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<blockquote data-quote="kioshi" data-source="post: 1153186" data-attributes="member: 182272"><p>Hi guys,</p><p></p><p>I've been worried about my Mac Mini (Core Duo 1.66 2GB RAM) after I had two complete system shutdowns, both happened while I was watching video for like 5 hours straight (ya know, series episodes)</p><p></p><p>So I downloaded smcfancontrol which lets you set a minimum fan speed. The usual minimum is 1500 rpm. </p><p></p><p>My Mac used to be at around 70 degrees Celsius - 167 F with the default setting (1500rpm) and then I changed the minimum to 3125rpm, now the average temperature (that's doing usual stuff like surfing the web, email, Office) is at 60 Celsius degrees, or 135 Fahrenheit. I watched some movies with this setup and didn't have any problems. I can set the fan as high as 5500 rpm with this app btw.</p><p></p><p>Are those temperatures normal for a Mac Mini? Am I risking any component by manually forcing the fan to operate above the default level?</p><p></p><p>I'm always under the impression my Mini is too hot, even with those settings. I live in a hot country (Brazil) but even on colder days (today for example the external teperature is 71 degrees F, remember it's summer here hence classifying this as 'cold').</p><p></p><p>Btw I changed the fan speed to the max - 5500rpm since I started this post and the app now reports 125 F (should be less if I leave it on for like an hour), but I wonder if 'abusing' my fan won't cause me any trouble, as well as not being sure about the ideal temperature for the Mini to run on.</p><p></p><p>Thank you very much!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kioshi, post: 1153186, member: 182272"] Hi guys, I've been worried about my Mac Mini (Core Duo 1.66 2GB RAM) after I had two complete system shutdowns, both happened while I was watching video for like 5 hours straight (ya know, series episodes) So I downloaded smcfancontrol which lets you set a minimum fan speed. The usual minimum is 1500 rpm. My Mac used to be at around 70 degrees Celsius - 167 F with the default setting (1500rpm) and then I changed the minimum to 3125rpm, now the average temperature (that's doing usual stuff like surfing the web, email, Office) is at 60 Celsius degrees, or 135 Fahrenheit. I watched some movies with this setup and didn't have any problems. I can set the fan as high as 5500 rpm with this app btw. Are those temperatures normal for a Mac Mini? Am I risking any component by manually forcing the fan to operate above the default level? I'm always under the impression my Mini is too hot, even with those settings. I live in a hot country (Brazil) but even on colder days (today for example the external teperature is 71 degrees F, remember it's summer here hence classifying this as 'cold'). Btw I changed the fan speed to the max - 5500rpm since I started this post and the app now reports 125 F (should be less if I leave it on for like an hour), but I wonder if 'abusing' my fan won't cause me any trouble, as well as not being sure about the ideal temperature for the Mini to run on. Thank you very much! [/QUOTE]
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