-attributes="member: 24098"><p>But then again, if this guy's rocking a new MacBook Pro with one of the i7s, the CPU is several orders of magnitude more powerful than your Core 2 Duo. We're talking about a 4 physical core CPU each with its own HT (virtual core), for a total of 8 cores. You can bet that's going to generate more heat under full load.</p><p></p><p>Now, I agree with 6string, under low-load, it should be as cool as a cucumber (as mine is). But I don't doubt that under any kind of processing load it would spike up to those kinds of temps.</p><p></p><p>The Core i7 will scale down when it's not under load, to conserve power and thermal output. But even just web browsing can add load - especially if you're using a browser that can use the GPU to accelerate page rendering, or if you're using plug-ins like Flash.</p><p></p><p>What I find really amusing is how people monitor temps on laptops. I don't quite understand it. Sure, if you were using an overclocking gaming rig, I could see why you'd want to monitor temps. But laptops are designed to run within a very tight thermal threshold. Most laptops have advanced cooling systems that are specifically engineered for their particular chipset/CPU/GPU combination and are rigorously tested. The fans are thermostatically controlled. If there's a problem, the computer will shut down long before it could cause any damage.</p><p></p><p>So, in short, I wouldn't sweat it too much. Your monitoring software is simply wasting additional CPU cycles, which further contributes to heat generation, for rather dubious benefit <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Trust the engineers that designed your laptop. They knew what they were doing. Promise!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cwa107, post: 1237962, member: 24098"] But then again, if this guy's rocking a new MacBook Pro with one of the i7s, the CPU is several orders of magnitude more powerful than your Core 2 Duo. We're talking about a 4 physical core CPU each with its own HT (virtual core), for a total of 8 cores. You can bet that's going to generate more heat under full load. Now, I agree with 6string, under low-load, it should be as cool as a cucumber (as mine is). But I don't doubt that under any kind of processing load it would spike up to those kinds of temps. The Core i7 will scale down when it's not under load, to conserve power and thermal output. But even just web browsing can add load - especially if you're using a browser that can use the GPU to accelerate page rendering, or if you're using plug-ins like Flash. What I find really amusing is how people monitor temps on laptops. I don't quite understand it. Sure, if you were using an overclocking gaming rig, I could see why you'd want to monitor temps. But laptops are designed to run within a very tight thermal threshold. Most laptops have advanced cooling systems that are specifically engineered for their particular chipset/CPU/GPU combination and are rigorously tested. The fans are thermostatically controlled. If there's a problem, the computer will shut down long before it could cause any damage. So, in short, I wouldn't sweat it too much. Your monitoring software is simply wasting additional CPU cycles, which further contributes to heat generation, for rather dubious benefit ;) Trust the engineers that designed your laptop. They knew what they were doing. Promise! [/QUOTE]
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