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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grimhawk" data-source="post: 777117" data-attributes="member: 79528">The fans are controlled by the thermostat by the computer- but in my experience- it does not get the fan speeds anywhere near what is needed- and I get program freezes and computer shut down as my temp climbs to 160F or higher. smcFanControl has completely stopped that from happening- I can monitor my temp the entire time I'm working and jump the speed if needed, or set it automatically for higher speeds when I am using a program that I know drives the temp up.I too get the genius bar response of "it's supposed to run hot" even when I am very specific about it shutting down. I also had my computer tuned up... if anything it seems to be worse after that.... But... smc seems to be saving my butt for now- as I continue my quest for what is going on.</blockquote>