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Temperature Gauge and SMC Fan Control - Highly Recommended
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<blockquote data-quote="MacTechie" data-source="post: 1450121" data-attributes="member: 262628"><p>Heat problems do occur on the Mac. I've had systems (especially MBPs) that 'stutter' when they get too hot. If you're playing a demanding game (like World of Warcraft) you can get a situation where it feels like you're watching an old Harry Hausen stop action movie.</p><p></p><p>Never tried over riding the fans, but I do keep an eye on them. Sometimes one will burn out on you and the computer has trouble managing temperatures after that. It can be worth a quick check to see if your fans are maxing out or if they're at zero with the temperature rising.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://islayer.com/apps/istatpro/" target="_blank">iStat Pro is a free system widget</a> that let's you monitor various temperature gauges and the fan speeds. I wouldn't spend a lot of time watching temperatures, but if you get that stop action effect it's the the first thing I'd check.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://islayer.com/apps/istatpro/" target="_blank"><img src="http://islayer.com/images/apps/istatpro/istatpro-sml.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacTechie, post: 1450121, member: 262628"] Heat problems do occur on the Mac. I've had systems (especially MBPs) that 'stutter' when they get too hot. If you're playing a demanding game (like World of Warcraft) you can get a situation where it feels like you're watching an old Harry Hausen stop action movie. Never tried over riding the fans, but I do keep an eye on them. Sometimes one will burn out on you and the computer has trouble managing temperatures after that. It can be worth a quick check to see if your fans are maxing out or if they're at zero with the temperature rising. [URL="http://islayer.com/apps/istatpro/"]iStat Pro is a free system widget[/URL] that let's you monitor various temperature gauges and the fan speeds. I wouldn't spend a lot of time watching temperatures, but if you get that stop action effect it's the the first thing I'd check. [URL="http://islayer.com/apps/istatpro/"][IMG]http://islayer.com/images/apps/istatpro/istatpro-sml.png[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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