Just opened up a huge (many tracks-many plugins) song in Studio One. Just loading it up sends the CPU to 150F.
Memory bank is at 117
Memory module is at 128
HD is at 85F
Ambient is 110F
Ambient 2 is 106F
power supply is at 106
So were these numbers shortly after starting up or taking the machine out of sleep? I mean, that if the HD sensor is correct, then the ambient temperature rises pretty quick.
Also, the ambient is basically what the machine uses to cool its internal components, implying that:
- in the long term, all components will have a heat >= ambient
- as ambient temp rises, cooling efficiency is lessened.
It's a long time since I had a mini to play with, but these ambient temps seem waay too high for any decent airflow through the machine ( thestickman, what's your room temps at?).
RGDS,
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One of the few reasons why I can accept that a Mini would be able to handle those kinds of temps is that the PSU is external (I'm thinking of the 1st gen TimeCapsule debacle).
Ouch. Scratch that for all Alu Mini's. I admit I had no idea Apple had moved the PSU into the chassis. IMNSHO, a dumb move.
RGDS,