Are you meant to hear the late 2012 iMacs at all ? - Page 2

turtlez · Jan 23, 2013, 09:25 PM

three days using my new iMac, the only time i have heard the fans is when it is dead silent at night and then it is just a whisper. No clicks either by the way. I have been mostly using photoshop and yet to try out cinema 4d and after effects.

b18221964 · Jan 23, 2013, 09:27 PM

Extremely Quiet.

turtlez · Jan 23, 2013, 09:28 PM

my fan RPM. This iMac has great heat dispensing without the fan even revving up. The back is always room temperature, never more. I am guessing it sucks in cooler air from the vents down the bottom as the heat naturally rises.

The spike in the 7 days/24 hour bit was a manual fan acceleration to see how noisy it could get (not too noisy either). The flat lines in the 24 hour bit is photoshop usage on 100-200mb psds. blank is sleep time

PS it is the middle of summer for me 35-38 celsius days

iMcLovin · Feb 2, 2013, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mrjose

Wonder if the "something" broke off or the fan stopped working???

What no

I turned it slowly and carefully. It's completely fine, clicking or no clicking its such a delicate problem. I guess it happens during shipping when the iMac is moved and tilted. Some cable comes closer to the fan

Kelsmom18 · Feb 2, 2013, 08:22 AM

Mine is totally silent. After having a Windows PC I am amazed at how quietly this machine runs.

Tbdbuckeyeitl · Feb 2, 2013, 09:20 AM

Is the ticking and clicking highly noticeable from away from the computer. ? If i sit away from the Mac I hear air pushing through. If I sit closely and put my head behind the computer I might can hear some clickIng or ticking. Is this normal.

Tbdbuckeyeitl · Feb 2, 2013, 11:05 AM

Can anyone confirm are these ticking noises obvious and noticeable from a few feet away.

r3ac7 · Feb 2, 2013, 10:35 PM

My iMac just turned 1 month, it's a 21.5" base model. For the past month I have not heard the fan go on even once. I do not know if it is super quiet, but I personally cannot hear it.

Very impressive.

Will/\ · Feb 3, 2013, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by iMcLovin

What no

I turned it slowly and carefully. It's completely fine, clicking or no clicking its such a delicate problem. I guess it happens during shipping when the iMac is moved and tilted. Some cable comes closer to the fan

When you say you tilted it do you mean you pivoted it on the stand?

iMcLovin · Feb 3, 2013, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Will/\

When you say you tilted it do you mean you pivoted it on the stand?

No I leaned it to the side while holding it and while its running. All the way to the table. The sound disappeared for me then. I expect the fan inside the Mac has a couple of cables very close to the fan. The closer they are the more prominent the clicking sounds. So probably during shipping the cables moves a bit and comes too close. Just my theory though

Will/\ · Feb 3, 2013, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by iMcLovin

No I leaned it to the side while holding it and while its running. All the way to the table. The sound disappeared for me then. I expect the fan inside the Mac has a couple of cables very close to the fan. The closer they are the more prominent the clicking sounds. So probably during shipping the cables moves a bit and comes too close. Just my theory though

OMG thank you sooooooooo much just held it on its side while on and it sounds like it may be fixed, touch wood. Oh no its back ******. Whyyyy.

Must be the HDD then may contact Apple tomorrow.

Jan 23, 2013, 09:28 PM	#28
turtlez Banned Join Date: Jun 2012	my fan RPM. This iMac has great heat dispensing without the fan even revving up. The back is always room temperature, never more. I am guessing it sucks in cooler air from the vents down the bottom as the heat naturally rises. The spike in the 7 days/24 hour bit was a manual fan acceleration to see how noisy it could get (not too noisy either). The flat lines in the 24 hour bit is photoshop usage on 100-200mb psds. blank is sleep time PS it is the middle of summer for me 35-38 celsius days Attached Thumbnails
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Feb 2, 2013, 10:35 PM	#33
r3ac7 macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2010	My iMac just turned 1 month, it's a 21.5" base model. For the past month I have not heard the fan go on even once. I do not know if it is super quiet, but I personally cannot hear it. Very impressive. __________________ iPhone 5 16GB Black & Slate - iOS 6.0.2 iMac 21.5" (late 2012) 2.7Ghz Core i5, 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Nvidia GeForce GT 640M 512MB - OSX 10.8.3
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Jan 23, 2013, 09:25 PM	#26
turtlez Banned Join Date: Jun 2012	three days using my new iMac, the only time i have heard the fans is when it is dead silent at night and then it is just a whisper. No clicks either by the way. I have been mostly using photoshop and yet to try out cinema 4d and after effects.
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Jan 23, 2013, 09:27 PM	#27
b18221964 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2013	Extremely Quiet.
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Feb 2, 2013, 08:22 AM	#30
Kelsmom18 macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: North Carolina	Mine is totally silent. After having a Windows PC I am amazed at how quietly this machine runs.
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Feb 2, 2013, 09:20 AM	#31
Tbdbuckeyeitl macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	Is the ticking and clicking highly noticeable from away from the computer. ? If i sit away from the Mac I hear air pushing through. If I sit closely and put my head behind the computer I might can hear some clickIng or ticking. Is this normal.
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Feb 2, 2013, 11:05 AM	#32
Tbdbuckeyeitl macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012	Can anyone confirm are these ticking noises obvious and noticeable from a few feet away.
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