Aluminum Macbook Temperatures

GUILTIE · Oct 23, 2008, 04:26 PM

My new Glassbook is running kind of hot, so I was wondering what some of the other temperature of others are. Right now it's plugged in and charging. I'm multitasking and playing music, but no big apps. The temps are:

CPA 145 F
Heatsink A 142 F
Heatsink B 128 F
Northbridge 130 F
HD 95

Are these normal? I heard it runs cool but this seems hot...

Eidorian · Oct 23, 2008, 04:27 PM

You're fine. Yes, really.

piano08man · Oct 23, 2008, 04:48 PM

From what I can tell, it's not that hot at all. I just checked one of the machines we had in the shop. It had been sitting just running some music through iTunes and it was just under your temps... but very very close.

Just looking at the numbers, it seemed high to me. But for the aluminum macbooks... it appears to be normal. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

paetrick · Oct 23, 2008, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GUILTIE

My new Glassbook is running kind of hot, so I was wondering what some of the other temperature of others are. Right now it's plugged in and charging. I'm multitasking and playing music, but no big apps. The temps are:

CPA 145 F
Heatsink A 142 F
Heatsink B 128 F
Northbridge 130 F
HD 95

Are these normal? I heard it runs cool but this seems hot...

Not hot for a Mac, but for a laptop PC those temps is very unusual. I don't like that macbook got so hot temps when doing "nothing", the fan must go on just surfing youtube :S

dragon01 · Oct 24, 2008, 07:19 AM

I'm getting around 67c just for surfing internet (firefox), listen music (itune) and instant message (Adium).

The RPM fan is running around 2000 ish.

I think CPU temp (65ish C) is running too high. Anyone else?

OrangeSVTguy · Oct 24, 2008, 07:21 AM

That macbook runs hotter then my G5 under full load all day long

dragon01 · Oct 24, 2008, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by OrangeSVTguy

That macbook runs hotter then my G5 under full load all day long

Do any apps that test for full load on my new macbook?

ultima · Dec 3, 2008, 06:52 PM

I don't know why my Macbook Alu seems hotter than normal...
I often run Safari, itune, skype and Y!M...
at first it run cool but now it's always about 10 degree hotter than before...
Should I go to Apple store to have them check it out for me?

cherry su · Dec 3, 2008, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dragon01

Do any apps that test for full load on my new macbook?

you can stress the macbook's processors by opening up two terminal windows and typing "yes > /dev/null" on both of them (no quotes)

OrangeSVTguy · Dec 3, 2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cherry su

you can stress the macbook's processors by opening up two terminal windows and typing "yes > /dev/null" on both of them (no quotes)

Yeah that's a good little trick.

chainprayer · Dec 3, 2008, 07:11 PM

what does that do?

how do i turn it off?

brop52 · Dec 3, 2008, 07:25 PM

If you are doing anything with flash things are going to get extra toasty. Either that or games/video encoding.

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GUILTIE macrumors regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Richmond, Virginia	Aluminum Macbook Temperatures My new Glassbook is running kind of hot, so I was wondering what some of the other temperature of others are. Right now it's plugged in and charging. I'm multitasking and playing music, but no big apps. The temps are: CPA 145 F Heatsink A 142 F Heatsink B 128 F Northbridge 130 F HD 95 Are these normal? I heard it runs cool but this seems hot...
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piano08man macrumors newbie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Denver	From what I can tell, it's not that hot at all. I just checked one of the machines we had in the shop. It had been sitting just running some music through iTunes and it was just under your temps... but very very close. Just looking at the numbers, it seemed high to me. But for the aluminum macbooks... it appears to be normal. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. __________________ Cocoa Touch Apps -- iPhone & iPod Touch App Reviews White Macbook w/Blue Apple & Black keys, 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB HD, 16 GB iPhone Black
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Oct 24, 2008, 07:19 AM	#5
dragon01 macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: (∫)	I'm getting around 67c just for surfing internet (firefox), listen music (itune) and instant message (Adium). The RPM fan is running around 2000 ish. I think CPU temp (65ish C) is running too high. Anyone else?
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Dec 3, 2008, 06:52 PM	#8
ultima macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2008	I don't know why my Macbook Alu seems hotter than normal... I often run Safari, itune, skype and Y!M... at first it run cool but now it's always about 10 degree hotter than before... Should I go to Apple store to have them check it out for me?
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