MacBook operating temps?

Okay, so I noticed checking various places on the net that MBP's run pretty hot under load. Usually around 80-90c doing video encoding or gaming etc... I noticed most people posting about Windows laptops seem to freak when temps hit 60-70c.



My question is, what is the discrepancy between the two? I haven't seen a mass freak out about macs overheating, neither PC's either really? Are people just paranoid?



Sorry I am sure this has been covered before, but it made me curious. I know tech decently well, but innards of laptops I have no clue.

Reply 1 : MacBook operating temps?

LOL



It's called Mac Temp Neurosis, a form of obsessive compulsion (MTNOC).



Yes, I have noticed the preoccupation as well, and it makes no sense.

I have never worried about temps, nor have I engaged in the pastime of obsessive manual fan control.



I game, I encode video, I flash as well. Never a temperature related blip, even at 90 deg C.

Maybe I'm just not hardcore.

Reply 2 : MacBook operating temps?

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Originally Posted by SP Forsythe LOL It's called Mac Temp Neurosis, a form of obsessive compulsion (MTNOC)..

LOL priceless...there cant be any other proper term to describe this condition

Reply 3 : MacBook operating temps?

Yeah, it gets hot. Yeah, the fans get noisy. But no stability issues here.

Reply 4 : MacBook operating temps?

New macbook operates around 40C doing basic web stuff (on integrated graphics) and quickly jumps to 66-90C on games - and then fans kick in and temps seem to stay 60-70.



Or, you can just get something like SMC fan control and have it running 2-3k rpm prior to kicking in the game and have nice temps.

Reply 5 : MacBook operating temps?

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Originally Posted by jk6959 New macbook operates around 40C doing basic web stuff (on integrated graphics) and quickly jumps to 66-90C on games - and then fans kick in and temps seem to stay 60-70. Or, you can just get something like SMC fan control and have it running 2-3k rpm prior to kicking in the game and have nice temps.

Actually, the fan is always at 2k RPM - but at that rate it is inaudible. When the temps get higher (mine idles around 50C) it kicks in and can really get screamin'.

Reply 6 : MacBook operating temps?

I'm sad that Lubbo's isn't working properly for the 2011's.



hell, even HWMonitor doesn't seem to be able to properly list the GPU temperature. (No GPU temp sensor problems in OS X, however)

Reply 7 : MacBook operating temps?

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Originally Posted by SP Forsythe LOL It's called Mac Temp Neurosis, a form of obsessive compulsion (MTNOC). Yes, I have noticed the preoccupation as well, and it makes no sense. I have never worried about temps, nor have I engaged in the pastime of obsessive manual fan control. I game, I encode video, I flash as well. Never a temperature related blip, even at 90 deg C. Maybe I'm just not hardcore.

LOL at the first sentence, brilliant!



I tried a game on steam and it (13' i7) stayed about 84c



Encoding h.264 it was about 92-95c, to be expected in the small space I am sure. Got a little of the neurosis you mentioned though seeing a lot of threads with people saying 70c on their lappie was too hot and spazz out. Doesn't seem to bog down ever so F it.

Reply 8 : MacBook operating temps?

Sometimes its needed... found on my 17" that it runs the fans too low even when maxed out, and when the 6750 is on, and it stays over 90, sometimes the machine will completely hard lock and I have to power it off. If I manually spin the fans up faster, its never a problem. I found posts all over the place of people gaming and other things on these with the locking up, so I'm not the only one... but I prevent all lock ups just by manually making the fans go faster. I expect a firmware update sometime for the computer since it rarely gets to full speed on its own no matter what.

Reply 9 : MacBook operating temps?

Also guys remember... its aluminum, heat transfers through that like poop through a goose. Your entire case is essentially a big heat sink!