2007 MacBook pushing 50° under light usage

[0dev]

At the moment, my MacBook, which has been up for a mere three hours, is under pretty much no load at all - I'm idling it on the desktop, the CPU usage is right down along with memory usage.

Yet, the CPU is currently 57°... Is that kind of temperature normal under such a light load? Am I just being paranoid?

Thanks in advance!

 

[spinnerlys]

If that is Celsius it might be a bit high, but what is the temperature in your room and outside?

My iMac is currently 48°C hot and it's 24°C outside.

 

[0dev]

It is Celsius, yeah.

The temperature outside is only about 15°C, and it can't be that much warmer in here.

MacBook's running at 61° right now...

 

[0dev]

At the moment it's over 60°C and the fans haven't even kicked in... Is that why it's getting so hot? Are my fans broken?

 

[flopticalcube]

My Late 06 MacBook idled at 60C. Nothing to worry about. The fan should kick in around 65-70C.

 

[0dev]

My Late 06 MacBook idled at 60C. Nothing to worry about. The fan should kick in around 65-70C.

Thanks, looks like I was just worrying over nothing after all, I just got it to push 70° (Flash is good for something ) and fans kicked in.

 

[marsmissions]

Most people worry about nothing.

Your computer WILL shut down when it becomes a problem. It won't even ask you, it will just do it.

 

[pastrychef]

50C is nothing to worry about. My MacBook is normally around 60C with little to no activity.